‘Native Gardens’: Building the (Botanical) Wall
This spring, Karen Zacarías’s popular play is going up at three different theatres, and raises a prescient dialogue about border disputes and neighborly conduct.
Stories by Maggie Gilroy
Want to Develop a New Musical? Take It To School
How Penn State and Pace University are helping professional composers create new work, with the help of their acting students.
Musical Theatre Students Are Becoming Quadruple Threats
Musical theatre artists are no longer just actors, writers, or singers, and schools are finding new ways to train them.
John Leguizamo Wants You to Brush Up on Your Latin History
The writer and performer is back onstage with ‘Latin History for Morons.’
All the World’s a Summer Festival
Acrobats, animations, naked dancers, fireworks, Ruhl in Icelandic, and Friel in German—must be summertime.
Honolulu Theatre for Youth Brings Water, Water Everywhere
An educational musical about the science behind water and its connection to Hawaii will tour through the Aloha State.
20 Theatres You Should Take Your Kids To
From Honolulu to Boston, a look at institutions that produce theatre for young audiences.
At Wayne State, ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Meets Both Its Sequels
How three plays about Lorraine Hansberry’s Younger family and their house resonate with each other—and with our current moment.
Kirsten Greenidge Tackles College Racism in ‘Baltimore’
Greenidge’s newest play, partly inspired by Black Lives Matter, is being produced on college campuses across the country.
Local Theatres Face Off in a Super Bowl-Inspired Competition
Denver- and Charlotte-based theatres make a friendly wager, while an Austin company hosts an alternative event.
