At a public NC high school, Reduced Shakespeare Company's "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)" is shut down mid-performance, then religious leaders gather to pray about it. wlos.com/news/local/con…

"In an era when white nationalism has raised its vile head in international politics and in America, productions shouldn’t lean in to sanitization." artsintegrity.org/teaching-stude…

"We connect with the specifics of story or character & are able to identify our self in the drama – when we see representation that includes who we are – when we see lost or hidden parts of ourselves brought into light with compassion or love." Tina Landau artsintegrity.org/tina-landau-a-…

We think a $150 playwriting contest submission fee is too much. And actors being paid a "modest stipend" for a summer's commitment is too little. artsintegrity.org/at-neil-simon-…

The villains in THE FOREIGNER once again spark a high school controversy. argusleader.com/story/news/edu…

"For a play that hasn’t been staged, BUYER BEWARE has stirred remarkable controversy, becoming a symbol for the broader debate over the limits of free speech on college campuses." bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/03/…

How high school theatre gets homogenized and rendered 'safe' for all concerned, when no one needed to be protected in the first place. heraldmailmedia.com/instant/waynes…

Was it gay dads, Jesus, or some other reason that prompted a Maryland middle school to cancel a production of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE? And why did it take a student to propose the most reasonable solution? artsintegrity.org/c-a-n-c-e-l-i-…

No resolutions yet, but lessons 2 b learned: "Conflict & Conflict of Interest Over THE GREAT COMET," by Howard Sherman: ow.ly/xJNA305wjuG

"Even before the cast of HAMILTON read its cautionary statement, the artistic response to the election had begun." ow.ly/781O306nMGa

NYC civil rights fiction or prediction? New short play from Warren Leight, 1st seen at instagram.com/24hourplays last week. ow.ly/q4OK306o6eu

"I always found I was acting in plays by white people for white people." The Guardian ow.ly/u3HI306KzEg

Including interview with Warren Leight about "Union Square Incident," short play published on our site. BuzzFeed ow.ly/Jk5A306TVsZ

Tonight, a NJ school board will be asked to endorse censoring RAGTIME the musical. That can't be allowed to stand. artsintegrity.org/cherry-picking…

Neo-Nazis target AS YOU LIKE IT at University of Washington. Are campus police normalizing? Arts Integrity ow.ly/8KkJ3096zmB

That great Churchill quote about what we're fighting for, namely the arts? Time to retire it. Arts Integrity ow.ly/x8qT309dhdo #2thtr

Theatre marquee as conversation starter – or political statement – over words censored by government from use at the CDC. rick koster Stephen C ow.ly/cxZb30hmiWP

"His self-admittedly poor accent is more than enough of a tipoff as to which ethnic group he’s referencing; one of his Instagram posts includes the ad line, 'We’re adding a chow. Jou’re welcome'." ow.ly/kev630ikw4O

At the 2017 The Tony Awards, she was recognized for excellence in theatre education. Today in 2018, she's speaking out about guns, schools – and theatre. ow.ly/fvzb30isSTi

"The backtracking and ultimate contrition only began when the furious reaction set in." – on a theatre review that deployed a slur it now calls a 'vile racial epithet'." ow.ly/fdFF30jfs4o