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THE GLOBAL STAGE

August 28, 2026

Plays for Young Performers: Engaging Contemporary Works.

Contemporary plays for student theatre: inspiring, ensemble-focused works that energize casts and audiences. Stories for young performers...

Skene Staff
BOOKS

Alex Vásquez Dheming: Choreographing Light.

Salvadoran lighting designer whose expressionist practice turns light into narrative, emotion, and a medium for the stories that matter most....

Skene Staff
PROFILES

Harumi Hirata: Whose Stories do we Tell?

Japanese costume designer and cultural advocate whose research-driven practice interrogates representation, identity, and the history carried in cloth....

Skene Staff
NEW TALENTS

Alexandre Corazzola: Kinetic Scenography.

German scenic designer whose kinetic scenography builds sets that move with the story, rooted in dramaturgy, collaboration, and a childhood...

Skene Staff
PROFILES

Verónica Albarrán Rendón: The Collective Encounter.

Mexican cultural worker, director, and playwright whose practice is rooted in collective encounter, critical thinking, and the transformative power of...

Skene Staff
PROFILES

IN THE SPOTLIGHT »

Ruth Robles: The Stage is a Space of Truth.

Ruth Robles is a Mexican singer and vocal director whose work moves between performance and creation,...

Hector Cruz: The Texture of Everyday Life.

Hector Cruz is a Mexican projection and scenic designer whose practice builds community through digital media,...

ON THE CALLBOARD »

Arts & Culture Fund

Amarillo, TX
Administration & Producing
Remote

The Kitchen: Central Location Installation

Vevey, Switzerland
Design & Technology
In Person
Festival runs June 16-20, 2027

The Cat in the Hat – National Tour Casting

New York, NY
Performance & Devised Work
Hybrid
January-April 2027 tour

Arts & Culture Fund

Texas Panhandle (Amarillo, TX)
Administration & Producing
Remote
Project or annual, per award terms

AAF: Arts & Culture Fund

Texas Panhandle, TX
Administration & Producing
Remote
Project-based

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The Politics of Football: Four Plays Exploring the Sport.

Four contemporary plays that use football as metaphor for politics, identity, and social struggle from Belfast to England.

BOOKS

Public Domain Plays: Powerful Works, Zero Royalties.

Classic plays for community theatre: Shakespeare, Greek tragedies, Chekhov—masterpieces with zero royalties. Powerful work, proven.

BOOKS

New Plays by Black Playwrights to Watch in 2026

Six new and recent plays by Black playwrights redefining American theatre. Essential reading and producing for the 2026 season and beyond.

BOOKS

6 Plays by Black Playwrights to Produce in 2026

Six impactful plays by Black playwrights to consider producing in 2026, spotlighting diverse, contemporary works for the season ahead.

BOOKS

FROM THE TOOLKIT »

How to Build a Small Stop-Motion Studio at Home

Build your own stop-motion animation studio at home with just a few tools, a camera, and...

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Lighting Design Basics: Explore the Virtual Light Lab.

What if changing one lighting angle could transform an entire scene? Built for theatre students, this workshop explores how light creates mood, focus, and dramatic meaning.

TEACH

PROFILES IN FOCUS »

Ruth Robles: The Stage is a Space of Truth.

Ruth Robles is a Mexican singer and vocal director whose work moves between performance and creation, and always toward emotional truth.

PROFILES

Edwin Tovar: Bach in My Mind.

Edwin Tovar is a Mexican composer and percussionist whose work spans classical music, contemporary composition, and sound design for the stage.

PROFILES

Hector Cruz: The Texture of Everyday Life.

Hector Cruz is a Mexican projection and scenic designer whose practice builds community through digital media, live performance, and trust.

PROFILES

Christopher Scott Murillo: Spaces Worth Believing In.

Scenic designer and educator at UC Riverside whose work spans theatre and television, rooted in storytelling, immersive worlds, and the audience.

PROFILES

PRODUCTION NOTES »

Scrappy & Courageous ft. Canada PQ27 Team | OFFSTAGE Ep. 9

The Canada PQ 2027 team on The Seventh Fire, matriarchal curation, and building a sound-first exhibition for the Prague Quadrennial.

PODCAST & TALKS »

Strangers in a Strange Land. ft Tina Torbey | OFFSTAGE Ep. 8

Lebanese scenic designer Tina Torbey on migration, identity, motherhood, and building a theatre career far from home. OFFSTAGE Episode

OFFSTAGE

Creating Community ft. CreativeBlueprints | OFFSTAGE Ep. 7

Scenic designer and Skene founder on community, mentorship, and building a creative career, in conversation with Mitzi Avila of

OFFSTAGE

OPINION & EDITORIALS »

Difficult Women: An Interview with Jaclyn Biskup

Explore Jaclyn Biskup’s Difficult Women+ acting class, a feminist space for women and nonbinary actors to...

Scenography Without Borders:
My International Mentorship with Paolo Fantin

Antonio Saucedo Azpe shares insights from his mentorship with Paolo Fantin, exploring opera scenography and international...

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Sacred Hidden Symbols: The Most Ancient Religion.

Jay Duckworth explores theater’s sacred origins, tracing how performance began as ritual and endures as humanity’s oldest art.

Jay Duckworth
OPINION

Skene Year One: From Ghostlight to Global Stage.

Celebrate Skene’s Year One: 1.47M views across 95+ countries. From ghost light to global hub, we’re documenting the labor behind

Josafath Reynoso
OPINION

Frankenstein: From Mary Shelley to Del Toro’s Reimagined Monster.

Explore Frankenstein’s theatrical evolution—from Shelley’s 1818 novel to del Toro’s new film—tracing hubris, art, and timeless horror.

Josafath Reynoso
OPINION

TOP 9: July »

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Jack Golden: When a Moment Sings.

Scenic designer Jack Golden reflects on collaboration, instinct,...

PROFILES, TOP 9

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Strangers in a Strange Land. ft Tina Torbey | OFFSTAGE Ep. 8

Lebanese scenic designer Tina Torbey on migration, identity,...

OFFSTAGE, TOP 9

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Ruth Robles: The Stage is a Space of Truth.

Ruth Robles is a Mexican singer and vocal...

PROFILES, TOP 9

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Josué Cerón: Opportunities Do Not Come Back.

Josué Cerón is a Mexican opera singer whose...

PROFILES, TOP 9

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Emilio Bastré: Fragile Enough for a Strong Connection.

Emilio Bastré is a Mexican actor and member...

PROFILES, TOP 9

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Christopher Scott Murillo: Spaces Worth Believing In.

Scenic designer and educator at UC Riverside whose...

PROFILES, TOP 9

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Professor Duckworth’s Guide to the Perfect Props List.

Jay Duckworth shares his proven method for building...

GUIDES, tester, TOP 9

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Nicole Stewart Reyes: A Mix of Ego and Survival.

Actor and playwright whose work moves between personal...

PROFILES, TOP 9

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Hector Cruz: The Texture of Everyday Life.

Hector Cruz is a Mexican projection and scenic...

PROFILES, TOP 9

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