Up Close and Personal
Small theatre is an aesthetic as well as an economic designation, and both aspects deserve attention.
Category Archives: Good Things, Small Packages
For this year’s annual season preview, we decided to look at the nation’s bustling stage activity through the work of its smaller theatres, from storefronts to ensembles, from itinerant troupes to what might be call micro-regional theatres. As any stage artist could tell you, true theatricality knows no size.
Good Things, Small Packages
Theatres with modest budgets can have outsized impact, but can they sustain success?
The Most With the Least
From dumpster diving to performing in parks, how 6 theatre companies performed miracles on tiny budgets.
Off-Off-Broadway: Freedom Isn’t Free
The work at New York City’s small indie theatres may be blessedly strange, but the challenges they face are all too familiar.
How an Indie Theatre Scene Took Root in Columbus, Ga.
Atlanta isn’t the only Georgia city with a theatre scene: 100 miles south you can find live performance that’s vibrant, collaborative, and inclusive.
Small Is Beautiful
We asked leaders at some of the nation’s small theatre companies which shows, both large and small, they were most looking forward to in the coming season.
The Top 10* Most-Produced Plays of the 2019-20 Season
What’s the number one play in America? It’s a tie between ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ and ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.’
