TDF’s Deeksha Gaur: If You Build the Audience, They Will Come
After a career focused on breaking down barriers to access, Gaur is at the helm of an organization uniquely positioned to move that work forward.
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.
Peter Marks, Signing Off From His Post
Looking back on his 21 years as the lead theatre critic in the nation’s capital, he says he most cherishes the light he was able to shine on shows, artists, and companies.
2023’s 10 Most Popular Posts (and 10 That Deserve Another Look)
This year, crisis and closure vied with reports of milestones, breakthroughs, and plans for the future.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
This L.A.-focused roundup includes a writer-director, a patron services manager, a scenic painter, an actor who’s also a marketing director, and more.
Why We’re Back in Print
A hard-copy magazine about this ephemeral art form can mark its progress over time like no other medium.
The Top 10* Most-Produced Plays of the 2023-24 Season
Dramas and comedies with a political edge top this year’s list (*actually 12 due to ties).
The Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2023-24 Season
Lynn Nottage again tops the list, followed closely by a mix of dramatists, librettists, and adapters.
‘Measure Still for Measure,’ With Theatre as Problematic Subject and Star
Director/writer Jessica Kubzansky celebrates the 20th anniversary of Boston Court Pasadena by immersing audiences in a fraught rehearsal process across the entire site.
Directors’ Choice: A Talk With Dmitry Krymov and Anne Bogart
At La MaMa last spring, the two directors gathered to talk about actors, audiences, censorship, dislocation, and the haven of the rehearsal room.
Martin Miller: From the Ozarks to the Turnpike
The former executive director of Arkansas’s TheatreSquared has just taken the same job at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center, and he’s ready to open the gates.
