A Short History of Oscar Wilde’s Theater Career
People often think that whatever Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) wrote was instant gold for the playwright. This isn’t the case.
Tackling Audition Nerves
Some actors love auditioning, while others would rather be eaten by a lion than go into an audition room.
Last Call for The Fliehr Award
MACT is accepting nominations for the Fliehr Award for Exceptional Service to Minnesota Theatre through February 1.
Annual Original One-Act Playwriting Competition is Now Open!
Theatre du Mississippi is excited to announce that submissions are now being accepted for our annual one-act playwriting competition!
BroadwayWorld Announces Regional Winners
Your votes have been counted and the 2024 BroadwayWorld Minneapolis/St Paul regional award winners are …
Fred Zinnemann and “Oklahoma!”
by Steven LaVigne As anyone who’s read about or taken a class in the history of musical theater knows, Oklahoma! was an innovative musical whose original production changed the genre forever. Prior to 1943, musicals usually opened with a chorus of pretty girls singing and dancing in order to draw in the audience, especially the





