Offscript: Chukwudi Iwuji’s Cyrano Is Larger Than Life
This month, the editors talk with the acclaimed actor about modernized classics, language, and how ‘Oppenheimer’ led him back to the stage.
All Stories About Pasadena Playhouse
Pulitzer Prize, Steinberg New Play Award, LA Drama Critics Circle, and More
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
This Month in Theatre History
The first production to use electric lighting, a tragic theatre fire, a Broadway landmark, an Asian American icon, and a James Baldwin musical adaptation.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
This L.A.-focused roundup includes a writer-director, a patron services manager, a scenic painter, an actor who’s also a marketing director, and more.
10 Shows to Receive Biller Family Foundation Social Impact Grants
This year’s grants will support innovative and socially engaged productions at theatres in Colorado, California, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona.
Pasadena Playhouse, Where a National Nod Validates a Local Mission
What does winning the Regional Theatre Tony mean for the 106-year-old theatre? For artistic director Danny Feldman, it’s a sign that the often struggling theatre is on the right track.
Sheldon Epps: Making the Case for Diversity in All Directions
The longtime artistic director of Pasadena Playhouse talks about his new book, which recounts a career of both achievements and arguments over the shape (and shade) of the American theatre.
Making My Playhouse Great
In this excerpt from his new book about running the Pasadena Playhouse for 2 decades, Epps arrives at the intersection of its history and his.
Seema Sueko Receives TCG Alan Schneider Director Award
The honor goes to a freelance director focused on building just communities through generative work, consensus organizing, and research and development.
The Shows That Got Away and/or Found a Way
A look at 8 shows that the pandemic cut short, what’s happened to them since, and what might be next.
