Bari Newport, Regional Theatre Missionary
As she moves from Maine’s Penobscot Theatre to Miami’s GableStage, she prioritizes professionalism, depth, and community service.
Category Archives: People
Bully for Her: How Tatiana Siegel Landed the Scott Rudin Story
Can sound journalism expose and end workplace abuse in the entertainment industry? If sources are ready to talk, she’s ready to report.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
In this installment: a New York fight director, a Bay Area development pro, a Chicago teacher and puppeteer, an Atlanta actor, and from San Diego, a playwright and a casting director.
Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu: Tramping Her Own Exodus to Joy
As a new version of ‘Pass Over’ gets ready to reopen Broadway, its playwright is poised for a fresh chapter.
Woodie King Jr. and a Lifetime of Creation
The founder and artistic director of New Federal Theatre, who retired from the post in June, reflects on a storied, pathbreaking career.
Sondheim as Gospel? How Broadway Inspirational Voices Makes Showtunes Soar
A choir founded during the AIDS crisis stages a revivifying concert amid another pandemic, as longtime leader Michael McElroy moves on.
The Drive of Phylicia Rashad
The stage and screen giant, recently appointed dean of Howard University’s College of Fine Arts, looks back—and ahead—on an extraordinary career.
Michelle Ramos: Change From Within
A former dancer, now on the board of the Performing Arts Alliance and Alternate ROOTS, Ramos is on a mission to redistribute the nation’s cultural bounty.
Ricardo Khan: At the Crossroads
One of the regional theatre’s founding generation, he’s now back at the 43-year-old New Jersey company he co-founded.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From development directors to arts consultants, this edition’s focus is on folks who help generate the support for the making of theatre.
