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Lorraine Hansberry’s long-awaited sophomore effort was greeted coolly, even confusedly, in 1964, but ambivalence—about art, activism, and their fraught intersection—has always been in the play’s DNA.
The symposium ‘Sound & Color: The Future of Race in Design’ invited young designers of color to imagine a future that is only just beginning.
Managing director David Schmitz will depart, with artistic director Nataki Garrett taking the role of interim executive artistic director and Anyania Muse chief operating officer.
From the Public Works ‘As You Like It’ to upstart crow’s ‘King John’ at Oregon Shakes to ‘Mother Lear’ at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Bard remains powerful currency; it’s how it’s spent that matters.
After a year as director of the theatre’s director of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA), she will move up to both oversee a wider variety of operations and to infuse IDEA values throughout the organization.
This month we talk to the administrator, activist, and casting professional about amplifying trans talent, rethinking the canon, and prioritizing mental health.
A look at 8 shows that the pandemic cut short, what’s happened to them since, and what might be next.
This week we talk to the leader of the West Coast powerhouse about the tough years just page and what lies ahead.
Two new associate artistic directors, Scarlett Kim and Mei Ann Teo, join Evren Odcikin in three-person team that will help reimagine the theatre’s repertory, media, and new-works offerings.
Artists of color have been placed in leadership positions across the U.S., but are they actually getting the respect and support they deserve?
