Theater Mu: Resilience and Range, Mentorship and Momentum
The Minnesota theatre is thriving in difficult times thanks to nimbleness, versatility, and time for reflection.
On the Scene
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.
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.
Living the ‘¡Americano!’ Dream
Inspired by the story of a DREAMer from Arizona, a new musical makes a humanizing case for the undocument immigrants whose rights he now advocates for.
A Homecoming to ‘Knoxville’
A new musical based on Agee’s ‘Death in the Family’ from Ahrens, Flaherty, and Galati debuts at Florida’s Asolo Rep, almost exactly 2 years after COVID shut it down.
A Tour Through August’s ‘Landscape’
A new exhibit at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center in the writer’s hometown of Pittsburgh immerses visitors in the world of his plays, as well as the world around them.
