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American Theatre provides news, features, artist interviews, and editorials about theatre in the US and abroad. The national magazine for the American not-for-profit theatre
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Can the American Theatre Unlearn Racism?
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (236+ words) Going beyond diversity statements, antiracist theatre practices promise a liberatory future for all. The following is an excerpt from the BIPOC readers’ side of Nicole Brewer’s new book, The Antiracist Theatre: Crafting Theatrical Collaboration (Haymarket Books, 2026), which is written as…...
Horton Foote Prize, Champion Playwriting Fellowship, MENA Grants, and More
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (191+ words) A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions. The MENA Theater Makers Fund is made possible with the support of the Wallace Foundation’s Advancing Well-being in the Arts Initiative, and in partnership with the National Arts Regranting Partners. LOS ANGELES:…...
NYC’s Theatre Row Announces New Studio Residency
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (512+ words) American Theatre Magazine NEW YORK CITY: Theatre Row, the nonprofit-focused multi-theatre anchor program of Building for the Arts (BFA), has announced a new Studio Residency program to provide nonprofit performing arts companies with resources of space, time, and professional development…...
The Real Movement Was Where We Weren’t Looking
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (857+ words) American Theatre Magazine This summer, one of the most powerful men in the American nonprofit theatre stood up and pronounced it dead. Oskar Eustis told The New York Times that the American nonprofit theatre movement is over. Not struggling. Not…...
Curt Columbus Stages His ‘Getaway’ From Trinity Rep
1+ week, 5+ day ago (556+ words) The historic Providence theatre’s artistic director, whose last play at its leader is ‘The Getaway Driver,’ recalls his two-decade tenure, and talks about what’s next. Columbus spoke to me from his residence in Vermont about transitions, leadership, and why theatre…...
Black Theatre’s Family Reunion
1+ week, 5+ day ago (286+ words) Every other year since 1989, the International Black Theatre Festival has gathered theatremakers and fans for a celebration of Black artistry and excellence. This year’s IBTF kicked off with a royal gala, with guests adorned in shades of purple amid elegant…...
What Else Is New: From ‘Gilgamesh’ to ‘Basquiat’
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1753+ words) The cup overfloweth in this nationwide roundup of new stage works. Based on the Jonathan Eig book about the mid-20th-century development of birth control, Jessica Huang’s The Birth of the Pill, directed by Sandra Marquez, runs at Chicago’s TimeLine Theatre,…...
Theatre Washington Announces Theatre Week 2026
2+ week, 5+ day ago (592+ words) American Theatre Magazine WASHINGTON, D.C.: Theatre Washington has today announced Theatre Week 2026, a three-week celebration of the D.C. area’s vibrant, diverse, and world-class theatre scene, which will run Sept. 24–Oct. 11. The annual event offers residents and visitors $25, $45, and $65 tickets to more than…...