Maya Choldin Named Managing Director of New York Theatre Workshop
An arts administrator whose résumé spans Philly’s experimental ensemble Pig Iron and Canada’s mainstream Theatre Calgary, she’ll succeed Jeremy Blocker at the Off-Broadway powerhouse.
Canada
Stratford Festival, Intermission Magazine Launch IBPOC Critics Lab
The program is accepting applications from aspiring and emerging Canadian theatre critics who are Indigenous, Black, or people of color for a 7-week curriculum and residency at the Stratford Festival.
Bringing the Thunder, Finding the Lightness
A brief gig working with a company of disabled actors became a 4-year tour, and a writer learned to face his own hardships with grace and humor.
Impish, Wise, Generous: The Multitudes of Christopher Plummer
A lifelong student and master storyteller, he knew exactly where to put the focus of his and our attention.
COVID Theatre Closures Hit U.K. Harder Than U.S. and Canada, New Study Shows
A new report from TRG Arts and Purple Seven finds that the loyalty of North American audiences, particularly subscribers, may be making the difference.
Why Not Theatre Announces ThisGen 2020 Fellowship
The recipients are Intisar Awisse, Tai A Grauman, Bianca Guimarães de Manuel, Crystal Lee, Nikki Shaffeeullah, Olivia Shortt, and Echo Zhou.
Hath Not a Woman Eyes? How a Female Shylock Changes ‘The Merchant of Venice’
For a production last year in Calgary, a gender switch illuminated the Shakespeare play’s conflicts in fresh and troubling ways.
A ‘Mahabharata’ Staged and Acted Entirely by South Asians—Why Not?
Adapting the Sanskrit epic into two-part spectacle for the Shaw Festival, Ravi Jain goes back to the beginning—and imagines the end.
Northern Lights: Canadian Theatre Now
This month the editors explore a vibrant, multilingual scene just across the border.
Bridging the Two Solitudes
Canada’s Francophone and Anglophone theatre communities are distinct in character but hungry for connection.
