Friday, April 3, 2026
This month Willem Dafoe tells us about his programming for the Venice Teatro Biennale, and critics Helen Shaw and Emily Nussbaum compare notes on their new posts.
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The Atlanta-based company's landlord has chosen to not renew its lease, prompting a search for a new space.
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The renaming accompanies a renovation of the 99-seat Off-Broadway venue in the heart of the West Village.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:00AM[SHARE]The streaming giant plans to deliver top-quality performance experiences directly to subscribers' living rooms.
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These artists join Willem Dafoe, previously announced as international message author, in inviting theatremakers and audiences worldwide to celebrate World Theatre Day.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:47PM[SHARE]Created by over 50 Jewish artists and professionals, the new guide has been designed to help steer non-Jewish theatres when they produce Jewish plays.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:38AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 25, 2026
A colleague remembers the playwright of 'On the Verge' and 'Native Speech,' who also had a consequential TV career, for his seriousness, irony, and precision with words.
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'Riot Queens' in Portland, Oregon, and an immersive staging at San Francisco's Tenderloin Museum recall a seminal pre-Stonewall moment, and prompt fresh reflections about the ongoing search …
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The company's new artistic director talks about leading the nation's longest-standing theatre company dedicated to the Middle East.
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Thursday, March 19, 2026
The Horowitz-Sondheim Clinic will offer affordable psychological help to writers, while grants for Steppenwolf, Playwrights' Center, Millay Arts, and Rhinebeck will support artists' new wor…
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Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Public Theater have moved forward on a merger expected to have its first full-year season in January 2027.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:05PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 17, 2026
A colleague recalls the unstoppable output of the playwright who wrote 'Ravenscroft,' 'Seascape With Sharks and Dancer,' 'Cinderella Waltz,' and 'Lucia Mad,' who died on Feb. 9 at the age of…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:19AM[SHARE]How Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson's historical musical went from concept album to crackling live show to audio play with a timely tale of migrant and fugitive solidarity.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM[SHARE]Friday, March 13, 2026
What The Bengsons' 'My Joy Is Heavy' and a new 'Hadestown' cast featuring Gaby Moreno have in common.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:14AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 12, 2026
The 10-day celebration of Philly theatre will feature around 50 events, including productions, workshops, interactive events, and more.
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By adding new members to its Core Partner Program, the D.C.-based theatre seeks to deepen its investment in local communities.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:08AM[SHARE]Monday, March 9, 2026
Execs from more than 40 of the country's largest regional theatres gathered in Wisconsin last week to share practical advice for an industry that is 'exceptionally strained.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:48PM[SHARE]3 world premieres across three seasons will include a musical by César Alvarez, a Native epic by Madeline Easley, and a site-specific immersive folk tale.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:00PM[SHARE]The final festival in Park City showed off some interesting film products, but my biggest takeaways were from conversations about intentionality and care in the art-making process.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:44PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 5, 2026
A colleague and mentee recalls a tireless advocate and encourager who wasn't content to make art himself"he also felt called to nurture it in others.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:40PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 4, 2026
A colleague remembers the San Francisco Chronicle theatre critic of the 1970s and '80s, who died on Feb. 15 at the age of 86.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:54AM[SHARE]This month: Alia Shawkat on Clare Barron's 'You Got Older,' Robert Kaplow on his Oscar-nominated screenplay for 'Blue Moon,' and Joriah Kwamé on his TikTok-hit-turned-musical, 'Little Miss …
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The time the judges honored both Reddick's surreal 'Cold War Choir Practice' and Doran's gritty 'The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:45PM[SHARE]Over its 20-year run, the Colorado New Play Summit hasn't just developed fresh pieces of theatre; it has also developed an audience for new work.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:12PM[SHARE]This month's Sightlines checks in on a 'smoky riff' on a well-known Churchill play, Chicago theatre news, and a rising local lighting designer.
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In this excerpt from her new book 'Last Radiance: Radical Lives, Bright Deaths,' a colleague of the Julian Beck's recalls his final years and roles.
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