Civic Scores: A Modest Proposal for Theatre Beyond the Stage
Why can’t Americans talk to each other anymore? Theatre artists may have precisely the right skills to kickstart discourse and rekindle empathy.
Category Archives: Features
Summers in Rhinebeck, Where Birds Sing and New Musicals Grow
For 13 years, Kathy Evans’s new-work development program in upstate New York has given writers what they need to make new musicals.
When Kwame Was Stokely
In a new play at Chicago’s Court Theatre, playwright Nambi E. Kelley looks for the human being—and the humor—in a Civil Rights legend.
Grown in Chicago: Creating Your Community
This special podcast episode featuring panelists Shepsu Aakhu, Myesha-Tiara, and Xavier Custodio, moderated by Carla Stillwell, was recorded live from The Understudy in Chicago.
Under the Big Umbrella at a Festival for Neurodiverse Audiences
The fifth iteration of Lincoln Center’s festival for neurodiverse families was shorter but broader, offering many pathways for engagement.
2 Days in April: TCG Goes to Washington
Theatre leaders gathered to train, talk, and meet with Congressional staff about urgent issues facing the industry.
Evan Mills: Sharing Beautiful, Uncomfortable Laughter
After making waves in the Chicago comedy scene, the Second City alum has his eyes set on L.A., but not before helping others achieve their comedy dreams.
She Loves Theatre, But Does Theatre Love Her Back?
86-year-old Nicki Cochrane, a tireless fixture of New York theatre audiences, sees 500 shows a year, by any means necessary.
A Song Heard ’Round the World, and the Unsung Fiddler Who Set It in Motion
‘Ghost Waltz,’ Oliver Mayer’s new play at Latino Theater Company, excavates the life of Juventino Rosas, an obscure musician who wrote one of the most popular earworms of all time.
José Rivera and the Family Storm of ‘The Hours Are Feminine’
The playwright’s new play at Intar draws on his own youth for lessons about masculinity, assimilation, and language.
