Daily reminder that musical theatre is political. The US Army Chorus singing “Do You Hear the People Sing?” at the Governors Ball is a layered example of mobilizing music theatre as political commentary and satire, and how it’s interwoven with audience media literacy. m.youtube.com/watch?v=pIQh...

If you’re looking for a way into thinking about how theatre artists can and have resisted Trump and encroaching fascism, try my new article on musical theatre, #Broadway satire, and presidential politics: doi.org/10.1386/smt_00…. DM if you need access to a copy!  #ElectionDayay#musicalsl#dramaturgygy

Today, I’m holding the words of Tony Kushner close: “But hope isn’t a choice, it’s a moral obligation, a human obligation, an obligation to the cells in your body.” Full speech at www.thenation.com/article/arch...