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When Theatre Is the Family Business

For five weeks this summer, every day will be Take Your Daughter to Work Day for one father on the Center Theatre Group staff. Producing Director Douglas C. Baker’s daughter, Blair Baker, is part of the company of The Play That Goes Wrong, which is onstage at the Ahmanson July 9 – August 11, 2019. Blair, a New York-based actor, is an understudy...

When Theatre Is the Family Business

The Art of Teaching Theatre: Summer Theatre Warrior

“Finished, it’s finished, nearly finished, it must be nearly finished.” The opening line of Samuel Beckett’s Endgame (at the Kirk Douglas Theatre through May 22) signals the play’s exploration of the cyclical nature of existence, with beginnings and endings intertwined. It also could be something of an anthem for students and teacher...

The Art of Teaching Theatre: Summer Theatre Warrior

A Gentleman's Guide—to Love of Theatre

Introducing theatre to a young audience member can be a magical experience, but it can also be a daunting one. For example: How can you be sure to pick a show with appropriate subject matter? How do you explain different theatrical terms and concepts to someone who has never seen a play before? What is the best way to talk to a young person ab...

A Gentleman's Guide—to Love of Theatre

The Art of Teaching Theatre: Mastering the Audition Monologue

Monologues are one of the ultimate forms of theatrical expression. When delivered with skill, precision, and passion, they thrill audiences and deeply satisfy artists.

The Art of Teaching Theatre: Mastering the Audition Monologue

Young Artists Journey with August Wilson

The August Wilson Monologue Competition Southern California Regional Finals is a one-night-only event, but it is six months in the making for the student artists onstage at the Mark Taper Forum—and is part of Center Theatre Group’s decades-long commitment to legendary playwright August Wilson’s work....

Young Artists Journey with August Wilson

The Art of Teaching Theatre: Endings and Rituals

Throughout the school year, we are asking Los Angeles educators for their most inspiring and essential ideas for teaching and integrating theatre in the classroom. If you’re a local educator with a passionate and innovative approach to working with students or a self-growth strategy to share with colleagues, pitch your blog idea to Education@Ce...

The Art of Teaching Theatre: Endings and Rituals

Blind Spots, Bias, and Bigotry

We all have biases, and often without being aware of it. Unconscious prejudices, while they aren’t as combative as out-right bigotry, become blind spots that take away our ability to truly see those around us, to recognize and respect them as individuals.

Educational materials tour the nation

Center Theatre Group's Young Audiences Program is more than just a field trip, and sometimes even the educational materials that we develop for our student matinees go on long journeys of their own.

Educational materials tour the nation

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