Left by the Roadside: A Theatre Legacy Considered, and Reconsidered
2 new volumes by and about a pioneering Appalachian company celebrate decades of work, though they also deserve scrutiny.
All Stories About accountability
Artists Pull Play From Cleveland Play House Over Mishandled Assault
Stori Ayers and Charly Evon Simpson resigned in solidarity with a performer whose assault they feel was mishandled. That performer says the problem is bigger than a single incident.
Real Talk: Can Broadway Broaden Its Access and Impact?
Broadway producers Ron Simons and Hunter Arnold talk about the changes they’ve seen (and been a part of) in their field, and point to the changes that are still needed.
Ken-Matt Martin, Dismissed by Victory Gardens Board, Won’t Return
The theatre that hired him a year ago is now under fire from staff and affiliated artists, not only for their treatment of Martin but for a general lack of transparency and high-handedness.
The Week That Shook Center Theatre Group
When the L.A. theatre announced a season light on women playwrights, a protest led to change and greater transparency.
How to Be an Antiracist Theatremaker
Five producers gather to talk about what they do and the power they hold to make change.
Come Back to the Theatre? First, We Need to Talk
As theatre workers prepare for a return to in-person theatre, they have lingering questions about what kinds of spaces and conditions they’re returning to.
The Theatre Industry’s Internship Problem
A movement to end unpaid and low-paid internships gains momentum, collecting testimony from more than 1,600 current and former interns.
Immersive Theatre That Left Scars: Behind the Collapse of Serenbe Playhouse
Its leader Brian Clowdus, who allegedly prized spectacle over safety, has eluded consequences and gone on to reinvent himself as a Trumpist impresario.
Is It Finally Time for Change at Walnut Street Theatre?
The Philadelphia company, which bills itself as the nation’s oldest theatre, faces accusations of wage inequity and disregard for artists’ safety.
