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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

'Long Day's Journey Into Night' in the Room Where It Happened by American Theatre Editors

There's no escape for or from the tortured Tyrones, as Flock Theatre stages O'Neill's masterpiece in the intimacy of his family's historic cottage.

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Monday, March 26, 2018

Hartford Stage Announces 55th Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup features world premieres by Bess Wohl and Samuel Baum, plus a new musical.

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Ibsen, Our Contemporary by American Theatre Editors

What gives this 19th-century Norwegian's plays their lasting power? 'Power' is the operative word.

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At Encore, Devising with Disabilities by American Theatre Editors

The Wisconsin-based theatre has brought performers with disabilities together to tell more authentic stories about the disabled experience.

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Alliance Theatre Announces 2017-18 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature five world premieres, new musicals, and a series of theatre for the very young.

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Friday, March 23, 2018

Omnibus Spending Bill Raises NEA Funding by $3 Million by American Theatre Editors

Despite threats of total elimination, the nation's arts and humanities got a small boost today.

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Todd Schmidt Named Executive Director of Alabama Shakespeare Festival by American Theatre Editors

A native of the Yellowhammer State, Schmidt leaves his post at New Jersey's Paper Mill after a career that has also encompassed Chicago and Wisconsin theatres.

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Gay Theatre Gets Hammered by the Canon, Again by American Theatre Editors

The NY Times' recent 'Brief History of Gay Theatre' was not so brief. So how did it manage to leave out so much gay history that wasn't white and male?

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South Coast Rep Announces 10-Show Season for 2018-19 by American Theatre Editors

The slate ranges from Jane Austen to Karen Zacarías, from Anna Ziegler to David Henry Hwang, from Culture Clash to Mo Willems.

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Thursday, March 22, 2018

New Work by Mike Daisey, Justin Huertas in Seattle Rep's Next Season by American Theatre Editors

The slate also includes Christina Ham's Nina Simone musical, a play by Stephen Dietz, a staging of Khaled Hosseini, and more.

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International Thespian Society Awards Marjory Stoneman Douglas School by American Theatre Editors

The organization has awarded the Florida drama program with the Spirit of Thespis Award.

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Custom Made Theatre Company Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The San Francisco theatre's season will include a chamber opera, and contemporary plays and musicals.

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Lyric Stage Company of Boston Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature both classic and contemporary plays and musicals.

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Trinity Repertory Company Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will include Greek mythology, a holiday classic, and contemporary works.

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5 World Premieres on Tap in Goodman Theatre's 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

New plays by Rebecca Gilman, Christina Anderson, Dael Orlandersmith, Ike Holter, and David Cale accompany the Chicago debut of 'Sweat' and revivals of 'The Winter's Tale' and 'The Music Man.'

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San Diego Repertory Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature works by Jeanine Tesori, Lisa Kron, Anna Ziegler, Lucas Hnath, Julia Cho, Hershey Felder, and Lynn Nottage.

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Geva Theatre Center Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will include co-productions, a new-play festival, and two world premieres.

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Three on the Aisle: Go Small or Go Home? by American Theatre Editors

On this podcast, the critics discuss "small-show syndrome"---is programming two-handers and one-set living-room dramas a way for producers to save money, or can it be an inspiring challenge …

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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Whiting Awards Honor 3 Playwrights With $50,000 by American Theatre Editors

Among 10 emerging writers, the Whiting Awards recognize playwrights Nathan Alan Davis, Hansol Jung, and Antoinette Nwandu.

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Syracuse Stage Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will include three comedies, a holiday favorite, and a world premiere by Kyle Bass.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Yale Repertory Theatre Announces 2018-19 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will include world premieres by Charise Castro Smith and Tori Sampson.

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At New York Stage Review, Critics Are Doing It for Themselves by American Theatre Editors

Five credentialed writers have bucked the trend of arts journalism cutbacks to create a new review website.

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Asolo Rep and FSU Conservatory Announce Seasons by American Theatre Editors

Musicals comprise 'The Music Man' and 'Sweeney Todd,' plays 'Sweat,' 'The Cake,' and 'Doll's House Part 2.'

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A Meeting of Two Worlds in New Mexico by American Theatre Editors

A fledgling theatre company in the Land of Enchantment tells Native American stories with both authenticity and imagination.

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A Troupe That Turns Tropes Into Takeoffs by American Theatre Editors

The 1491s have gone from YouTube videos to live sketch comedy to a major play commission, and they're laughing all the way.

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Native Iron Workers and 9/11 Linked by 'Mangled Beams' by American Theatre Editors

In Dawn Jamieson's new play, four Iroquois high-beam walkers reckon with trauma past and present.

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Raising Native Voices, Then Amplifying Them by American Theatre Editors

After years of nurturing writers and performers, the work of L.A.'s Native American theatre is finally paying off.

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Indigenous States by American Theatre Editors

Native theatre in the U.S.'s two non-contiguous states, Alaska and Hawai'i, shows resonant connections as well as telling differences.

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Law of Nations by American Theatre Editors

At Arena Stage, Mary Kathryn Nagle's 'Sovereignty' set out to reclaim Native stories"and bodies.

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Native Women Rising by American Theatre Editors

Why three premieres in Oregon are a sign of the times"and a long time coming.

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A List of Native Theatres and Theatremakers by American Theatre Editors

Resources, institutions, and more than 100 artists spanning North America.

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