Broadly conceived, American documentary theatre (also sometimes called docudrama, ethnodrama, verbatim theatre, tribunal theatre [1], theatre of witness, or theatre of fact) is performance typically ...

The kooky, macabre musical The Addams Family was named the most-produced tuner on U.S. high school stages for the 2022-23 school year. But there will be at least one less mysterious and spooky ...

Many years ago, a writer emailed me to ask if I’d consult with the originating cast of their new production with an autistic central character. I don’t remember much of the conversations that ensued, ...

New Paths Forward Some theatres are increasing venue rental and concession sales. Some are using dynamic pricing more than ever: For example, Jenkins said Jobsite’s top ticket prices can jump from $45 ...

Lynn Nottage returns to the top of this list, which she dominated last year as well, after popping on and off the list since 2016. She earns the top spot on the strength not only of Clyde’s, but a ...

That play was announced as part of the Arena Stage season last April with no pages, no treatment, and no title. Now, the story of Wallace “W” Tre and Free Dominic Mann, two gay Black men who meet ...

In the singing land that is the musical theatre, orchestrators are too unsung. These showbiz pros do much to give a musical a distinctive sound and feel, and yet—the Tony Award for orchestrators ...

Since the start of the regional theatre movement, most nonprofit professional theatres in the United States of America have been led by white male artistic directors. Then, about a decade ago, ...

For other shows, I enjoyed getting swept up in the performances, even when the underlying material itself might not have been my cup of cha. The plot of the musical The Count of Monte Cristo is not ...

Today the unsurprising if still ominous news came down that the theatre critic Peter Marks took a buyout at the Washington Post; his last day is Dec. 31. Congratulations to him on an amazing run. He ...

Then there’s your membership program, which is quite different. Yes, and that has an online component. Membership is gated, so you have to qualify in some way. That’s a great way to reach out to many ...

Diane Ragsdale (center) on walk-and-talk through North Commons Park in Minneapolis, led by Paul Bauknight (Center for Transformative Urban Design) and Brett Buckner (Coalition Convener at Seeds to ...