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 Office

Beach Vibes

STORMY WEATHER

CHICANA IBSEN

WHAT STREAMS MAY COME

FROM THE GROUND UP

SOUL REVIVAL

WHITNEY WHITE • The busy director (Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, On Sugarland) also has an original play, By the Queen—a contemporary take on Queen Margaret and the 15th-century War of the Roses—up at Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival June 15-Aug. 31.

KECIA LEWIS • The Broadway veteran and powerhouse vocalist whose credits include Mother Courage, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Once on this Island makes an illustrious return to the stage in a Tony Award-winning performance for her role in the new Alicia Keys musical Hell’s Kitchen.

THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP’S MISSION IS TO… • lead for a just and thriving theatre ecology

Future FORWARD

It was 40 YEARS Ago Today • How this magazine got off the ground, and the ground it’s covered since.

The Other Side of SUMMER • How the season’s theatre festivals are faring amid rising costs, fickle audiences, and the warming planet.

Theatre Futures

The Lasting Change WE NEED

Start With JUSTICE

Engineering an ARTISTIC SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Filling Your Theatre PRESCRIPTION

The Sticking PLACE • Why and how Shakespeare Theatre Company took a starry, bloody, transatlantic ‘Macbeth’ to the warehouse.

Because Resistance is BEAUTIFUL • In response to war in Gaza, Golden Thread Productions pivoted its 2024 programming to the Season for Palestine, starting with a new staging of ‘Returning to Haifa.’

The Travelers • The story of a struggling religious order in the rural Central Valley of California. Facing defunding from the Catholic Church, an outsider in need of healing appears unexpectedly and prompts a personal evaluation from each Brother about who is ultimately called to service.

LUIS ALFARO: THE JOY OF NOT KNOWING • An interview with the playwright

Theatre Communications Group is grateful to the many generous donors who make it possible for us to serve and lead for a just and thriving theatre ecology.

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

A new Era