Category Archives: South Central

Stories from the South, in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.

Children Will Listen: TYA Shows Get Political

Shows in Nashville, Kansas City, and New Haven are asking kids to form opinions and make decisions about important issues.

Gabrielle Reisman unearths up-to-the-minute issues—and some comic gold—in her time-hopping play about the Johnstown Flood.

After four decades of Southern playmaking, a look back—and forward—at theatre’s place on and off the grid.

Miller-Stephany will succeed Bob Hupp as the artistic leader of the Little Rock theatre.

The Louisiana theatre company creates art in the name of social justice.

An award for John O’Neal and a stirring keynote from Anna Deavere Smith began the conference at the intersection of civil rights and theatre.

Actors Theatre of Louisville brought ordinary reality to new heights in Ruhl’s latest play, which is a tribute to her mother.

The season will take place in Old Louisville’s Central Park.

Moore will bring his performing arts administration experience, including at TCG, to Louisville.

Actors Theatre of Louisville’s latest new-play fest reflected a nation, and a field, rushing to the future, haunted by the past.