You’ve Got to Be Taught: Cultural Competency in Theatre Training
One sign of a shift in traditionally Eurocentric theatre training practices: ‘Black Acting Methods’ was the best-selling theatre book this past summer.
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
Turn Off Your Phone, Check Your Mailbox
From sci-fi mysteries to history lessons, theatremakers are putting their own stamp on snail mail exchanges.
Where Are All the Classics by Women? Hedgepig Has a List
A Brooklyn theatre company isn’t just rediscovering and cataloguing overlooked plays—they’re aiming to get them into production.
‘Miscast’ Is Finally Ready for Its Closeup
The postponed MCC gala, originally set for April, will play recorded songs for a wide web audience.
How to Teach Design in a Pandemic? Software and Social Distance, for Starters
As students return this fall, university theatre programs look to new technologies and safety protocols.
How I Broke My Theatre Fast With a Celebration Called ‘Quince’
This outdoor performance in Bushwick was a reminder of the joys of gathering, and of the magic of New York City.
Horror and Magic With Tonya Pinkins
Her film ‘Red Pill,’ which she thinks of as a Black woman’s ‘Get Out,’ views the nation’s ills through the lens of horror.
Well Done, Sister Suffragette: Theatres Celebrate the 19th Amendment Centennial
Virtual events across the country next week will commemorate the milestone and join the fight still yet to be won.
Atlanta Theatres: Follow the Nurses’ Orders
The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University is researching safety protocols that could help Atlanta theatres eventually reopen.
Productions on ‘HOLD,’ a Web Home Designed to Look Back and Forward
A new site celebrates the designs for canceled productions and offers a peek behind the scenes.
