Onscreen This Week (and Beyond): Midsummer Night’s Streams
Zoom plays, audio dramas, virtual tours, even a live-stream of an empty stage to fill your lockdown hours.
Stories by Rob Weinert-Kendt
Rob Weinert-Kendt is editor-in-chief of American Theatre. He was the founding editor-in-chief of Back Stage West and writes about theatre for the New York Times, Time Out NY, and the Los Angeles Times. He studied film at USC and is a composer member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop.
A Pause, Yes, But We’re Keeping the Ghost Light On
As theatres pause live performance and seek other ways to connect with audiences, this magazine will pause its print edition but continue online.
The 3Views Pivot: From Diversifying Criticism to Memorializing Canceled Shows
How the pandemic shutdown gave the Lillys-backed initiative a chance to refocus efforts to support the field.
Idris Goodwin Offers ‘Free Play’ for Kids to Act Out Anti-Racism
The playwright and poet offers five free scripts for parents and kids to read and play-act at home or in their communities.
We Must Go On, We Can’t Go On, We’ll Go On
Theatre is on pause for the foreseeable future, but we plan to stay on the job.
Most Theatregoers Won’t Come Back Immediately, Studies Show
Data from Shugoll and IMPACTS research confirm a profound reluctance to return to live performances in enclosed spaces.
Guthrie to Stay Closed Until March 2021 Mini-Season
The Twin Cities powerhouse announces a three-show season at a drastically reduced budget.
Sarah Silverman’s Musical Theatre Debut Will Have to Wait
Though her musical of ‘The Bedwetter’ has been postponed, the standup’s stage appetite has clearly been whetted.
André Gregory: ‘The Creative Process Is Very Mysterious’
The legendary director has had a Zelig-like journey through the culture, from regional theatre to Hollywood, Strasberg to Grotowski.
No Show
If we can’t have theatre until we can gather again safely, what are U.S. theatres and artists going to do in the meantime, and after?
