Guthrie's Joseph Haj on Diversity, Twin Cities, and Theatre's Future

In a recent episode of American Theatre's podcast Offscript, host checks in with Joseph Haj, who became artistic director of the Guthrie in 2015. Haj previously wrote for the publication about the need for more diverse leadership in American theatre. He discusses the field's progress on that front, given recent developments, and shares his experience living and working in Minnesota's Twin Cities during Operation Metro Surge. The episode also features Pittsburgh theatre journalist Sharon Eberson, who left the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 2020 and founded the volunteer website onStage Pittsburgh to fill gaps in arts coverage. Eberson discusses the complicated merger between two of Pittsburgh's largest theatres and the imminent retirement of Quantum Theatre's Karla Boos. The podcast is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Listeners can download the episode and provide feedback via at@tcg.org. The episode is part of American Theatre's mission to support a just and thriving theatre ecology, with TCG membership offering access to the quarterly print magazine.