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Submit a Programming Idea for 2024 TCG National Conference: Chicago

Posted on 9/15/2023
We are thrilled to share our content proposal form with you for the 2024 TCG National Conference: Chicago.

Registration Open: New Virtual Working Group

Posted on 8/31/2023
In the face of unprecedented challenges, TCG will host Get with the Program: Season Planning for Changing Landscape, a 10-session virtual working group to help theatre leaders collaboratively strategize programming and season planning solutions.

Registration Open: Crisis and Chrysalis Town Hall

Posted on 8/22/2023
On Monday, September 11, we’ll host an emergent conversation to acknowledge the crises within our ecology, share what’s working, and chart paths forward. Keep reading for more info!

2023 Compounding Crises Snapshot Survey Launched

Posted on 8/18/2023
The survey will provide a snapshot on the extent of the crises facing our theatres, which of the challenges are most acute, and how TCG can prioritize our efforts most effectively.

TCG Invites Nominations for 2024 Board

Posted on 8/7/2023
TCG is looking for individuals to join our Board of Directors in October 2023! The individuals currently serving on the TCG Board represent a broad cross-section of the theatre field and bring varying professional perspectives.

Executive Director and CEO Teresa Eyring to Depart TCG in June 2024

Posted on 7/26/2023
Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, has announced that Teresa Eyring, the executive director and CEO, will depart TCG at the end of her contract term in June of 2024.

Latest Theatre Facts Survey Now Open

Posted on 7/19/2023
We invite all TCG Member Theatres to complete the Theatre Facts 2022 survey.

Performing Arts Alliance Advocacy Update: Support for Transgender Artists, Federal Ticketing Rules,

Posted on 7/14/2023
In this update: Standing up for Transgender and LGBTQIA2S+ Freedoms New Ticketing Rules Proposed at Federal Level PAA Supports Increased FY24 Appropriation for NEA Upcoming NEA grant deadlines

Theatre Communications Group Announces THRIVE! Week 2023

Posted on 7/10/2023
Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is pleased to announce THRIVE! Week 2023, a 4-day virtual convening to uplift the leadership and wisdom of U.S.-based Black, Indigenous, and Theatres of Color (BITOC*).

Theatre Communications Group Selects Chicago, IL for 2024 National Conference

Posted on 7/3/2023
Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, proudly announces that the 33rd TCG National Conference will be hosted in Chicago, IL from June 20th to 22nd, 2024, in association with the League of Chicago Theatres.

Print Edition of American Theatre Magazine Returns This Fall

Posted on 6/28/2023
The beloved print edition of American Theatre magazine is returning with the October 2023 Season Preview issue!

Kimberly Akimbo Sweeps 2023 Tony Awards

Posted on 6/12/2023
Kimberly Akimbo, which TCG Books will publish on June 20th, took home five trophies at the 2023 Tony Awards, including Best New Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Book of a Musical.

Advocacy Update: Latest News in NEA Grants, Charitable Giving, Ticketing and More

Posted on 6/6/2023
NEA Announces Second Round of Grants for FY 2023 Federal funding for the arts provides critical support for creative participation across the country, state resources, and national arts research. The NEA has announced more than $103 million in rec

Congratulations to Sanaz Toossi, Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Posted on 5/8/2023
TCG Books congratulates Sanaz Toossi, whose play English is the winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. English, which centers on a group of Iranians studying for the TOEFL...

TCG Books Moving Sale!

Posted on 5/2/2023
TCG is moving offices! Please join us at our exclusive pop-up bookstore before the move.

TCG Books Sweeps 2023 Tony Nominations

Posted on 5/2/2023
The nominations for the 76th Tony Awards have been released!

The Center for Fiction and TCG Present Story/Teller Arts: Will Arbery and Chloé Cooper Jones

Posted on 4/10/2023
The Center for Fiction, a 200-year-old literary nonprofit that has created an immersive home for readers and writers in downtown Brooklyn, and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, will co-present Story/Teller Art

Story/Teller Arts: An Evening with Taylor Mac

Posted on 3/9/2023
The Center for Fiction, a 200-year-old literary nonprofit that has created an immersive home for readers and writers in downtown Brooklyn, and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, will co-present Story/Teller Ar

Replay: RLC Alum Instagram Live and Info Session

Posted on 3/1/2023
In 2023, Rising Leaders of Color (RLC) will form a cohort of three exceptionally talented early-career journalists and critics of color who are committed to

Register Now for The Storm Continues: Virtual LAB on Theare's Labor Justice and Workforce Challenges

Posted on 2/22/2023
Building off the MegaLAB session from TCG’s 2022 National Conference, The Storm Continues: A TCG Virtual LAB on Theare's Labor Justice and Workforce Challenges will offer a temperature check, space for research, and conversation with peers about the

Application Open: Rising Leaders of Color 2023

Posted on 2/13/2023
Applications are now open for the 2023 round of Rising Leaders of Color grantee program.

Join a TCG Working Group on Audiences!

Posted on 2/7/2023
If there is any certainty that we can name, it’s that 2023 will hold little certainty for many theatres.

Advocacy Action Alert: DHS Proposes New Fees: Includes Steep Increases for Artist Visas, Harmful Pol

Posted on 1/25/2023
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a proposed rule that would impose very steep increases to some of its filing fees, including for O and P artist visas applications filed by U.S. petitioners.