Days of Future Passed
With this issue we look forward, glance back—and direct our concerns and hopes to the world outside the theatre doors.
All posts by Rob Weinert-Kendt
Theatrical Mustang: August Forman’s Romeo Is Trans
This month Woodzick talks to the Chicago actor about their wide-ranging résumé, roles they’d still like to play, and a death-grip-defying audition.
Offscript: Political Theatre With Mario Correa & Matthew Freeman
This month we talk to the writers of ‘N/A’ and ‘The Ask,’ 2 new plays about intergenerational conflict and common ground among liberals and progressives.
Yale Drama Series Prize, Joyce Awards, and More
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
What Kept SCR’s Paula Tomei Coming Back for 4 Decades
As she prepares to leave her job as South Coast Rep’s first managing director, she reflects on the path here and the road ahead.
This Month in Theatre History
August has been a month of strikes, disagreement, recovery, the coming and going of influential festivals, and a belated Broadway triumph.
Angela Lee Gieras Named Exec Director of Shakespeare Theatre Co.
A seasoned expert in nonprofit management, she’ll leave the same post at Kansas City Rep to co-lead the D.C. theatre alongside artistic director Simon Godwin.
Quintessence Theatre Group Purchases Historic Sedgwick Theater
The company hopes to finish renovations of the Art Deco venue by 2028, exactly 100 years after its first opening.
Under the Radar Announces 2025 Festival, Adds 2 Leaders
New York’s premier international and experimental festival sticks with the city-wide multi-venue approach as Meropi Peponides and Kaneza Schaal join the leadership team.
Signature Theatre Names Beth Whitaker Interim Artistic Director
Whitaker will serve in the 2024-25 season while Signature searches for a successor to Paige Evans.
