East West Players: Asian American Visibility, Also Sustainability
How the historic Los Angeles company has stabilized both its mission and its finances.
Category Archives: On the Scene
Theater Mu: Resilience and Range, Mentorship and Momentum
The Minnesota theatre is thriving in difficult times thanks to nimbleness, versatility, and time for reflection.
Detroit Repertory Theatre: Keeping It in the Neighborhood
Serving a community of color without identifying as a theatre of color has led this 65-year-old theatre to build bridges, while struggling with fundraising.
Lorraine Hansberry Is Going on Tour
The recent unveiling of Alison Saar’s sculpture ‘To Sit A While’ kicked off a national tour to raise awareness of this great American writer and the many who follow in the path she paved.
Mabou Mines Looks Back at a Half Century of Looking Forward
Last weekend the seminal New York experimental ensemble feted a formidable legacy of collective creation, cross-pollination, and cultivation of generations of theatremakers.
3 Black Theatremakers at Play (and at Work) in NJ’s ArtYard
A recent reading of TyLie Shider’s play ‘Whittier,’ about the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, brought together artists intent on sustaining the energy of the past 2 years of protest.
A Vibe Shift at the Great Plains Theatre Conference
In streamlining its offerings, the annual Omaha new-play gathering has gained what visiting artists see as an increase in collegiality, support, and breathing room.
Tender and Callow Fellows: Flint Rep’s Gay ‘Fantasticks’
Why a new same-sex revision of the classic Off-Broadway musical, with tweaks by original lyricist/librettist Tom Jones, may work even better than the original boy-girl version.
Can ‘Trading Places’ Be More Than a 1980s Joke?
A new musical at the Alliance Theatre, based on the Eddie Murphy/Dan Aykroyd switcheroo comedy, has traded out a few elements.
In Arkansas, a New Festival, and a New Way of Doing Things
Bringing together 300 artists from 8 U.S. communities, Live in America is banking on place-based performance as the radical way forward.
