Featured Contributors, March 2019
Reports from a Black theatre summit and from a warzone in Gaza.
Issue
Rising From the Ruins: A Theatre Persists in Gaza
Even after their building was destroyed by Israeli airstrikes, the actors and artists of ASHTAR Theatre keep the show going.
Daveed Diggs: Freedom Is an Illusion
The ‘Hamilton’ star is back onstage for a Suzan-Lori Parks play and reflects on what he learned from acting in the Bay Area.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From an arts activist in Pennsylvania to a dialect designer in Arizona, from a performer in New Orleans to a props master in New York City, here are some theatre workers to have on your radar.
Daryl Roth: Producing With a Purpose
After 30 years in the business, what one of the most powerful women in the theatre has learned along the way.
This Month in Theatre History
From the Broadway debut of ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ to the beginnings of Lexington Children’s Theatre, Crossroads Theatre Company, and the Theater Offensive, March was a memorable month.
The Long, Strange Flight of ‘Mockingbird’
The new Broadway version, and its legal battles, are just the latest chapter in a complicated 50-year history of the popular novel’s theatrical life.
John O’Neal’s Invitation to Make the World a Better Place
Civil Rights activism and theatre were integrally intertwined in the life’s work of the founder of Free Southern Theater and Junebug Productions.
Closing the Great Divide
The success of Black artists should be good for Black theatres, but too often there’s a disconnect.
Black Theatres in the U.S.: Building, Surviving, Thriving
The nation’s African American theatres are as various as the experiences and regions they represent, though they share some common goals and hurdles.
