The Las Angeles playwright discusses nonprofit farces, community-engaged theatre, and the magic of theatre. It was originally commissioned by Center Theatre Group, so I wanted it to appeal to an ...

This episode features a chat on the stage of Manhattan Theatre Club with playwright Jonathan Spector, and a check-in with Seattle Times arts writer Gemma Wilson. You ...

This month, Allison speaks with the dean of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television about navigating the fires in California. I started the new year by stepping outside my comfort zone and ...

This fall the San Diego company will kick off a new season in a renovated historic navy building in the town’s Liberty Station arts district. “Our move to The Joan at Liberty Station marks an exciting ...

Her last day as chairman of the federal arts endowment was Jan. 20, the day of President Trump’s second inauguration. She concludes her letter with an expression of gratitude “for the experience and ...

Theatre audiences and their preferences are changing—are theatres ready to change with them? A Wallace study looks at evolving strategies. Believe it or not, the nonprofit professional theatre was ...

The versatile artist and leader started their tenure in the summer of 2019, leading the theatre through some tough times while prioritizing diversity and innovation. “It has been the privilege, honor, ...

How new-work development and proactive hiring can solve the problem of near-zero Native representation on U.S. stages. When it comes to Native theatre and working with Native communities, mainstream ...

L.A.’s wildfire catastrophe can be measured in acres and dollars, but for theatre folks, rebuilding will be about more than buildings. In the immediate wake of this disaster, it’s the sounds that ...

This month, Woodzick talks with drag superstar Monét X Change about her solo Life be Lifin’, collaborating on music with BenDeLaCreme, sources of queer joy, and Broadway aspirations. American Theatre ...

A colleague remembers the playwright/director/auteur/founder of NYC’s Ontological-Hysteric Theatre, who died on Jan. 4 at the age of 87. First, the silence. When I ...

While finding ways to survive in a system hostile to artmaking, we can also make liberatory practices part of our organizational culture. Last winter, I sat in a room of 13 artists talking frankly ...