Adventures With the Audience at CATF
A report from Shepherdstown, where it’s all new all the time. Plus: thoughts on the Oskar Eustis bombshell and what it says about our role in the movement.
All Stories About The Public Theater
Leadership Changes at The Public, Juilliard, Childsplay, and More
A roundup of comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.
BIPOC Critics Lab, Critical Minded Partner for Cohort at Public Theater
The residency dedicated to creating opportunities for theatre critics of color featured 12 writers in its 2024-25 cohort.
Pulitzer Prize, Steinberg New Play Award, LA Drama Critics Circle, and More
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
Shaina Taub: Making Feminism Sing in ‘Suffs’
Her musical about the suffragists behind the 19th Amendment comes to Broadway with a few amendments of its own (and with Hillary Clinton as a producer).
Public Theater Names 2023-25 Emerging Writers Group
The 10 playwrights will receive staged readings of their work and a $10,000 stipend.
This Month in Theatre History
September looks back on theatre in the colonies, early playwright protections, Midwest theatre milestones, living newspapers, and two groundbreaking Broadway musicals.
As Under the Radar Fest Goes Under, Whither Experimental Theatre?
The Public Theater’s abrupt cancellation of the influential new-works showcase raises questions about the future of innovative work in NYC and globally.
Public Theater to Host 2023 BIPOC Critics Lab
Applications for the cohort are now open and will be accepted through April 30.
This Month in Theatre History
February recalls the premieres of 2 groundbreaking Black musicals on Broadway, the contentious beginnings of English theatre in the Big Easy, and a little company that could in Pennsylvania.
