All stories by American Theatre Editors on BroadwayStars

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Boise Contemporary Theater Announces Season With 2 World Premieres by American Theatre Editors

The 2019-2020 season will feature a new musical about the gay community of 1955 Boise.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:13PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, September 18, 2019

The Top 20* Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2019-20 Season by American Theatre Editors

For the second season, Lauren Gunderson is the most-produced playwright in America, with 11 plays being produced around the country.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:30PM[SHARE]

The Top 10* Most-Produced Plays of the 2019-20 Season by American Theatre Editors

What's the number one play in America? It's a tie between 'A Doll's House, Part 2' and 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:25PM[SHARE]

Off-Broadway League and SDC Reach New Agreement by American Theatre Editors

The new four-year agreement is effective July 1, 2019-June 30, 2023.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:42PM[SHARE]

A is for Art About Abortion Access by American Theatre Editors

Theatre artists are making plays, staging protests, and raising money to counter an escalating assault on reproductive rights.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:19PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Ruben Santiago-Hudson Takes 'Jitney' on the Road by American Theatre Editors

Why a master interpreter of August Wilson thinks it's the right time to revisit but his 360-degree vision of Blackness.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:15PM[SHARE]

National Theatre Conference Announces 2019 Awards by American Theatre Editors

The annual conference will celebrate Robert O'Hara, Jeremy O. Harris, New Georges, Donnetta Lavinia Grays, and Deadria Harrington.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:12PM[SHARE]

Crowded Fire Announces 2020 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature the American premiere of Sedef Ecer's 'At the Periphery.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:22AM[SHARE]
Monday, September 16, 2019

Why 'Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion' Is Obsolete  by American Theatre Editors

ED&I rewards good intentions, but it's time to take the next step and embrace anti-racist practice, which focuses on results.

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

ACT's 2020 Season Achieves Gender Parity by American Theatre Editors

The company's 55th season will include works by Lynn Nottage, Lucy Prebble, Wendy McLeod, and Jen Silverman.

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

Taproot Theatre Company Announces 2020 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature classics like 'Steel Magnolias' and new adaptations including 'Babette's Feast.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:19PM[SHARE]

John Moore Receives Actors' Equity's Lucy Jordan Award by American Theatre Editors

The humanitarian award recognizes Moore's support of the Denver-area theatre community.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:13PM[SHARE]

Arena Stage Names Nataki Garrett Inaugural Andrew R. Ammerman Directing Award Recipient by American Theatre Editors

Garrett, the artistic director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival, is the first to receive the new award for mid-career female directors.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:24PM[SHARE]

Theatrical Intimacy Education Announces EDI Initiative by American Theatre Editors

The initiative will center anti-racist and anti-colonialist approaches to staging theatrical intimacy.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:14PM[SHARE]
Friday, September 13, 2019

Michael Lupu, Dramaturg of Another Dimension by American Theatre Editors

A longtime Guthrie staffer, he influenced theatre across the U.S. and overseas with a humble but indomitable spirit.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:00PM[SHARE]

Why So Few Female Designers? A New Study May Have the Answers by American Theatre Editors

Workplace discrimination and the lack of paid maternity leave are holding down employment numbers, according to Millikin University study.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:25PM[SHARE]

Three on the Aisle: How (Not) to Turn a Play Into a Movie by American Theatre Editors

On this back-to-the-season edition, Terry Teachout and Peter Marks talk about shows they've seen and answer questions from their mailbag.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:44AM[SHARE]

The National Critics Institute: A Love Story by American Theatre Editors

What I learned from the critics and learned to tolerate the crickets.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:46AM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 12, 2019

Benjamin Benne Wins 2019 National Latinx Playwriting Award by American Theatre Editors

Arizona Theatre Company will workshop Benne's play 'Alma.'

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

Boston Court Pasadena Announces New Leadership by American Theatre Editors

Jessica Kubzanksy and Cheryl Rizzo will join the company as artistic director and managing director, respectively.

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

Two to One: The Story of Henegar Center and Titusville Playhouse by American Theatre Editors

How a small Florida theatre saved its big, foundering counterpart in a nearby town.

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

Tow Foundation Announces 4th Playwrights-in-Residence Cohort by American Theatre Editors

11 nonprofit theatres in New York City will serve as creative homes for eleven playwrights to develop new work.

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

Playwrights Realm Announces Fellowship and Scratchpad Series Writers by American Theatre Editors

The New York City company will support 7 writers through its developmental programs.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:40PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, September 11, 2019

And Baby Makes Theatre  by American Theatre Editors

Playwrights Realm's Radical Parent-Inclusion Project aims to make theatre rehearsals more friendly and flexible for parents and caregivers.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:01PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Norwegian Wood by American Theatre Editors

A hefty new Ibsen biography gives us a deeply difficult man in full.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:12PM[SHARE]

Know a Theatre: Dorset Theatre Festival of Dorset, Vt. by American Theatre Editors

This New England theatre presents new and classic works all summer long.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:39AM[SHARE]
Monday, September 9, 2019

Featured Contributors, Sept. 2019 by American Theatre Editors

A defense of artists who support themselves with day jobs, and a look at JoAnne Akalaitis's new Greek-messenger play.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:22PM[SHARE]

Octavio Solis's Journey to 'Mother Road' by American Theatre Editors

The Texas-born, Oregon-based playwright imagines a Steinbeck sequel with timely resonance.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:51PM[SHARE]

TCG Announces 2nd Round of 2019 Edgerton New Play Awards by American Theatre Editors

15 new plays and musicals will receive financial support to extend development and rehearsal time.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:16PM[SHARE]

The 24 Hour Plays Gala to Honor Kathy Bates by American Theatre Editors

The gala will celebrate and support the Lymphatic Education & Research Network.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:15PM[SHARE]

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

From the Broadway debuts of Shaw and female impersonator Julian Eltinge to Dell'Arte's move to Blue Lake and the beginnings of Chicago Dramatists, September has been a big month for theatre.

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

All that Chat