The Shows That Reloaded the Canon for the 21st Century
To compile this list of the new millennium’s influential plays and musicals, we turned to industry workers, leaders, and observers to come up with 50 that pushed theatre forward.
All Stories About Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Wins 2025 Pulitzer for Drama for ‘Purpose’
The finalists were ‘Oh, Mary!’ by Cole Escola and ‘The Ally’ by Itamar Moses.
Exploring an Ensemble’s ‘Purpose’
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s world premiere play about a Black political dynasty is the latest in Steppenwolf’s lineage of explosive work crafted around their acting ensemble.
This Week in Theatre Awards: Catalyst Fellows, Theater J Play Prizes, and More
A roundup of prizes, residencies, and other recognition.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Receives Inaugural Pinnacle Commission
The new $60,000 commission is a joint effort by South Coast Repertory and Playwrights Horizons.
White Light, White Heat: ‘Little Foxes’ and ‘Appropriate’ in Rep
South Coast Rep puts Lillian Hellman and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s plays about Southern inheritance into rotating, and possibly revealing, repertory.
How to Design a More Just Theatre Field
The symposium ‘Sound & Color: The Future of Race in Design’ invited young designers of color to imagine a future that is only just beginning.
Contemporary Plays, Teaching From the Page as Well as the Stage
The work of writers like Jackie Sibblies Drury, Annie Baker, and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is riveting in the theatre, but the rewards of close reading shouldn’t be ignored.
This (Pride) Month in Theatre History
From Caffe Cino to The Theatre Offensive, a look back at gay, lesbian, trans, and queer theatre milestones.
Lincoln Center Awards First Beaumont New Play Commissions
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Lynn Nottage, and Marco Ramirez will create work specifically for LCT’s Broadway stage.
