American Theatre magazine

10/10/2026

Bob Wilcox was an indefatigable presence in the region’s theaters, attending professional and community productions at a pace few critics could match.

In some years, he saw more than 200 shows, and he described his own routine as seeing four to five shows a week.

🔗 Full story at the link in comments and STLtoday.com.
📰 Rosalind Early, Post-Dispatch

10/10/2026

“It’s beginning! Do you want a new theater for Houston?” - Nina Vance, October 1947

This week, almost eight decades ago, our founding Artistic Director Nina (pronounced Nine-a) Vance began the process that would soon result in the creation of Alley Theatre by sending 214 penny postcards. This was the exact amount of pennies she had in her purse on that day!

09/10/2026

GOOD TIME CHARLIE, Ryan J. Haddad’s first full ensemble play at the Public, tells the bittersweet intergenerational story of the theatre-loving gay relative who helped nurture his stage love—and paved the way for him.

Ryan J Haddad's first full ensemble play at the Public tells the bittersweet intergenerational story of the theatre-loving gay relative who helped nurture his stage love—and paved the way for him.

09/10/2026

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09/10/2026

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“It’s School Theatre Censorship Season,” Part 1

09/10/2026

This month on the Subtext, Brian talks to 13P founding member Winter Miller about her journey from journalism to acting to playwriting, her definition of success, and how Lucy Thurber helped her overcome imposter syndrome.

This month Brian talks to the 13P founding member about her journey from journalism to acting to playwriting, her definition of success, and how Lucy Thurber helped her overcome imposter syndrome.

09/10/2026

BREAKING: Nadia Hopkins’ HUMANE TRAPS has been announced as the winner of The American Playwriting Foundation’s 2026 Relentless Award. Rob Weinert-Kendt has an exclusive interview with Hopkins about her quietly absurdist play about death and rodent infestation. It’s the Boston-born dramatist’s first full-length work, and the winner in the landmark playwriting prize’s 10th cycle.

A quietly absurdist play about death and rodent infestation is the Boston-born dramatist’s first full-length work, and the winner in the landmark playwriting prize's 10th cycle.

08/10/2026

With Raven Theatre and About Face Theatre’s co-production of "A Strange Loop" opening this week in Chicago, check out our 2019 interview about the form-breaking Pulitzer and Tony-winning musical with writer Michael R. Jackson.

The form-breaking playwright/composer puts his work, and his audiences, through ‘A Strange Loop.’

08/10/2026

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Ellen’s Stardust Diner, where the staff has been belting show tunes for decades, faces fresh competition from a 24-hour newcomer just a block away.