Category Archives: On the Scene

Inge Festival Brings the Theatre World to Independence

A host of writers made their way to the Kansas small town to honor the late dramatist and support emerging playwrights.

South Coast Rep’s venerable new-works fest offers a mellow, writer-focused sampling of fresh material.

Actors Theatre of Louisville’s latest new-play fest reflected a nation, and a field, rushing to the future, haunted by the past.

Setting out to build something more than another new-play fest, the theatre presents 5 new plays from all-female teams.

This year the new musical festival boasted more shows, more performances, and a bigger industry turnout.

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical gets its first amateur staging at the Curran Theatre while still a hit on Broadway.

The new-play development program gives writers the freedom to explore with the help of multidisciplinary artists.

At the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’s annual new play festival, diversity was front and center.

How three plays about Lorraine Hansberry’s Younger family and their house resonate with each other—and with our current moment.

Themes of accessibility and technology drove this year’s conference about the future of Broadway.