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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Theatrical Mustang: How Sara Porkalob Builds Power by American Theatre Editors

In this reboot of their podcast for AT magazine, Woodzick talks to Seattle-based writer-performer Sara Porkalob, who will next appear in '1776.'

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Neil Pepe on 'American Buffalo' and What's Kept the Atlantic Afloat by American Theatre Editors

For 30 years he's run the theatre founded by Mamet and Macy, and still found time to direct.

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

La Jolla Playhouse Announces BIPOC Fellowships by American Theatre Editors

2 new fellowships in directing and stage management will begin next year.

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Monday, April 11, 2022

The Subtext: Tracy Letts's Moments of Recognition by American Theatre Editors

This month the author of 'August: Osage County' and 'The Minutes' talks about acting, writing, the mystique of Chicago, and the heartbreak of Oklahoma.

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Friday, April 8, 2022

Jason Najjoum Named Managing Director of Imagination Stage by American Theatre Editors

The theatre also announced that Triza Cox will serve as the associate artistic director its Theatre for Change program.

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How Raja Feather Kelly Fuses Dance to Theatre, and Vice Versa by American Theatre Editors

When this go-to choreographer is doing his storytelling job right, you may not even notice the dancing at all---but he's got more moves in store.

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Among the 2022 Guggenheim Fellows, 4 Theatremakers by American Theatre Editors

This year's 180 fellows also include 6 choreographers and two scholars of performance and dance, respectively.

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Thursday, April 7, 2022

AD Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj to Leave American Stage by American Theatre Editors

Maharaj was producing artistic director at the Florida company for just six months.

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Can Theatre Heal Trauma? A Case Study From India by American Theatre Editors

This excerpt from a new book about performance activism looks at pandies theatre, which has devised plays with and for marginalized youth in the slums of New Delhi.

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

L.A. New Play Project Announces 2nd Round of Funding by American Theatre Editors

L.A. playwrights and producers can submit work until June 1.

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Let's Crack the Proscenium and Breathe New Air by American Theatre Editors

After years of soul-searching, this summer's LMDA conference in Philly promises to engage the whole field in a fresh, inclusive dialogue about which forms sustain us (and which don't).

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Friday, April 1, 2022

Disney+ Announces Plans for 'Sweeney Todd' Animated Series by American Theatre Editors

The Sondheim/Wheeler classic about bloody revenge is the basis for a 10-episode musical series for the popular streamer.

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Thursday, March 31, 2022

The Enduring, Overlooked Wisdom of 'Nathan the Wise' by American Theatre Editors

Far from simply preaching tolerance among Jews, Christians, and Muslims, this 18th-century comic fable insists on true inclusion and fellowship.

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Kirsten Greenidge, Close to Home by American Theatre Editors

In two new plays at the Huntington, the 'Luck of the Irish' playwright debuts 2 new plays drawing on her family dynamics and Boston roots, respectively.

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

What 'Help' Sees, and Who It Misses by American Theatre Editors

A new theatre piece based on a Claudia Rankine essay may be educational for white audiences, but for Black audiences it's merely relatable.

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Safe Spaces or Free Expression? A New Toolkit for College Theatre by American Theatre Editors

The Dramatists Guild Legal Defense Fund's new toolkit is designed to help students and educators to both responsibly and freely produce theatre in academic settings.

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Austin Playhouse Founder Don Toner to Step Down After 22 Years by American Theatre Editors

Toner, a 60-year veteran of regional theatre from New Jersey to L.A. to Mississippi, will continue to direct projects and raise money for the Texas theatre.

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The Subtext: Live With Amy Quan Barry by American Theatre Editors

In this special episode, recorded live in Madison, Wisc., Brian interviews the poet/playwright who wrote 'The Mytilenean Debate' for Forward Theater.

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Monday, March 28, 2022

AAPAC, Indie Theatre Fund Offers Travel Grants for NYC AAPI Artists by American Theatre Editors

Amid a rise in anti-Asian hate incidents, the new fund will subsidize transportation for Asian American performers who don't feel safe riding mass transit.

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Monday, March 21, 2022

From Newark to New Orleans: Richard Schechner's Backstory by American Theatre Editors

The experimental theatremaker and scholar looks back at the Civil Rights era, the Free Southern Theater, and the time he directed August Wilson in Johannesburg.

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Friday, March 18, 2022

Cleveland Play House A.D. Laura Kepley to Step Down by American Theatre Editors

She'll leave in June after 9 years in the top spot, and a dozen years with the theatre.

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At Su Teatro, the Work Is the Aesthetic by American Theatre Editors

For 50 years, Su Teatro Culture and Performing Arts Center has been a Denver-area home for storytelling, learning, and community engagement.

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Camilla Tassi Wins Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship by American Theatre Editors

The award is given annually to a design graduate of the Yale School of Drama.

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

The Subtext: Voices of Ukraine by American Theatre Editors

For this special episode in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Brian compiles messages from theatre artists in the U.S., the U.K., Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine.

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OKC Rep's Kelly Kerwin: Program Locally, Present Internationally by American Theatre Editors

As this dramaturg/producer plans her first season at the theatre, she's looking both outward and inward.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Latinx Playwrights Circle Announces Mentorship Recipients by American Theatre Editors

Julissa Contreras, Daniela Gonzalez y Perez, Luis Roberto Herrera, and Phanésia Pharel are this year's recipients.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

The Subtext: Rajiv Joseph on Putin and Basketball by American Theatre Editors

Brian talks to the playwright, whose new play 'King James' is playing at Steppenwolf, about war, sports, and writing what you want.

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Friday, March 11, 2022

What We Lost and Learned by American Theatre Editors

The last 2 years forced us to face fundamental uncertainty and loss, and that's a gift that will keep on giving.

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Thursday, March 10, 2022

The Shows That Got Away and/or Found a Way by American Theatre Editors

A look at 8 shows that the pandemic cut short, what's happened to them since, and what might be next.

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Can We Talk? Why I Put 'America in One Room' by American Theatre Editors

A political science experiment to gather diverse Americans inspired a stage version at Florida Studio Theatre, which also brought people together to reflect on their similarities and differe…

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Lock Up Tha Theatre by American Theatre Editors

An excerpt from a new collection of micro-plays.

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