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Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Theatrical Outfit Names Gretchen E. Butler Managing Director by American Theatre Editors

An experienced arts administrator joins the staff of the Atlanta company, succeeding Lee Foster.

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Token Theatre Friends: 'Bernhardt/Hamlet' and Daphne Rubin-Vega by American Theatre Editors

On this episode, the Friends review the newest play by Theresa Rebeck, and interview Daphne Rubin-Vega and Gizel Jimenez.

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Joel Grey's Yiddish 'Fiddler' Tells a Story That's Still Going On by American Theatre Editors

He once dreamt of starring as Tevye, but directing the show's U.S. premiere in Yiddish will do just fine for the son of Mickey Katz.

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Monday, October 1, 2018

Parity Productions Awards 2018 Parity Commissions by American Theatre Editors

Liz Kerin and Azure Osborne-Lee each receive commissions for new works.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:44PM[SHARE]

Goodman Theatre Announces 2018-19 Playwrights Unit by American Theatre Editors

Playwrights Georgette Kelly, Dianne Nora, Marisela Treviño Orta, and Stacey Rose will join the residency program.

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October 2018 Onstage by American Theatre Editors

From revenge thrillers to Shakespearean comedies, from hungry caterpillars to neighborhood disputes, check out what is onstage this month.

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Offscript: A Peek at Education and Engagement Programming by American Theatre Editors

Nikki Toombs of Atlanta's True Colors Theatre Company and Tanya Mote from Denver's Su Teatro share how engagement and education work fits their theatres' missions.

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Conor McPherson, Bringing Dylan Back Home by American Theatre Editors

How did an Irish playwright put an American icon's music on the stage? It helped to think a bit like a songwriter.

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Friday, September 28, 2018

Maine's Public Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will include plays by Katherine DiSavino, Susan Poulin, and Lucas Hnath.

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Small Change Adds Up by American Theatre Editors

The dark tide we're facing may break, though perhaps not before it's managed to break things.

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4 Ways Theatres Are Getting Out the Vote for the Midterms by American Theatre Editors

If you're gathering people for a common activity anyway, why not find ways to help them exercise one of their fundamental rights at citizens?

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Thursday, September 27, 2018

Three on the Aisle: RIP Theatre Talk by American Theatre Editors

For the first show of the fall season, the critics discuss the demise of the TV show Theatre Talk and interview Bedlam theatre's Eric Tucker.

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High Tide of Heartbreak by American Theatre Editors

Has theatre wounded me as much or more than it's healed me?

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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Artists Repertory Theatre Names J.S. May Managing Director by American Theatre Editors

The fundraising, marketing, and communications professional will jointly lead the Portland company.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:56PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Offscript: Live! It's Not Lonely at the Top by American Theatre Editors

Live at the Lark, American Theatre editors announced the season's top plays and playwrights, and spoke to two of them, Lucas Hnath and Karen Zacarías.

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

Only Connect by American Theatre Editors

The education and engagement programs at theatre companies remind us what this field is all about, and who it's for.

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Engage! by American Theatre Editors

As theatres claim a role at the center of community life, the aim is transformation, not transaction.

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Come On Up to Pillsbury House by American Theatre Editors

How co-artistic directors Faye Price and Noël Raymond of the Minneapolis theatre organization infuse the arts into everyday life.

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Talkback Backtalk by American Theatre Editors

Up for a post-show discussion? Four a.d.s explain why they are---and you just might be too.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:51AM[SHARE]

Studies in Education by American Theatre Editors

From critical literacy programs to touring bilingual productions, theatres are going back to school to make a difference

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Watch & Learn by American Theatre Editors

What shows are education and engagement directors looking forward to, and who do they look up to? We asked and they told us.

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Here, There, and Everywhere: The Alliance Theatre's Season On the Road by American Theatre Editors

How Atlanta's flagship theatre planned and staged an entire season off-campus, and what they learned about their city and their audience in the bargain.

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This Year's Gender & Period Count: The Best Numbers Yet by American Theatre Editors

The momentum behind gender parity in the American theatre seems unmistakable, with 30 percent of all plays and 40 percent of new ones written by women.

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Monday, September 24, 2018

Jamil Jude to Succeed Kenny Leon as Artistic Director of True Colors by American Theatre Editors

Leon will step down from the Atlanta theatre he co-founded, and Jude, currently an associate a.d., will step up.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:19PM[SHARE]

TCG Appoints Elena Chang Director of EDI Initiatives by American Theatre Editors

Change will lead the newly created department and oversee TCG's EDI initiatives, both internally and externally.

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Friday, September 21, 2018

Wildfires Cost Oregon Shakes Millions, and There's a Human Toll by American Theatre Editors

This summer the Ashland theatre faced dozens of cancelled and moved performances and some personnel attrition.

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Peter Mayer Named Upstream Theater's New Managing Director by American Theatre Editors

Mayer will take over some tasks previously performed by founding artistic director Philip Boehm.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:55PM[SHARE]

A Contemporary Theatre Announces 2019 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature works by Antoinette Nwandu, Joan Didion, Yussef El Guindi, and more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:13PM[SHARE]

You Know, for Kids: Transcending the TYA Stigma by American Theatre Editors

Some of today's best theatre is being made for young audiences. What it will it take for critics, audiences, and funders to find this out?

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David Ivers Named Artistic Director of South Coast Repertory by American Theatre Editors

Ivers, currently a.d. at Arizona Theatre Company, will succeed Marc Masterson beginning in March 2019.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:36AM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 20, 2018

The Top 10* Most-Produced Plays of the 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

'A Doll's House, Part 2' by Lucas Hnath, which premiered almost simultaneously at South Coast Rep and on Broadway, will be the most-produced play in America this season.

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

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