Lawrenceville Performing Arts Center during topping out ceremony. (Photo by Bruce Johnson)
If You Build It, They Will (Eventually) Come
Published March 11, 2021
Pandemic closures have provided an unexpected opportunity for some theatres to expand and improve their facilities. READ…
“Ruined” by Lynn Nottage at Bishop Arts Theatre Center. (Photo by Joe Simpson)
Southwest: Hot Spot Survival
Published July 15, 2020
As the pandemic rages through Arizona, Texas, and Oklahoma, theatres adjust their models and make new commitments, while one New Mexico theatre goes under. READ…
Gabrielle Shipley, forefront, and Soursop dance company perform in Karamu House’s “Freedom on Juneteenth.” (Photo by Kayla Lupean)
Great Lakes: Business as Unusual, and Some Urgent Questions
Published July 15, 2020
Midwestern orgs are hunkering down but not defeated in their plans to stay relevant as they restructure. READ…
Somáh Haaland. (Photo by Jessica Barfield.)
Somáh Haaland: ‘We Have a Lot to Say’
Published July 6, 2020
The New Mexico performer/writer/activist talks storytelling, systemic inequity, and Indigenous representation. READ…
Ao Li’s “Mira.”
A Lifeline, and a Creative Outlet, for Immigrant Designers
Published June 8, 2020
New commissions from the Movement Theatre Company let 15 foreign-born designers express themselves—and maintain work visas. READ…
Linda Amayo-Hassan's 'La Vida Lobo' will have a livestream reading as part of PlayGround Zoom Fest. Pictured: Jed Parsario, Livia Gomes Demarchi, and Caleb Cabrera. (Photo by Mellophoto.com)
A New Art Form for a New World?
Published June 3, 2020
It’s got ‘play’ in the title, but PlayGround’s Zoom Fest is entering a new gray zone between theatre, film, and TV—and it has the SAG-AFTRA contract to prove it. READ…
Leah Urzendowski. (Photo by Joe Mazza.)
Bookshelf, Bubble, Dog Bark
Published May 29, 2020
Performer Leah Urzendowski talks Neo-Futurism, clowning during coronavirus, and bringing joy through movement. READ…
Crowds gather outdoors for a previous International Festival of Arts & Ideas. (Photo courtesy of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas.)
Summer Breaks: How arts festivals are coping with cancellation
Published May 15, 2020
Arts fests from Wisconsin to S.C. may survive a summer of virtual connection and outreach, but lean times are ahead for the towns where they take place. READ…
Composite construction rendering of the Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale, FL. (Courtesy of Wilson Butler Architects.)
If you build it, will they come?
Published April 27, 2020
Theatre architects look ahead to designs for a post-pandemic world. READ…