The MFA Squeeze: Maintaining Excellence in a Changing Landscape
The pandemic forced educators to reimagine theatre training, and while inflation and dwindling enrollment are adding pressure, some programs are using this moment to innovate.
Category Archives: Education
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From an animatronics professor in North Carolina to a music director in Massachusetts, this installment features six theatre workers shaping arts education.
‘All Equal When We Hit the Boards’: Derrick Sanders Brings Chicago Spirit to Juilliard
After 22 years as a theatremaker and educator in the Midwest, Sanders is making strides as the first associate director of color for Juilliard’s Drama Division.
Can-Do Spirit and Life Skills: Carnegie Mellon Visits a Houston Magnet School
The drama program at Houston’s Carver School, led by Roshunda Jones-Koumba, recently enjoyed an inspiring, forward-looking master class with CMU faculty.
Who Will You Inspire?
A reflection on the influences who led me to become the theatre artist and educator I am today—and to be that influence for others.
Ambition Amid the Angst: The High School Theatre Program Tim Ortmann Built
By taking his young charges and their talents seriously, this extraordinary director made Niles North Theatre exemplary, both in production values and educational value.
An Audition Power Shift: Princeton Tries On a New Approach
‘Try On Theater Days’ aims to upend the often exclusionary practice of college theatre auditions by allowing students and faculty to mutually assess their fit with each other and the programming.
BAMtheatre Students to Compete in Theatre Fest in California
Delegation will join participants from around the world for a weekend of performances and workshops.
The Lab Where the Method Was Born
A look at the American Laboratory Theatre, where Richard Boleslavsky and Maira Ouspenskaya introduced young American actors to their version of Stanislavski’s system.
Justin Townsend to Chair NYU Tisch Design Department
The Tony-winning lighting and set designer will succeed Susan Hilferty in the role.
