Theater
Coverage of Theater in the Nexus archive.
- Professor Sues Senator Over Alleged Role in His Firing
A professor sued a senator regarding an alleged role in his firing. The now-reinstated theater professor at Austin Peay State University subsequently won a settlement from the university in January.
- A new law holds colleges accountable if their grads don’t earn more than $36,000 a year
A new U.S. law requires colleges to demonstrate that graduates earn at least the median wage of high school diploma holders ($36,000 annually in California) to maintain federal loan eligibility. About 300 California programs, including cosmetology, arts, and theater, may fail this threshold, with most failing programs at for-profit colleges and some community colleges and universities.
- June 12, 2026
Author James Verini discusses the Russian assault on Mariupol in his book 'The Theater.' A Ukrainian opera highlights Ukraine's stolen children, and actress Lesley Manville's first Tony win for 'Oedipus' is revisited with co-star Mark Strong. Rebecca Winthrop examines AI's impact on children's learning in schools.