Friday, December 5, 2025

PlayCo Launches International Residency Exchange Program  by American Theatre Editors

Over the next two years, PlayCo will team with six partner organizations and send nine playwrights abroad for global residencies.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:10PM

National Readings to Raise Awareness of Violence Against Indigenous Women by American Theatre Editors

Theatres are stepping up for a national series of play readings by Indigenous writers, set for May 5, 2026, National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:39PM

Where Stories Take Root: La Jolla’s Latinx New Play Festival by American Theatre Editors

The gathering’s eighth edition was grounded in narratives of faith, myth, and spirituality that define the complexities of the Latinx experience, for better or worse.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:51AM

What Makes Jordan E. Cooper Happy, a Texas Scrooge, and the Artist/Critic Divide by American Theatre Editors

Our 2025 holiday stocking is stuffed: We chat with the writer/star of 'Ain't No Mo' and 'Oh Happy Day!,' with the director and star of the Alley's 'Night Shift Before Christmas,' and with aw…

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:37AM
Thursday, December 4, 2025

2025 Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards Announced by American Theatre Editors

The 16 Edgerton Award recipients will receive extra development after their world premiere productions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:59AM
Wednesday, December 3, 2025

This Month in Theatre History by Gabriela

Grand openings for 2 theatres in 1900, milestones for ’Black Nativity’ and Jane Chambers, and more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM
Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Tom Stoppard Made Us All Smarter by American Theatre Editors

A frequent collaborator and friend reflects on the entwined life and work of an era-defining English dramatist, whose brilliance masked a secret sorrow.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:37AM
Monday, December 1, 2025

Who Is Latino Theater Company’s Work For? It’s in the Name by American Theatre Editors

For 4 decades, this Los Angeles troupe has developed and staged vital theatre by, for, and about their community, and for about half that time have also run a multi-venue city facility.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:35PM
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Youngblood Playwrights, YoungArts Winners, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:18AM
Monday, November 24, 2025

6 Theatre Workers You Should Know by American Theatre Editors

This edition features leaders and artists who are standing out in the Boston theatre community.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:58PM

Dramática: No Place Like You by Gabriela

The first installment of a new column explores how theatre artists in D.C. and Chicago interpret being called 'too dramatic,' and what home or belonging means in their art.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:54PM

TCG Fall Forum 2025: Navigating the Long Arc of Change by American Theatre Editors

This year’s gathering on theatre governance welcomed leaders back to New York to explore change—and the courage it takes to make it happen.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:48PM

Leadership Changes at ACT, La Jolla, Golden Thread, and More by American Theatre Editors

Big changes at California theatres and other comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:27AM
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

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