Where’s Our Share?
A healthy economy may be one pretext for renewed fundraising appeals—but then again, so could an unpredictable new tax regime.
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.
An Issue That Goes in All Directions
This month: training for directors, IP for non-writers, the state of queer theatre, diversiyfing theatre training, and West African stages.
Natasha Trethewey: Say It, Say It Again
The poet’s haunting ‘Native Guard,’ now a theatre piece at the Alliance, goes to the Civil War and back.
What’s the Buzz?
We know too well the laments about shrinking critical jobs and authority. But are we looking for the future in all the wrong places?
How Does the Tax Bill Add Up for Artists and Nonprofits?
The bad news: a huge drop in charitable giving and no itemized deductions for freelancers. The good news? An amendment could fix the giving part.
LaChanze’s Donna Summer Lovin’
The Broadway singer returns to the music of her childhood and discovers some new angles.
Pulling Focus
The challenge for artists: to keep our attention on human stories and larger questions, not on our distractor-in-chief.
Shades of Gray in ‘Father Comes Home From the Wars’
At Intrepid Theatre, costumes for Suzan-Lori Parks’s Civil War-set take on ‘The Odyssey’ evoke both the past and the present.
What’s on the Menu?
For this year’s preview of U.S. theatre’s offerings, we look at the how and why as much as the what.
Take Shakespeare for Granted? He’ll None of It
Our magazine doesn’t include the Bard on its annual most-produced lists, but this year he snuck his way to the top anyway.
