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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Offscript: David Henry Hwang's Mistaken Identity by American Theatre Editors

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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Monday, November 18, 2024

Tales From Behind the Scenes by American Theatre Editors

Five folks who help the show go on recall memorable points on their path.

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Thursday, November 14, 2024

Do You Hear the People Sing? by American Theatre Editors

In staging a revolution and its confusing aftermath, the musical 'We Live in Cairo' also seeks to dramatize the everyday life of Arabs.

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

'Pacific Overtures' Gets an East West Encore by American Theatre Editors

Sondheim and Weidman's masterpiece about Japan's 'opening' to the West returns to an L.A. company whose history with the show is as tightly intertwined as its subjects are.

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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Ann Ronell: Count Her In by American Theatre Editors

In an excerpt from the new book 'Women Writing Musicals,' we learn about the songwriter who became the first woman to write music and lyrics for a full Broadway score, in 1942.

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We Can Work It Out by American Theatre Editors

Two new books lift the voices of designers and production workers on their art and their labor.

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Hermitage Major Theater Award, Joe A. Callaway Awards, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

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Friday, November 8, 2024

Building a Sensory-Inclusive Future by American Theatre Editors

Beyond sensory "friendly," these theatremakers are pushing the frontier of theatre that is truly for all audiences.

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Double Edge Theatre, Where the Land Is a Star and a Collaborator by American Theatre Editors

The Massachusetts collective, known for its site-roving parade spectacles, also convenes artists and activists and community around its rural roots.

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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Dallas's Latinidades Was More Than a Festival by American Theatre Editors

This celebration of community stretched over weeks and connected Latine and Latin American performance.

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Remains and Resistance: Native Voices' 'Antíkoni' by American Theatre Editors

A new adaptation of Sophocles's classic will be staged at a museum with unclaimed Native holdings"but it's hardly a staid museum piece.

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Monday, November 4, 2024

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

From British loyalist plays to Suzan-Lori Parks's 'Elements of Style,' Edwin Booth's 'Hamlet' to Lynn Nottage's birth.

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Ghosts of Future Passed by American Theatre Editors

In Anna Ouyang Moench's new backstage comedy, a regional theatre actor looks to avoid becoming a real-life Scrooge.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

For the Fans: Building Otherworld's 'Twihard!' by American Theatre Editors

Fresh off a cabaret performance at NYC's 54 Below, Otherworld is set to remount their hit 'Twilight' parody musical, continuing their streak of sci-fi and fantasy shows for Chicago audiences.

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Legacy Playwrights Awards, Stephen Schwartz Award, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Borne Back Ceaselessly Into 'The Great Gatsby' by American Theatre Editors

With so many adaptations, including the return of Elevator Repair Service's 'GATZ,' are artists reinventing a classic---or destined to repeat the errors of the past?

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Monday, October 28, 2024

Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: Bidding Farewell to Cutting Ball and Cal Shakes by American Theatre Editors

We'll look back on these 2 Bay Area companies for the imaginations they unleashed and the lives they touched.

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Thursday, October 24, 2024

New Report Highlights Role of Arts Agencies in Covid Relief Funding by American Theatre Editors

A study conducted by SMU DataArts reports on 11 cities across the U.S. and their tactics for advocacy, process, and equity to support artists and cultural organizations.

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New Equity Agreement to Cover Actors Who Drink on the Job by American Theatre Editors

After negotiations between Actors' Equity Association and Brass Jar Productions, Drunk Shakespeare's cast and crew ratifies first union contract.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

New Playbook Recommends Policies to Empower New York Artists by American Theatre Editors

A new plan from Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY) outlines a long-term program for state and local lawmakers to improve conditions for artists.

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Adriana Borzellino Named Managing Director of Ensemble Studio Theatre by American Theatre Editors

Originally hired as transition manager and interim managing director, she started in her new permanent role early this month.

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Elizabeth Kensek Named Managing Director of Amphibian Stage by American Theatre Editors

Starting in January, she will work alongside newly appointed artistic director Jay Duffer as they succeed founding director Kathleen Culebro.

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Pig Iron, Stranded by UArts Closing, Finds New Partner in Rowan University by American Theatre Editors

In joining a college theatre program with similar aims and aesthetics, the training arm of the experimental company will keep its students on track with minimal interruption.

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Tuesday, October 22, 2024

AT Education Monthly: Fall Season, Community Engagement, and the Business of Acting by American Theatre Editors

This month, Allison heads to the former home of artist Frederic Edwin Church and readers uplift their mentors.

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Seats on the Spectrum Initiative for Neurodiverse Audiences by American Theatre Editors

Roundabout Theatre Company and New Victory Theater partner to make performances more welcoming to nuerodiverse audiences.

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Alliance BOLD Positions, Democracy Cycle Commissions, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

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And Then There Were 9: Boston Embraces the Ufot Cycle by American Theatre Editors

A nonet of plays by Mfoniso Udofia, 5 of them world premieres, will unfold a multi-generational immigrant story at several area theatres over 2 years.

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Gavin Creel Let the Sun Shine in Every Room by American Theatre Editors

The purity and brilliance of his voice was just one clue to his inner brightness and generosity.

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Monday, October 21, 2024

The Braid Opens Independent Jewish Theatre by American Theatre Editors

The venue's grand opening will be on Dec. 14 in Los Angeles.

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Friday, October 18, 2024

Ride or Die for Mental Health by American Theatre Editors

How a tour of Rocky Mountain theatres allowed one group of bikers to raise awareness for Behind the Scenes Charity.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Layne Holley Named Chief Managing Officer of Imagination Stage by American Theatre Editors

Beginning on Oct. 15, she joins chief artistic programming officer Joanne Lamparter.

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All that Chat

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Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off