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Saturday, April 11, 2015

PJ Paparelli Stages a Chicago Housing Crisis by American Theatre Editors

American Theater Company's docutheatre piece 'The Project(s)' takes up residence at the intersection of poverty, race and real estate.

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Friday, April 10, 2015

Martyna Majok Receives 2015-16 PoNY Fellowship by American Theatre Editors

The Polish-born playwright will receive $100,000 in artistic support, health insurance benefits and living expenses.

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Caption Contest: Box Office Edition by American Theatre Editors

Caption this image and win a copy of 'Ballyturk' by Enda Walsh.

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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Hungarian Theatre and Its Government Inspectors by American Theatre Editors

In the face of the country's continuing rightward drift, independent theatres show their mettle at Budapest's dunaPart3 festival. (Part 1 of 2)

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It's All in the Family With Seattle Shakespeare's 2015-16 Season by American Theatre Editors

Works by Shakespeare, Brecht and Shaw fill the slate under the title 'Bloodlines.'

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Sarah Moser Awarded RHE Artistic Fellowship by American Theatre Editors

The Bay Area actor receives $10,000 and a year of mentorship from Theatre Bay Area and the RHE Foundation.

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Walnut Street Announces Expanded Season for Intimate Independence Studio by American Theatre Editors

The roster ranges from Eugene O'Neill to Patsy Cline, from Donald Margulies to Dr. Ruth.

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The Human Race Theatre Company Announces 2015-16 Season by American Theatre Editors

The roster of popular shows ranges from 'The Full Monty' to 'Master Class.'

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Invisible Theatre Season to Bring Bygone Celebs Back to Stage Life by American Theatre Editors

The slate also includes a world premiere by Warren Bodow.

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Idle Muse Theatre Company Celebrates 10th Anniversary Season by American Theatre Editors

The theatre's 10th season will take audiences to Paris, then over to the countryside of the moors of England.

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Northern Sky Slates Two World Premieres for 2015-16 Season by American Theatre Editors

The slate includes 3 original musicals, two of them world premieres and the other a return of last year's popular 'Strings Attached.'

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Katy Clark In as New President of BAM by American Theatre Editors

Clark comes to the job from the Orchestra of St. Luke's, where she served following a career in music and arts management.

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Playwrights Kristoffer Diaz, Lucas Hnath and Dan O'Brien Named Guggenheim Fellows by American Theatre Editors

Writers of 'The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Diety,' 'The Christians' and 'The Body of an American,' respectively, receive the midcareer honor.

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Center Stage Announces Season Ranging From Jane Austen to the Gridiron by American Theatre Editors

On the slate are a new adaptation of 'Pride and Prejudice,' a staging of 'The Secret Garden' and the docutheatre piece 'X's and O's (A Football Love Story).'

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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

PlayGround Announces Lineup for New Works Festival by American Theatre Editors

The play incubator's annual festival will include world premieres from Robin Lynn Rodriguez and Garret Jon Groenveld.

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Theatre Aspen Extends Summer Season, Adds New-Play Fest and Youth Offering by American Theatre Editors

The summer season will run shows in rep a week longer, making room for a new TYA series and a festival of new plays.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater Announces Peripatetic 2015 Season by American Theatre Editors

This season will take audiences across the globe, from a bar in Philadelphia to the countryside of Russia and back.

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Syracuse Stage 2015"16 Season to Include 'Underpants' and 'Christians' by American Theatre Editors

The Central New York theatre's season will include plays from Aaron Posner, Lucas Hnath and Ken Ludwig.

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Douglas Morrisson Theatre Announces 2015"16 "Revelations" Season by American Theatre Editors

The Northern California theatre's season will include Lynn Nottage, George Bernard Shaw, Lanford Wilson, and Alex Timbers and Michael Friedman's "Love Labour's Lost" musical,

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Rep Stage Announces a Season of All Female Playwrights for 2015-16 by American Theatre Editors

The season will include revivals of works by Paula Vogel and Brooke Berman, as well as a world premiere by Jami Brandli and a five-part anthology inspired by 'Antigone.'

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South Camden Theatre Company Announces 2015"16 Season by American Theatre Editors

On the slate are a lesser-known Tennessee Williams play, John Guare's 'House of Blue Leaves,' a tribute to U.S. war veterans and the popular plane-crash docutheatre piece 'Charlie Victor Rom…

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South Florida Theatre Community Celebrates at 2015 Carbonell Awards by American Theatre Editors

At the annual awards, GableStage took home four prizes and Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre won big for 'Murder Ballad.'

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Geffen Playhouse's 20th Season Filled with Intrigue and Romance by American Theatre Editors

The Los Angeles theatre's 2015-16 season will include a world premiere play by Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros, plus news plays from Laura Eason, Bess Wohl, John Patrick Shanley and Rajiv Josep…

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Theatre Alliance and 'Colossal' Win Big at Helen Hayes Awards by American Theatre Editors

TheatreWashington showered more awards than ever on D.C. theatre at the newly reorganized Helen Hayes Awards.

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Wilma Theater's Season to Feature Stoppard Premiere, Collaboration With Greek Theatre by American Theatre Editors

A newly devised 'Antigone' and Stoppard's 'The Hard Problem' join 'An Octoroon' and 'The Christians' on the theatre's slate.

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Children's Theatre Managing Director Tim Jennings to Leave for Shaw Festival by American Theatre Editors

Returning to his native Canada after four seasons at CTC, Jennings with be Shaw Fest's new executive director starting in the fall.

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Monday, April 6, 2015

Alley Theatre Announces First Season in Newly Renovated Theatre by American Theatre Editors

The roster at the Houston theatre includes Richard Bean, Sharr White, Tom Stoppard and Jennifer Haley.

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WomenArts Points Up Gender Disparities in Bay Area Theatre by American Theatre Editors

A new study finds that only around a quarter of plays produced in recent years were by women, with figures for directors and actors closer to parity.

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Long Wharf Announces 2015"16 Season by American Theatre Editors

The Connecticut theatre's season will include a world premiere by Samuel D. Hunter and a revival of Emily Mann's 'Having Our Say.'

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Anna Deavere Smith to Preview New Work as Part of NEH Lecture by American Theatre Editors

The playwright/performer will speak about her search for the American character, including pieces from work-in-progress about the school-to-prison pipeline.

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Exclusive: O'Neill, NNPN, Kennedy Center and SDC Name 5 National Directing Fellows by American Theatre Editors

Five emerging directors from across the United States were selected from more than 350 applicants to participate in the first-ever National Directors Fellowship.

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