A group of Lebanese artists with Golden Thread Productions in San Francisco as well as Al Madina Theatre and The Legal Agenda in Beirut present a theatrical reading of verbatim testimonies of the Beirut explosion of Aug. 4, 2020. Following the reading, the panel discussed processing that trauma and the role of art.
Giving Birth, an interview-based devised play co-created by Zhiyong Zhao and Mulan Community Service Center, centers the authentic accounts of a group of female migrant workers in Beijing on the pain of childbirth.
Composer Michael Friedman’s sister Marion Friedman Young, and the executor of his estate, reflects on her role in preserving her brother’s work in an evolving field. Reposted from American Theatre with permission from Theatre Communications Group.
The Civilians discusses expanding accessibility, inclusivity, and experimentation in (post-)pandemic theater with Cortland Nesley, neurodiversity consultant for the recently extended show Black Feminist Video Game.
Speaking with R&D Group member Emily Lyon about the company’s classic play initiative.
Meet the new creative minds supporting Extended Play.
In this essay, Amelia Parenteau explores what we can learn from career transitions between medicine and theatre.
Using voices from the past, artists from the Commissary in conjunction with the Vineyard Theatre find a way to energize their work in the present.
Read the latest news surrounding the world premiere cast recordings of “(I Am) Nobody’s Lunch” and “Paris Commune.”
As Philadelphia attempts to achieve inclusion and equity for black creatives, Dezi Tibbs interviews BIPOC Philly artists about visions for the future and the creation of The Black Theatre Alliance of Philadelphia.
Revisit Michael Friedman’s work and the artists who brought it to life.
In this update from The Civilians’ Associate Artist community, Quincy Tyler Bernstine talks about the creation of her “New York Daily News” op-ed and the future of “Three Sisters” at New York Theatre Workshop.
A time capsule revealed a “letter to the future” written by Barbara Ann Teer, founder of the National Black Theatre. How can her words inspire us today?
In their first live performance since the shutdown, two theater veterans read Frederick Douglass’s historic speech “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” on its 168th anniversary, baptizing Brooklyn’s Black Lives Matter mural.
Arts journalist and filmmaker Verity Healey speaks with members of the Belarus Free Theatre to discuss how making art in exile has prepared them for making theater during a pandemic.
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