Gender Parity the English Way
How one small London theatre has rallied the big ones to recognize and address the gender gap on U.K. stages.
Where the Show Begins in the Lobby
Some theatres are finding ways to coach audiences into the world of the play before the curtain ever goes up.
‘Princess Mary’ Takes Tolstoy for Walk on the Drag Side
Aaron Holland’s new musical expands a minor character from ‘War and Peace’ into an inspiration for a full-blown musical about a modern-day daydreamer.
Note from the Executive: The Excellence Quotient
No one sets out to do average work in the theatre, but to do anything exceptionally well requires prioritizing—and some balls are going to drop.
Editor’s Note for January 2015
There’s a lot more in this issue than our special section on training for social activism.
Offscript: Bring Your Own Boat!
It’s the New Year’s Eve edition of Offscript! We look at the big theatre headlines of 2014, as well as the shows that we loved.
Can I Get a Yippie?
In ‘Steal Heaven’ at San Diego REP, Herbert Siguenza imagines what ’60s icon Abbie Hoffman would think of our iPhone-and-drone age.
One Ticket, All Admission at the Southern Theater
The Minneapolis presenter tries a membership model for offerings by its 15 resident companies. Netflix for the theatre, anyone?
Our Favorite Things: The Year in American Theatre
Twelve-hour Greek plays, white face, drag queens, gender parity…the contributors and editors of “American Theatre” reminisce on what they loved most in the theatre in 2014.
Onstage This Week: Dec. 29-Jan. 5
A few holiday leftovers linger, but the New Year ushers in both sobering drama and fairy-tale whimsy, musical excursions and comic dances with death.
