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Monday, March 1, 2021

D.C. Theatregoers Say They're Ready to Return"in December by American Theatre Editors

As theatres eye fall reopenings, a new study shows reluctance to return to normal, while also noting online viewing patterns and support for anti-racist efforts.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:03PM[SHARE]

Mark Plesent: The Everyday and the Extraordinary by American Theatre Editors

For 3 decades he led NYC's only theatre dedicated to making work with, about, and for the city's working class.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:14PM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 25, 2021

Home Theatre, Literally by American Theatre Editors

Theatre Horizon's Art Houses program partners with local families to devise virtual performances on their home turf.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:57PM[SHARE]

It's the Words That We Don't Say That Scare Me So by American Theatre Editors

Dialogue is mostly a form of behavior and personal revelation usually accidental. Therein lies a drama, and a mystery.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:54PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Mona Mansour to Receive Kesselring Prize for Playwriting by American Theatre Editors

The playwright of 'The Vagrant Trilogy' will receive the $25,000 award from the National Arts Club in a virtual ceremony.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:58PM[SHARE]

Lark Founder John Clinton Eisner to Step Down After 26 Years by American Theatre Editors

He leaves behind an organization dedicated to nurturing new plays and playwrights; his replacement will be announced next month.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:58PM[SHARE]

Whose Professionalism Matters? by American Theatre Editors

The theatre field's unexamined standards and hierarchies are too frequently oppressive, exploitative, and white supremacist. Here's how we can change them.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:34AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Nataki Garrett, Maria Manuela Goyanes Receive BOLD Leadership Grantss by American Theatre Editors

Leaders at OSF and Woolly Mammoth will each receive $500,000 and will join a distinguished cohort of female leaders.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:57AM[SHARE]
Monday, February 22, 2021

Paul Owen Built Thousands of Sets, and a Life in the Theatre by American Theatre Editors

We were lucky to know the scenic designer, but not as fortunate as he was to work so tirelessly and well at a job he loved for four decades.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:49PM[SHARE]

WAM Theatre Announces 2021 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will consist of two play readings and a fall mainstage production from playwright Kim Senklip Harvey.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:28PM[SHARE]

Submitting Your Play: Dos and Don'ts by American Theatre Editors

Artistic leaders at the Playwright Realm writers' service organization talk about how, when, and whether to send your work for consideration.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:26PM[SHARE]

3 Seattle Schools Give COVID Collab a College Try by American Theatre Editors

Undergraduate theatre programs join forces to combat artistic isolation and build creative community.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, February 19, 2021

Ethan McSweeny Resigns After Brief Tenure Leading ASC by American Theatre Editors

The company will move forward with an actor-led model intended to echo the production process of Shakespeare's theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:45PM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 18, 2021

Kisha Jarrett: 'Theatre Is for You' by American Theatre Editors

Artists' Rep's new managing director wants to break down the silos in her workplace and in her art form too.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:39PM[SHARE]

59E59 Theaters Announce 5 COVID Relief Grants by American Theatre Editors

The grants, ranging from $10,000 to $25,000, are going to support new work from BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ artists.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

What We Talk About When We Talk About Reopening by American Theatre Editors

While Broadway awaits its return, nonprofits and new leaders should seize the chance to return the art form to a sense of service and risk.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:32PM[SHARE]

Cicely Tyson: Grace, Poise, Mischief, and Always Truth by American Theatre Editors

Not content to simply stand as an example for so many others, she moved and lived and breathed a legacy into being.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:32AM[SHARE]

Oregon Shakes to Combine Live, Digital Programming for 2021 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature virtual offerings on O! as well as onstage productions, including OSF's first winter season production.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 16, 2021

The Subtext: The Many Forms of Jen Silverman by American Theatre Editors

This month Brian talks with the playwright of 'The Moors' and 'Collective Rage' about how writing for TV inspired her write a novel about the theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:05PM[SHARE]
Monday, February 15, 2021

Starting Conversations With 'Manic Monologues' by American Theatre Editors

An interactive web portal combines theatre and education in an effort to destigmatize mental illness.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:48PM[SHARE]

After Years of Talk, Finally Some Money for Black Artists and Theatres by American Theatre Editors

Efforts like the Black Seed, the Drinking Gourd, Next Wave initiative, and the Sprinkle-Hamlin award are directing funding to develop work by Black artists.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:42PM[SHARE]
Friday, February 12, 2021

Impish, Wise, Generous: The Multitudes of Christopher Plummer by American Theatre Editors

A lifelong student and master storyteller, he knew exactly where to put the focus of his and our attention.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:49PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Three on the Aisle: Cataclysm Criticism With Soraya Nadia McDonald by American Theatre Editors

This month the hosts talk to an award-winning colleague about gatekeeping and pandemic-era criticism.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:04PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Letters to the Editor: Time Stopper, Funding Caution by American Theatre Editors

A stage manager's stopwatch keeps a COVID vigil, and a reader expresses skepticism about arts funding as a panacea.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:03PM[SHARE]

Hanane Hajj Ali, 'Jogging' for Survival in Beirut by American Theatre Editors

The Lebanese playwright/performer, who receives a major international award next week, talks about her work, where it comes from, and what it means in this fraught time.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:30PM[SHARE]
Monday, February 8, 2021

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

A look at Black achievement in the theatre from Garland Anderson to Adrienne Kennedy.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:23PM[SHARE]
Friday, February 5, 2021

United States Artists Names 2021 USA Fellows by American Theatre Editors

This year, USA named 7 theatre and performance artists as part of its largest ever fellowship class.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:04PM[SHARE]

Cal Shakes Announces Shared 47th Season by American Theatre Editors

Cal Shakes will invite other Bay Area organizations to use its outdoor amphitheater.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:38PM[SHARE]

Red Eagle Soaring Hires Two Co-Artistic Directors in Residence by American Theatre Editors

Madeline Sayet and Tara Moses will join the organization for a nine-month residency.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:25PM[SHARE]

NEA Announces First Round of 2021 Funding by American Theatre Editors

Grants for Arts Projects awards span multiple disciplines, including theatre and musical theatre, and range from $10,000 to $100,000.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:23PM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 4, 2021

Centering Joy: Resolutions for a New Year, and a New Field by American Theatre Editors

Rebuilding will be challenging, but we must embrace abundance and celebrate possibility to create a better vision for the future.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:13PM[SHARE]

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