Monday, October 20, 2025

Letters: Mary Tyrone’s Ghost, Kennedy Center Agonistes by American Theatre Editors

An appreciation for our George C. White tribute, and salutes to a worker who left a Trump-dominated cultural institution on principle.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:25PM

The Next Generation of Theatre Leaders by Gabriela

In the latest Education Monthly, a new MFA program amid a sea of closures, inspiring op-eds, fall, and more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:21PM

Do Tell Mama: An Interview with Sasha Denisova by Guesteditor

An interview by director Yury Urnov with the playwright of ‘My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion,’ which appears in our Fall 2025 issue.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:52AM
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

‘Fall of Freedom’ to Unite Artists For Nationwide Creative Resistance  by American Theatre Editors

A number of theatre artists and institutions have signed on to this decentralized, open-sourced initiative, and are inviting others to join in resistance.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:00PM

Why I Left The Kennedy Center by Gabriela

A former copywriter for the D.C. organization reflects on the tenuous position of arts workers under the Trump administration.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:01AM
Friday, October 10, 2025

Sarah Mantell, Illustrator-Turned-Playwright by Gabriela

A life-changing course with Paula Vogel, San Francisco, post-grad revelations, The Kilroys, joy, and loss on this episode of “The Subtext.”

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:40AM

Bess Wohl: Listening for ‘Liberation’ by American Theatre Editors

The playwright talks about her great new feminist play. Plus: the clever comedy of Abby Wambaugh's 'The First 3 Minutes of 17 Show,' Big Bang readings, and more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Thursday, October 9, 2025

MacDowell and MacArthur, Equity Jeff Awards, Stephen Schwartz Award, and More by American Theatre Editors

This month's awards include MacDowell and Chicago Dramatists residencies, Chicago’s Equity Jeff Awards, prizes awarded to NYC musical theatre composers, and more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM

‘God Loves a Sinner Like Me’: A Short Play About Alberta Hunter by American Theatre Editors

In this monologue by Tanya Everett, performed by Nedra Marie Taylor, we hear from the legendary blues and jazz singer-songwriter who wrote 'Downhearted Blues.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

A thread of protest, censorship, and direct action runs through this month's entries.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Monday, October 6, 2025

Federal Funding for Nonprofit Arts Is Going to Be a Team Effort by American Theatre Editors

It’s a good thing that unions and employers have a shared interest in the robust funding of the NEA and NEH—because it’s going to take a united front to make it happen.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM

People to Watch: Marga Gomez by American Theatre Editors

The prolific solo performer talks about 'Spanish Stew,' a new show about her arrival in San Francisco in the 1970s.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Friday, October 3, 2025

John Leguizamo’s Latin American Dream by American Theatre Editors

On this episode the editors dive deep into our fall AT issue with dramaturg/journalist Dezi Tibbs, then dig into Latin American representation with playwright-performer John Leguizamo.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:30AM

Artistic Directors Should Create Space, Not Control It by American Theatre Editors

The leader of 59E59, an Off-Broadway theatre complex that programs more than 30 shows a year, offers a vision for the sustainability of the art form.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Thursday, October 2, 2025

What the Government Shutdown Means for D.C. Theatres by American Theatre Editors

Some venues are closed, others still open, and many have offered discounts to paused federal workers.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:42PM

Where There’s ‘FIRE!!’ by American Theatre Editors

Quintessence Theatre Group shares the story of how some of the Harlem Renaissance's greatest minds came together to create the first all-Black literary magazine.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM

Know a Theatre: Cyrano’s Theatre Company of Anchorage, Alaska by American Theatre Editors

A small, nimble theatre in the Last Frontier's largest city has been programming classics and new works there for 33 years.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Signs of Life in ‘Another Kind of Silence’ by American Theatre Editors

L M Feldman’s new queer love story, starting its rolling world premiere at Pittsburgh’s City Theatre, uses ASL and English for more than mere explication.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:17PM
Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Leadership Changes at Actors Theatre, MTC, ATC, Woolly, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.

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Visits to a Large Galaxy by American Theatre Editors

Catching up with the digital editor on the state of criticism, a regrouping of Theatre Folx of Color, Chicago happenings, new columns, and more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:37PM
Monday, September 29, 2025

6 Theatre Workers You Should Know by American Theatre Editors

This edition highlights immigrant theatremakers, ranging from performers to designers to the folks behind the scenes making sure productions make it to the stage.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:38PM
Friday, September 26, 2025

Theatre and the Search for Belonging by American Theatre Editors

Like many, I found a home for my imagination and my best self to bloom on school stages. Are those same chances still open to new generations?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Thursday, September 25, 2025

From ‘Bent’ to ‘Rent’: How 2 Theatre Kids Found Their Way by American Theatre Editors

New memoirs from playwright Martin Sherman and producer Jeffrey Seller recount their bumpy but determined journeys to lives in the theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:29PM

Gish Prize, Sun Valley Residency, Relentless Award, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of prizes, residencies, fellowships, and other recognitions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:55PM
Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Court Rules for Artists in NEA Case on Trump’s ‘Gender Ideology’ Order by American Theatre Editors

After 4 arts organizations challenged the NEA policy, the U.S. District Court struck down restrictions disfavoring grants for projects promoting ‘gender ideology’ as unconstitutional.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:59AM

Thanks to Robert Redford, Sundance Was Also a Theatre Incubator by American Theatre Editors

Though he personally left behind stage work early in his career, through his Sundance Institute Redford championed and empowered generations of theatremakers in the U.S. and the world.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Monday, September 22, 2025

How ‘Heart Sellers’ Gives Thanks for Mothers by American Theatre Editors

As his popular two-hander makes the rounds of U.S. theatres in the coming season, playwright Lloyd Suh reminisces on the play's development and continued resonance in an anti-immigrant clima…

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:00PM

Tops of the Season: ‘Come From Away’ and Lauren Gunderson by American Theatre Editors

Editors unveil AT's annual Top 10 Most Produced Plays and Top 20 Most Produced Playwrights lists and chat with Irene Sankoff, David Hein, and the ubiquitous Gunderson.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:32AM
Friday, September 19, 2025

No Bystanders at the Philly Fringe  by American Theatre Editors

After taking in nearly a week of performances, some durational and all participatory on some level, can I really go back to everyday, run-of-the-mill theatre?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:02PM
Thursday, September 18, 2025

Don’t Believe in Yesterday, Learn From It by American Theatre Editors

As we look forward to this year's theatre season across the U.S., our Fall issue also takes stock of lessons from history.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:33PM

The Top 20* Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2025-26 Season by American Theatre Editors

The prolific Lauren Gunderson is back on top for the third time (*26 due to ties; list does not count works by Shakespeare).

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:31PM

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