Governor Kathy Hochul has put her weight behind expanding outdoor play with the recent announcement of the NY PLAYS grant program. According to an official statement on the governor's website, the ...

"I'm not some kind of intellectual who's importing very special ideas into the unfamiliar terrain of the theater. I don't see it like that at all," he said. "There's something about the way the plays ...

Everybody gets frustrated when web apps are broken, but testing them thoroughly doesn't need to be a chore. Playwright, a new open-source browser automation tool from Microsoft, makes testing web apps ...

Theatre NOVA has called for submissions for the 2026 Michigan Playwrights Festival (MPF). The festival will take place August 12–16, 2026, and will feature five to six original, full-length plays by ...

A roundup of awards, grants, fellowships, and other recognitions. The late theatrical agent Helen Merrill created this fund in 1999 to help playwrights explore their unique visions without the burden ...

You’re sitting in the audience, watching a production of “Hamlet.” The Danish prince himself enters, dressed in black. He performs his “to be or not to be” speech. He then winks at the audience and ...

Cleage is known for her transformative plays centering on Black women's experiences. Pearl Cleage, an acclaimed writer known for her emphasis on Black feminist ideology, now reigns as a 2025 recipient ...

I’ve built a Python utility called playwright-traceview-html that automatically generates an interactive HTML report of Playwright trace results (with links to open traces directly). Makes it easier ...

Award-winning playwright, director, and educator Bryan-Keyth Wilson is launching The Playwright’s Lab, a one-month virtual workshop designed to guide both first-time and established playwrights ...

The theater world is still struggling with funding cuts and fewer patrons in seats, which dates back to the pandemic. The current financial climate for theaters makes staging new shows even riskier.