This Month in Theatre History
From the first Black character on a U.S. stage and a fire at NYC’s Park Theatre to the birth of the Guthrie in Minneapolis and a protest in D.C., May has been a notable month for theatre.
All Stories About Guthrie Theater
Guthrie to Stay Closed Until March 2021 Mini-Season
The Twin Cities powerhouse announces a three-show season at a drastically reduced budget.
The Actor’s Life Goes On, Minus a Script
The pandemic shutdown is a crushing blow for theatres, but it is individual artists who are absorbing the brunt of the pain.
On (Trying) to Create in the Age of COVID
One way we might use this anxious downtime: to imagine a theatre field that’s better and fairer than the one we’ve known.
No Show
If we can’t have theatre until we can gather again safely, what are U.S. theatres and artists going to do in the meantime, and after?
Guthrie Announces 11-Show Mainstage Season
Highlights include the return of director Joe Dowling, revivals of ‘In the Heights and Les Blancs,’ and Kathleen Turner as Molly Ivins.
Guthrie, ART Announce Mark Rylance Co-Commission
‘Steel’ will be a multi-part cycle exploring stories of labor and industry from America’s age of steel.
A ‘West Side Story’ That Resets the Choreographic Balance
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s pared-down choreography may depart from Jerome Robbins’s original steps, but is it telling the same story?
Joyce Foundation Announces 2020 Awards
The Chicago organization will support 4 collaborations between artists of color and cultural organizations in the Great Lakes region.
The Business of ‘Carol’
More than a mere box-office cash cow, Dickens’s classic is a community builder, a gateway drug, and a holiday tradition.