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Diep Tran is a reporter, editor, and columnist. Her beat is arts and entertainment, with a focus on theater and on and off stage diversity.

She is currently the associate editor of "American Theatre" magazine, where she assigns and edits articles for print and web, and contributes regularly. She has a monthly column with the magazine focused on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. She is also the founder and producer of American Theatre’s biweekly Offscript podcast. In 2015, Diep led the creation a…

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From 'The Walking Dead' to 'Eclipsed,' Danai Gurira Is Killing It

From 'The Walking Dead' to 'Eclipsed,' Danai Gurira Is Killing It

This was the cover story for the February 2016 issue of the magazine.

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How Mom and Dad Met, With Ninjas

How Mom and Dad Met, With Ninjas

On a sunny Southern California day in the spring of 2015, a full house showed up to attend not a play, but a …

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It's Not Stunt Casting, It's Star Casting

It's Not Stunt Casting, It's Star Casting

Part of a column I'm writing for this magazine about casting directors and how they cast long-running Broadwa…

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Indiana Repertory Theatre Plans Well Ahead of Time

Indiana Repertory Theatre Plans Well Ahead of Time

From fall 2016 to winter 2017, I contributed twice a month to a column about regional theaters.

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American Theatre Artists: Don't Throw Away Your Shot

American Theatre Artists: Don't Throw Away Your Shot

As part of my monthly "Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion" column for the magazine, I tackled the "Hamilton"/Mi…

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Asian guys get to be sexy, too: Finally, TV gives me the romantic leads I’ve been waiting for

Asian guys get to be sexy, too: Finally, TV gives me the romantic leads I’ve been waiting for

TV seems to have learned what so many of us have always known—Asian dudes are hot, and they can get the girl

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Zachary Noah Piser 1st Workshopped Maybe Happy Ending in 2022; Now He’s Returned on Broadway

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When Zachary Noah Piser first started out as an actor, he auditioned for the shows that most Asian American musical theatre actors go for: Miss Saigon and The King and I. “You don’t look Asian enough, we’re not quite sure what you are,” he recalls being told. For the young actor, who is Jewish and part Chinese, the takeaway was simple: “Pave my own way,” he remarks.
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Almost Dying Made Max Klimavicius Realize He Needed to Retire From Sardi's

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In 2020, Sardi's owner Max Klimavicius almost died. It was the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, before anyone knew how it spread or how to diagnose it. "I was very ill with COVID, it was touch and go for me," recalls Klimavicius, who added that his wife kept him at home, fearful that if he went to the hospital and was put on a ventilator, he would not come back out.
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Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif Abruptly Departs Arena Stage, After Opening TLC Musical

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Artistic director Hana S. Sharif has announced her resignation from Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage, effective June 30. In an email sent June 26, Sharif said she found herself in conflict with Arena Stage's board. "Ultimate, the Board and I arrived at a crossroads—one defined not by a lack of shared love for this institution, but by differing visions for how Arena Stage should meet the future," she wrote in an email to the theatre's board of trustee, which was provided to Playbill.
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