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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

ART 2018-19 Season to Contain 3 World Premieres by American Theatre Editors

Next season at American Repertory Theater includes a new work based on a Langston Hughes poem, a play about Korean sea women, and a musical about the Arab Spring.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:43AM[SHARE]
Monday, May 21, 2018

Georgia's Aurora Theatre to Manage New Arts Complex by American Theatre Editors

The Georgia theatre company will manage a new $26 million arts complex in downtown Lawrenceville.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:50PM[SHARE]

Strawdog Theatre Company to Receive 2018 Non-Equity Special Jeff Award by American Theatre Editors

The theatre company will be recognized for its 30 years as an innovative ensemble.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:48PM[SHARE]

How 4 Gender-Nonconforming Youth Made Their Stage Debut by American Theatre Editors

My play 'The Mermaid Hour' asks theatres to cast only trans or gender-nonconforming performers in the lead role. Here's how they, and the teens, rose to the occasion.

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Five Women Receive National Directors Fellowships by American Theatre Editors

Now in its fourth year, the fellowship honors directors Aprita Mukherjee, Tatiana Pandiani, Mei Ann Teo, Hannah Wolf, and Jenna Worsham.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:53PM[SHARE]
Friday, May 18, 2018

What a Girl Wants by American Theatre Editors

'The Wolves,' 'Dance Nation,' and 'School Girls,' all by young female playwrights, show girlhood in all of its complexity and ferocity.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:23PM[SHARE]

Diversionary Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season features 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' and an homage to the late Michael Friedman.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:02AM[SHARE]

Company of Fools Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The company will stage four productions as part of a season titled 'The Stories Live On.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:41AM[SHARE]
Thursday, May 17, 2018

Southern Rep Theatre Receives New Home For 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The theatre will have all productions in the same building after six years on the road.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:54PM[SHARE]

Manhattan Theatre Club Sets 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature three Broadway productions, including 'The Nap,' 'Choir Boy,' and 'Ink.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:52PM[SHARE]

Roads Less Traveled by American Theatre Editors

In touring shows for young audiences, how to get beyond familiar titles? Building trust among adventurous allies is key.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:24PM[SHARE]

Pacific Conservatory Theatre Announces 55th Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature two plays in rotating repertory and four musicals.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:16PM[SHARE]

Atlantic Theater Sets 4 World Premieres for 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will include the world premiere musical 'The Secret Life of Bees' by Lynn Nottage, Duncan Sheik, and Susan Birkenhead.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:17PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, May 16, 2018

The Ensemble Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature five regional premieres and a musical about the life of Josephine Baker.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:58PM[SHARE]

Open Stage Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season, titled "Coming of Age," features plays about, and sometimes starring, young people.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:17PM[SHARE]

A.D. Players Sets First Season Under New Leadership by American Theatre Editors

The Houston theatre's 2018-19 season will celebrate the late founding artistic director, Jeanette Clift George.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:41PM[SHARE]

The Good Places by American Theatre Editors

Many theatres consider 'excellence' a priority, even a mission. But what do we mean by that word?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:59PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

The Subtext: Carlos Murillo by American Theatre Editors

A chat with the playwright and professor about his career in New York, Minneapolis, and Chicago.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:49PM[SHARE]

'In the Heights' Tops the Helen Hayes Awards by American Theatre Editors

GALA Hispanic Theatre and Shakespeare Theatre Company took home the most awards.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:28PM[SHARE]

AT Live Event! Stage Migrations: Immigrants and the American Theatre by American Theatre Editors

On May 23, AT senior editor Diep Tran will moderate a conversation with Blanka Zizka, Carmen Rivera, Ed Sylvanus Iskandar, Maria Goyanes, Ngozi Anyanwu,

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:56AM[SHARE]
Monday, May 14, 2018

Letters for May/June 2018 by American Theatre Editors

Responses to stories about sexual harassment and 'Angels in America,' plus a unique cancellation request.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:23PM[SHARE]

Kevin Malgesini Is New Managing Director of Seattle Children's Theatre by American Theatre Editors

Malgesini will fill the role vacated by former managing director Karen Sharp.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:54PM[SHARE]

Jungle Theater Announces 28th Season by American Theatre Editors

The season features two commissioned world premieres and a Drama Desk Award-winning play by Bess Wohl.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:26PM[SHARE]

High Noon for Democracy in 'Ameryka' by American Theatre Editors

What do Polish and U.S. history have in common? Nancy Keystone's beguiling new mash-up makes the connections.

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Friday, May 11, 2018

Artistic Director Tom Ross to Depart Aurora Theatre Company by American Theatre Editors

Ross, who's been with the company since 1992, will depart in 2019.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:49PM[SHARE]

SPACE on Ryder Farm Announces 2018 Residencies by American Theatre Editors

The upstate New York farm will host playwrights, composers, directors, filmmakers, and artists creating new works throughout the summer.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:47PM[SHARE]

A Florida 'Awakening' in the Wake of Tragedy by American Theatre Editors

The Stoneman Douglas school shooting and the #NeverAgain movement made a stark, stirring backdrop for a high school production of the coming-of-age musical.

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Main Street Theater Announces 43rd Season by American Theatre Editors

The season features a collaboration with Prague Shakespeare Company and a production by Canada's La Fille Du Laitier.

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

Featured Contributors, May/June 2018 by American Theatre Editors

One reporter who looked at how refugees find sanctuary onstage; another talked to DACA recipients who've made homes in the theatre.

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Thursday, May 10, 2018

Token Theatre Friends: Would You Pay $500 for 'Harry Potter'? by American Theatre Editors

Plus actor Gregg Mozgala talks about why non-disabled actors need to stop playing disabled roles.

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TCG and AT's Next Steps: A Response to the Open Letter by American Theatre Editors

We've heard the field's concerns and are now working to determine the capacities we'd need to expand our coverage.

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

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