The Big Crunch: Theatre’s Labor and Materials Crisis

AMERICAN THEATRE: As theatres have reemerged from pandemic closure in the past season, and audiences are returning, though in still lower numbers than before, there’s plenty of drama onstage. But behind the scenes there’s another drama that’s been unfolding: a quiet strangulation that only theatre insiders know about, which has affected everything from the expense of building sets to rehearsal scheduling, and perhaps most significantly what titles are being chosen for the 2023-24 season.