Criticism Needs Support (and a Diversity Upgrade)
Arts journalism is fighting for its life, but it’s well past time to invite new voices to join the fray.
Category Archives: Editor’s Note
The Life of the Drama
Where would Broadway be without the nation’s nonprofit theatres? It’s impossible to say, so intertwined are their fortunes.
This Means War
War may feel like an abstraction to many of us, but the theatre can give its realities flesh and blood.
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.
Theatre: A Counterweight for Heavy Times
The nonprofit theatre’s mandate to serve as a town hall, a sort of secular church for the democratic spirit, has seldom been more salient.
The U.S. Is a Latin American Country Too
Multiplicity defines our past and our future, and nowhere is this more true than in the Latinx theatre movement in the U.S.
X Marks the Spot: Why We’re Embracing Latinx
Latino, Latina/o, or Latinx? We heard good arguments for and against them all, and opted for both greater inclusion and typographical clarity.
They’ll Make a Production of It
Artists build the imaginary worlds of the stage; producers and managers build the actual worlds where imaginations can play.
The Legend of Zelda
Zelda Fichandler wasn’t just a founder of the American resident theatre movement; she was also one of its most clear-eyed critics.
The Best of Times…
Is the American playwriting glass half full, or half empty? Drink up this special issue before you answer.
