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AAVE and Post-Segregation in “Waiting to be Invited”

How S.M. Shepard-Massat’s play, “Waiting to be Invited,” depicts life just after the U.S. enacts desegregation.…

April 4, 2024

Illustration by Sid Estelle of an individual watching digital theater on a laptop

Digital Theater Productions Will Be the Answer Long After Quarantine Ends

The solution to Broadway's struggles during the pandemic might be the solution to theater's accessibility issues even when social distancing ends.…

June 16, 2020

Recording bootlegs of a theater production

How Will Bootlegs Affect Broadway Once Quarantine Is Over?

Olivia Dimond, Bates College

People are watching illegally recorded videos of Broadway shows now more than ever. Will this lead to larger audiences after the pandemic? Or will it lead to the demise of theater?…

June 13, 2020

Intimacy Training Is Righting the Wrongs of Sexual Misconduct in Theater

Cameron Rapata, Columbia College Chicago

The demand for change in the performing arts is leading to a new kind of sex talk.…

November 7, 2019

Was Shakespeare a White Supremacist?

Kayla Lichtman, Middlebury College

Andrew Watring of American University confronts the issue of racism in classic theater in his bold new play 'Shakespeare is a White Supremacist.'…

May 12, 2018

From the Stage to the Sea, Douglas Dillon Is Reeling Them In

Sam Kasierski, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Dillon is a young businessman that has found success in both his Hanta Rods and Reels business and the theatre.…

April 5, 2018

How The New School’s Emily Messana Is Breaking a Leg in Theater

Eliana DuBosar, Florida State University

From directing Shakespeare to co-founding a production company, The New School’s Emily Messana is building her theater career one play at a time.…

December 8, 2017

The Newfound Relevance of ‘Twelve Angry Women’

Angela Fraser, CUNY Brooklyn

Based on the 1954 teleplay 'Twelve Angry Men,' the feminist reinterpretation asks critical questions about how much race and gender relations have really changed in the last half-century.…

August 23, 2017

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