Debbie Devine and 24th Street Theatre’s Tightrope Act
Art or social service? That’s a false choice for this small but committed L.A. theatre, where theatrical excellence and community service are inextricably intertwined.
Art or social service? That’s a false choice for this small but committed L.A. theatre, where theatrical excellence and community service are inextricably intertwined.
Learning how to fail well is as crucial a part of a writer’s craft as putting words on a page. With other kinds of failure, you have less control.
Suzan-Lori Parks’s Civil War-era epic receives the $100,000 prize for a play inspired by American history.
Armed with generous federal funding and a research partner, the Tempe-based company is helping teachers introduce drama into the classroom, with a special emphasis on language learning.
Last fall, Orange County’s LORT powerhouse embarked on a collaborative community project with nearby Santa Ana.
Fighting for freedom of expression in high school theatres can be a complicated cause, but it’s clearly a fight that matters for all theatre artists.
Theatre is born of collective effort and aspiration. Maybe that’s why it’s such a powerful vehicle of social engagement, and why activist artists are drawn to it.
For the nation’s theatre teaching artists, “arts education” is a redundant phrase. Their own lives and careers prove it.
Meet a cadre of artists and companies who put social, political and civic causes at the forefront of their work.
Can theatre for social change be taught? Here’s a roundup of theatre-studies programs where arts activism is on the syllabus.