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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Cincinnati Playhouse Announces Premieres and Classics for 2016"17 by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature world premieres by Arlitia Jones and Jen Silverman, and adaptations of novels by John Irving and Charlotte Brontë.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:02PM[SHARE]

Children's Theatre Company Announces Tuneful 2016"17 Season by American Theatre Editors

A new Dr. Seuss adaptation and a new play by Naomi Iizuka are part of the theatre's musical-heavy season.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:53PM[SHARE]
Monday, February 29, 2016

Clubbed Thumb Sets Lineup for 2016 Summerworks by American Theatre Editors

The annual new-play festival will include works by Julia Jarcho, Eric Dufault, and Ethan Lipton, and a return of 'Men on Boats.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:29PM[SHARE]

CSC Announces 2016"17 Season, Its First Under John Doyle by American Theatre Editors

The new artistic director will helm two works in the theatre's season.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:00PM[SHARE]

Front & Center for March 2016 by American Theatre Editors

Refreshingly unlikable female protagonists, underrepresented voices, and an array of New American plays take the stage this month.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:35PM[SHARE]

Onstage This Week: Feb. 28"March 6 by American Theatre Editors

This leap year jumps into March with magic tricks, tennis matches, and a musical about toxic waste.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:23PM[SHARE]

KC Rep Announces Classics and Premieres for 2016"17 Season by American Theatre Editors

Ayad Akhtar, Nick Payne, Larissa FastHorse, Lorraine Hansberry and more will be part of the lineup.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:21PM[SHARE]

How to Stage a Civil War Comedy? 'Butler' Serves as a Case Study by American Theatre Editors

Florida Studio Theatre gambled that Richard Strand's play would both entertain and enlighten audiences---and make them keep talking about race.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:48AM[SHARE]
Friday, February 26, 2016

New Wallis Program to Mentor Students Arts Reporters by American Theatre Editors

Members of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle will teach kids aged 12-18 how to write about the arts.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:02PM[SHARE]

TEDxBroadway Explores the Magic of Possibility by American Theatre Editors

Themes of accessibility and technology drove this year's conference about the future of Broadway.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:53AM[SHARE]

Two New Books Explore Life After Performance by American Theatre Editors

Judith Malina and Daniel Sacks's books both wrestle with revolutionary truths---one via poetry, the other through theory.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:07AM[SHARE]
Thursday, February 25, 2016

Amanda White Thietje Steps Down as Managing Director at Mixed Blood by American Theatre Editors

The Minneapolis theatre loses and gains staff members this season.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:55PM[SHARE]

How Does a Nerd Feel About the Spotlight? Go Ask 'Alice Chan' by American Theatre Editors

B.D. Wong and cowriter Robert Lee bring an awkward youngster to life for La Jolla Playhouse's POP Tour.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:34PM[SHARE]

Offscript: Getting Off the Assembly Line with Meghan Pressman by American Theatre Editors

Meghan Pressman discusses new play development; plus, the editors talk about their recent trips.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:01AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Palm Beach Dramaworks Announces 5 Plays for 2016"17 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will include Tennessee Williams, Tom Stoppard, Martin McDonagh, Donald Margulies, and Jay Presson Allen.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:42PM[SHARE]

What's This Sneaky Play Up To? by American Theatre Editors

Playwright Christopher Chen talks about the twists and turns in his play, 'Caught.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:29PM[SHARE]

Tow Foundation Announces Six Playwright Residencies by American Theatre Editors

The residency will give six emerging playwrights creative homes at theatres in New York City.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:35PM[SHARE]

Fundraising and 'Friendraising' With Hattiloo Theatre by American Theatre Editors

How the Tennessee organization strengthens its donor base by cultivating lasting relationships.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:43PM[SHARE]

Aroma-turgy: What's Smell Got to Do With It? by American Theatre Editors

Cooking and smoking onstage aren't the only ways smell is incorporated into a production---sometimes, the scent is part of the design.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:02PM[SHARE]

South Coast Rep Announces Lineup for 2016 Pacific Playwrights Festival by American Theatre Editors

The three-day festival will feature two world premiere productions and readings of new work.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:00AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

O'Neill Center to Honor George C. Wolfe With Monte Cristo Award by American Theatre Editors

The celebrated stage and film director, playwright, and actor will receive the award this spring.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:07PM[SHARE]

BADA Names Stephen Unwin Dean and Director by American Theatre Editors

Unwin will start his post at the drama school in London this September.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:32PM[SHARE]

Tim Etchells Receives 2016 Spalding Gray Award by American Theatre Editors

Solo artist and theatremaker Tim Etchells will receive a commission for a new work and four productions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:49PM[SHARE]

Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton' Wins Edward M. Kennedy Prize by American Theatre Editors

The prize awards dramatic literature inspired by the history of the United States.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:17AM[SHARE]

A Sense of the Space: Where Dance/Theatre Leads Us by American Theatre Editors

Theatres are stepping into new territory with site-specific dance---but then again, is there any other kind?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:50AM[SHARE]

Misha's Next Moves by American Theatre Editors

As if running a Manhattan arts center weren't enough, Mikhail Baryshnikov has two new solo shows on his dance card.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:49AM[SHARE]

Dance or Theatre? Yes. by American Theatre Editors

From Martha Clarke at Signature Theatre to Third Rail Projects at the Denver Center, resident theatres are partnering with dance-theatre companies to create genre-bending bodies of work.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:48AM[SHARE]

He Said, She Said, and Then They Made a Show Together by American Theatre Editors

How Megan Trout and Mark Jackson created the dance/theatre/social media duet 'Now for Now.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:47AM[SHARE]

Writing TV, Thinking Theatre"But With Less Urgency by American Theatre Editors

The transition from writing for nothing to writing for a paycheck has been smooth. But is stage work now a dream, or just a daydream?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:33AM[SHARE]
Monday, February 22, 2016

Lynn Nottage's 'Sweat' Receives 2016 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize by American Theatre Editors

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright receives a $25,000 award for her play about America's industrial decline.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:25PM[SHARE]

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