High Ambition, Low Stakes: How Clubbed Thumb Cultivates Strange New Theatre
With this year’s Summerworks festival, the New York City company reaffirms its commitment to new voices in a variety of registers.
With this year’s Summerworks festival, the New York City company reaffirms its commitment to new voices in a variety of registers.
The new year-round cultural hub will be home to ACK Theatre Company, while welcoming other cultural organizations, festivals, and artistic endeavors to Nantucket.
Our season preview and most-produced plays lists show a theatre scene still feeling the effects of contraction but continuing to show up for the work against steep odds.
Heidi Schreck’s ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ tops the list for the second year in a row (*11 due ties).
On this episode, Rob and Gabriela celebrate this season’s most-produced plays and playwrights with surprise guests Heidi Schreck and Selina Fillinger.
Dramas and comedies with a political edge top this year’s list (*actually 12 due to ties).
A play may not convince anyone but it can share information, hold a space for grief and complexity, de-stigmatize abortion, and rally troops demoralized by the fall of Roe.
A filmed performance Heidi Schreck’s Broadway play will premiere on Amazon Prime on Oct. 16.
Women and people of color, along with artistic originality, should not be considered commercial risks.
The initiative will allow 500 students to see ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ on Broadway.