CNN: Smiling for ‘Auschwitz selfies,’ and Crying into the Digital Wilderness

In light of the discussion that surrounded Kara Walker’s exhibit, a selfie, taken at the former Auschwitz concentration camp, has further sparked debate about where technology meets youth meets history. Read the article here.

GreenStage Theatre Company’s “Othello” Casting Controversy

This article details the controversy surrounding GreenStage, located in Seattle, casting a non-African-American actor as Othello. Read the The Stranger‘s article here.

This response to The Stranger’s article, written by Seattle actor J Reese, highlights the “implicit assumptions” and “White Fragility” that is inherit in both the Seattle theatre community and the theatre community around the country.

NY Times: Comic Sales Rise, in Paper and Pixels

Lining up with our summer production of Astro Boy and the God of Comics, this New York Times article highlights the rise in print and digital comic book sales. Read the article here.

Bitter Gertrude: The Class Divide in Theatre

This Bitter Gertrude article talks about two mythologies: 1) The importance of New York and 2) Importance equals money. Read the article here.

HowlRound: Paying Dues and the Social Contract

This HowlRound article by Greg Redlawsk brings up the issue of lack of compensation for actors who work at theatre companies where everyone else is paid a living wage, and he questions whether the concept of “paying your dues” is a lie. Read the article here.

NEA: Looking Forward, Theater Edition

In this blog post, playwright Jacqueline E. Lawton interviews many women who work in theaters across America (including Director of New Work at c1 Ilana Brownstein and c1 artist Aditi Brennan Kapil) on where they see “opportunities for growth/unexplored challenges/gaps to be filled in your arts discipline.” Read the responses here.

TCG Circle: Being Female is Inherit to My Work

In this interview, playwright Catherine Weingarten talks about the preconceived notions that female playwrights face and how we can help increase female playwright visibility through gender-based companies and partnerships with early career playwrights. Read the interview here.

Esquire: We Need More Women Superheroes…

This Esquire article talks about recent changes in representation in the comic book genre and how we need to continue with this trend due to an ever-changing population. Read the article here.

The Atlantic: The Female Thor and the Female Comic Book Reader

This article from The Atlantic talks about the growing number of women who read comic books and the attempt to break the “boys only” vibe of the comic book world. Read the article here.

Playbill.com: Sundance Playwrights Sound Off on Female Emergence, Blacklisting and Advocacy Group The Kilroys

This playbill.com article features playwrights Annie Baker (C1 artist: The Flick, The Aliens), Sheila Callaghan, and Dominique Morisseau talking about gender parity, race, and class on America’s stages. Read the article here.