Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Obviously theatres should give priority to disabled actors in roles defined as disabled. The next step: to consider them for all roles.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:44AM[SHARE]An Anatomized Philippic Regarding the Relationship of Disability to the Contemporary American Theatre
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:43AM[SHARE]As the first wheelchair-using performer ever cast on Broadway, Stroker isn't just realizing a dream; she's making it possible for others like her to dream, as well.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:42AM[SHARE]How a seminal friendship changed my views on disability---and prepared me for my own.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:41AM[SHARE]Monday, October 19, 2015
The former associate a.d. from New Jersey's McCarter Theatre succeeds an embattled leader at D.C.'s flagship Jewish theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00PM[SHARE]As a local mainstay gets booted from its home, the question arises: Is Austin pricing out its artists?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:13PM[SHARE]A flesheating plant, virtual wonderlands, and spiritual dimensions lend to a theme of supernatural plays taking the stage this week.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:05PM[SHARE]A theatre in a tropical climate where year-round residents and snowbirds flock together is producing its first contemporary play by a local playwright.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:46PM[SHARE]Sunday, October 18, 2015
The next step in the battle over L.A.'s unique Equity "waiver" is intended to get the parties back to the table.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:43PM[SHARE]Friday, October 16, 2015
British and American artists working at the outer boundaries of gender, race, and live art will gather for a weekend of performances, talks, and an intergenerational, intersectional feminist…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:02PM[SHARE]More interactive than immersive, Andrew Hoepfner's new show invites audiences to stretch their imaginations together and alone.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:43AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 15, 2015
The Irish playwright's international success began after an inspiring experience at the Guthrie Theater.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:29PM[SHARE]California Shakespeare Theatre's new artistic director has a passion for engaging audiences around new work. What will he do with an outdoor summer theatre?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:53PM[SHARE]The festival's lineup features work by José Cruz González, Lauren Gunderson, Tira Palmquist, and Mat Smart.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:48PM[SHARE]The Minnesota company's first year under artistic director Sarah Rasmussen will include world premieres from Jeremy Cohen and Idris Goodwin, plus all-female Shakespeare.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:20PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 14, 2015
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of 'Topdog/Underdog' joins the ranks of such artists as Ingmar Bergman, Spike Lee, and Isabel Allende.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:34AM[SHARE]Though our 'Play on!' commissioning project has met with some vocal disapproval, the work is grounded in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's core values"and our love for the Bard.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:14AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 13, 2015
From Down Under to Great Britain, Cuba to Spain, this week's lineup takes audiences on some wild journeys.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:12PM[SHARE]Boston University is selling the Huntington Theatre's home stage, while Emerson College weighs options for its legendary Colonial Theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:55PM[SHARE]The 'indie-Americana' musical spans time and space, but its story hits close to home for Alvarez.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:43PM[SHARE]The author of 'Luna Gale' and 'Boy Gets Girl' will mentor four emerging playwrights in anticipation of the theatre's New Works Festival in May 2016.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:28PM[SHARE]Monday, October 12, 2015
The fight over minority representation onstage is about broadening, not narrowing, opportunity and artistry.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:56AM[SHARE]Friday, October 9, 2015
Operas, musicals, and classic plays are among the performances offered during the California university's academic year.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:57PM[SHARE]The award, named for the late actor, singer, and Civil Rights leader, awards commitment to free expression and respect for humankind.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:58PM[SHARE]Rendered in Yiddish, Arthur Miller's American icon and his conflicted family may have a more specific cultural identity than usual, but the play's universality still rings out.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:39AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 8, 2015
This week's guest is Brian Clowdus, the artistic director of Serenbe Playhouse, on hand to talk about site-specific theatre and reinventing classics. Plus, the editors dish on what they're l…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:44PM[SHARE]A creature of impulse, the tireless Bay Area performer pinballed among roles as cracked ingenues, wacky aunts, even Huey P. Newton.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:30PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 7, 2015
The University of Michigan celebrates the 100th birthday of its pioneering theatrical alumnus.
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