Arts and Humanities on President Trump’s Budget Chopping Block
Established by presidential fiat 52 years ago, the NEA and NEH are on a list of dozens of agencies the new president wants to eliminate.
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.
Jacqueline Lawton’s Ambivalent Faith in ‘Intelligence’
Politically motivated leaks, intelligence community dissent—no, it’s not a Trump-era tale but a fresh look at a Bush-era scandal.
Paige Evans: Writing Signature’s Future
The late playwrights’ advocate James Houghton left behind an embarrassment of riches for his successor, but she seems quite suited to the task.
This Means War
War may feel like an abstraction to many of us, but the theatre can give its realities flesh and blood.
What Has Equity Won in Los Angeles?
Some theatres are using the actors’ union’s new minimum-wage agreement, but there’s minimal agreement about its impact or its future.
Mark Ruffalo Stands Up for Acting
Schooled by Stella Adler in his profession’s highest ideals, he’ll get another chance to live up to them in Arthur Miller’s ‘The Price.’
Critic Charles Isherwood Leaves NY Times
Originally hired in 2004, Isherwood had outsized influence and aroused passionate feelings, occasionally his own.
Susan Johann: See Something Different
Her iconic black-and-white images of playwrights, collected in a new book, help reveal their subjects’ true selves.
Anne Bogart Gets ‘Lost in the Stars’
All theatre is about how we get along with each other, the director believes—a useful frame for a show about apartheid.
Sure, Art Is Immeasurable, But People Need to Get Paid
Nonprofit theatre may be driven primarily by mission, not the market, but that’s no excuse for inequity.
