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Sunday, February 9, 2020

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

The season includes two world premieres and new partnerships under Sean Daniels artistic direction.

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Friday, February 7, 2020

TCG Names Erica Lauren Ortiz Director of Marketing by American Theatre Editors

Ortiz will create and implement a marketing plan to advance TCG's mission.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:14PM[SHARE]

Greenbrier Valley Theatre Announces 7-Show Season by American Theatre Editors

The 2020 season will include a Tony Award-winning musical and a classic farce from Joseph Kesselring.

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

Road Less Traveled Productions Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will include a world premiere adaptation of 'Little Women' that updates Alcott's classic.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:45PM[SHARE]

Instagram: A New Casting Platform, or Another Anxiety Source for Actors? by American Theatre Editors

Actors and casting directors on the pros and cons of building and maintaining a social media presence.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:43PM[SHARE]

Raven Theatre Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The Chicago theatre will feature a world premiere from Joshua Allen as part of its upcoming season.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:20PM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 6, 2020

U-M Students Start Semester With No Safety Net by American Theatre Editors

A festival of politically themed performances kicks off a program of civic engagement across disciplines.

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Lydia Diamond Wins 2020 Horton Foote Playwriting Award by American Theatre Editors

The playwright will receive the $25,000 prize this summer.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:43AM[SHARE]

Two Win Expanded Premiere Stages Bauer Boucher Playwriting Award by American Theatre Editors

Emily Niemeyer and Emily Conklin become the first winners in the new expansion of the award from 1 to 2 playwrights.

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Idris Goodwin Named Director of Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center by American Theatre Editors

The playwright and director returns to his former community.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:13PM[SHARE]

Dad's Garage Theatre Names Jon Carr Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

Carr previously served as the Atlanta company's interim artistic director and marketing director.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:28PM[SHARE]

Fountain Theatre Season to Include L.A. Premieres of Jacobs-Jenkins, Churchill, Levenson by American Theatre Editors

In addition to premieres of 'If I Forget,' 'An Octoroon,' and 'Escaped Alone,' the season includes a new play by co-artistic director Stephen Sachs.

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DeLanna Studi Named Co-Artistic Director of Native Voices at the Autry by American Theatre Editors

The acclaimed Cherokee actor/writer/educator will work alongside founders Randy Reinholz and Jean Bruce Scott as they transition to emeritus roles.

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

Where Have All the Festivals Gone? A January Wrap-Up by American Theatre Editors

Though American Realness and COIL are sorely missed, there was much international work to take in at this year's Under the Radar and Exponential fests.

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Court Theatre Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will conclude Court Theatre's staging of the Oedipus Trilogy, and a new adaptation of 'Othello.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:49AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Announces 2020 Finalists by American Theatre Editors

Among the finalists are Dominique Morisseau, Celine Song, Aleshea Harris, Lucy Prebble, and Anne Washburn.

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2020 TCG Gala Celebrates Legacies and Potential by American Theatre Editors

Songs from 'Soft Power,' 'A Strange Loop,' and a Prince deep cut highlighted a celebration of the National Black Theatre Festival and David Henry Hwang.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:09PM[SHARE]
Monday, February 3, 2020

You Should See Them in a Crown: The Dope Queens of 'Six' by American Theatre Editors

A British concert musical about Henry VIII's wives comes to Broadway on a wave of 'Hamilton'-worthy buzz.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:57PM[SHARE]

Playwrights Realm Announces 2020 INK'D Festival of New Plays by American Theatre Editors

The company's 2019-20 Realm Writing Fellows will present new works this month.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:24PM[SHARE]
Friday, January 31, 2020

ASCAP and EdTa Establish Stephen Schwartz Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year Award by American Theatre Editors

The award will recognize a middle or high school educator at this year's International Thespian Festival.

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The Public Theater Announces Summer Lineup by American Theatre Editors

The season at Central Park's Delacorte Theater will feature 'Richard II' and the return of a musical 'As You Like It.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:42PM[SHARE]

Token Theatre Friends: Live From BroadwayCon With Zora Howard and Jordan E. Cooper by American Theatre Editors

This week Jose records a live episode with the playwrights behind 'Ain't No Mo' and 'Stew.'

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Junebug Productions Awards $100,000 to 5 New Orleans Artists by American Theatre Editors

The awards, funded by Mellon and Duke, recognize local artists in a wide range of disciplines.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:15PM[SHARE]

NAATCO Announces Partnership With 4 Theatres to Foster Asian American Stage Inclusion by American Theatre Editors

Four theatres will join the New York-based company in programming work centering Asian American artists and performers.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:03PM[SHARE]
Thursday, January 30, 2020

The Air Is Humming: Why Did 'West Side Story' Hire a Boy Like That? by American Theatre Editors

Protests target the casting of Amar Ramasar, a dancer who was briefly fired from New York City Ballet in 2018 for sexual harassment.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:54AM[SHARE]

A 'West Side Story' That Resets the Choreographic Balance by American Theatre Editors

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's pared-down choreography may depart from Jerome Robbins's original steps, but is it telling the same story?

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

CEO/Producer Preston Whiteway to Leave O'Neill Theater Center by American Theatre Editors

Whiteway will receive the 20th Monte Cristo Award in recognization of his 16-year tenure at the O'Neill.

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'The Uninvited' Revisits Reconstruction Where It Took Place, but Didn't Take Root by American Theatre Editors

New Orleans's Goat in the Road Productions immersively restages an overlooked post-Civil War conflict.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Maltz Jupiter Theatre Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The Florida company will present musical comedies and contemporary plays.

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

Company One Theatre Announces Season 21 PlayLab Unit Playwrights by American Theatre Editors

8 Boston-area playwrights will develop new work with the support of Company One.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:32PM[SHARE]

Rep Stage Announces 4-Show Season by American Theatre Editors

The 2020-21 lineup will feature a world premiere play by Dane Figueroa Edidi.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:26PM[SHARE]

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