The Week That Shook Center Theatre Group
When the L.A. theatre announced a season light on women playwrights, a protest led to change and greater transparency.
Category Archives: On the Scene
How Extra Time Gave Court Theatre a Deeper Dive Into ‘Othello’
Pandemic delays allowed the Chicago theatre to rethink their both production process and the meaning of the play, with strong input from their lead actor.
Ike Holter May ‘Hate It Here,’ But He’s Made a Show We Can Love
Part of the Goodman Theatre’s LIVE series, the new staging combines the best of theatre and live television for a unique theatrical outing.
London’s Stage Return: Tentative, but Not Without Hopeful Glimmers
Plays at the National, Almeida, and Donmar Warehouse offer surfeit, stillness, and savvy celebrity casting.
‘The Map of Now’ Offered a Virtual Stroll Through Windy City Arts
Using the virtual platform Gather.Town, Lucky Plush Productions crafted a virtual city-wide arts festival that opened the door for potential future expansion.
The Unique Tension of ‘Pass Over’ in a Public Park
A new Philadelphia production offers a timely, often disconcerting look at Antoinette Nwandu’s play about police violence, soon headed for Broadway.
Reopen Theatre? Why Not a Whole Neighborhood?
INTAR Theatre’s MicroTEATRO project celebrates a Manhattan district that may be poised to take off as a theatre destination.
Theatre as Healing Ritual: How Afrofemononomy Worked the Roots
How a group of Black femme theatremakers made Kathleen Collins’s undersung work a site of communion and affirmation.
Gulfshore Playhouse Has Plenty to Celebrate
Perseverance through the pandemic, and the support of loyal patrons, means that this Florida theatre is on track to break ground on a new $60 million facility.
How Much Is That Play in the Window?
Stop Motion Plant’s ‘Window Plays’ found a new way to bring audiences and performers together again, if only for a few minutes.
