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Friday, September 15, 2017

'Detroit '67' Takes a Commemorative Lap Around Its Setting by American Theatre Editors

Dominique Morisseau's play about the 1967 riots gets a multi-month tour courtesy of Detroit Public Theatre.

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Peter West: Light, Color, Rhythm, and Space by American Theatre Editors

An unassuming lighting designer, he specialized in making others shine, but he was plenty brilliant himself.

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Tim J. Lord Named Inaugural Apothetae and Lark Playwriting Fellow by American Theatre Editors

The fellowship for disabled writers includes a two-year residency and $40,000.

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Thursday, September 14, 2017

South Coast Rep's Marc Masterson to Step Down Next Spring by American Theatre Editors

Masterson departs after 7 years leading the California theatre toward more new work and community ventures.

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Rock Lightning in a Bottle by American Theatre Editors

Local indie band Blitzen Trapper made a big sci-fi show, 'Wild and Reckless,' at Portland Center Stage. But was it theatre?

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Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Managing Director Gregory Patterson to Leave WaterTower Theatre by American Theatre Editors

Patterson will leave his post as incoming artistic director Joanie Schultz's first season begins.

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About Face Names Megan Carney Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

One of the theatre's founding directors, she will take the helm this fall.

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This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

The birth of North America's first professional troupe, the collapse of Zero Mostel, controversies, mergers, and more.

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Michael Friedman Has Left the Room by American Theatre Editors

An exposed nerve, a calming presence, an irresistible catalyst, a wide-ranging empath---the composer/lyricist contained multitudes.

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Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Tow Foundation Names 2017-18 Playwrights-in-Residence by American Theatre Editors

Seven nonprofit theatres in New York City will be creative homes for playwrights to develop new work.

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Penobscot Theatre Company Completes Renovations by American Theatre Editors

The company has brought modern touches, and new plush seats, to its home at the Bangor Opera House.

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Playwrights' Center Sets 2017-18 Season of Readings by American Theatre Editors

The Minneapolis development hub will present free public readings of 8 playwrights, including Jen Silverman, Stefanie Zadravec, and Harrison David Rivers.

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Shylock, Remade in the Venice Ghetto by American Theatre Editors

What we learned about 'Merchant of Venice' by staging it in the city where it was set.

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Monday, September 11, 2017

American Stage Announces 2017-18 Season by American Theatre Editors

The Florida theatre will present classic plays, contemporary dramas, and a holiday favorite.

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Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Announces 2017-18 Fellowships and Commissions by American Theatre Editors

The grants will support emerging directors, artists, and playwrights.

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Onstage This Week: Sept. 11-17 by American Theatre Editors

From butter to bell towers, from Baltimore to Chicago, it is a varied week for theatre.

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American Theatre Is Having a Live Event…With a Mystery Guest by American Theatre Editors

On Sept. 21, AT will look ahead to the coming season with the release of our Most-Produced Plays and Playwrights lists.

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Administrators Can Be Visionaries Too by American Theatre Editors

Artistry isn't the only thing that makes theatre happen. We ignore that at our peril.

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Friday, September 8, 2017

Children's Theatre of Charlotte Announces New Leadership by American Theatre Editors

Adam Burke and Linda Reynolds will share leadership responsibilities.

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MIT Opens Its First Performing Arts Building by American Theatre Editors

The building is the first space wholly dedicated to the arts on campus.

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Book-It Repertory Theatre Promotes Two Staff Members by American Theatre Editors

Josh Aaseng has been promoted to associate artistic director, and Kayti Barnett-O'Brien has been promoted to managing director.

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Offscript: Autism and Acting with Mickey Rowe by American Theatre Editors

On this week's podcast, our guest is Mickey Rowe, the first autistic actor to play the main character in 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.' Plus, the editors talk Harvey an…

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Après le Déluge, Houston Theatres Show Up for Each Other by American Theatre Editors

Arts organizations and audiences struggle out from under Harvey's historic downpour.

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Thursday, September 7, 2017

Executive Director Erika Mallin to Depart Signature Theatre by American Theatre Editors

Mallin leaves her post of ten years to explore new opportunities.

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He Said, He Said, She Said: A Tale of 3 Hamlets by American Theatre Editors

What a piece of work is 'Hamlet,' as sampled in London, New York, and Colorado.

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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Politics, Playmaking Collide at the Edinburgh Fringe by American Theatre Editors

A dispatch from this year's record-breaking festival, where 3,000 shows competed for theatregoers' attention.

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Corrib Theatre Announces 2017-18 Season by American Theatre Editors

The Stumptown company will present a trio of contemporary works by Irish playwrights.

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Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Onstage This Week: Sept. 4-10 by American Theatre Editors

Rape culture, white supremacy, and Confederate legacies---theatres from Denver to Cleveland are not shying away from conversation.

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Public Theater to Partner With Brooklyn College by American Theatre Editors

The Off-Broadway theatre and Brooklyn university will join to offer opportunities to emerging artists and leaders.

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Friday, September 1, 2017

Know a Theatre: Penguin Rep Theatre of Stony Point, N.Y. by American Theatre Editors

It began in 1977 in a stuffy barn in Upstate New York, and has grown into a theatre that employs 30 artists every year and presents around the country.

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The Silence and Noise of "Small Mouth Sounds" by American Theatre Editors

How sound designer Stowe Nelson filled the silence in a play that had almost no dialogue.

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