The Folger’s Karen Ann Daniels: Making the Shakespeare We Want
As she steps into a new role at D.C.’s Folger Theatre and Library, she’s focused on how a repurposed Bard can help build community.
Stories by Jerald Raymond Pierce
Jerald Raymond Pierce is the associate editor of American Theatre. He studied acting at Ohio University and received his M.A. in arts journalism from Syracuse University. A member of the American Theatre Critics Association, he is also a freelance reviewer for the Chicago Tribune. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @TheJRPierce.
Come Back to the Theatre? First, We Need to Talk
As theatre workers prepare for a return to in-person theatre, they have lingering questions about what kinds of spaces and conditions they’re returning to.
Production Manager: Miguel Flores
With a focus on experimental opera, Miguel Flores’s career has him looking forward toward a more human-centric way of working.
Theatre’s Fall Plans, and the Delta Variant
After more than a year of uncertainty and some hopeful planning, some theatres’ aspirations for a fall return are crashing into a fresh COVID surge.
Theatres Restaff, But Who Gets to Come Back?
As companies head toward reopening with an eye on institutional change, many former employees are feeling left behind.
Golden Thread’s Sahar Assaf: Theatre as a Fight Forward
A Lebanese theatremaker putting down roots in San Francisco, Assaf brings to her new job a global perspective and an open door.
Actors’ Equity Blows Open the Doors
What will the union’s new Open Access mean for the theatre industry? Here’s our stab at an explainer.
Ike Holter May ‘Hate It Here,’ But He’s Made a Show We Can Love
Part of the Goodman Theatre’s LIVE series, the new staging combines the best of theatre and live television for a unique theatrical outing.
‘The Map of Now’ Offered a Virtual Stroll Through Windy City Arts
Using the virtual platform Gather.Town, Lucky Plush Productions crafted a virtual city-wide arts festival that opened the door for potential future expansion.
Victory Gardens Announces New Plans, Members for Playwrights Ensemble
Marisa Carr, Keelay Gipson, Isaac Gómez, and Stacey Rose will join the Chicago company as artistic director Ken-Matt Martin reimagines the program.
