American Theatre

The only national magazine that provides comprehensive coverage of the world of theatre both in the U.S. and abroad. Includes 5 complete playscripts each year, artist profiles, and much more. Two special issues published each year "Theatre Training" (January) and "Season Preview" (October).

American Theatre

From the Editor

Contributors

From the Executive Director

On the Street Where You Speak

CHURCH GIGGLES FOR EVERYONE

EARLY ADAPTERS

Transformative theatre training programs

WOMEN WARRIORS

HOME TRUTHS

OWNING IT

KATY SULLIVAN • A seasoned actor and Paralympic record holder, she’ll next appear in the title role of Richard III at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.

GRETA OGLESBY • A Twin Cities mainstay with weighty credits in classics and musicals, she’ll next star at History Theatre in Handprints, a solo play based on her published memoir.

TOMORROW’S Tamoras & Titanias • High school theatre programs have often been sites of harm, particularly for femme and non-binary kids of color. How can we move classrooms toward healing and reclamation?

The HBCU Edge • Alumni, faculty, and students from historically Black colleges and universities weigh in on how their training prepared them to take centerstage.

North Carolina A&T State University Theatre Arts Program

THE PATH How 6 Actors Learned Their Craft • From conservatories to MFAs to youth ensembles, the best training to reflect human behavior onstage can take as many forms as life itself.

THE PIPELINE All Set to Succeed • The diversification of theatre design starts—but doesn’t end—with training.

CRITICAL STEPS Under Covered • Even with arts journalism jobs in decline, emerging theatre critics keep training and finding new outlets for their voices.

The COURAGE to PRODUCE • A conversation about censorship in high school theatre programs, and how students, teachers, and parents can push back.

The UNPREDICTABLE EXPERIMENT • What have we learned from a quarter century of Sloan Foundation-supported science plays?

How to LOSE A COUNTRY • In Miami New Drama’s ‘Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard,’ Venezuelan artists told a story they couldn’t tell at home.

Jaja’s AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING • In Harlem, West African braiders at Jaja’s salon create masterpieces (and drama) in this boisterous and heartwarming play about family, community, and the uncertainty of citizenship.

JOCELYN BIOH: Specific and Universal • An interview with the playwright

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From the Archives • CAN YOU NAME THE PERFORMERS AND THE SHOWS?