Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Talene Monahon: Meaning in Armenian by Guesteditor

The writer of ‘Meet the Cartozians’ chats with her leading actress about the history behind the play, the complicated effects of assimilation, and Armenian pride and trauma.

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Tuesday, August 4, 2026

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

August highlights include a ban on plays, a tour interrupted, and a fight against the end of the world.

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Phamaly’s ‘504: The Musical’ Makes a Sit-In Sing by Guesteditor

A vital yet often-overlooked disability-rights protest in San Francisco in 1977 is musicalized at Denver's Phamaly Theatre Company.

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Monday, August 3, 2026

People to Watch: Phanésia Pharel by American Theatre Editors

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.

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Friday, July 31, 2026

What Else Is New: A ‘Dalloway’ Prequel, Helen of Troy in the Old West by American Theatre Editors

A listing of new plays and musicals making their debuts in the U.S. in the coming month.

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7 New Musicals to Preview at Inaugural Broadway Festival by American Theatre Editors

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.

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

AT&T Center, Dallas Theater Center Plan Merger by American Theatre Editors

The partnership would make DTC the official producer within the sprawling performing arts center, and in turn open its venues to theatre programming.

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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

People to Watch: Bernardo Cubría by Guesteditor

A year after the Los Angeles wildfires, the playwright reflects on community and responsibility with 'The People of Pompeii.'

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Monday, July 27, 2026

5 Things the Pros Can Learn From High School Theatre by American Theatre Editors

We could all use a bit of the enthusiasm, imagination, and determination I witnessed at this year's International Thespian Festival.

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Friday, July 24, 2026
Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Where Do We Go From Here? by Guesteditor

The articles in our Summer 2026 issue are underpinned by questions about who we’ve been—and who we might yet become.

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Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Puppet Confidence in Creede Rep’s ‘Eureka’ by American Theatre Editors

CRT's latest KID Show, with the help of Dragoncillo puppetry troupe, aims to help students come out of their shells.

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Monday, July 20, 2026

Writing With Our Ancestors by American Theatre Editors

A ceremony from the writing room, and how to keep it at your own desk.

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A Summer of Reflection by Guesteditor

For our guest columnist’s final column (for now), she reconnects with past students and asks teachers how they’re educating a new generation.

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Mia Katigbak, Actor-Manager by American Theatre Editors

This busy performer-producer set out to establish a company for Asian American actors, and ended up a New York City theatre staple herself.

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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Proof of Passage: A Dispatch from Festival TransAmériques by American Theatre Editors

Hedonism, shame, aquaphobia, and memory were in the mix at Montreal's interdisciplinary theatre and dance gathering.

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Leadership Changes at Arena, Wilma, Mu, and More by American Theatre Editors

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…

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Hana Sharif Leaves Arena, Leaving Questions for the Field by American Theatre Editors

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.

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Monday, July 13, 2026

Brave Onstage, Quiet at Home by Guesteditor

MILCK's first musical at La Jolla Playhouse this summer can't keep quiet, telling the story of an Asian American singer/songwriter with some unresolved trauma.

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Friday, July 10, 2026

The Caste Is Stacked in ‘The Employee Dharma Handbook’ by American Theatre Editors

A human resources tangle among tech workers is at the heart of Geetha Reddy's new comedy at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.

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Dave Osmundsen Doesn’t Do Inspiration by American Theatre Editors

This month Brian talks to the author of 'Light Switch' and 'Berrywild' about autism, mentorship, and learning to live alongside cringe.

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Thursday, July 9, 2026

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

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.

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Searching for Fifth Wave Feminism Onstage by American Theatre Editors

How will the next revolution in women's lives will be dramatized?

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Terrence McNally, Helbling, East West (Sports) Players, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

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Tuesday, July 7, 2026

IndieSpace to Open New Multi-Use Space in Hell’s Kitchen by American Theatre Editors

The NYC nonprofit, dedicated to matching artists and small companies with affordable spaces, plans to open the new 49th Street space later this year.

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Monday, July 6, 2026

Duke Partners With Ford to Fund Performing Arts Tech Innovation by American Theatre Editors

The Doris Duke Foundation has announced new grants to support technological infrastructure in the performing arts.

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Friday, July 3, 2026

Great Pride, Also Pain by American Theatre Editors

As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, can we find in the performing arts a reflection of a common identity, even cause for patriotism?

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Live From Puerto: A Look Into Theatre’s Mirror by American Theatre Editors

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.

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

Girls Confined, Interrupted, Awakened by American Theatre Editors

In a clutch of Off-Broadway shows, women in intimate or secluded spaces reckon with themselves and others.

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Wednesday, July 1, 2026

What Else Is New: From ‘Building’ to ‘F**king Strangers’ by American Theatre Editors

A listing of plays debuting in the U.S. this month.

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

We the (Theatre) People by Guesteditor

The history of live performance on this continent has been about art, commerce, innovation, stereotyping, and the breaking of stereotypes—i.e., messy democracy in action.

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