Center Theatre Group Axes Taper Season and Cuts Jobs Amid Fundraising Crisis

Center Theatre Group will lay off 10% of full-time staff and pause season programming at the Mark Taper Forum due to budget shortfall.
Programming at the Ahmanson and Kirk Douglas Theatres will continue.
The pause in programming at the Taper is expected to continue through the 2023-24 season, canceling the world premiere of a new play by Larissa FastHorse.
CTG's struggles reflect wider issues in the performing arts stemming from lost audience and funding during the pandemic.
CTG looking at "innovative, non-traditional" and "community-centered" events to put on at the Taper in lieu of regular shows.