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Friday, April 3, 2020

Am I Writing This Play or Living It? by American Theatre Editors

It's just one set and three characters (very producible!), but the world probably doesn't ever need to see this family dramedy.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:55PM[SHARE]

5th Avenue Theatre Announces 2020-21 Season, With Dates TBA by American Theatre Editors

The Seattle company's lineup includes 2 world premiere musicals.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:29AM[SHARE]

'The Detention Lottery,' Where You Do Have to Live Like a Refugee by American Theatre Editors

A Seattle-based production gives participants a stark look at the jarring, often dehumanizing reality inside U.S. immigration courts.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:37AM[SHARE]
Thursday, April 2, 2020

6 Theatre Workers You Should Know by American Theatre Editors

From a technical director in California to a community connector in New York, here are some theatre workers to have on your radar.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:57PM[SHARE]

Undermain Theatre Announces Female-Centered 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup will include a play based on the theatre's late founding artistic director.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:35PM[SHARE]

TheatreSquared Announces 2020-21 Lineup by American Theatre Editors

The Arkansas company will present 8 shows for its 15th anniversary.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:49PM[SHARE]

Indiana Repertory Theatre Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup will feature a series of works created by Indianapolis artists in celebration of the city's bicentennial.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:44PM[SHARE]

Foundation Offers $100,000 in Emergency Grants to Writers by American Theatre Editors

Playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists affected by COVID-19 closures may be eligible for grants from the Adams and Reisch Foundation.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:21PM[SHARE]

Surviving a Dramaturgical Winter by American Theatre Editors

If a dramaturg's job is to be a great unifier, what can there be to do in this time of great separation?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:33PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Play at Home While You Stay at Home by American Theatre Editors

Baltimore Center Stage, Long Wharf Theatre, the Public Theater, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company commission micro-plays for home use.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:09PM[SHARE]

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival Cancels Summer Season by American Theatre Editors

The 2020 summer lineup, featuring 8 productions, has been cancelled.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:33PM[SHARE]

Lookingglass Theatre Company Announces 3-Show Season by American Theatre Editors

The 2020-21 lineup will feature works by ensemble member Mary Zimmerman and artistic associates Sara Gmitter and Matthew C. Yee.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:32PM[SHARE]

Onscreen This Month: Quarantine Edition by American Theatre Editors

A spate of canceled shows from Louisville to Milwaukee were caught on video before the pandemic shutdown, and now you can watch them at home.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:56PM[SHARE]

Finding Moments of Joy to Nourish the Soul by American Theatre Editors

Through the fear and uncertainty of an open-ended pandemic, it's crucial to take time to reconnect with yourself and your surroundings.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:15PM[SHARE]

Julia Miles Made Space for Women in Theatre by American Theatre Editors

The founder of New York City's WP Theater brought producing savvy and fierce commitment to the cause of gender parity in all areas of stage work.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:53PM[SHARE]

We Are the Diplomats by American Theatre Editors

In the midst of a growing pandemic, the interconnectivity of the global theatre community can be a source of strength and hope.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:39PM[SHARE]

Terrence McNally, Writer and Gentleman by American Theatre Editors

The acclaimed dramatist was a generous, kind, humble, and beautiful soul whose youthful excitement for theatre lasted throughout his lengthy career.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:14PM[SHARE]

Terrence McNally, True to Himself From the Start by American Theatre Editors

We owe him a debt for the gay canon he began creating even before Stonewall, but he also carved paths through every form his writing could take.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:59AM[SHARE]

Bag&Baggage Productions Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup is the first selected by new artistic director Cassie Greer.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:56AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, March 31, 2020

No Show by American Theatre Editors

If we can't have theatre until we can gather again safely, what are U.S. theatres and artists going to do in the meantime, and after?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:26PM[SHARE]

Not the Same Old Song and Dance by American Theatre Editors

A Nairobi initiative shows what African artists can learn from American musical theatre, and vice versa.

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

Looking at the Rings by American Theatre Editors

This trauma will change us, live in our bodies, and leave a mark. We should also seize the chance it gives us to heal.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:18AM[SHARE]
Monday, March 30, 2020

Stuart Gordon, Chicago Theatre Thriller by American Theatre Editors

Before his fame as a cult horror maestro, he made some of the most memorable and scrappy theatre the Windy City has yet seen.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:19PM[SHARE]

Geva Theatre Center Announces 10-Show Season by American Theatre Editors

The 2020-21 season will also include two festivals showcasing works in development.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:48PM[SHARE]

Act II Playhouse Announces 2020-21 Season Starting in July by American Theatre Editors

The 7-show season will feature a musical tribute, a holiday classic, and a political improv show.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:47PM[SHARE]

Work/Life Balance Is Everyone's Urgent Business Now by American Theatre Editors

As we face the COVID crisis, our field has a chance to restructure itself around human needs. Caregivers can lead the way.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:22AM[SHARE]

In Search of a Space to Breathe by American Theatre Editors

Deprived of the relief of going to a job I love, I am forced to face the contradictions of co-parenting with an ex.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:22AM[SHARE]
Friday, March 27, 2020

COVID-19 Forces Cal Shakes to Cancel 2020 Summer Season by American Theatre Editors

The announcement comes with news of the company furloughing more than half of its year-round employees.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:58AM[SHARE]

Let's Go Vital, Not Viral by American Theatre Editors

How many people could have been helped if they'd been exposed to theatre?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:50AM[SHARE]

South Coast Rep Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature the final time to see the company's 40-year annual holiday production of "A Christmas Carol" before a 2021 revamp.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:41AM[SHARE]

Streams Before the Flood? by American Theatre Editors

Streaming and video-captured options for shuttered shows could be more than a stopgap solution.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:13AM[SHARE]

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