The Runway From ‘Drag Race’ to the Stage
From regional theatres to Broadway, stars minted by RuPaul are showing up in a wide range of roles, pointing the way toward a more inclusively fabulous field.
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Offscript: Eliana Pipes’s 3-Theatre ‘Dream Hou$e’
The editors speak to the playwright of ‘Dream Hou$e,’ a new play about gentrification, sisterhood, and reality TV, now onstage at Long Wharf Theatre.
No Humana Fest This Year, as ATL Reimagines New-Work Model
Actors Theatre of Louisville has cancelled this year’s new-play fest to pivot to other means of supporting and lifting playwrights’ work.
‘The Chinese Lady’ and the Long Road Home
How Lloyd Suh’s ‘The Chinese Lady’ made it through 2 years of pandemic, protest, and anti-Asian hate to emerge as the nation’s most-produced and possibly most essential play.
A Second Chance for ‘Coal Country’
The show felt very special in 2020, but it means even more now, colored by the loss of the past 2 years.
A Little Understanding for the Understudies
The work of understudies, standbys, and swings is always exhausting and show-saving, but it took a pandemic to get most audiences and even the industry to recognize their value.
Indiana Arts Orgs Announce 3-Way Merger
The Bloomington Playwrights Project (BPP), Cardinal Stage, and Pigasus Institute will join forces starting in July 2022 to establish a comprehensive performing arts organization in Southern Indiana.
Barbara Gaines Bids Farewell to Chicago Shakespeare Theater
The theatre’s founder and artistic director will step down in 2023 after an acclaimed 36-year run.
From One Plague to Another, a Look Back in ‘Jane Anger’
Talene Monahon’s new comedy casts Shakespeare and his inspirations in a new light.
Kelvin Dinkins Jr. Named ART Executive Director
He will leave his post as general manager at Yale Rep to co-lead ART with artistic director Diane Paulus starting in June.
