All Stories About Rising Leaders of Color

TCG Names 5 Puerto Rican Artists as 2026 Rising Leaders

This year’s Rising Leaders program highlights emerging artists within the Puerto Rican diaspora, ahead of the upcoming TCG conference on the island.

Mike Davis, Yasmin Zacaria Mikhaiel, and Miranda Purcell comprise the cohort of early-career theatre journalists and critics of color.

This year’s 6-person cohort is based in Chicago.

As TCG’s executive director leaves, she reflects on 17 years distinguished by transformation, upheaval, and new opportunities to connect.

An essay interrogating a hit musical about Filipino history, and a profile of 2 fascinating Chicagoland theatremakers.

Early-career writers Amanda L. Andrei, Citlali Pizarro, and afrikah saleh comprise this year’s cohort.

The 2022-23 program will assemble a cohort of early-career BIPOC leaders from Pittsburgh, the site of TCG’s next conference.

The 8 individuals in this year’s cohort don’t just make theatre; over the past year and going forward, they are all about making change.

Eight early-career artists based in New York City will be given professional development and networking opportunities.

Director/playwright Kareem Fahmy has created an open-source spreadsheet to match BIPOC directors with theatres and playwrights.