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As the first year of TCG’s Funds for the Dolls draws to a close, we checked in with the grantees about what this support has meant—and what lies ahead.

As seen at a recent festival, theatre from Ukraine, Latvia, Germany, and Poland can't help but be shadowed by war and retrenchment in Eastern Europe, though there is still joy and art to fight for as ...

ROB WEINERT-KENDT: Lou, Nidia, I want to start by asking, was this handover a long time coming? Was there a succession plan? LOU MORENO: It’s a complicated question. John McCormack, our executive ...

Longtime artists, staff, and board members will provide artistic guidance, as producing artistic director Nik Whitcomb departs from Bag&Baggage.

Headquartered at a former elementary school in Tempe, just blocks from the campus of Arizona State University, Childsplay is a venerable, nearly 50-year-old youth theatre company that offers ...

Madhuri Shekar's play, about an intergenerational family tussle over a restaurant and its menu, has its belated Chicago debut in a co-production of Writers Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company.

PHILADELPHIA: Simpatico Theatre and Azuka Theatre have announced a leadership evolution. Simpatico’s longtime artistic director Allison Heishman will be the artistic director for both companies, as ...

NEW YORK CITY: Nate Smith, the climate activist and artist who disrupted a performance of Enemy of the People on Broadway a year ago with Climate Defiance and Extinction Rebellion, will lead 6th Fest ...

This musical chronicles the inspiring true story of Carole King’s journey from teenage songwriter to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Support American Theatre: a just and thriving theatre ecology begins ...

June is flying by—and while it’s a moment to wind down and ease into summer break, it’s also a time to reflect on the past year in theatre, from classroom productions to Broadway stages, and celebrate ...

NEW YORK CITY: Manhattan Theatre Club today announced that artistic director Lynne Meadow has chosen to step into a new role as artistic advisor after 53 years as the company’s artistic director. The ...