Friday, November 21, 2025

TheatreWashington Releases First Economic Impact Report by American Theatre Editors

The new report set out to measure the scale and reach of the Washington, D.C. region's theatre industry.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:48AM
Thursday, November 20, 2025

New Survey of Artists Highlights Challenges of Sustaining Creative Work by American Theatre Editors

The study by Mellon Foundation and NORC at the University of Chicago set out to paint a comprehensive portrait of the realities of pursuing work an artist in today’s economy.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

TYA/USA Announces 2026 Festival and Conference at Alliance Theatre  by American Theatre Editors

The leading national service organization for Theatre for Young Audiences will host its next conference on May 27-29, 2026, with a wide array of performances and panels.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:56PM

Concord Acquires Licensing Rights for ‘Hamilton’ by American Theatre Editors

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical will have an authorized ‘Teen Edition’ starting in 2028.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:07PM
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

The Kilroys Reveal Round 2 of The Web by American Theatre Editors

The advocacy group for women and TGNC playwrights presents a new iteration of their online resource uplifting makers and champions of new plays.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:53PM

Once a Thespian, Always a Thespian by Gabriela

In the latest AT Education Monthly, International Thespian Society updates, post-show Denny's, fall productions, the HBCU edge, and more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:54AM
Monday, November 17, 2025

What Happened to the U.S. Nonprofit Theatre Movement? by American Theatre Editors

An excerpt from a new book ponders an industry that seems to have lost its way, even as it has grown—and what its future may hold.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:20PM

TCG Selects San Juan, Puerto Rico for 2026 National Conference by American Theatre Editors

The next TCG conference aims to bring together a global community of theatremakers at an intersection of Latin American and the continental United States.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:00PM

Cast Away: Casting Directors’ Challenges Amid the Great Contraction by Guesteditor

They help hire actors; they also mostly work for hire. What can casting directors tell us about the industry’s health and future?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:05AM
Friday, November 14, 2025

Zora Howard Wants Art to Shake Us by American Theatre Editors

Plus: Richard Thomas revives Hal Holbrook's 'Mark Twain Tonight,' and a listing of world premieres across the U.S.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:36PM

Theresa Rebeck, Angry Optimist by Gabriela

The Brooklyn-based playwright discusses childhood theatre memories in Cincinnati, the continued gender imbalance in the American theatre, and experiences working on iconic projects.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:22PM

Callaway Awards, Medina Prize, Drinking Gourd Playwrights, and More by American Theatre Editors

This month’s awards roundup includes directing honors, theatre criticism prizes, commissions for Black playwrights and Theatre for the Very Young, and more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Thursday, November 13, 2025

‘Riskier Business’ Guide Aims to Help Arts Workers Navigate Health Insurance by American Theatre Editors

United Hospital Fund and Venturous Theater Fund have joined in an effort to educate job-to-job arts workers about their health insurance options.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:12PM

‘Bumpy Johnson’: A Short Play About the Legendary Crime Boss by American Theatre Editors

As a special offering in our Offscript feed, here's a monologue from playwright Darnell Lamont Walker about the legendary Harlem crime boss, performed by Keith Randolph Smith.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Avery Willis Hoffman: Leading From Beyond the Stage by American Theatre Editors

Court Theatre's new artistic director talks theatre classics and joining a Chicago institution.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:17AM
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

How to Survive a Dictatorship, the Theatre Artist’s Way by Gabriela

Stories of resistance from perseverant 20th century theatremakers around the world, and how they walk with us today.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:39AM
Friday, November 7, 2025

Jessica Huang’s Cross-Cultural Love Offering by American Theatre Editors

On this episode we speak to the writer and director of the new play 'Mother of Exiles,' and talk arts funding and community engagement with author Donna Walker-Kuhne.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Thursday, November 6, 2025

This Month in Theatre History by Gabriela

A notable 1800s female playwright is born, a late 1700s actor's skull plays Yorick, and more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:37PM

Visions of Musical Theatre Futures at NAMT by American Theatre Editors

Reflections on craft, style, new voices, and more at National Alliance of Musical Theatre’s recent fall conference and Festival of New Musicals.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM

Leadership Changes at Long Wharf, St. Louis Shakes, and More by Guesteditor

Visionary artistic directors’ departures, new execs at summer play festivals, and other comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Something Wilder in Ethan Lipton’s ‘Seat of Our Pants’ by American Theatre Editors

A new musical based on Thornton Wilder's 1942 epic ‘The Skin of Our Teeth’ aims to bring the original’s absurdities closer to home.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:00AM

Getting Away With It in ‘Heist’ by Gabriela

You've seen heist movies, but what about a heist play? A U.S. premiere at Arizona Theatre Company turns the challenge into an advantage.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Tuesday, November 4, 2025

A ‘Dawg’ That Still Bites by Guesteditor

Nearly 4 decades ago, Philip Kan Gotanda’s play tackled Hollywood’s Asian American stereotypes. A recent L.A. revival hit different, for better and worse.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:10PM
Monday, November 3, 2025

Pink Fang Celebrates Ping Chong’s Legacy With Archival Symposium by American Theatre Editors

A semester-long partnership with Hunter College will culminate in a full-day gathering in December, with conversations, screenings, and archival activations.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:09AM
Friday, October 31, 2025

A ‘Working Girl’ Who Just Wants to Have Fun (and Break Glass Ceilings) by American Theatre Editors

Cyndi Lauper and Theresa Rebeck's new musical at La Jolla Playhouse, based on the hit film, eyes the absurdities of the 1980s work culture—and the inequalities that are still with us.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:06PM
Thursday, October 30, 2025

Southern Discomfort in ‘Covenant’ by American Theatre Editors

Two productions of York Walker's play, inspired by the Robert Johnson myth, bring the story home.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:56PM
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Florida Orgs Launch ArtRX for Healing Through Theatre by American Theatre Editors

A new partnership between the Naples Players and Naples Comprehensive Health will aim to harness the healing power of the arts for patients and healthcare providers.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:15PM
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

The Confidence of a Mediocre White Man, 19th-Century Edition by American Theatre Editors

A new book explores what the life of a middling actor in the pre-Civil War era can teach us about his time—and about notions of individualism and merit that are still with us in American t…

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Monday, October 27, 2025

The Fall and Rise of Private Funding for Theatre by American Theatre Editors

By many measures, foundation giving to performing arts organizations is in decline—except in all the places it’s not.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:08PM

Theatre Commons L.A. Created to Serve L.A. Theatres by American Theatre Editors

The new community-powered nonprofit organization aims to serve and advance a vibrant and inclusive L.A. theatre ecosystem. The first step: a comprehensive listings website.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:16PM

Philly Theatres to Offer a 3-Play James Ijames Pass for 2026 by American Theatre Editors

Arden Theatre Company, Wilma Theater, and Philadelphia Theatre Company, each producing work by the Philly-based writer next year, are joining for a historic 3-way deal.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:44PM

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