“I might make y’all uncomfortable, but I’m gonna make you laugh.”

Caught up with Second City comedian Evan Mills as he prepares to head to L.A. but not before he helps throw the doors to the comedy temple wide open for more Asian American performers.

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Coverage of our 'AT Presents: Grown in Chicago' event is up, alongside a full live Offscript recording!

Said Jerald Raymond Pierce of the event, 'Aside from listening to these wonderful artists... what was most warming for me was the audience.'

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“I want to represent the full diaspora of the Asian American experience.”

loved speaking with East West Players’ new artistic director @LilyTungCrystal about career pipelines for AAPI artists, theater’s co-leadership model and what she’s learned Theater Mu:
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Before The Second City star Evan Mills leaves Chicago for L.A., he's helping a group of fellow AAPI comics get their foot in the door, and their hilarity on the stage, via the Victor Wong fellowship. americantheatre.org/2024/05/14/eva…

A cherished training ground for Chicago directors, 10-year-old Haven Theatre has added its name to the list of theatre companies permanently closing their doors.
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Congratulations to 2024 Pulitzer Prize winner Eboni Booth for her play, 'Primary Trust!' Read the full script of that play in our Spring issue now! americantheatre.org/.../eboni-boot…

Coming up this Monday!

Coming up this Monday!

EVENT REMINDER: On May 6 at 7:30 p.m. CST at The Understudy Coffee and Books, American Theatre magazine will host 'Grown in Chicago,' a panel conversation featuring local Chicago theatre leaders. RSVP here: tcg.org/Web/Events/Eve…

Tonight JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE opens at Goodman Theatre, the first theatre to complete August Wilson's Century Cycle; JOE TURNER first played there in 1991. Here's Kerry Reid's piece on director Chuck Smith when he led the 2015 Wilson Celebration. americantheatre.org/2015/02/27/the…

HEY CHICAGO FRIENDS! On May 6 at 7:30 p.m. CST at The Understudy Coffee and Books, American Theatre magazine will host 'Grown in Chicago,' a panel conversation featuring local Chicago theatre leaders. RSVP here: tcg.org/Web/Events/Eve…

ILLINOISE, the dance-ical based on Sufjan Stevens's album, starts tonight on Broadway at the St. James Theatre. Here's our Offscript dialogue with choreographer Justin Peck and playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury about it when it was at Chicago Shakespeare. americantheatre.org/2024/01/16/off…

Did you know that Ingrid Michaelson used to teach theatre? Or that Mark Clayton Southers listens to Dinah Washington? Get to know our Spring People to Watch here: americantheatre.org/2024/04/22/peo…

My latest

On our latest all-Chicago Offscript, we talk to actor Harry Lennix and director Ken-Matt Martin about the local premiere of August Wilson's HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED (a co-pro of Congo Square Theatre Company & Broadway In Chicago), and check in with WBEZ's Mike Davis americantheatre.org/2024/04/16/off…

Who is 'Tommy' for? Associate editor Alli Pierson looks at how the revival of The Who's rock opera misses opportunities to engage with, and subvert, harmful tropes around Deafness and disability. americantheatre.org/2024/04/15/tom…

Join us on our YouTube channel this evening at 6:30 ET for a celebration of the life and legacy of Zelda Fichandler featuring Todd London, Mary Robinson, Corey Stoll, Maggie Siff, Karen Pittman, Nadia Bowers, Cherise Boothe, and Miriam Silverman.
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Don't forget to tune in for this exciting episode of Offscript tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET! fb.me/e/4j9YFldB7

Our Spring 2024 print issue is now available at Drama Book Shop in New York City and The Understudy in Chicago. To receive it in the mail, along with all our upcoming issues, please subscribe at americantheatre.org/join/

Join us on Offscript this Fri. at 1 p.m. ET for a chat with actor Harry J. Lennix and director Ken-Matt Martin, who are bringing August Wilson's, 'How I Learned What I Learned' to Chicago, followed by a check in with journalist Monster Tycoon. fb.me/e/4j9YFldB7