The Big Crunch: Theatre’s Labor and Materials Crisis
Getting audiences to return isn’t the only post-COVID challenge theatres are facing.
All Stories About ACT Theatre
Why New Plays Now? A Case for Supporting the Unimaginable
One of the nation’s most prolific living playwrights celebrates the theatre that has sustained him, and asks that it recommit to, and expand, its support for new work.
Theatrical Mustang: Ada Karamanyan Would Like More, Please
This month we talk to the administrator, activist, and casting professional about amplifying trans talent, rethinking the canon, and prioritizing mental health.
Theatre’s Front Lines
For house managers and theatre services directors, the work is invisible but rewarding.
Seattle’s Seagull Project Is Staying Aloft for the Long Haul
The ensemble that formed around a production at ACT Theatre is living the dream of becoming a slow-brewing Chekhov rep company.
Lauren Yee Branches Out From the Family Tree
Her comical ‘King of the Yees’ is not your average family play, but then her dad isn’t your average dad.
ACT Announces 2017 ACTLab Lineup
The ACTLab will showcase collaborative cabarets, burlesque performances, and musicals.
The Timely Ring of ‘Wedding Band’
Alice Childress’s seldom-produced interracial love story, though set a century ago, gave off fresh sparks at the Intiman.
Never Be Dark: Big Theatres Hosting Smaller Companies
When larger institutions open their doors to independent companies, it can be a win-win proposition.
This Month in Theatre History
From the Trojan War to the Civil War, World War I, and beyond, a look back at past Septembers in the American theatre.
