How the Colorado New Play Summit Went From Local Gem to National Event
How Denver Center Theatre Company artistic director Kent Thompson turned Denver into a must-see stop for new-play development with the Colorado New Play Summit.
All Stories About new-play festivals
Taylor Mac and Temporary Distortion: In for the Duration
Four- to six-hour performances seem to be proliferating at this year’s Under the Radar and COIL festivals. Why do artists—and audiences—want to go long?
PS122’s Vallejo Gantner Brings the World to NY, and Vice Versa
As he gears up for another festival January, the downtown impresario weighs in on a busy and changing scene.
Offscript: Humana Festival Edition
AMERICAN THEATRE looks back on the 38th annual Humana Festival of New American Plays, which featured new plays by Kimber Lee, Lucas Hnath and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. AMERICAN THEATRE’s senior editor Rob Weinert-Kendt sat down over Skype for a podcast conversation with two theatre critics: Erin Keane—arts reporter and theatre critic from Louisville’s NPR station WFPL—and Bill Hirschman, editor and critic of Florida Theater On Stage. They discussed the festival’s offerings, if art for art’s sake is a good idea and the critic’s obligation to the playwright.
Five Downtown Theatre Festivals in NYC to Pull Audiences Out of the Cold Snap
With Under the Radar, Coil, PROTOTYPE, American Realness, Other Forces, January is festival season in New York City. So snap out of it.
Did You See What I Saw?
Excursions into the human psyche were de rigueur at this year’s Humana.
From East to West (and Back)
The human condition gets a workout at 2 festivals: Humana and Pacific Playwrights.
Hunter’s ‘Whale’ Makes Big Impression in Denver
DCTC’s summit showcases beginning and experienced writers, all with high hopes.
Digesting the Mega-Play
A full plate at Humana’s all-you-can-see new-play buffet.
Sundance on the Move
Philip Himberg’s Sundance theatre lab is angling to become the American theatre’s premiere new-work development center. Is it working?
