It’s no secret that arts workers are facing unique difficulties right now. In April, the Writers Guild of America reported that over 1,300 TV writing jobs were lost in the 2023-24 season, with 37 ...

Plus: Richard Thomas revives Hal Holbrook’s ‘Mark Twain Tonight,’ and a listing of world premieres across the U.S. “Brother tryna challenge my somebodiness,” is what she recalls a man saying to a ...

As a special offering in our Offscript feed, here’s a monologue from playwright Darnell Lamont Walker about the legendary Harlem crime boss, performed by Keith Randolph Smith. American Theatre is ...

United Hospital Fund and Venturous Theater Fund have joined in an effort to educate job-to-job arts workers about their health insurance options. The guide highlights recent legislative and regulatory ...

The Brooklyn-based playwright discusses childhood theatre memories in Cincinnati, the continued gender imbalance in the American theatre, and experiences working on iconic projects. Each month on The ...

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s Festival of New Musicals at New World Stages, which ran for its 37th year Oct. 23-24, offers an annual chance to reflect on the state of new musicals and ...

Avery Willis Hoffman’s theatre career took a turn at the age of 12. Raised in Princeton, New Jersey, where her mother was an artist and father taught at Princeton University, Hoffman grew up ...

A world premiere retelling of the powerful myth of Cupid and Psyche. Based on C.S. Lewis’s final novel and adapted for stage by Taproot’s producing artistic director Karen Lund, this brand-new play ...

Bear witness to the tragic unraveling of Willy Loman, a weary salesman chasing the elusive “American Dream.” Amidst family strife and shattered illusions, his journey becomes a haunting exploration of ...

Bernarda’s harsh rule over her daughters reveals secrets and forbidden desires, leading to tragic consequences. A powerful story of control and passion. Also available on demand. Performed in Spanish ...

The present is never alone. Take comfort: There is future, and there is past. We walk, hand in hand, with ghosts of world stages: all the players who have exited, shadows of violence, sets in ruins.

This piece is one in a series on disability and theatre. Many years ago, a writer emailed me to ask if I’d consult with the originating cast of their new production with an autistic central character.