2 playwrights talk to theatremakers in the West Bank and Gaza, who are continuing their resistance to occupation with their art and their witness. “I do not see our work as a luxury but as an act of ...

At Atlanta’s Theatrical Outfit, playwright Steve Yockey tells a new horror comedy about a couple caught between classes. The script may be clean, but the characters end up anything but. As a ...

The prolific L.A. playwright chats about his newest autobiographical play, ‘My Son the Playwright,’ and how his family has shaped his artistry. The first act has a dad waiting for his son to show up ...

Karin Coonrod explains why ‘King Lear’ is apocalyptic but not bleak, and a new staging of an iconic film returns it to its theatrical roots. The royal “we” reportedly dates to the 12th-century reign ...

A roundup of comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions. Support American Theatre: a just and thriving theatre ecology begins with information for all. Please join us in this mission ...

Theatres across Minnesota have closed for the day during the state’s general strike against ICE’s violence. “We know firsthand that deportation breaks families apart and does not provide a path ...

Tina Packer, a British-born actor and director who founded Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Massachusetts, in 1978 and ran it until 2009, died on Jan. 9. She was 87. “Howl, Howl, Howl…” Tina’s hand was ...

The Wisconsin theatre just announced 6 new plays, to roll out over the coming seasons, and 3 new commissions, thanks to $1 million gift for new-play development. “Milwaukee Rep has a responsibility to ...

With a script by Simon Stephens and a (video-captured) cast of 4, a new mixed-reality experience at The Shed may be the closest this new medium has come to a bona fide play. As An Ark opens, actor ...

The collaboration aims to fill healthcare gaps for Equity actors and stage managers who need one more week of work to secure their coverage. “In a time of growing uncertainty around health care access ...

I hope you’re easing into the new year as best you can. I’m tiptoeing in—staying out of the cold, cooking at home, and planning my theatre outings sparingly. Others, however, are diving right in. Case ...

This New Jersey company commissions and stages topical new plays but doesn’t claim ‘world premiere’ status, giving playwrights a safe place to work and students a place to learn about new-work ...