We Came. We Saw. Now What?
Five years after an anti-racist manifesto challenged the theatre industry, we search for answers and accountability.
Stories by Kelundra Smith
Diversity and Its Discontents: It Was Never About the Money
The business case for a more diverse American theatre is a distraction from our core human and artistic values, which is the ground we must stand on in the fight for DEI.
Against the Dying of the Light: Toward a Risky Theatre
With our art form and industry at a crossroads, now is not the time for timidity or self-censorship.
Perfect Prop Pie
What theatres are cooking up for ‘Waitress,’ the Sara Bareilles/Jessie Nelson musical that’s popping up at several theatres in the coming season.
Imagining Brighter Futures
With support from the Ford Foundation, Theatre Futures invites thought leaders in the arts and beyond to reflect on our next chapter.
5 Things Theatre Criticism Taught Me About Playwriting
Our managing editor reflects on how the skills she picked up doing arts journalism inform her approach to storytelling in another medium.
New Swap Meet Musical Opens Shop in San Diego
The creative team at TuYo Theatre on how and why they created ‘Pasale Pasale.’
‘The Preacher’s Wife’ Gets Another Amen
Tituss Burgess and Azie Dungey discuss faith, adapting a classic, and loving musical theatre.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
These seasoned Atlanta artists prove that creative entrepreneurship and collaboration are keys to a vibrant career in one of the South’s most exciting cities.
‘Warrior Sisters of Wu’: Humor and Ferocity on the Eve of War
Damon Chua’s new play at Pan Asian Rep retells a portion of a Chinese epic that follows the badass icons Wan and Qing.
