Friday, December 13, 2024
With major funders Duke and Mellon pulling out, the 35-year-old program, which awarded nearly $40 million to performing artists, is ending.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:15PM[SHARE]This last dispatch from the 2024 gathering checks in with some Americans who've felt both inspired and challenged by their Polish counterparts.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:44AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 12, 2024
It's tough out there for Downtown NYC theatres, but one East Village venue is raising money to take control of their destiny.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:58PM[SHARE]Opening on Jan. 23, 2025, the permanent office and studio spaces will be based in Midtown.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:10PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 11, 2024
The co-founder of South Coast Rep won acclaim by staging what playwrights wrote, and helping to sustain a home for their work.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:53PM[SHARE]Theatre in Poland inevitably intersects with politics, and not only because it relies on state support.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:51AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Remembering a director whose intelligence and sense of humor didn't just guide careers but built community.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:19PM[SHARE]This month Brian talks to the Southern-born writer about her journey through acting to playwriting, what her parents taught her, and her own parenting.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:07PM[SHARE]The versatile Atlanta actor, who died on Dec. 3 at the age of 75, is remembered as both larger than life and down to earth.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:11AM[SHARE]Beginning in summer 2025, Piedmont Shakespeare Company aims to fills the gap left by theatre closures in the region.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:20AM[SHARE]Monday, December 9, 2024
This correspondent returned eagerly to a place where theatre still matters in a troubled world, even if it can't quite make sense of it.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:58PM[SHARE]Friday, December 6, 2024
The irreplaceable dramaturg and activist, who died on Nov. 12 at age 72, is remembered by one of her closest comrades in art.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:10AM[SHARE]Members of the dramaturg/activist's chosen family remember her lifelong commitment to theatre, politics, and the art of friendship.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:09AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 5, 2024
Gilbert & Sullivan's only U.S. world premiere, two theatre foundings (Dunbar Theatre in Philly, St. Nicholas in Chicago), a Broadway Y2K shutdown, and more.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:11PM[SHARE]The festival includes new plays by E.J. Batiste, Lynne Streeter Childress, Gail Lou, and D.L. Patrick.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:10PM[SHARE]After finishing out CTC's 2024-25 season, he'll start as artistic director of Pittsburgh's Alumni Theater Company.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:59PM[SHARE]A nonprofit pro who recently led the Network of Ensemble Theaters, she will join co-executive directors Emilya Cachapero and LaTeshia Ellerson.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Currently managing director of Lincoln Center Theater, Siegel will join his former LCT colleague Evan Cabnet at the helm of Second Stage next April.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:55AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Kallan Dana's intimate, unsettling play, a production of The Hearth redirected from the shuttered Connelly Theatre, reemerges at A.R.T./New York.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:04PM[SHARE]Monday, December 2, 2024
After a tenure that include a name change and several acclaimed productions, he'll leave the theatre in the interim hands of managing director Nicole Samsel.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:52PM[SHARE]A check-in with stage managers, and ensemble creation in the New Mexico desert.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:54PM[SHARE]Who better to take the pulse of a changing industry than with the folks at the hub of the wheel: stage managers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:17PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Short plays from the 2024 cohort will be featured at the LGBT Center in New York City on Dec. 2.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:29PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 26, 2024
This Detroit-focused edition includes both theatremakers focused on cultivating the next generation and early-career artists showing the promise of that next wave.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:01PM[SHARE]Monday, November 25, 2024
Born in Covid lockdown, The Exodus Ensemble is shaking the New Mexico desert with immersive work, including their new 'HAMLET.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:34PM[SHARE]This month, Allison chats with Pig Iron co-founder Quinn Bauriedel and checks in with teachers helping students navigate the post-election period.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:40PM[SHARE]Friday, November 22, 2024
Next summer, a multi-day celebration will kick off a new international dance venue for the longtime company in the Berkshires.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:08PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Succeeding co-founding leader Stephen Sachs, the D.C.-based director will assume full leadership of the L.A. theatre next April.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:41AM[SHARE]In a recent conversation with publications director Kelundra Smith, the 'Yellow Face' playwright talked about progress in representation and the unfairness of criticism.
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