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To mark the 75th anniversary of this uniquely American cultural movement, NPR is traveling across the country for a look forward in our series "The Next Stage."

Across the U.S., regional theaters are starting to transform. Here's why

In the first of our six-part series, NPR's Bob Mondello explains how the theater that most Americans see is being transformed.

A Marine who helped lead Afghanistan evacuations reflects on those left behind

Lt. Col. Chris Richardella was one of the officers leading the U.S. Marine Corps at the Kabul airport when the Taliban took over. In the second of a two-part conversation, he recounts what followed.

Stress relief or toxic exposure? State cautions ‘rage rooms’ may deliver unwanted release

State environmental experts worry that smashing old TVs, monitors and laptops in so-called ‘rage rooms’ may release hazardous waste or potentially harm customers’ health.

Graphic for the 34th Annual All Peoples Celebration

All People's Celebration brings disability rights to the forefront of King's Dream

Disabled rights activist and keynote speaker Rebecca Cokley said "all issues are disability rights and justice issues."

National Guard Specialist Austin Alt stands as he fills in as a substitute teacher due to staffing shortages caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic and other non-illness related absences at Pojoaque Valley Middle School in Pojoaque, New Mexico.

New Mexico asks National Guard to work as substitute teachers to keep classrooms open

New Mexico is short 1,000 teachers. National Guard volunteers now serve as substitute teachers.

Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee and his great grandson Iain Lanphier are seen during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Feb. 4, 2020. McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars, died Sunday.

Celebrated Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee dies at 102

Charles McGee, a Tuskegee Airman who flew 409 fighter combat missions over three wars, has died.

Pope Francis on his popemobile drives through the crowd of faithful at the end of the Catholic Easter Sunday mass he led in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 17, 2022.

The pope makes an Easter plea for peace in Ukraine, citing a nuclear risk

On what is supposed to be Christianity's most joyful day, Pope Francis made an anguished Easter Sunday plea for peace in the "senseless" war in Ukraine and in other armed conflicts in the world.

Robert W. McElroy, bishop of the diocese of San Diego, arrives to attend a conference on nuclear disarmament, at the Vatican, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. Pope Francis said Sunday, May 29, 2022 he has tapped 21 churchmen to become cardinals, most of them from continents other than Europe, which has dominated Catholic hierarchy for most of the church's history.

San Diego Bishop McElroy named by Pope Francis as a cardinal

Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego is one of 21 new cardinals named by Pope Francis. The 68-year-old McElroy is an ideological ally of the pope and has often sparred with more conservative U.S. bishops.

Fanny Sung (left) and her younger sister, Marianne Sung (right). Abortion — and whether to get one — changed the two sisters' lives in ways that affected them for years to come.

Two sisters got pregnant young. Their choices and their secrets shaped their lives

Abortion — and whether to get one — changed the two sisters' lives in ways that affected them for years to come. One of them wonders how her life might have been different.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, right, talks with a member of her team during proceedings to seat a special purpose grand jury in Fulton County, Ga., on Monday

A special grand jury was picked to probe Trump's actions in the 2020 Georgia election

A special grand jury was selected for the investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia.

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