If You Build It, They Will (Eventually) Come
Pandemic closures have provided an unexpected opportunity for some theatres to expand and improve their facilities.
Stories by Kate Mazade
Great Lakes: Business as Unusual, and Some Urgent Questions
Midwestern orgs are hunkering down but not defeated in their plans to stay relevant as they restructure.
Southwest: Hot Spot Survival
As the pandemic rages through Arizona, Texas, and Oklahoma, theatres adjust their models and make new commitments, while one New Mexico theatre goes under.
Somáh Haaland: ‘We Have a Lot to Say’
The New Mexico performer/writer/activist talks storytelling, systemic inequity, and Indigenous representation.
A Lifeline, and a Creative Outlet, for Immigrant Theatre Designers
New commissions from the Movement Theatre Company let 15 foreign-born designers express themselves—and maintain work visas.
A New Art Form for a New World?
It’s got ‘play’ in the title, but PlayGround’s Zoom Fest is entering a new gray zone between theatre, film, and TV—and it has the SAG-AFTRA contract to prove it.
Bookshelf, Bubble, Dog Bark
Performer Leah Urzendowski talks Neo-Futurism, clowning during coronavirus, and bringing joy through movement.
Summer Breaks: How Arts Festivals Are Coping With Cancellation
Arts fests from Wisconsin to S.C. may survive a summer of virtual connection and outreach, but lean times are ahead for the towns where they take place.
If You Build It, Will They Come?
Theatre architects look ahead to designs for a post-pandemic world.
