How ‘American Utopia’ Managed to Remain in Light
The Broadway stage manager recounts how her company conceived and staged a new concert version of the popular show in the face of COVID cancellations.
Yearly Archives: 2021
2021’s Top Posts, Plus a Few More for Your Reading List
As we look back on a challenging year, we see a field continuing its push to create a new, better ‘normal.’
Impro Theatre Names 3 Co-Artistic Directors
Lisa Fredrickson, Jen Reiter, and Tatiana Godfrey will be charged with clarifying the company’s mission and building new systems and protocols.
Radha Blank Named Inaugural Hermitage Major Theater Award Recipient
Finalists for the $35,000 prize and six-week residency include Luis Alfaro, Eisa Davis, and Madeleine George.
SoCal Producers, ‘Stage Raw’ Partner to Reboot Stage Listings
The comprehensive and free listings service will cover productions across Southern California.
The Subtext: Toward Liberation With Haruna Lee
For the final episode of 2021, Brian talks to the writer of ‘Suicide Forest’ about roles that are different than, and closer to, their true self.
It Takes a Virtual Village: New Motherhood, Theatre, and the Pandemic
As if having a baby while working in the theatre isn’t hard enough, the pandemic has only intensified the stress—and the need for networks of support.
Offscript: Ringing Out 2021 With Lily Janiak and Jesse Green
For the final podcast of the year, the editors plumb the year-end thoughts and feelings of critics from the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.
A Big Table: What the New Irish Arts Center Means for New York
The company’s glittering new $60 million building, long in the works, puts the emphasis on multidisciplinary programming and Irish hospitality.
7 Organizations Partner to Promote Cicely L. Tyson Day on Dec. 19
The day’s designation is intended to honor and commemorate the award-winning actor on what would have been her 97th birthday.
