Michael Barakiva Named Cleveland Play House Artistic Director
The director and novelist replaces Mark Cuddy, who has navigated the theatre through controversies.
This Month in Theatre History
The first production to use electric lighting, a tragic theatre fire, a Broadway landmark, an Asian American icon, and a James Baldwin musical adaptation.
TYA/USA Announces 2024 National Festival and Conference
Presented in collaboration with the Alliance Theatre, this year’s convening will focus on the theme of possibility.
This Week in Theatre Awards: Youngblood, Write It Out!, and More
A roundup of prizes, residencies, and other recognitions.
Everyone’s Invited to ‘Mrs. Krishnan’s Party’
The New Zealand-based Indian Ink Theatre Company brings immersive festivities to a number of U.S. theatres starting this month.
Seeing Theatre’s Future in Warsaw
At the Generation After Festival in September, Polish theatres gave a fresh demonstration of the vitality, relevancy, and pliability of the live arts.
Theatre as Refuge and Resistance in a Time of War
For MENA-identifying theatres in the U.S., the current Israel-Hamas war makes the work of lifting Palestinian and Arab voices all the more urgent.
Changes Come Fast, Change Comes Slow
How a cohort of artistic directors of color, recently hired at major U.S. theatres, have confronted unforeseen upheavals.
Translating Jon Fosse Isn’t Just About the Words
How an American director became a translator, as well as a sort of U.S. ambassador, for the Norwegian writer who is this year’s Nobel Prize winner.
Authenticity and Urgency: New Plays For Us and By Us
How 4 theatres develop work by writers of color with communities of color at the center.
