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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

In 'The River Bride,' Using Light to Create the Amazon by American Theatre Editors

How lighting designer David Lee Cuthbert used light to transport audiences to a small South American village.

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Did 'Thomas and Sally' Romanticize a Master/Slave Relationship? by American Theatre Editors

How a play about an infamous pair ignited a controversy---and a conversation---about race, rape, and history.

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Samuel French Awards 2017 Winners by American Theatre Editors

This years awardees are Ken Ludwig, Dominique Morisseau, and the team of Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen.

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The 2017 Barrymores: 11th Hour and the Wilma Theater Win Big by American Theatre Editors

Top shows this year were the rock musical 'Lizzie' and the play 'When the Rain Stops Falling.'

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Leah Nanako Winkler Wins First Annual Mark O'Donnell Prize by American Theatre Editors

The award for emerging theatre artists comes with $25,000 and developmental support.

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Shaina Taub Wins 2017 Fred Ebb Award by American Theatre Editors

The award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters comes with $60,000.

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November 2017 Onstage by American Theatre Editors

Witches, tennis players, and Nat King Cole---here's what's onstage nationwide this month.

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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Keep That Ghost Light On! by American Theatre Editors

Tales of haunted theatres from across the U.S.

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Intiman Theatre Names Jennifer Zeyl Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

The director, designer, an arts leader will take on the leadership role in December.

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Monday, October 30, 2017

American Players Theatre Announces 2018 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will include Shakespeare, absurdist comedies, and classic dramas.

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Onstage This Halloween 🦇 by American Theatre Editors

Instead of a scary movie, why not see some scary theatre this week?

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Princeton Wrestles With the Ghosts of Slavery by American Theatre Editors

A 7-play project led by McCarter Theatre Center delves into the college's haunted history.

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Friday, October 27, 2017

Betty Corwin to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award by American Theatre Editors

Corwin will be honored by the League of Professional Theatre Women for her work as the founder of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the New York Public Library.

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Freedom Riders Ride Again in Mike Wiley's 'Parchman Hour' by American Theatre Editors

His account of a seminal Civil Rights moment, staged partly with students at Virginia Stage, is a call to action for a new generation of activists.

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Thursday, October 26, 2017

Three on the Aisle: Great Actors Struggle. Audiences Pay a Bundle by American Theatre Editors

On this podcast, the guest is Holly Twyford, a celebrated D.C. actor who talks about the challenges of making a living outside New York. Also: a critics' discussion about what to do about ru…

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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

TCG Announces 2nd Round of 2017 Edgerton New Play Awards by American Theatre Editors

The awards will fund extra time for the development of 27 new productions across the country.

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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Julie Taymor Will Receive 2018 'Mr. Abbott' Award by American Theatre Editors

The SDC Foundation will present the 'Lion King' director with this award at a gala event on April 2, 2018.

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Pulling Focus by American Theatre Editors

The challenge for artists: to keep our attention on human stories and larger questions, not on our distractor-in-chief.

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Speaking Truth to Trumpism by American Theatre Editors

Plays on some pet presidential subjects"immigration, U.S. history, the presidency itself"stir uneasy new resonances.

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Wide Awake in America by American Theatre Editors

Why Suzan-Lori Parks decided to write a play every day during Trump's first 100 days

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The View From the Middle by American Theatre Editors

In a state that tipped red decisively in 2016, the opportunity for theatrical dialogue across divides seems ripe and freshly urgent.

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Trump-ocalypse Now? by American Theatre Editors

American plunder didn't begin with this administration. Our theatrical dissent must be grounded in a holistic critique of state violence.

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Enter Stage Right by American Theatre Editors

Conservative theatremakers, some emboldened by Trump's election, look for inroads onstage.

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In Search of the Resistance by American Theatre Editors

For artists like Double Edge Theatre, Jean Claude van Itallie, and Bread & Puppet Theatre, theatrical protest is a tradition, not a trend.

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The Resistance Runs Deep by American Theatre Editors

How the put on a spotlight on the social and cultural work of many theatremakers.

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Featured Contributors, Nov. 2017 by American Theatre Editors

Two playwrights and activists with different backgrounds but a shared vision of dissent.

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Monday, October 23, 2017

SpeakEasy Announces 2017-18 Boston Project Playwrights by American Theatre Editors

Phaedra Scott and Emily Schwend will develop Boston-centric works for the company's new-play initiative.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:18PM[SHARE]

Crossroads Theatre Company Announces 2017-18 Season by American Theatre Editors

The New Jersey theatre company's season will include a world premiere by Pia Wilson.

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Dramatist Guild Honors Paula Vogel and David Yazbek by American Theatre Editors

'Indecent' wins the Hull-Warriner Award 'The Band's Visit' takes the Frederick Loewe Award.

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Queer Teens Find a Home Onstage by American Theatre Editors

How queer youth theatre groups are shaping, and saving, the lives of new generations of artists and activists.

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