The Chicken Salad Incident
America may call itself a nation of immigrants, but our stories are still scarce on U.S. stages. Let’s change that.
Category Archives: May/June 2018
Immigrant Representation Matters Too
Theatres find new ways to relate to immigrant and refugee communities, not only as audiences but as partners.
Perchance to DREAM
DACA recipients, feeling unwelcome in the country they call home, claim a home onstage.
The Refuge of the Stage
What roles can theatre play in the global refugee crisis? Healing, representation—and diversion.
Children of the Journey
So much American theatre, from O’Neill to Udofia, has been inspired by the stories of playwrights’ immigrant parents.
Theatre, Community, and Justice
An EDI consciousness is already fundamental to the work of some theatre practitioners, but it has expanded exponentially.
Sarah McLellan: EST’s Developing Story
She brings an administrative brain to a small, hardy new-play company on the verge of an upgrade.
Liesl Tommy Won’t Take No For an Answer
How the Tony-nominated director makes space for women of color in the theatre, not just herself.
Harvey Schmidt, My Accidental Partner in Magic
He didn’t set out to write shows any more than I did, but when the music and the theatre called, we followed.
