Racism Shouldn’t Have to Be My Muse
Black trauma demands and deserves creative expression, but our lives are about so much more than tragedy.
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Black trauma demands and deserves creative expression, but our lives are about so much more than tragedy.
The San Francisco company will produce a radio version of ‘A Christmas Carol,’ a film of a Heather Christian musical, plus five in-person productions.
The 4-day streaming event will be the culmination of the work of 6 playwrights, 6 directors, and 18 actors creating plays in 48 hours.
Carden, who joined the company in 1978 and has served as AD since 2007, steps aside to make room for the predominantly white company to make substantive changes.
If the work of criticism is engaging empathetically with the world, the work is never done, as this year’s Zoom-only National Critics Institute affirmed.
How one costume designer is working for change through her chosen medium.
From a socially distanced staging of ‘Lobby Hero’ to a TYA event addressing racism, there’s no shortage of theatre for your screen this week.
Six students will receive $2,000 to support studies in the performing arts and arts management.
Theatre companies are using their creativity to engage kids stuck at home, from s’mores to dress-up days.
While this influential new-play conference developed plenty of new work, it also developed racist and sexist practices, say many artists and staff, necessitating a change of leadership.