Thousands of popular contemporary plays are produced across the U.S. each year. Why does one fade away, and another transform into a lasting work performed again and again over decades? “A play ...

One disadvantage to living in New York is its overwhelming excess of “new American plays.” How do you know which ones are worth seeing and which ones are merely “new”? But in order for a small theater ...

Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew isn't exactly a play that has won universal acclaim for its progressive attitudes. Its central courtship — admittedly, a loose application of the word — is ...

“Cymbeline,” a play by William Shakespeare that is classified as a tragedy but has elements of romance and comedy, is being produced at a relatively new venue for the Lancaster-based theater troupe — ...

UTA Theatre Arts and Dance begins the fall semester with two contemporary plays presented in repertory in the Studio Theatre. Will Powers 2018 play, Seize the King, is a contemporary adaptation of ...

Cork Arts Theatre will open its 50th anniversary year with Infinity, the first production in the venue’s new Re:Directing season. The 2026 programme showcases three contemporary plays directed by ...