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Monday, October 17, 2016

Onstage This Week: Oct. 17-23 by American Theatre Editors

From barn spiders to baloney sandwiches, from the open sea to the galaxy, it is an exciting week for theatre.

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Southern Female Playwrights, Leaving the Front Porch Behind by American Theatre Editors

The South depicted by an emerging group of playwrights is complicated and diverse, and there's not a mint julep in sight.

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Friday, October 14, 2016

Double Edge Theatre Expands With Purchase of Historic Property by American Theatre Editors

A state grant allowed the theatre to purchase an historic home for storage and studio space.

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Trinity Rep Launches the Grade 11 Project by American Theatre Editors

The program will offer free tickets to the theatre's production of 'Midsummer' to all Rhode Island 11th graders.

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A Trip Around the Sun With Taylor Mac's '24-Decade History' by American Theatre Editors

Hour by hour, decade by decade, Mac broke down American history, music, himself, and us---and then built us back up again.

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Executive Letter for October 2016: Impossible Things by American Theatre Editors

Remembering Zelda Fichandler and her legacy within the resident theatre movement.

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Connie Mahan: An Enthusiast, and Not Only for All Things British by American Theatre Editors

PlayMakers' communications director had both particular tastes and a welcoming curiosity.

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Thursday, October 13, 2016

Michael Chernus and Emily Simoness Work and Love on the Farm by American Theatre Editors

The actor and executive director blur the lines between work life and love life at SPACE on Ryder Farm.

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Caption Contest: Stayin' Afloat Edition by American Theatre Editors

Play this month's caption contest and you might win a copy of 'Here We Go / Escaped Alone' by Caryl Churchill.

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Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Gordon Davidson: You Had to Love Him, and Very Often His Work Too by American Theatre Editors

An enthusiast marked by youthful vigor and guilelessness, the Taper founder made great theatre in L.A. because he cared. He made us care too.

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Jack Hofsiss: From Early Brilliance to Seasoned Wisdom by American Theatre Editors

He made everything he directed an event, marrying youthful confidence with learned humility.

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Arena Stage Honors Moisés Kaufman With American Artist Award by American Theatre Editors

The award will be presented at the opening night celebration of the theatre's production of 'Carousel.'

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Producers Stephen C. Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey Talk Shop by American Theatre Editors

Broadway's only African-American lead producers share their paths to producing and some tricks of the trade.

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Lisa Portes Receives 2016 Zelda Fichandler Award by American Theatre Editors

The director will receive $5,000 and was recognized for her work in the Central region of the country.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

O, for 'A Thousand Tongues': An American Soundscape Heads for Poland by American Theatre Editors

Samantha Shay's music-based piece finds a berth in the aesthetic home of Grotowski.

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Rep Stage Names Zheyan Damavandi Business Manager by American Theatre Editors

Damavandi steps up into a leadership position after serving as an assistant at the theatre.

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Onstage This Week: Oct. 10-16 by American Theatre Editors

From fireflies to farces, from San Diego, Calif., to Providence, R.I., it is another wide-ranging week for theatre.

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Monday, October 10, 2016

6 Theatre Workers You Should Know by American Theatre Editors

From a physics major turned properties master to a wannabe politician turned playwright, here are some theatre folks to have on your radar.

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Friday, October 7, 2016

PlayGround Announces 2016-17 Writers Pool and Resident Playwrights by American Theatre Editors

The writers will create new works each month for the program's reading series.

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Educational Theatre Association Honors iTheatrics by American Theatre Editors

The award celebrates companies and organizations that have made an impact in the field of theatre education nationwide.

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What's Left for Guillermo Calderón by American Theatre Editors

The Chilean playwright makes sly, playful frames for serious questions and unfinished political business.

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Is This Any Time for Nuanced Politics? by American Theatre Editors

Even in a polarized age, the best dramatists are drawn to complications, not simple answers, as Richard Nelson's Chekhovian plays prove.

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Thursday, October 6, 2016

If Chicago Teachers Strike, Lookingglass Has an Alternative for Kids by American Theatre Editors

The theatre will offer drama workshop programs for students affected by the threatened walkout.

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Kennedy Center Names Jeffrey Finn VP of Theatre Programming by American Theatre Editors

Finn will bring his producing background for Broadway and nonprofit theatre to the center.

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Theatres Can't Endorse, but They Can Get Out the Vote by American Theatre Editors

Theatres nationwide are promoting civic engagement by becoming voter registration hubs or polling places.

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Offscript: Bullish on Theatre With NEA's Greg Reiner by American Theatre Editors

This week's guest is Greg Reiner, the director of theatre and musical theatre at the NEA, who assures us that the state of the arts is strong. Plus, the editors discuss all-gender bathrooms …

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Gordon Davidson's Forum for Debate and Diversity by American Theatre Editors

Lured to L.A. at the beginning of the regional theatre movement, he stayed and changed both.

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Signature Theatre Announces Grant for Female Writers and Directors by American Theatre Editors

The company has teamed with commercial producer Jenna Segal to create the Heidi Thomas Initiative Grant.

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Juilliard President Joseph Polisi to Step Down June 2018 by American Theatre Editors

The school's board of trustees is already in the process of searching for a successor

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National New Play Network Announces 2016 Showcase Plays by American Theatre Editors

New works by Carla Ching, Tearrance Chisholm, David Valdes Greenwood, Allison Gregory, Stephanie Alison Walker, and Amy E. Witting will be featured this year.

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Electronic Theatre Controls Announces LDI Student Sponsorship Recipients by American Theatre Editors

ETC will provide six students pursuing the theatre arts with professional development opportunities.

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