Emerging from the cave

Reimagining our future in theater and live performance

In this independent study commissioned by the Sundance Institute, Jesse Cameron Alick interviews over 70 artists and arts workers, writes about their individual experiences during the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter uprising, analyzes the state of the field now, and offers potential pathways that can take us into the future.

The study is available in presentation and film form.

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Lisa Kron, Playwright, Tony and Obie Award Winner

“An invaluable resource. If you’re looking for clues to the road forward for our unsettled field, I highly recommend a deep dive into the lucidly rendered interviews here, which contain a wealth of observation, insight, and analysis from practitioners from across the forefront of contemporary theater.”