“Is equity in theatre about telling women’s stories? If so, will more women playwrights solve the problem? Or is equity also about which women’s stories are told, and how they are honed and illuminated during each step of the development and production process? If equity is about jobs for women, is it primarily about jobs for the actors, the creative staff, or the technical crew? Will equity in any one of these areas suffice, or does it need to be achieved in all of them? Is it enough if women have half or more of all the creative and production positions, if most of those are primarily in alternative and non- or lower-paying venues?”
Category: theatre
Why City Theatre Ecologies (Like Chicago) Need Long-running, Populist Musicals
“Bus tours want to plan in advance, actors needs casts that rotate, backstage staffers need gigs they can count on
How Tony-Winning ‘Fun Home’ Changed As It Moved Up And Up In The Theatre World
When a musical upgrades, everything – from furniture to lighting and even to tossing away some musical numbers and adding more – has to change.
Broadway Diversified Itself This Fall, But Will That Attract New Audiences?
“Diversity on stage will give people of different backgrounds a reason to explore forms of entertainment new to them. Audiences want to relate to characters that look and sound like them.”
Kenneth Branagh Brings His Star-Studded Rep Company To The West End
“For slightly more than a year, Mr. Branagh, 54, will wear the multiple hats of leading actor, director and company manager alongside the stars Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Richard Madden, Lily James and Zoë Wanamaker, as well as actors straight out of drama school.”
The Business Of Broadway: An Infographic
“Using data provided by the Broadway League, the industry’s trade association, The Wall Street Journal examines the business side of show business, from hits and flops to cyclical realities.”
Can Actors Who Have Hit It Big Save The UK’s Regional Theatres?
“The documentaries are intended to showcase the challenges facing regional theatres, from cuts to their funding to the demise of repertory theatre, which used to give working class actors greater access and a training ground before they entered the London stage.”
Would ‘New Theatre-Goer’ Orientations Help Cut Down On Distracting Audience Behavior?
“Imagine a world where, instead of robotic voiceovers, the cast of every show performed a customized “turn off your phones and open your candy” announcement; an orientation into the world of the theatre, as well as the world of the play, clarifying the rules and expectations in a funny and personal way geared to that night’s show.”
Theater J Hires A New Artistic Director, 10 Months After A Controversial Firing
“The controversial dismissal of Roth means Immerwahr and Theater J — a 240-seat company operating within the D.C. Jewish Community Center — will be closely watched regarding its programming and response to pressure.”
Black British Theatre Is Real, And It’s Getting Attention
“It is easy to forget that there were precedents to our current age of BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) breakthroughs, and by talking to the likes of Roy Williams and Mustapha Matura, we acknowledge that the young reach their current heights by standing on the shoulders of those that went before.”