(illustration by Brenton Little)
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It Was 40 Years Ago Today
By Rob Weinert-Kendt
Through a series of interviews with the magazine’s original team, our editor-in-chief retells American Theatre’s origin story as the preeminent publication for the nonprofit theatre industry.
The Other Side of Summer
By Stuart Miller
Since the onslaught of the Covid pandemic, destination theatres across the U.S. have faced everything from canceled shows to brain drain, wildfires to wildlife. Will summer ever be the same?
Theatre Futures
By Chris Myers, Jocelyn Prince, Martine Kei Green-Rogers, and Michael Rohd
In partnership with the Ford Foundation, American Theatre is launching this series of provocative essays by some of the industry’s brightest minds responding to the questions: Where have we been? Where are we going? What does a hopeful, equitable future look like for theatre in the U.S.?
Playscript
The complete text of Luis Alfaro’s poignant allegory The Travelers, plus a Q&A with the playwright by Sean San José.