American Theatre magazine

02/02/2025

“I hate going to the theater and feeling like I’m being punished, or like they didn’t want me there. I love audiences, and I want to reward them for coming, which can be a challenge — it’s expensive, it takes time and, here, they’ve got to get to freaking downtown L.A.! So whatever place you occupy on the political or moral spectrum, and however you end up feeling about these topics, I hope you laughed and had a good time.” - Larissa FastHorse

The office-set farce "Fake It Until You Make It," starring Julie Bowen and Tonantzin Carmelo, explores "race-shifting" and nonprofit organizations.

31/01/2025

The disbanding of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities came amid a flurry of executive orders touching on art, culture and history.

31/01/2025

The latest roundup includes the USA Fellows, the BTC Scholarships, the Farm Theater commission, Asian American Arts Alliance's What Can We Do? grants, and 14th Street Y's LABA New York.

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

31/01/2025

"Let’s forget reaching across the aisle. We need to dance in the aisle. The time to try to reach across the aisle is over. We need to shout. We need to dance. We need to create spaces of joy in places of dissension. That’s what the revolution needs to look like. Toni Cade Bambara said, 'The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.' I shared that with the community in Harlem because we were on fire. We were like, 'We’ve been here before.' We’re not shaking and quaking in our boots. Our job is to fight back the darkness with love." - Stevie Walker-Webb, artistic director, Baltimore Center Stage

A little over a year into his tenure leading Baltimore Center Stage, the Tony-nominated director reflects on his city, his impact so far, and what’s to come.

31/01/2025

What shows are you doing or seeing over the weekend?

30/01/2025

The post-show tradition has become bigger in recent years. Here's how to participate respectfully.

29/01/2025

He takes over for co-founder and former president Dr. Lue Douthit.

29/01/2025

Playwright Alvaro Saar Rios talks about "Quetzali and the Comic Book Queen vs. the Alebrije of Darkness: Live in the School Cafeteria," a new play he's written for Lexington Children's Theatre. Inspired by his son’s interest in Greek mythology, particularly as popularized for young readers, he wanted to do the same for Aztec mythology.

A new play from Alvaro Saar Rios follows a the big adventures of a teen with a mysterious feather sprouting from her arm.

29/01/2025

Jennifer Green and Sarah Ruhl, two women whose lives were transformed by Joyce Piven, give tribute to the legendary teacher and director, who died earlier this month.

2 women whose lives were touched by the legendary director and teacher, who died on Jan. 18 at age 94, give her tribute.

28/01/2025

This month in Chicago, Gabriela reflects on what theatre can illuminate about the ‘quiet art of survival,’ and two busy artists share self-care practices and visions for 2025.

This month, Gabriela reflects on what theatre can illuminate about the ‘quiet art of survival,’ and two busy artists share self-care practices and visions for 2025.

28/01/2025

From our Winter 2025 issue, Gabriela Furtado Coutinho writes about Generation Now. The commissioning program emerged from a desire to diversify TYA, and may offer a model for more communicative collaboration across companies.

The commissioning program Generation Now emerged from a desire to diversify TYA, and may offer a model for more communicative collaboration across companies.