Succession and Diversity Must Go Hand in Hand
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Category Archives: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Daveed Diggs (center) as Thomas Jefferson in “Hamilton.” (Photo by Joan Marcus)
This column is designed to feature voices and issues that are underrepresented in the American theatre. Please send ideas and tips to American Theatre magazine at at@tcg.org.
The Great Comet of Internet Outrage
In today’s 140-character culture, dialogue and a recognition of nuance are more important than ever.
Who Gets Most Arts Money? Still Large, White Organizations
A study from Helicon Collaborative shows that 58 percent of arts funding goes to 2 percent of big-budget arts organizations—and it’s a trend that’s worsened.
The Review That Shook Chicago
Local theatre artists rise in revolt against Sun-Times critic Hedy Weiss, raising questions about racism and free speech.
The Kilroys Are Here With More Plays by Women
Their fourth annual list features 37 underproduced plays by female and trans writers, and more by writers of color than in previous years.
When a Writer’s Rights Aren’t Right: The ‘Virginia Woolf’ Casting Fight
A lesson for Albee’s estate from Tennessee Willams’s: Classics can survive reinvention. And while we’re reviving, how about more diversity, not less?
Middle Eastern-American Artists Ask: Who Gets to Speak for ‘The Profane’?
Zayd Dohrn’s new play at Playwrights Horizons has sparked a public conversation about equity, inclusion, and authorship.
I Am Miss Saigon, and I Hate It
It’s not just that the hit musical doesn’t tell my family’s story. It’s that it perpetuates a narrative in which the Vietnamese are victims, not fighters.
A Place for Exposure: New Initiative to Nurture Writers With Disabilities
Apothetae and the Lark launch a two-year fellowship to nurture new voices and keep them in conversation.
Does Race Have a Place in Theatre Criticism?
What the blow-up over a Times review of ‘Big River’ says about this cultural moment—and what it may bode for the direction of criticism.
