Monday, August 1, 2022
Lucas is a playwright. Steve is a magician. Lucas asked Steve to show him some magic tricks. Steve did. And this is what happened. Tony nominee Lucas Hnath (Dana H.) directs this unique coll…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:06PM[SHARE]Lucas is a playwright. Steve is a magician. Lucas asked Steve to show him some magic tricks. Steve did. And this is what happened. Tony nominee Lucas Hnath (Dana H.) directs this unique coll…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:06PM[SHARE]It's not just the outsized quantity of productions that makes this international festival so memorable; it's also the abundance of perspectives and resonances across boundaries of time and g…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 28, 2022
Created by Hal Prince to encourage new generations of creative producers, the fellowship comes with a stipend and a budget to develop a new theatrical production.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:43AM[SHARE]11 individuals and 4 schools are being recognized by EdTA for their advocacy efforts and achievements in theatre education.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:23AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Now directing the L.A. premiere of Steven Levenson's Jewish American family drama 'If I Forget,' Alexander holds forth about identity, history, and what he learned from Jerome Robbins.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:05PM[SHARE]Using 'Funny Girl' and 'The Lehman Trilogy' as jumping-off points, 2 theatremakers tackle the often cross-cutting challenges of Jewish representation, and explore why casting alone can't sav…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:14PM[SHARE]The director of a new HBO documentary about an overturned conviction in a Nebraska burgh staged a climactic episode in which a community theatre production manages to heal local divisions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 26, 2022
This month Brian talks to the former NYU playwriting professor about growing up in Texas, intuition vs. intellect, and the elusive art of the 10-minute play.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:20PM[SHARE]After 2 years held entirely remotely, this year marked TCG's first hybrid conference, with both virtual and in-person gatherings focused on healing and learning.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:30AM[SHARE]Monday, July 25, 2022
This year's honorees include Sanaz Toossi, Jeanine Tesori, Alice Childress, Nancy Garcia Loza, Ren Dara Santiago, Kirsten Childs, and Martyna Majok, with lifetime achievement awards for Pear…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:12PM[SHARE]She succeeds Robert Falls at the company where she once worked as director of new-play development, after 21 years leading Atlanta's biggest nonprofit theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:00PM[SHARE]Currently touring as the low-voiced underworld kingpin Hades, Morrow is drawing on a lifetime of triple-threat experience on Broadway and on the road.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:26PM[SHARE]How the historic Los Angeles company has stabilized both its mission and its finances.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:04AM[SHARE]The Minnesota theatre is thriving in difficult times thanks to nimbleness, versatility, and time for reflection.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:02AM[SHARE]Serving a community of color without identifying as a theatre of color has led this 65-year-old theatre to build bridges, while struggling with fundraising.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 21, 2022
Two theatremakers explore both the need for and the possibility of a truly diverse aesthetics of the theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:04AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 20, 2022
This year will showcase new works by Inda Craig-Galván, Elana Dykewomon, Denmo Ibrahim, Iraisa Ann Reilly, and Sharifa Yasmin.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:46PM[SHARE]After 7 years leading the Bay Area theatre, he will relocate to New York to rejoin his family full-time.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:00PM[SHARE]The slate includes a production of Jeanne Sakata's 'Hold These Truths,' plus readings of new plays by Vinecia Coleman and Jason Tseng.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:50PM[SHARE]The theatre that hired him a year ago is now under fire from staff and affiliated artists, not only for their treatment of Martin but for a general lack of transparency and high-handedness.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:46PM[SHARE]Monday, July 18, 2022
As theatres scrap training programs that have often been more exploitive than educational in favor of paid positions, entry-level work may grow both scarcer and more equitably accessible.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:48PM[SHARE]Friday, July 15, 2022
The staff, board, and artists at New York's Ensemble Studio Theatre share the good, bad, and ugly of what it is taking to transform their institution.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:38PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 14, 2022
Actors Theatre of Louisville's artistic director sets the record straight about the status of the Humana Festival and the company's ongoing efforts to match ambition with capacity.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:54PM[SHARE]A seasoned executive leader, he will succeed Susie Medak in a role she's held for 32 years.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:00PM[SHARE]A new festival set for the fall will feature 6 new works by trans, non-binary, and two-spirit artists, as well as an evening 15 new monologues from the TNB2S+ community.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:48AM[SHARE]The forces attacking the human rights and free expression of the most marginalized among us know exactly what they're doing, but we have a way to fight back: the stage.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 13, 2022
As part of THRIVE! program, the grants will provide unrestricted funds to 20 Black theatres, Indigenous theatres, and theatres of color.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:23PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Fair criticism is one thing, but the vitriol directed at the 'Funny Girl' star, or at anyone who dared to celebrate her historic casting, felt personal.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:00PM[SHARE]The recent unveiling of Alison Saar's sculpture 'To Sit A While' kicked off a national tour to raise awareness of this great American writer and the many who follow in the path she paved.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:07AM[SHARE]Monday, July 11, 2022
Over nearly 5 decades, the co-founder of Spiderwoman Theater has harnessed great if under-acknowledged power, and has felt an accordingly great sense of responsibility.
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