Monday, September 26, 2016
From power and politics to marriage plots, from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, it is another exciting week for theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:35PM[SHARE]Why some theatres"and their loyal audiences"keep eagerly boarding the repertory merry-go-round, season after grueling season.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:32PM[SHARE]Friday, September 23, 2016
The playwright discusses why the New York production was unique, the role of race in her play, and why she doesn't consider herself a career playwright.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:31PM[SHARE]The leader will bring his skills of developing new work and community events to Virginia.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:29AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 22, 2016
Eight early-career theatre leaders will recieve grants to work with mentors at TCG member theatres.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:36PM[SHARE]Emily Mann, Bill Pullman, Will Eno, and Gregory Boyd recall a playwright they respected, occasionally feared, and deeply loved.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:01PM[SHARE]He loved to visit my college drama class, always unannounced, and scatter pearls of wisdom. My students took notes.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:51PM[SHARE]Podcasts are giving theatre artists a quick, cheap, flexible way to make their own audio drama.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:22PM[SHARE]In this week's episode, we welcome Robert Askins, author of "Hand to God," aka the most-produced play in America! Plus, we invite some critics to discuss the play and whether it deserves to …
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:16AM[SHARE]The writer of 'An Octoroon' and the creator of 'TimeSlips' receive the six-figure honor alongside leaders in all fields.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:21AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 21, 2016
The five assistant directors will work on a production in the Chicago theatre's 2016-17 season.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:28PM[SHARE]Is the American playwriting glass half full, or half empty? Drink up this special issue before you answer.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM[SHARE]There's no shortage of exciting new writing for the stage. But are we in a Golden Age of playwriting?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:59AM[SHARE]Move over, NYC. From Oregon to Miami, theatres around the country are home to the nation's most fertile new-play incubators.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:58AM[SHARE]Can a play get made without a production? At a few indispensable development hubs, that's the only way.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:57AM[SHARE]Robert Askins's profane yet profound 'Hand to God' is the No. 1 play of the season.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:54AM[SHARE]August Wilson is the No. 1 playwright in America this season, but San Francisco playwright Lauren Gunderson isn't far behind.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:53AM[SHARE]Women wrote just 26% of plays in the coming season, and men 63%, and new plays are outperforming old.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:52AM[SHARE]For tips on what's new and noteworthy on U.S. stages this season, who better to ask than literary managers and dramaturgs?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:51AM[SHARE]Loosely modeled after playwrights collectives before them, the D.C. group passes the torch.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:50AM[SHARE]As Charles Kopelman and Sarah Douglas of Abrams Artists Agency explain: They talk, the playwrights write.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:49AM[SHARE]If we can't move past our bias toward theatre made in the U.S. and ratified in New York, we might as well just build a wall.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:48AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Ten playwrights and musical theatre writers will participate in a nine-month intensive.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:29PM[SHARE]Volunteer theatregoers evaluated productions from the 2015-16 season in the Twin Cities.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:31PM[SHARE]The two Cleveland theatres will share facilities, resources, and artists beginning with the 2016-17 season.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:03PM[SHARE]How this dedicated follower of no fashion and avatar of alternatives to the well-made play keeps it weird.
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