- August 19, 2025
Queer Bodies Open Portals to New Worlds
By Laura Grothaus. “If your body is a portal, where does it lead?” This question led the creation of Paradise Portals, an immersive performance and
Dramaturgical Marginalia from the 2025 Fornés Institute Symposium
By Carla Della Gatta. To understand the impact of the 2025 Fornés Institute Symposium, one must look to both the events on the schedule and
How Stage Left Is Reopening Storefront Theatre in Chicago
By Seth Wilson. When Stage Left Theatre went looking for a space to produce The Distrikt of Lake Michigun, they turned to Chicago’s history of
A Maximalist Show Needs a Collective Mindset
By Lianna Matt McLernon, Ankita Raturi. Fifty Boxes of Earth at Theater Mu was a maximalist play that combined Western and South Asian theatrical styles,
What Do We Know About the Earth? LubDub Theatre Co Invites You to Fill in the Blanks
By Caitlin Nasema Cassidy, Robert Duffley, Miranda Rose Hall, Geoff Kanick, Maya Roth. To Tell a Story About the Earth is part scripted play, part
In Parrots at the Pagoda, Life and Death Transform
By Citlali Pizarro. Parrots at the Pagoda imagines an afterworld where parrots guide Puerto Rican drag performer Johnny Rodriguez through memories of his life. Source
Seize the Means of Audience Outreach
By L. Nicol Cabe. Online theatre spaces can promote accessibility, democratic processes, international connections, and ecological benefits, but many digital platforms act as intermediaries that
Theatre Design Students Need to See Themselves in the Work
By Bryan Stanton. Through culturally responsive pedagogy, Bryan Stanton opened up their design classrooms to center student voices and value knowledge from many distinct cultures.
Climate Policy Frameworks for the Ecological Transition of the Cultural Sector
More than a decade after ACE launched its environmental policy, no comparable sector-wide, systematic response to the climate crisis has emerged elsewhere, and the United
Front-of-House Workers Are Vital to the Function of a Theatre
Front-of-House Skills and Their Impact at Shakespeare in the Park Being the front-facing staff of the theatre, front of house often sets the tone of
