“With the upcoming official release of Music this week, I write with a related frustration: This industry has a problem with support for Autism Speaks.”

“When COVID first hit and performing arts venues were forced to shut down, a lot of us felt scared. We wondered whether we would still be able to create art in a way that was familiar and whether we’d ever be able to gather in the same space again. But the theatre improv community? They said, “Yes, and,” to the challenges they faced and tackled them head-on just as any good improviser would.”

“A U.K. actress who was fired from the lead role in The Color Purple for past alleged homophobic remarks on social media claims she did not realize the character she was due to portray was a lesbian and would have refused to take on the role if she did.”

“An actor in Ocala, FL has been charged with sexual battery after admitting to molesting a young boy he had met during a play at the local theatre. The abuse happened over a dozen times over a period of six months. In the wake of the arrest, the theatre has barred the actor from their stage but has not confirmed or denied knowing about the allegations while allowing the actor to appear in productions with minors.”

“I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are is an incredibly fast read, because Bloom makes the reader feel like they are old friends getting lost in a zany conversation and wondering where the time went.”

“‘Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical’ is a case study that provides two approaches to online theatre-making, the perfect dichotomy in which to examine how we connect with an audience in the infinite abyss of the internet, and more specifically TikTok.”

“To any male-identifying technicians who feel they’re superior, please listen to what I have to say.”

The controversy over Randy Rainbow’s old tweets certainty drew a lot of reaction on social media. Many were outraged, many were ready to forgive. But the issue led to some observations about how some of us excuse such past behavior and how others accept apologies that weren’t directed to them in the first place.

“At the end of 2020, when the world seemed to be on the brink of complete collapse, I found myself consumed with one particularly inconsequential question. What happened to Mr. Lovett in “Sweeney Todd”?”

“As I reflect on this past year and look toward the future, I hope that the theatre industry remembers what has happened and learns from it. What can we keep from 2020 and what do we want to leave behind?”

“Virginia was excited to be cast in a one-act festival set to perform this past summer. But then COVID-19 arrived and the festival was canceled. Thus ending a 50 year run in community theatre.”

“How do we reconvene after this prolonged hiatus in a way that continues to keep safety and love at the forefront of our practices, without sacrificing the quality of our storytelling or censoring compelling narratives?”