“The theatrical community has lost one of its greatest guiding lights. Alvin Ing, a theatrical trailblazer, passed away this week at the age of 89.”

“If the performing arts are so good for us, and bring us abundant benefits, why do they also influence us so negatively? How can a space be our absolute safest, and also the source of our distress?”

There is the scapegoat comment that I have heard a lot of theatre professionals say to actors and actresses for years and years now: To be grateful or thankful for the opportunity every time an issue arises and a performer speaks up about it. I think that is such a stupid and outdated thing to say.

“I’m so glad we’ve finally started having a conversation about how racism at Actors’ Equity and shady business practices are hurting artists but we haven’t had an airing out of the day-to-day policies that are making our working lives a living hell.”

“In what can only be described as a momentous change in professional theatre, the Actors’ Equity Association announced sweeping adjustments to its membership policies that will now allow any professional actor or stage manager to join the union. Many support the change, many oppose it. Let’s ask some questions.”

“It’s completely baked into the artist mindset that a level of self-destruction is necessary to unlock what you want to do. In some ways, you start to believe that without it, you are not an artist. That it helps you to unlock your genius.”

“Dance gave me a new sense of self-confidence that I didn’t really know that I lacked.”

“For the past couple of years, staff and alumni at Christian Youth Theater have been asking the organization to affirm their support for the LGBTQIA+ community, especially given how many staff and alumni identify as such. Instead, rather, the organization decided to double down on their stance in the opposite direction and not only put out an anti-LGBTQIA+ statement but also plan to require staff to sign an agreement that will force them back into the closet if they choose to continue to work there.”

“The big change people are discovering within the past few years is that we can have boundaries in this work—actors can have boundaries about where they don’t want to be touched—and still tell the story.”

“There are plenty of resources out there to teach interested people about stage management, but here are four books that established stage managers swear by”

“Phylicia Rashad’s tweet defending Bill Cosby was reckless, showed extremely poor judgement, two qualities no college dean should have. She should resign immediately.”

“Arguably the most prestigious drama school in the country is now going to be tuition-free for current and future students. Yale University’s drama school will no longer pay tuition, thanks to a landmark $150 million gift from entertainment executive and philanthropist David Geffen, the university announced today.”