American Theatre

The only national magazine that provides comprehensive coverage of the world of theatre both in the U.S. and abroad. Includes 5 complete playscripts each year, artist profiles, and much more. Two special issues published each year "Theatre Training" (January) and "Season Preview" (October).

American Theatre

From the Editor

From the Executive Office

FRONT & CENTER • New, Now, Next

NOT ‘O.K.’

MEMORY CARE

EXIT AND REENTRY

TOYS’ STORY

REIMAGINE THE TABLE

KEIKO GREEN • The L.A.- and Seattle-based playwright has a busy 2025, starting with the recent premiere of Empty Ride at the Old Globe and continuing with You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World! at South Coast Repertory (April 5-May 3) and Gorgeous at Raven Theatre (May 1-June 7).

LOLITA CHAKRABARTI • British playwright Lolita Chakrabarti is all over U.S. stages this spring, with her adaptation of Life of Pi on tour and a city-specific rewrite of her play Hymn debuting at Chicago Shakespeare Theater (April 29-May 25).

Out of the Frying Pan: THEATRE FACTS 2023 • As the industry is still recovering from pandemic closures, new data shows we’re not out of the woods yet.

We Came. We Saw. NOW WHAT? • Five years after an anti-racist manifesto challenged the industry, we search for answers and accountability.

Back to the DRAWING BOARD • Many theatres are rethinking their governance structure to address inequities and correct mission drift. But can new ideas break through?

A Pointy RECKONING • A spate of new plays sticks up for the women in Arthur Miller’s iconic dramas.

Truths on THE GROUND • In ‘Someone Will Remember Us,’ Trinity Rep revisited a disastrous war—and a previous show—from all sides of the front line.

K-I-S-S-I-N-G • Lala makes fine art, and she’s ready to find her muse. A sweet and sticky summer inspires her to romance Dani, a budding feminist…and Albert, his slicktalking twin. Part coming-of-age tale and part laugh-out-loud love spell, K-I-S-S-I-N-G is an ode to young Americans.

LENELLE MOÏSE: WHAT DRAWS US TOGETHER • An interview with the playwright

SEASON PREVIEW • SPRING-SUMMER ’25

THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP’S MISSION IS TO… • lead for a just and thriving theatre ecology

From the Archives • CAN YOU NAME THE PERFORMERS AND THE SHOWS?