What It Means to Be a Playwright Right Now
This disorienting global moment is not an intermission—it’s the main drama itself.
Category Archives: Dispatches From Quarantine
We Had to Close ‘Dhaba,’ but Our Story Is Not Ended
The immigrants of Madhuri Shekar’s play, and my own forebears, have a message for us: We survived so you will survive.
In the Midst of Crisis, ‘Theatre Is a Form of Knowledge’
Theatre’s education and engagement pros, whose work has been put on hold along with everyone else’s, can be key partners in our field’s eventual recovery.
Buy and Read a Play Today
Even in a pandemic, theatre can still live on the page, in your mind, in your home—and playwrights could use the royalties.
New Plays, and the Folks Who Write Them, Are Just a Click Away
The generosity of playwrights has made the New Play Exchange a destination and a hub that is helping some of us close the social distance.
Viral Epiphanies: Teaching Writing in the Age of COVID-19
Where will we find the tools to forge a new way of learning and making theatre? They may already be in our hands.
‘This Is the Last Time, Isn’t It?’
Tennessee theatre kids stepped up to bat when they learned the dress rehearsal for ‘Let ‘Em Play’ would be their closing performance.
Will There Even Be Theatre Six Months From Now?
Our job now as theatremakers is to adapt to whatever mechanism we have to tell stories.
Ask For Help and Prepare Your Creative Spirit
The artistic director of New York City’s the Tank shares self care tips for theatre artists in quarantine.
Some Next Steps for Theatre: Ethics, Education, and a Pivot to Digital
So many artists and audiences depend on what we do, so it’s time to use our creativity to meet the moment.
