Thursday, January 7, 2016
The artistic director of LCT3 at Lincoln Center will take over from the theatre's founder, James Houghton.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:10PM[SHARE]The protean auteur makes a kind of puppet theatre in which his own intense, mercurial presence is the central object being manipulated.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:35PM[SHARE]In light of recent controversies over plays by Katori Hall and Lloyd Suh, it's clear that theatre needs a color-conscious casting approach.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:24PM[SHARE]Rehearsal room squabbles aside, the questions raised by Tonya Pinkins as she departed CSC's 'Mother Courage' deserve a closer look.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:11AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 6, 2016
The managing director of the Chicago-based company will take on the role of co-CEO and managing director at the Rochester theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:24PM[SHARE]The Off-Off-Broadway theatre will feature world premieres from Adam Rapp and Sarah Gancher and a new play from Kristiana Colón.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:56AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Joe Calarco, Liz Duffy Adams, and David Hilder will travel to George to develop new outdoor, site-specific plays.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:00PM[SHARE]After 10 seasons as managing director of Actors Theatre of Louisville, Bielstein sets her sights on Minnesota.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:34PM[SHARE]After 20 years, the Bay Area new-play incubator, located in the basement of a pizza parlor, will shut its doors, citing lack of income.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:39PM[SHARE]The 'Office' star has wanted to tackle Will Eno's breakthrough monologue for a decade, and Geffen Playhouse had an open slot. Is he ready to get shouted at?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:04PM[SHARE]From a daring director to a tag team of designers, from San Francisco to Atlanta, this month's cohort of theatre people are making their mark.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:02PM[SHARE]She may have hoped to write a comfy play about the vagaries of menopause and after, but, in her art as in her life, she couldn't take the easy way.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:34PM[SHARE]The company finds a new creative home and joins a group of neighborhood theatres on L.A.'s Theatre Row.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:26PM[SHARE]Monday, January 4, 2016
Twenty artists, including three participants from Romania, will partake in the Drama League's residency program.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:58PM[SHARE]Israeli, Arab, and American artists unite to collaborate in this five-play festival.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:05PM[SHARE]The playwright wants to be a griot for her hometown of Detroit and beyond.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:48PM[SHARE]The 'Spring Awakening' composer, who enjoyed working on Brecht's thorny classic with director Brian Kulick and star Tonya Pinkins, weighs in on the show's fortunes.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:41PM[SHARE]From the founding of the Colored Actors' Union to the opening of the Coconut Grove Playhouse, January has many historical events to be proud of.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:22PM[SHARE]The new year is off to a great start with fairy tales, mysteries, farces, and musicals taking the stage.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:52AM[SHARE]Friday, January 1, 2016
Here are some of the top web page turners from 2015 that received praise, incited debate, and sparked conversations.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:42AM[SHARE]Sunday, December 27, 2015
After nearly four years, she will leave her post at the Chicago company before the new year.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:29AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Center Stage produced the guerrilla-theatre video series in response to the Black Lives Matter era.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:19PM[SHARE]The innovative and ambitious company that has brought free art to the Windy City for 24 years will shutter in early 2016.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:34PM[SHARE]Monday, December 21, 2015
Despite efforts to overcome financial hardship, the Michigan company will shut down after 34 years of entertaining local audiences.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:21PM[SHARE]Scrooge, Fezziwig, Cratchit, and Tiny Tim are stars this week as hundreds of performances of Charles Dickens' beloved holiday story take the stage across America.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:13PM[SHARE]Friday, December 18, 2015
In addition to our regular themed editions---including our current one on acting training---we're aiming to make each issue special in its own way.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:22PM[SHARE]This week's guest is director/auteur Mary Zimmerman, who discusses her traditional treatment of Leonard Bernstein's "Wonderful Town" and her newest adaptation: "Treasure Island." Plus the ed…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:51PM[SHARE]Ambassador Theatre Group now co-owns the historic theatre, with plans to put it back into Broadway business for the 2016--17 season.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:34PM[SHARE]In seeking to transform the Wilma Theater into a company with its own aesthetic code, its artistic director is rediscovering her own passions as well.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:15PM[SHARE]Modesto Flako Jimenez and Brooklyn Gypsies offer the theatre's first Spanish-language play, a drama about forced migration.
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