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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Ford, Mellon Award $1 Million to Disability Futures Fellowships by American Theatre Editors

20 artists, performers, writers, and creators from around the country will receive $50,000 each.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:00AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Indiana Rep Announces Updated 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The company will partner with WFYI Public Media to capture and stream virtual performances.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:34PM[SHARE]

Turn Off Your Phone, Check Your Mailbox by American Theatre Editors

From sci-fi mysteries to history lessons, theatremakers are putting their own stamp on snail mail exchanges.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:19PM[SHARE]
Friday, October 9, 2020

Online This Week: Forests, First Ladies, Endless Quarantine by American Theatre Editors

A Lynn Nottage festival, audio plays galore, a few Shakespeares, kids' stuff, and so much more.

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

NEA, American Theatre Wing Announce Songwriting Winners by American Theatre Editors

The 2020 recipients include 12 high school student composers from across the U.S.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:06AM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 8, 2020

1st Stage Announces Commissions of Solo Work by American Theatre Editors

The Virginia company has commissioned 11 artists from across the country to develop new solo works.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:55PM[SHARE]

Taylor Mac Wins International Ibsen Award by American Theatre Editors

Thee $300,000 prize will be celebrated with a livestream performance of 'Holiday Sauce…Pandemic!'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:53PM[SHARE]

Managing Director Amy Wratchford to Leave American Shakespeare Center by American Theatre Editors

Wratchford has served as ASC's managing director since May 2010.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:08PM[SHARE]

SITI Company Announces Final Season, Legacy Plan by American Theatre Editors

After three decades of form-breaking work, the influential company is folding up regular business and creating a comprehensive living archive.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:51PM[SHARE]

What Plays Are You Going Back To? A Playwrights' Reading List by American Theatre Editors

We asked a number of TCG-published authors which plays they're reading---or not reading---during this time of crisis.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:39PM[SHARE]

Bryan Fonseca, Always Creating, Creating, Creating by American Theatre Editors

For decades, the founder of the Phoenix Theatre and Fonseca Theatre made exciting theatre in Indianapolis, and he had more in store.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:31PM[SHARE]

Company One Announces 22nd Season by American Theatre Editors

The company hopes to return to in-person performances in summer 2021 with a play from Inda Craig-Galván.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:44PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Marin Theatre Company Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The 54th season will be a mix of virtual and live productions, and will feature three world premieres.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:09PM[SHARE]

Center Theatre Group Announces 2020-21 Lineup by American Theatre Editors

The company's virtual platform will feature archived stage productions, audio plays, and new works by the CTG Creative Collective.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:11PM[SHARE]

Taking the Heat, and Leading Through Crises, at Oregon Shakes by American Theatre Editors

In her and her team's first season at OSF, Nataki Garrett has faced COVID and wildfires, challenges that have only intensified their ties to the community.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:06PM[SHARE]

Jose Solís: The Critic as Cheerleader, and Critics' Lab Leader by American Theatre Editors

Solís, who has been leading a BIPOC Critics Lab on his own steam, will lead one under Kennedy Center's auspices next month.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:41AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Tidtaya Sinutoke Wins 2020 Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award by American Theatre Editors

The award celebrates female composers and comes with a $10,000 grant.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:50PM[SHARE]

Alliance Theatre Offers Anti-Bias Training Courses by American Theatre Editors

Trainings based in theatre learning strategies are available for corporations, nonprofits, educators, and families.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:31PM[SHARE]

NEFA Announces 2020 National Theater Project Awardees by American Theatre Editors

This year the New England Foundation for the Arts has awarded over $1 million to support 10 new works.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:07PM[SHARE]

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

From an Afrocentric pageant by W.E.B. Du Bois to the founding of Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in 1960, October has been a busy month for theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:04PM[SHARE]

Larissa FastHorse Named MacArthur Fellow by American Theatre Editors

The playwright of 'The Thanksgiving Play' is known for creating space for Indigenous artists and stories.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM[SHARE]
Monday, October 5, 2020

A Virtual Festival, But Is It Still the Fringe? A Report From Philly by American Theatre Editors

The beloved annual festival, and its spinoff Philly Free Fringe, managed to bring together, and often activate, online audiences.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:08PM[SHARE]

Kitchen Theatre Company Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature a variety of online offerings and a world premiere from Kara-Lynn Vaeni.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:49PM[SHARE]

The Black Seed Receives $5 million Mellon Foundation Gift by American Theatre Editors

This lead gift supports an initiative led by Brooklyn's Billie Holiday Theatre and aimed at allowing Black theatres to thrive.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:20PM[SHARE]

Philadelphia Theatre Company Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The virtual season will include a production and conversation series led by new resident artist Jeffrey Page.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:17PM[SHARE]

Playwrights Horizons Names Natasha Sinha Associate AD by American Theatre Editors

Sinha will join the company in January, leaving her current position at Signature Theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:02PM[SHARE]

Theater Alliance Leads 2020 Helen Hayes Awards by American Theatre Editors

Theater Alliance's production of 'Blood at the Root' took home 7 awards in this year's virtual ceremony.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:53PM[SHARE]
Thursday, October 1, 2020

AAPAC Report Reveals Larger Pattern of Inequities in NY Theatre by American Theatre Editors

The report shows that white actors, directors, and writers were overrepresented on Broadway and on nonprofit stages.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:18PM[SHARE]

Online This Week: Live or Asynchronous? by American Theatre Editors

This week includes an imaginary sitcom, Scottish illusions, musical theatre samplers, and telephonic audio plays.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:40AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Geva Theatre Center Announces Reimagined 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature live shows and radio plays, but will not include an annual production of 'A Christmas Carol.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:18PM[SHARE]

Fertile Ground Announces 2021 Festival Lineup by American Theatre Editors

A community panel selected this year's 31 festival projects.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:51PM[SHARE]

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