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Thursday, March 7, 2019

Merrimack Repertory Theatre Announces 2019-20 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup includes three premieres and work by seven female playwrights.

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Theatrical Outfit Artistic Director to Retire in 2020 by American Theatre Editors

Tom Key will retire from the Atlanta theatre that he's led since 1995.

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Masterson Sets First Season After Return to City Theatre by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature 'Cambodian Rock Band' and the world premiere of 'F*ck7thGrade,' with music by Jill Sobule.

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Arizona Theatre Company Names Sean Daniels Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

After a career in Louisville, Rochester, and Massachusetts, the Arizona native will return to to lead the company that set him on his path.

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Token Theatre Friends: Betsy Wolfe is Not Interested in Playing a Victim by American Theatre Editors

The prolific Broadway performer talks about singing pop music versus singing show tunes, plus the Friends review the new Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater musical.

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March 2019 Onstage by American Theatre Editors

From a virtual reality world to a funeral parlor, from Pittsburgh's Hill District to the classroom, check out what is onstage near you.

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6 Theatre Workers You Should Know by American Theatre Editors

From an arts activist in Pennsylvania to a dialect designer in Arizona, from a performer in New Orleans to a props master in New York City, here are some theatre workers to have on your rada…

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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Trinity Rep to Launch 2019-20 Season With World Premiere by American Theatre Editors

For the first time in two decades, the company will present a production composed by Stephen Sondheim.

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Newtown and Parkland, Linked by Tragedy and a Healing 'Midsummer' by American Theatre Editors

A musical version of the Shakespeare play, created in the wake of one school shooting, will get a staging in a community still mourning their own loss.

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Daryl Roth: Producing With a Purpose by American Theatre Editors

After 30 years in the business, what one of the most powerful women in the theatre has learned along the way.

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Ann Richards and Fidel Castro, Players in Arena Stage's 70th Season by American Theatre Editors

The anniversary season will include three world premieres, two plays by August Wilson, and Disney's 'Newsies.'

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Guthrie Theater's 2019-20 Season a Cross Section of Old and New by American Theatre Editors

The lineup features plays by Heather Raffo, Lynn Nottage, Tennessee Williams, Karen Zacarías, and Robert Harling, among others.

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Dorset Theatre Season to Feature Theresa Rebeck Premiere by American Theatre Editors

Also in the lineup are Noël Coward's 'Private Lives' and Wendy MacLeod's 'Slow Food.'

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This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

From the Broadway debut of 'A Raisin in the Sun' to the beginnings of Lexington Children's Theatre, Crossroads Theatre Company, and the Theater Offensive, March was a memorable month.

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Premiere Stages Announces 2019 Play Festival Finalists by American Theatre Editors

The four plays were selected from a record 659 submissions, a 15 percent increase from the previous record set in 2018.

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50 Playwrights Project Unveils Annual Best Unproduced Latinx Plays List by American Theatre Editors

The third listing from the organization aims to lift up Latinx voices in theatre.

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Sound Theatre to Focus on Theme of Erasure in 2019 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup features two mainstage productions and a year-long reading series.

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Monday, March 4, 2019

Olney Theatre Center Announces 2019-20 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup will include contemporary plays, classic musicals, children's shows, and more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:45PM[SHARE]

'Rules of Play' Are Common Theme of ACT's Upcoming Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature a world premiere, a cult classic, and a sequel to Qui Nguyen's 'Vietgone.'

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WaterTower Theatre Names Shane Peterman Producing Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

The native Texan, who has experience producing and performing, stepped into the leadership role on March 1.

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Center Theatre Group Announces Season of Shows Direct From Broadway by American Theatre Editors

The 2019-20 season lineup will feature a ballet by Matthew Bourne and works written and performed by John Leguizamo and Mike Birbiglia.

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American Shakespeare Center Announces 2019-20 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will mark the first under new artistic director Ethan McSweeny.

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'Fairview' Wins 2019 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize by American Theatre Editors

Jackie Sibblies Drury's meditation on race and the white gaze has earned her $25,000.

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Minority Actors Were Hired Less in 2016-17, New Study Finds by American Theatre Editors

The Asian American Performers Action Coalition has released their latest demographic study of actors working in New York City, and it shows a slight downward trend in diversity post-'Hamilto…

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The Long, Strange Flight of 'Mockingbird' by American Theatre Editors

The new Broadway version, and its legal battles, are just the latest chapter in a complicated 50-year history of the popular novel's theatrical life.

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Friday, March 1, 2019

Dallas Theater Center Season to Feature Kim Jong-un Play by American Theatre Editors

Along with Don X. Nguyen's play about the North Korean Supreme Leader is a play about former Texas governor Ann Richards.

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Lily Padilla Wins 2019 Yale Drama Series Prize by American Theatre Editors

Padilla will receive a $10,000 cash prize for 'How to Defend Yourself.'

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Harvard's ART to Build New Center in Boston by American Theatre Editors

Thanks to a $100-million gift, the theatre will construct a new facility across the river from its current one.

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John O'Neal's Invitation to Make the World a Better Place by American Theatre Editors

Civil Rights activism and theatre were integrally intertwined in the life's work of the founder of Free Southern Theater and Junebug Productions.

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Thursday, February 28, 2019

The State of the Play: An AT Live Conversation at Signature Theatre by American Theatre Editors

Lucas Hnath, Robert O'Hara, Leigh Silverman, and Alexis Williams are panelists for this free discussion on the form and future of the American play.

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New York City Awards $1.5 Million in Grants to Women-Led Projects by American Theatre Editors

Antoinette Nwandu, Grace McLean, and Dominique Morisseau are among the women receiving up to $50,000 from the Women's Film, TV, and Theatre Fund.

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