On Jan. 7, 60 students at California’s Altadena Arts and Eliot Arts magnet schools began rehearsals for their production of Shrek, Jr. That same night, while the young artists were soundly asleep, the ...

Equity’s Hiring Bias and Wage Gap Report shows gradual, positive steps towards a fairer industry. Equity, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers ...

As in ‘Cambodian Rock Band’ and ‘The Great Leap,’ Lauren Yee’s new play at Seattle Rep mashes up communism and pop culture, in a mix that resonates beyond its historic setting. Lauren Yee’s new play ...

A national initiative led by theatremaker Bo Frazier will develop new works about the often overlooked history of gender nonconformity. “The Trans History Project is part of our broader commitment at ...

NEW YORK: The Whiting Foundation has announced the 2025 winners for the 40th anniversary of the Whiting Awards. Among the 10 writers honored for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama, Liza Birkenmeier ...

Guided by a vision that was as much philosophical as theatrical, he built—and tenaciously defended—an influential theatre that ran against the grain in an industry town. Ron Sossi, who founded Los ...

We stand at a critical crossroads in American history—a crossroads where democracy, creative expression, artistic freedom, and the very artists and arts institutions that uphold these ideals face ...

‘John Proctor is the Villain,’ now on Broadway, is just one in a spate of recent plays that offer feminist correctives to ‘The Crucible’ and ‘Death of a Salesman.’ They are among the most famous words ...

2 auspicious births (Al Pacino, Bill Irwin), a Shepard premiere, a ‘Hedwig’ closing, and a Covid anniversary. Support American Theatre: a just and thriving theatre ecology begins with information for ...

LAKE WORTH BEACH, FLA.: Launched in 2014, the New Play Exchange was designed as a way to increase the transparency and efficiency of the play-submission process. In the years since, the National New ...

In a world that feels increasingly fragmented, two East Coast companies are offering individuals facing overwhelm and trauma the means to find restoration within their families and communities. “It’s ...

In a groundbreaking theatrical venture designed to be not only the first but also the last of its kind, a Mclean, Va.-based theatre company called the Thule Society plans a summer staging of Eugène ...