Manageable Expectations
What drives the folks who keep theatres running, and how do they learn their trade? Funny you should ask.
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.
Bill T. Jones on Slumming, Stephen Foster, and Trump’s Second Term
In ‘Paradise Square,’ the choreographer of ‘Fela!’ imagines the promise of New York’s first slum and the violence of the Draft Riots of 1863.
Stephanie Ybarra, Creative Producer
After honing an engaged producerial approach at the Public Theater, she takes the helm of Baltimore’s Center Stage.
We Will Follow
From emerging talents to unsung veterans, our regular Role Call feature shines a light on folks you ought to know.
Choreographer: Robert Barry Fleming
Inspired as much by the avant-garde as by Golden Age Broadway, this multiple threat has a varied and ever-expanding toolkit.
Composer: James Valcq
The ‘Spitfire Grill’ tunesmith is also the co-artistic director of Wisconsin’s Third Avenue Playhouse.
House Manager: Christine Treglia
Her job at the Wilbury Theatre Group is to make sure the show, not the front-of-house experience, is what you remember.
Artistic Director Joanie Schultz Resigns From WaterTower Theatre
Hired by the Texas theatre just 2 years ago, Schultz cites ‘structural issues’ as the reason for her departure.
What’s Playing on Our National Stage
Our current political moment both evokes theatrical analogies and provokes theatrical responses.
Tools of the Trade
The key word here isn’t ‘best’ but ‘practices,’ emphasis on the plural.
