In this moment of collective upheaval, the existing hierarchies within theatrical practice are reaching their shelf life and it’s time to unearth alternatives. It’s becoming difficult to build deep ...

This edition features artists, leaders, and educators bringing the heat in Arizona theatre. What makes her special: “She has been a stalwart and dynamic presence in Phoenix for years,” said playwright ...

A pre-teen is forced into a mother’s role. That’s one way to read Wendy’s story in the classic J.M. Barrie tales of Peter Pan and the Darling family. And that’s one spin that Harley Brooke Walker, MFA ...

Theatre Futures For this visionary series sponsored by the Ford Foundation, which will roll out through the fall of 2024, American Theatre asked leading theatre thinkers to envision the future of this ...

To compile this list of the new millennium’s influential plays and musicals, we turned to industry workers, leaders, and observers to come up with 50 that pushed theatre forward. A lot can happen in ...

A new musical based on Thornton Wilder’s 1942 epic ‘The Skin of Our Teeth’ aims to bring the original’s absurdities closer to home. Indeed, The Skin of Our Teeth is difficult to crack in any form. Its ...

A former copywriter for the D.C. organization reflects on the tenuous position of arts workers under the Trump administration. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has always been a part ...

A lot of theatre artists say they don’t read criticism, and I never quite believe them. Playwright Bess Wohl has a unique approach that was new to me: She said she reads reviews of her plays “like ...

This year’s gathering in the Berkshires took big swings with mixed results, but its greatest successes may have been in the buzz and chatter it created among festivalgoers. But, after seeing Oluo ...

An Asian American theatremaker reflects on the intent and impact of Broadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending,’ and the precedent its latest casting decision may set. AAPAC noted MHE’s South Korea setting, and ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a new FY26 appropriations bill proposal for the interior, environment, and related agencies released today, the House Appropriations Interior Subcommittee recommended 35 percent ...

The complete playscript of ‘Amm(i)gone’ appears in our Summer 2025 issue. Here the author talks with a crucial mentor about the work’s inspiration, production history, and meaning. CADEN MANSON: This ...