Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Teen councils aren't just about building young audiences; they've grown into powerful leadership-building and advocacy tools.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:27PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 14, 2015
'Shakespeare in Love' and a Henriad cycle, as well as musicals and a world premiere, are included in the summer lineup.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:11PM[SHARE]The Cuban performance artists will join city officials in an effort to connect with undocumented immigrants through art.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:55PM[SHARE]The storefront theatre features Shakespeare, Steinbeck, and Melissa Ross for an anniversary season on the theme of what it means to be human.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:46PM[SHARE]From obscure classics to populist musicals and thrillers, Hartford Stage artistic director Darko Tresnjak is in the midst of a killer career.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:55AM[SHARE]Monday, July 13, 2015
Sonya Tayeh and Adrienne Truscott are among the artists-in-residence during Live Arts's 2015--16 season.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:07PM[SHARE]The PROTOTYPE festival and Hai-Ting Chinn's 'Science Fair' hit the high notes. Also: Yvan Greenberg's 'Genet Porno' and Soomi Kim's 'Chang(e).'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:19PM[SHARE]She may have moved beyond the big bring-the-curtain-down numbers, but the singer can still bring down the house. Next: ZACH Theatre's Ellington revue.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:26PM[SHARE]The dog days of summer mean a batch of classics and musicals, plus a smattering of new plays.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:18AM[SHARE]It is theatre's blessing and curse that it shares space with all of humanity---even humans with cellphones.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:12AM[SHARE]Friday, July 10, 2015
The playwright of 'Ruined' and 'Intimate Apparel' talks about her new play, inspired by America's 'de-industrial revolution' and bowing this month at Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:34PM[SHARE]One audience member trying to plug his phone into a Broadway set is not the end of civilization---nor should a 'why not' attitude be entirely unwelcome in the theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:43AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 9, 2015
Maurice Hines taps in tribute, Wyeth paints Nureyev, and Sheryl Crow's 'Diner' musical takes another bow, among other offerings.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:57PM[SHARE]With a renewed focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion, the 25th conference brought together the nation's theatremakers to share strategies and challenges, as well as drinks and laughs.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:29PM[SHARE]A new play about loss and memory contemplates a world full of eternal afterimages---'primes'---that can learn to look and act like us. But how will they feel?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:33PM[SHARE]The form-breaking troupe plans a brand new Neo-Lab, a quarterly experimental workshop called the Arrow, and riffs on Tom Waits, Iggy Pop, and Marsha Norman.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:50PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 8, 2015
As part of an expansion of the company and its mission, she will share leadership with founding artistic director Anthony Moseley.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:32PM[SHARE]The new-play competition is part of the company's larger project to both challenge and help the American theatre to reflect the nation's changing demographics.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:22PM[SHARE]The season ranges from Richard Maxwell's 'Isolde' to Trevor Nunn's 'Pericles,' and features John Douglas Thompson in two major roles.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:11AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Playwrights Meridith Friedman, Beth Kander, Brian Mulholland, and Skye Robinson Hillis will travel to Ashland for a weeklong festival to develop their winning works.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:27PM[SHARE]A collection of 85 essays offers a definitive sampler of views, analyses, and advice about this new, still occasionally mistrusted craft.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:38PM[SHARE]The theatre brought Bob Farley and Anita Allen together nearly 50 years ago, and they've been intertwining their lives and their work ever since.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:25AM[SHARE]Monday, July 6, 2015
Meeting with TCG's Canadian counterpart, we recognize common challenges---and a common need for a broader perspective.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:45PM[SHARE]Award-winning director, educator, and multimedia theatre artist becomes the fifth leader in the history of the 45-year-old children's theare company.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:41PM[SHARE]Three productions with themes of imagination and creativity by the likes of Mo Willems and the creators of 'The Fantasticks' are on for the children's theatre's 10th season.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:08PM[SHARE]A new revival of Frank Galati and Stephen Flaherty's 'Loving Repeating' celebrates the life and language of the influential American expat writer.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:44PM[SHARE]Chosen from among 223 blind submissions, the Festival of New Musicals' 8 offerings include immigrant cab drivers, online monsters, and hip-hop Shakespeare.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:35PM[SHARE]The Old Globe's newest Viola talks about same-sex attraction in Shakespeare, playing against type, and the wonders of Fiona Shaw.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:49PM[SHARE]William Shakespeare is well represented this week, along with iconic musicals and children's shows from Wisconsin to Missouri.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:16AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 1, 2015
The former producing director of Maryland Shakespeare will bring her management, fundraising, and producing skills to her new role at Elm.
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