Get With the Program

By Rosie Brownlow-Calkin

What kinds of shows are college theatre students most eager to work on?
Survey says: Big casts and edgy themes.

Degrees in the Shade?

By KJ Sanchez

With some MFA theatre programs closing and others opening, one educator talks to colleagues about the state of the academy.

Grad Expectations

By Allison Considine

Theatre students from the class of 2024 tell us how they’re faring in a changing market.

High School Futures

By Gabriela Furtado Coutinho

A list of festivals, competitions, and other programs to give young people access to and training in the theatre.

Jonathan Norton’s Moments of Change

By Katy Lemieux

The Dallas-based playwright and theatre leader has an eye and ear for detail, including in his new play about Malcolm X and Redd Foxx.

Scare Tactics

By Jerald Raymond Pierce

When adapting a horror staple like Paranormal Activity to the stage, the devil is in the details.

Playscript

The complete text of Emily Kaczmarek’s Soft Target, plus a Q&A with the playwright by Tamilla Woodard.

From the Editor

From the Executive Office

Front and Center: Ten Brave Seconds at Pioneer Theatre Company; Darling: A Guided Adventure in Dismantling the Patriarchy at Connecticut Repertory Theatre; Godspeed at Denver Center for the Performing Arts; No llegamos aquí solos at Teatro Visión; Bleeding Hearts at Theatrical Outfit

People to Watch: Jacob Ming-Trent and Justin Tanner

A Glance Back