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Thursday, November 8, 2018

UCLA Names Paula Vogel Playwright-in-Residence by American Theatre Editors

Vogel will serve as the school's inaugural Hearst Theater Lab Initiative Distinguished Playwright-in-Residence for the 2018-19 academic year.

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Jacob G. Padrón Named Artistic Director of Long Wharf Theatre by American Theatre Editors

The producer will start his leadership post at the Connecticut theatre in early 2019.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:44PM[SHARE]

Lost and Found with Hansol Jung by American Theatre Editors

With plays like "Wild Goose Dreams" and "Cardboard Piano," the Korean writer is making a splash on American stages with stories of displacement and hope.

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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Northern Stage Names Irene Green Managing Director by American Theatre Editors

Green has been promoted from the role of associate managing director.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:27PM[SHARE]

Fornés and the Magic in the Room by American Theatre Editors

The free writing she taught us may have opened us up, but she also subtly framed and shaped our sense of theatrical form.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:56AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, November 6, 2018

People's Light Leads Winners at 2018 Barrymore Awards by American Theatre Editors

The annual awards ceremony celebrating the Philadelphia theatre community was held on Monday.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:45PM[SHARE]

Artistic Director Joanie Schultz Resigns From WaterTower Theatre by American Theatre Editors

Schultz was hired by the Texas theatre just 2 years ago; her departure follows the resignation of a managing director she hired.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:30PM[SHARE]

Jefferson Mays Is Doing 'A Christmas Carol,' By Himself by American Theatre Editors

The Tony-winning actor promises his version of Charles Dickens's classic will not be so jolly, because of income inequality.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:25PM[SHARE]
Monday, November 5, 2018

She Wasn't Just Anybody Who Sang a Black Girl's Song by American Theatre Editors

Ntozake Shange brought her fearless poetry out of the basements and cafes into the theatre and reached the world.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:22PM[SHARE]

November 2018 Onstage by American Theatre Editors

From the a grand expedition to a feuding football teams, from a silent retreat to a countryside estate, check out what is onstage this month.

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6 Theatre Workers You Should Know by American Theatre Editors

From a Chicago set designer to a scribe in Atlanta, from a Seattle director to an operations manager in New York City, here are some people to have on your radar.

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Signature Theatre and American Theatre Announce Panel Discussion Series by American Theatre Editors

In partnership with NYC's Signature Theatre, American Theatre will present free panel discussions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:52PM[SHARE]
Friday, November 2, 2018

Pushing the Envelope and Pulling Back by American Theatre Editors

Readers respond to a provocative play about race and to a searching essay about theatrical heartbreak.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 1, 2018

Alley Theatre Names Rob Melrose Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

The Houston theatre taps the San Francisco director as its new leader after the contested departure of longtime a.d. Gregory Boyd.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:25PM[SHARE]

Golden Thread Productions Presents 2019 ReOrient Festival by American Theatre Editors

The festival of short plays features works by seven playwrights from a variety of Middle Eastern backgrounds.

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

Token Theatre Friends: Making 'Oklahoma!' Sexy With Rebecca Naomi Jones by American Theatre Editors

This week, the Friends discuss Daniel Fish's stripped-down revival of the R&H classic and review 'Lifespan of a Fact' on Broadway (starring Daniel Radcliffe).

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What's Playing on Our National Stage by American Theatre Editors

Our current political moment both evokes theatrical analogies and provokes theatrical responses.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, October 31, 2018

5 Theatres With Ghost Stories to Keep You Up at Night by American Theatre Editors

Shadowy figures, a rogue music box, an iPod-surfing child ghost, and more fill our annual compendium of tales from haunted theatres.

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La Maestra Fornés Has Left the Room, But What a Room! by American Theatre Editors

We who were lucky enough to study with the great playwright and teacher felt challenged, inspired, and above all seen.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:04PM[SHARE]

Egypt's Theatre Rebels by American Theatre Editors

Facing censorship and worse in post-revolution Cairo, theatremakers resist and persist.

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Onstage This Week: Halloween Edition by American Theatre Editors

From psychological thrillers to murder mysteries, from mad scientists to headless horseman, check out the Halloween shows near you.

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Monday, October 29, 2018

Hudson Valley Shakespeare to Mount First Musical by American Theatre Editors

The outdoor summer theatre will produce 'Into the Woods' in spring 2019 as well as a new 5-person 'Cyrano.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:35PM[SHARE]

Stephanie and Chris Demos-Brown, Partners in Law and Life by American Theatre Editors

The theatre-loving trial lawyers are bringing drama from Miami to the Great White Way.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:13PM[SHARE]
Friday, October 26, 2018

Featured Contributors, November 2018 by American Theatre Editors

A piece on theatremaking while parenting, and one on intimacy direction, both fit the month's Best Practices theme.

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Three on the Aisle: Things Everyone Loves That We Hate by American Theatre Editors

This week, the critics ask each other questions, including which Shakespeare plays they never want to see again and songs they love from otherwise terrible musicals.

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Thursday, October 25, 2018

New York City's Drama Book Shop: Movin' Out by American Theatre Editors

The beloved theatre bookstore, priced out of Times Square, plans a move to a new space in early 2019.

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Seattle Public Theater Wins 6 Gregory Awards by American Theatre Editors

Other notable winners included the creators and producers of 'Dragon Lady' at Intiman Theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:28AM[SHARE]

Token Theatre Friends BONUS: Daniel Alexander Jones Is Back in 'Black Light' by American Theatre Editors

The singer/songwriter talks about his musical 'Black Light,' currently running through the end of the year Off-Broadway.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:26AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Shotgun Players Announces 2019-20 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature seven mainstage plays as well as five staged readings.

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

American Blues Theater Wins 5 Equity Jeff Awards by American Theatre Editors

Goodman Theater also won big at Monday night's ceremony.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:25PM[SHARE]

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