Tuesday, December 2, 2014
In dramatizing questions about the man whose beating by police incited riots, solo artist Roger Guenveur Smith finds story that's deeply American---and quintessentially L.A.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 03:17PM[SHARE]'Arabian Nights' and 'An Iliad' will join 'Midsummer' and 'Winter's Tale' in the open-air tent in Garrison, N.Y. next summer.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 12:31PM[SHARE]Monday, December 1, 2014
Minneapolis remembers a gentle mentor who shepherded young performers and never had a harsh word for anyone.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 04:41PM[SHARE]For their version of "Phantom of the Opera," Vox Lumiere combined steampunk and silent film, and no white mask.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 03:26PM[SHARE]From its storefront start to its current status as a linchpin of its hometown's newest arts district, Everyman Theatre has kept its focus on local actors and literate audiences.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 06:57AM[SHARE]Friday, November 28, 2014
Alongside the expected onslaught of holiday fare, both traditional and alternative, come a few other dark, wintry visitors—witches, beasts, tyrants, serial killers and Crue…
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 12:33PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 26, 2014
The SoCal theatre's expanded season includes a world premiere musical about the Loch Ness monster and new works by resident playwright Lauren Yee.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 02:49PM[SHARE]Three hard-drinking Arizona retirees do not go gently into that silent night in Denny Guge's popular perennial.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 02:39PM[SHARE]Death on a stick: The Old Trout Puppet Workshop brings its irreverent but strangely moving "Famous Puppet Death Scenes" to Woolly Mammoth.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 02:26PM[SHARE]Paul Mesner Puppets cooks up one show each for Jewish, Christian and secular holiday observances.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 02:25PM[SHARE]Our "theatre nation" has come a long way since TCG began in 1961, and innovation and intentionality have been two watchwords as it's grown.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 02:24PM[SHARE]From Dame Maggie Smith's birth to Samuel Beckett's death, December was a month of entrances and exits.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 02:24PM[SHARE]The authors' presence was elusive yet unmistakable, in two wildly different ways, in two pieces seen at the recent Philadelphia FringeArts fest.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 02:24PM[SHARE]The Writer's Army creates low-cost, distraction-free writing spaces, coffee included (but snacks extra). Could this model catch on?
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 02:23PM[SHARE]Outgoing CFT artistic director Marissa Wolf's final season includes plays by A. Rey Pamatmat, Idris Goodwin and a world premiere by Geetha Reddy.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 02:15PM[SHARE]What began as a kicky Renaissance Faire attraction is now a global sensation encompassing everything from Shakespeare to, well, pretty much everything.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 12:37PM[SHARE]The performance artist-turned-playwright wrote his first naturalistic play about gender, family and trans issues, and along the way he fell in love with the form.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 12:00PM[SHARE]In 'Feast of My Heart' at Salvage Vanguard, eight playwrights and eight directors approach the theme of compassion. But don't call it a holiday show.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 07:14AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 25, 2014
The Canadian playwright of "The Best Brothers" didn't know he had a play in him about an annoying but ultimately lovable new best friend.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 05:47PM[SHARE]The Hypocrites' plucky, stripped-down takes on the G&S canon have become something of a sensation, and now they're running them in a three-ring rep.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 05:28PM[SHARE]After three decades, the punk-rock/commedia troupe founded by a bunch of UCLA theatre grads has become an international force, and its star leader is still fighting the good fight.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 04:58PM[SHARE]A witness of the U.S. Civil Rights struggle happened to be on hand for the historic fall of the Berlin Wall, and the moment resonated.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 04:32PM[SHARE]Recent plays by Marcus Gardley and Lucas Hnath, a world premiere from Tracey Scott Wilson, comprise the theatre's 24th season.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 04:04PM[SHARE]Louisville's burgeoning indie scene is attracting---and increasingly keeping---a flock of eager theatremakers.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 03:54PM[SHARE]Monday, November 24, 2014
Over three days in November, speakers and attendees worked through intertwining questions of finances, programming and diversity.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 04:04PM[SHARE]As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s not just holiday fare lighting up the nation’s stages but a notably large helping of Shakespeare, musicals,  and provocative dram…
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 08:51AM[SHARE]Friday, November 21, 2014
Playwrights Ayad Akhtar and Mallery Avidon and composer Julianne Wicke Davis are among those who will share development space at the Sundance's ranch in Wyoming.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 03:56PM[SHARE]{{unknown}}It was another lively, wide-ranging week on the theatre podcasts. Without further ado… Off and On Host Bernardo Cubria interviews playwright Ken Urban about audience b…
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 03:27PM[SHARE]More than an acting exercise or a comedy gimmick, improv may have grown into the legit theatrical genre some of its pioneers always envisioned.
SOURCE: americantheatre.org at 03:05PM[SHARE]How a troupe of L.A.-based improvisers reawakened one critic's taste for the possibilities of live theatre.
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