East West Players

How the Sequester Could Leave Actors Unemployed

Looming budget cuts at the NEA could lead to smaller casts.

Window Opens for Directors Lab West Applications

Cultivating diversity will be on the agenda at this year’s Directors Lab West, an eight-day workshop for theater professionals hosted by the Pasadena Playhouse.

Diversity Must Not Compromise Artistic Vision, According to Artistic Directors

At a forum on diversity stages hosted by East West players, the artistic directors of L.A.'s leading theater companies couldn’t reach a consensus about expanding opportunities for minority actors.

Representing Asian-American Actors on L.A.'s Stages

Upcoming forum “Why Not Asian? Why Asian?” will discuss race politics as they relate to under-represented Asian-American actors in L.A. theater productions.