‘Hamilton’ Swept the Tonys, but Has Diversity Swept Broadway?
Last season was notably diverse, but the 2016-17 season announced so far looks more like business as usual on the Great White Way.
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The Broadway Season Was Diverse Offstage Too, Not That You’d Notice
The invisibility of stage designers cuts both ways: They lack for recognition (see this week’s Tonys), but they can also build diverse careers—if they get the chance.
Building a Better ‘Mikado,’ Minus the Yellowface
With the help of Asian-American advisors, Lamplighters Music Theatre is radically recovering the Gilbert & Sullivan classic.
Criticism So White? Here’s How to Change That
How theatre critics can use their words, and their status, to be more inclusive of both theatre artists and a diverse new generation of journalists.
Not in Our Theatre: The Fight Against Sexual Harassment
The Chicago advocacy organization Not in Our House joins theatres across the country in combatting sexual harassment.
Standing Up for Playwrights and Against ‘Colorblind’ Casting
In light of recent controversies over plays by Katori Hall and Lloyd Suh, it’s clear that theatre needs a color-conscious casting approach.
Once More Unto the Breach
An Anatomized Philippic Regarding the Relationship of Disability to the Contemporary American Theatre
The Unsung Gender-Parity Warriors
Theatres that continue to program male-dominated seasons deserve scrutiny. But what about the many companies that are trying to get the balance right?
82 Theatre Companies With Playwriting Parity (and Better)
These organizations have made programming a preponderance of female playwrights a priority.
The Gender-Parity Advantage: We All Do Better When We All Do Well
The push for gender equity in American theatre is part of a global struggle, and the stakes are economic as well as spiritual.
