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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

American Blues Theater Announces 4 Shows for 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

This season will feature the premiere of Benjamin Benne's 'Alma,' as well as the company's first production of an August Wilson work.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:18PM[SHARE]

The Theater Offensive's Annual Benefit Goes Beyond the Stage by American Theatre Editors

The Boston company's fundraiser will celebrate True Colors OUT Youth Theater and kick-off a national tour.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:40PM[SHARE]

'A Very Expensive Poison' Wins 2020 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize by American Theatre Editors

Lucy Prebble's theatrical reimagining of the notorious murder of ex-FSB Officer Alexander Litvinenko wins $25,000.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, March 2, 2020

TCG to Celebrate 2020 World Theatre Day by American Theatre Editors

Pakistani playwright Shahid Nadeem has authored this year's international World Theatre Day message.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:55PM[SHARE]

Disability Takes the Wheel in 'Emily Driver' by American Theatre Editors

A new tour co-produced by La Jolla Playhouse and National Disability Theatre is educating students and participants on accessibility and disability rights.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Friday, February 28, 2020

Long Wharf Theatre Announces 4 New Commissions by American Theatre Editors

The theatre will commission four works as part of its inaugural class of its new commissioning program.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:20PM[SHARE]

Oregon Children's Theatre Promotes Marcella Crowson to Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

Crowson succeeds the company's founding leader, Stan Foote, after 14 years with the company.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:17PM[SHARE]

Quinnipiac University Students Unleash Suppressed 'Rage' by American Theatre Editors

A new play with music, based on a novel Stephen King pulled from circulation, sparks dialogue at the university where it's premiering.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:06PM[SHARE]

Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will include 2 world premieres amid 11 total productions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:00PM[SHARE]

Gulfshore Playhouse Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

A Shakespearean tragedy and a John Cleese comedy highlight the season.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:22AM[SHARE]

USITT Announces 2020 Award Winners by American Theatre Editors

Winners will be honored at the USITT conference in Houston.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:20AM[SHARE]

Guthrie, ART Announce Mark Rylance Co-Commission by American Theatre Editors

'Steel' will be a multi-part cycle exploring stories of labor and industry from America's age of steel.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:14AM[SHARE]

At Long Last, Eduardo Machado Faces Fidel by American Theatre Editors

The Cuban American playwright, who knew the former dictator as a child, makes him the subject of his new play at Arena, 'Celia and Fidel.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 27, 2020

A Triple Play in Houston by American Theatre Editors

3 theatres partner to introduce Quiara Alegría Hudes's Elliot trilogy to the town with nation's fourth largest Hispanic/Latinx population.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:12PM[SHARE]

Alley Theatre Announces 5 Shows For 2020-21 by American Theatre Editors

The Houston theatre has announced part of the season lineup, including 2 world premieres.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:16PM[SHARE]

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

The 7-show lineup will feature Golden Globe winner Calista Flockhart in an Oscar Wilde comedy.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:08PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Shakespeare Trailblazer Fred C. Adams by American Theatre Editors

The Utah Shakespeare Festival founder constantly searched for opportunities to make a difference.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:56PM[SHARE]

Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum Announces 2020 Summer Season by American Theatre Editors

The company will present 5 shows running in repertory in their outdoor theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:38PM[SHARE]

Leigh Fondakowski on 'Laramie,' 20 Years Later by American Theatre Editors

The show's head writer, Leigh Fondakowski, looks back at the groundbreaking piece of documentary theatre and its continued relevance in an era of rising hate crimes.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:01PM[SHARE]

The Enduring Legacy of 'Laramie,' Two Decades Later by American Theatre Editors

Since 2000, thousands of productions of 'The Laramie Project' have shared Matthew Shephard's story with communities around the world.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:59PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Laurie McCants: The Ensemble Ethic by American Theatre Editors

One of Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble's founding members, who will leave the theatre after 42 years, reflects on a career integrally intertwined with a community.

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

Theater J Announces 30th Anniversary Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will include the second full production of Theater J's Yiddish Theater Lab.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:35PM[SHARE]
Monday, February 24, 2020

Andrea Stolowitz Receives 2020 American Blues Theater Blue Ink Award by American Theatre Editors

Stolowitz's new work will be presented alongside three finalists as part of the Blue Ink Festival this May.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:48PM[SHARE]

Remembering the Magic and Sweep of the Laird Williamson Touch by American Theatre Editors

He started as an actor and became a visionary director of classics, chiefly though not exclusively by Shakespeare.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:04PM[SHARE]
Friday, February 21, 2020

Lantern Theater Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will include the return of a holiday classic as well as plays from Tom Stoppard and Lynn Nottage.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:47PM[SHARE]

California's AB 5: Not as Easy as ABC by American Theatre Editors

A new law designed to rein in the state's gig economy is leaving theatres and theatre artists with questions about their future.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:47PM[SHARE]

Trustus Theatre Company Names Chad Henderson Producing Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

Henderson, who currently serves as the company's artistic director, will now be an executive leader.

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

Burning Coal Theatre Company Sets 4-Show Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature Lanford Wilson's 'Fifth of July,' starring Trish Hawkins, in a reprise of her Broadway role.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:10PM[SHARE]

Denver Center Announces 9 Show 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The Denver Center Theatre Company season will feature two world premieres.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:08PM[SHARE]

Don B. Wilmeth: Theatre Historian of Olympian Proportions by American Theatre Editors

The writer, editor, and professor leaves behind a legacy of joy and generosity as well as his influential contributions to performance scholarship.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:39PM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 20, 2020

People's Light Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season includes an updated 'Christmas Carol' and a Lloyd Price jukebox musical.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:43PM[SHARE]

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