Friday, August 7, 2026
As developmental spaces dwindle, the New York Stage & Film Summer Season preserves a crucial part of theatremaking: the moment when artists and audiences shape a work together.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:31PM[SHARE]What has he learned after leading Minneapolis's flagship theatre for the last 11 years, and what's next? Plus: a Pittsburgh check-in with Sharon Eberson.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:10AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 4, 2026
August highlights include a ban on plays, a tour interrupted, and a fight against the end of the world.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:49AM[SHARE]Monday, August 3, 2026
The Haitian American playwright reflects on female empowerment and her wishes for change in the industry as her play ‘Dead Girl's Quinceañera’ makes the rounds this fall.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:35PM[SHARE]Friday, July 31, 2026
A first-of-its-kind 3-day outdoor Broadway music festival will feature previews of new musicals along with starry programs of musical theatre favorites.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM[SHARE]A listing of new plays and musicals making their debuts in the U.S. in the coming month.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 29, 2026
The partnership would make DTC the official producer within the sprawling performing arts center, and in turn open its venues to theatre programming.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:36PM[SHARE]Monday, July 27, 2026
We could all use a bit of the enthusiasm, imagination, and determination I witnessed at this year's International Thespian Festival.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:18PM[SHARE]Friday, July 24, 2026
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
CRT's latest KID Show, with the help of Dragoncillo puppetry troupe, aims to help students come out of their shells.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM[SHARE]Monday, July 20, 2026
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
This busy performer-producer set out to establish a company for Asian American actors, and ended up a New York City theatre staple herself.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:25PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Hedonism, shame, aquaphobia, and memory were in the mix at Montreal's interdisciplinary theatre and dance gathering.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:34PM[SHARE]WASHINGTON, D.C.: Arena Stage artistic director Hana S. Sharif publicly announced her departure from the role on June 26, the opening night of CrazySexyCool: The TLC Musical, after just thre…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:04PM[SHARE]The artistic director’s departure, after just 3 years, from the helm of the D.C.’s flagship theatre has ignited a debate about the American theatre’s systemic challenges.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM[SHARE]Friday, July 10, 2026
A human resources tangle among tech workers is at the heart of Geetha Reddy's new comedy at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:53AM[SHARE]This month Brian talks to the author of 'Light Switch' and 'Berrywild' about autism, mentorship, and learning to live alongside cringe.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:17AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 9, 2026
July highlights include one of the country's earliest professional theatre troupes, an Atlanta world premiere, a radical performance at Caffe Cino, and a profound perspective on slavery.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:58AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 7, 2026
The NYC nonprofit, dedicated to matching artists and small companies with affordable spaces, plans to open the new 49th Street space later this year.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:03PM[SHARE]Monday, July 6, 2026
The Doris Duke Foundation has announced new grants to support technological infrastructure in the performing arts.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:09PM[SHARE]Friday, July 3, 2026
As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, can we find in the performing arts a reflection of a common identity, even cause for patriotism?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM[SHARE]In a conversation recorded at the TCG Conference in San Juan in June, writer Miranda Purcell is joined by Puerto Rican theatremakers Sylvia Bofill and Georgina Borri.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:40AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 2, 2026
In a clutch of Off-Broadway shows, women in intimate or secluded spaces reckon with themselves and others.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Monday, June 29, 2026
For both those from the island and in the diaspora, the gathering affirmed and clarified the bridge-building power of theatre and its makers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:21AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 25, 2026
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The new center on Cape Cod plans to host writers for one- to three-week summer stays.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Working without a fixed space or set ticket prices, this small company brings theatre to its Southwestern city in new venues and in new ways.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:20PM[SHARE]For a week in early June, theatremakers from all over the world, and from the Windy City itself, converged in Chicago to test the limits of play and possibility.
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