Ben Glover is a creative captioner, integrating captions for the hearing-impaired into set and lighting design. Nadine Beasley provides live audio description for the visually impaired and even leads advance touch tours of the set and costumes. Shona Louise consults on everything from wheelchair access to website design. - The Guardian
"For some, the drop has been small, but for most, the average decline is about 50 percent of 2019 sales. Local theater leaders say they're not certain why sales have fallen," citing several possible factors. - The San Diego Union-Tribune
"Thanks to steady work since 1990 to maximize the play's ecumenicism via ever bolder changes in characterizations and design" — in particular, altering anti-Semitic elements in the script — "the 2022 edition warrants a higher term of approbation than 'revival.' I'd go so far as to call it a 'resurrection'." - American Theatre
Away from theatre, the retail sector regularly uses smell to help drive sales (though they give it a nicer name – scent), in a similar way to how they use background music or directed lighting. - The Stage
Most of those workers haven't gotten a raise since before the arrival of the pandemic, which gave them lots of extra work and potential exposure to the virus. The new contract gives raises, a lump-sum payment, increased pension contributions, and 100% paid healthcare. - Gothamist
"Performer Christina Hall reminded the crowd that all three of the justices appointed by former President Trump had promised at their confirmation hearings that they would not overturn precedents set by previous courts. 'And then they did!' Hall shouted. 'Liars!' replied an audience member." - Los Angeles Times
And what 1776 looks like now. "In the aftermath of the striking down of Roe v. Wade, I was forced to rethink. Were the words that the cast spoke and sung hollower than they’d been 2½ weeks ago?" - Washington Post
"Does Molière, the 17th-century comedy master and doyen of French playwrights, really still have the power to surprise? As France celebrates the 400th anniversary of his birth, a flurry of new productions suggests that he can." - The New York Times
Circle in the Square's American Buffalo will require masks through the end of its run. It's the only Broadway theatre left "not operated by a large company or a nonprofit organization, so its decisions are not tied to those of a bigger entity." - The New York Times
The same 14 cast members in three plays at three different theatres, all running at exactly the same time. Happy 50th, Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. - The New York Times
It’s curious that booing is absent from modern theatre, because it’s as old as European drama. The earliest reports of audience booing were recorded at the annual festival of Dionysus in Athens where playwrights competed to win prizes for their efforts. - The Spectator
"Polonius isn't a good father. Good fathers don't make good drama. But he's a good character, more complex than critics usually recognize. Polonius is a single father struggling with work-life balance who sadly chooses his career over his daughter's well-being." And his pompous speeches? Big ol' dad jokes. - JSTOR Daily
It's an inventive — and animal-free — bunch of troupes with names like A Good Catch and Gravity and Other Myths. But they're not big or rich, and the combination of local lockdowns and the inability to tour overseas hit them hard. Now they're hard at work on a revival. - ArtsHub (Australia)
In 2022, the average cost of the most expensive tickets available for West End productions is £140.85, up 21.3% on 2019. The increase has been driven by new productions, with the average top price for long-runners falling over the same period. - The Stage
