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Tag: theater
Vulture: Prop-Handling Rules? Trombone-Free Zones? A COVID Theater Think Tank Convenes to Plan Ahead
There has also historically been a big communication gap between Broadway and everywhere else — even though commercial and nonprofit theaters share a knowledge base and constituency, they are rarely in consistent contact. So Matt Ross, a producer and publicist who works both downtown and uptown, put together a task force to get them into conversation. The COVID-19 Theatre Think-Tank (CTT) deliberately draws from as many of theater-making corners as possible, from stage managers to directors, from the Great White Way to regional theaters. Since March, the group has been in talks with public-health officials, pooling knowledge and letting epidemiology experts steer the conversation about what a post-shutdown theater might look like. More…
WNYC: UK’s Lessons for the US Theater Industry
Jesse Green, co-chief theater critic at The New York Times, and Kristin Marting, founding artistic director of HERE Arts Center, join us to talk about the status of New York’s theater industry amidst the pandemic and the United Kingdom’s new $2 billion arts bailout. We also take calls from our listeners about how they’re coping in the theater industry. More…
CBS News: During a pandemic, the play’s still the thing
June 28, 2020: For the Barrington Stage Company in Western Massachusetts, putting on one of the few plays inside an American theatre this summer requires some big changes. More…
We See You, White American Theater: Our Demands
As the calls for long overdue change sweep every aspect of our society, we as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color theatre workers are meeting the moment, developing a new social contract for our work environments that cares for and sustains our artistry and lives. More…
Actors’ Equity States That Broadway’s Extended Suspension Demonstrates Need for Economic Arts Relief Package
Actors’ Equity Association released a statement following the Broadway League’s announcement extending Broadway’s closure through at least January 3, 2021. More…
Bloomberg: In American Theater, a Radical Accounting of Race and Privilege
June 19, 2020: In tandem with the rise of protests in the streets about systemic racism, Black and other minority artists take the cause to the stage. More…
NY Times Style Magazine: Nine Black Artists and Cultural Leaders on Seeing and Being Seen
Amy Sherald, Michael R. Jackson and others discuss the challenges and opportunities of cultivating black audiences and dismantling historically white institutions. More…
The Next Wave Initiative
The Next Wave Initiative is a developmental branch of The Directors Company, committed to amplifying future Black voices in The American Theatre. More…
The Harvard Gazette: After America reopens, a healthy roadmap for theater
A.R.T.’s Paulus and Chan School’s Allen collaborate on a dynamic, evolving plan to ensure public safety and the life of performing art. More…