Children of the Journey
So much American theatre, from O’Neill to Udofia, has been inspired by the stories of playwrights’ immigrant parents.
Category Archives: Special Section
At the Intersections
Theatre practitioners met in Milwaukee for the Intersections Summit, a three-day conference on community justice work. What did they take home with them?
Are We Ready to Take Engagement All the Way to Justice?
Our engagement efforts will fall short if we don’t ask who we’re serving and why—and consider a new model to reach new goals.
Theatre, Community, and Justice
An EDI consciousness is already fundamental to the work of some theatre practitioners, but it has expanded exponentially.
We Start by Acknowledging the Land
Our nation’s Native history is all around us, if we would only pay attention. One place to look: at a rising generation of Native theatremakers.
Native Women Rising
Why three premieres in Oregon are a sign of the times—and a long time coming.
Law of Nations
At Arena Stage, Mary Kathryn Nagle’s ‘Sovereignty’ set out to reclaim Native stories—and bodies.
Indigenous States
Native theatre in the U.S.’s two non-contiguous states, Alaska and Hawai‘i, shows resonant connections as well as telling differences.
Raising Native Voices, Then Amplifying Them
After years of nurturing writers and performers, the work of L.A.’s Native American theatre is finally paying off.
Native Iron Workers and 9/11 Linked by ‘Mangled Beams’
In Dawn Jamieson’s new play, four Iroquois high-beam walkers reckon with trauma past and present.
