4+ day, 11+ 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…...

3+ day, 10+ min ago   (250+ words) Opening Dallas Theater Center’s season of all new work is a play about President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev’s fateful peace talk to scale down nuclear weapons. “There’s something beautiful about this lost moment, and it’s been forgotten by history,…...

2+ day, 21+ 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:…...

3+ day, 10+ min ago   (1020+ words) Working from a foundation of accessibility, this organization is beaming their art around the world, and supporting marginalized artists in the process. American Theatre recently emailed with founding artistic director Jeanmarie Simpson to find out more about ATM’s unique approach…...

3+ day, 15+ 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…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (178+ words) American Theatre Magazine Minneapolis-based journalist and arts critic Sheila Regan has written for the Washington Post, Minnesota Star Tribune, The Guardian, and more over the years. As she covered Theater Mu’s world premiere production of HMong Futures by Katie Ka…...

5+ day, 10+ min 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…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (748+ words) americantheatre.org 1821 (205 years ago) The African Company, the first African American acting company, opened its first production, Richard III. The titular role was originally played by an enslaved man whose name is not included in the historical record (James Hewlett later…...

1+ week, 4+ 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…...

1+ week, 4+ 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…...