If You Rebuild It, Will They Return?
3 years after shutdown, despite some encouraging signs, most U.S. theatres are struggling to get audiences to commit.
3 years after shutdown, despite some encouraging signs, most U.S. theatres are struggling to get audiences to commit.
Growing calls for government arts support are welcome, even if the historical model of the 1930s is an imprecise analogy.
Some of today’s best theatre is being made for young audiences. What it will it take for critics, audiences, and funders to recognize it?
This week’s guest is Greg Reiner, the director of theatre and musical theatre at the NEA, who assures us that the state of the arts is strong. Plus, the editors discuss all-gender bathrooms and high school theatre.
The former administrator for Tectonic Theater Projects and Classic Stage Company will manage both theatre and musical theatre grants for the endowment.