This Is Reading, This Is Home
A multimedia performance from Lynn Nottage and LAByrinth reimagines the past and future of the city that inspired ‘Sweat.’
Stories by Allison Considine
Allison Considine is the senior editor of American Theatre. She studied literature and cultural studies and theatre arts at Pace University. Follow her on instagram @allyooper and read more of her work at allisonconsidine.com
Know a Theatre: The Gift Theatre of Chicago
This small venue has a lot to give to the community of Jefferson Park.
The Brain on the Bard: How Shakespeare Impacts Children With Autism
An ongoing study at Ohio State is developing both the science and the art of teaching students on the autism spectrum.
The 2017 Tony Awards Looked Beyond Broadway
Top winners ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and ‘Oslo’ showcase the season’s many nonprofit theatre ties.
Experience Portland Like an Oregonian at TCG 2017
Movers, shakers, and makers in the Portland theatre community offer their favorite P-Town haunts.
A Pip in India: How ‘Great Expectations’ Translates to a New Setting
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company and Silk Road Rising coproduce Tanika Gupta’s cross-cultural Dickens adaptation.
La Jolla Playhouse Offers New Work With a Bite
The theatre is engaging new audiences with diverse work and a little nosh.
The Obie Awards, Where They Make It All Up
Big winners of the 2017 ceremony were ‘Oslo,’ ‘The Band’s Visit,’ and the memory of Circle Rep.
Middle Eastern-American Artists Ask: Who Gets to Speak for ‘The Profane’?
Zayd Dohrn’s new play at Playwrights Horizons has sparked a public conversation about equity, inclusion, and authorship.
The Law Fights Back: Cops to Perform Immigrants’ Stories in Colorado
Local authorities will read narratives written by immigrants at the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder.
