Thursday, September 20, 2018
'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]Lucas Hnath is the most-produced playwright in America, with the always prolific (and popular) Lauren Gunderson close behind.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:30PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 19, 2018
The artistic director of St. Louis's flagship dramatic theatre reflects on a three-decade career focused on excellence and his audience.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:49PM[SHARE]He's written more than 250 two-minute plays, but the artistic director of Chicago's Neo-Futurists doesn't consider himself a playwright. Brian James Polak finds out why.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:36AM[SHARE]The theatre's 20th season includes plays by Quiara Alegrìa Hudes, Qui Nguyen, and Kirsten Greenridge.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:28AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 18, 2018
She will create a new work alongside a group of emerging playwrights at Nashville Repertory Theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:55PM[SHARE]The season will feature world premieres by May Lee-Yang and Leah Nanako Winkler.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:21PM[SHARE]The veteran actor, who's picking up ASL for Craig Lucas's new play, recalls working with Horton Foote and laments compressed rehearsal time.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:29PM[SHARE]A complaint about cover art, props for our content, and a clarification about living legend Joy Carlin.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:58AM[SHARE]Monday, September 17, 2018
Recollections of the master comic playwright from his longtime publicist and 2 actors who originated roles in his work.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:43PM[SHARE]This theatre in the 'Last of the Old West' brings entertainment---and bear spray---to the Rocky Mountains.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:59PM[SHARE]Friday, September 14, 2018
The Bank will provide scripts to high schools whose libraries have been destroyed by natural disasters.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:30PM[SHARE]An account of the toll of #MeToo reporting, and a report on new-play cross-pollination.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:17PM[SHARE]The award for emerging theatre artists comes with $15,000 and play development counseling.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:37PM[SHARE]The season will include world premieres from Lauren Gunderson and Rehana Lew Mirza, as well as a series of readings.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:51AM[SHARE]The season will include a national tour of 'Steel Magnolias' and seven productions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:40AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 13, 2018
This week, an interview with Tony nominee Laura Osnes about why she's fascinated by Disney princesses, a review of 'Collective Rage' by Jen Silverman, and a debate about what makes a good mo…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:34PM[SHARE]The season will include a Jacobean thriller, a Shakespearean tragedy, and several readings.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:23PM[SHARE]NNPN goes beyond the rolling world premiere model to cross-pollinate new work across 3 cities.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:51PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 12, 2018
It's time to answer some common questions about the union's role and responsibility in the age of #MeToo.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:09PM[SHARE]From a wedding on a Greek island to a silent retreat in the woods, from family musicals to fantastical thrillers, check out what is onstage this month.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:42AM[SHARE]The veteran Bay Area actor/director may fret about keeping her mind clear, but only so she can keep working at full steam.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:30AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 11, 2018
This season will include two world premiere productions about the dangers of nationalism.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:23PM[SHARE]The production at Everyman Theatre delved into a painful Holocaust history"and into its narrator's reluctance to confront it.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:40PM[SHARE]Monday, September 10, 2018
Costume designers, who spend their lives clothing fictional characters, tell us what they're wearing (and why).
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:19PM[SHARE]Currently the head of new-works incubator New York Stage and Film, Pfaelzer will succeed longtime a.d. Tony Taccone.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:01PM[SHARE]Friday, September 7, 2018
An adaptation of the Washington Irving tale hit close to home for Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival's Full Circle program.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:11PM[SHARE]Two new revivals"one ebulliently LGBTQ, another brooding and immersive"make this musical warhorse run in new directions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 6, 2018
Formed to address the needs of a nascent resident theatre movement, TCG has grown, and is still growing, to serve an ever-changing field.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:45PM[SHARE]The young British director, currently an associate at London's National Theatre, will succeed Michael Kahn at D.C.'s classical mainstay.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:30PM[SHARE]From a lighting designer/electrician in Texas to a costumer in Chicago, here are some folks you should have on your radar.
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