Tuesday, June 27, 2023
The program, which will commission new works from queer playwrights of color, will debut with a play by Steve H. Broadnax III.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:56PM[SHARE]A dramaturg by nature, Slight hopes to build on Raven's commissions and its commitment to its local community.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM[SHARE]Monday, June 26, 2023
The commission aims to support the creation of full-length works by trans, nonbinary, and two-spirit (TNB2S+) theatre artists, and comes with a $10,000 grant to develop new work with the com…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:46PM[SHARE]AT's new Chicago editors check in on happenings at theatres large and small: openings, closings, notable folks, and assorted chisme.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:33PM[SHARE]The fellowship comes with a $35,000 living stipend, a $5,000 artistic fund, mentorship with a chosen mentor playwright, workshops, readings, and more.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:18PM[SHARE]2 trans actors discuss what they've found in the role of 'Twelfth Night's sad clown, in productions at St. Louis Shakespeare Festival and the Old Globe.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:58PM[SHARE]Friday, June 23, 2023
This year's competition focused on artists from Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian cultures.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:38AM[SHARE]This month Woodzick talks to the queer and trans performer about reviving '1776,' developing a nonbinary rom-com musical, and honoring their trans experience onstage.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:16AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 22, 2023
Andrew Leynse, the late artistic director of Primary Stages, was posthumously inducted into the Off Broadway Hall of Fame.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:41PM[SHARE]With her playwriting debut, the Steppenwolf ensemble member explores what happens after most stories end.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:02AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Brian talks to the NYC-based theatremaker about the intersection of writing and directing, what his family thinks of his plays, and differences between the U.S. and his native Canada.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:13PM[SHARE]With a personnel directory and other initiatives, RISE aims to increase the employment of women, people of color, and others from underrepresented backgrounds.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:06PM[SHARE]6 recipients will be able to shadow or observe directors and choreographers on professional productions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:01AM[SHARE]Love-Ramos comes to the California company after serving in the same position at Orlando Shakespeare Theater.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:44AM[SHARE]The theatre's liquidation plan comes after attempts to recover from a leadership scandal, financial stress, staff shortages, and diminished audiences.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:34AM[SHARE]Getting audiences to return isn't the only post-COVID challenge theatres are facing.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:26AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 20, 2023
From board liaisons and theatre administrators to performers and activists, these 6 folks have brought their talent to Chicago's stages.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:59PM[SHARE]The theatre's current interim leaders will now form a partnership---an alliance, if you will---to jointly run Atlanta's flagship theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:59AM[SHARE]Monday, June 19, 2023
In a new solo show, the seasoned actor wrestles with an unassuming president's legacy, and with the stark disparities between his version of Republican politics and today's GOP.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:59PM[SHARE]Performance apprentices gain experience onstage while participating in educational workshops and engaging with other departments to foster their professional development.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:40AM[SHARE]The Mayor Sokhary Chau Playwriting Fellowship is named for the mayor of Lowell, the first Khmer mayor in the country.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:14AM[SHARE]This year's honorees include John M. Atherlay, Gwen Gilliam, Brett Finley, Elynmarie Kazle, Robert J. Bruyr, and Broadway & Beyond: Access for Stage Managers of Color.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:52AM[SHARE]Its fresh contemporary takes on Shakespeare, the Greeks, and others have become a staple of NYC's summer season, but the company has bigger plans.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:23AM[SHARE]Friday, June 16, 2023
The poet, playwright, and screenwriter will succeed Tarell Alvin McCraney in the position, leading the program alongside co-chair Anne Erbe.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:56PM[SHARE]With audiences and donations down by at least 20 percent, theatre leaders say the move was "unavoidable."
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:49AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 15, 2023
The co-founder of Show-Score, Gaur, who has a background in nonprofit arts administration, will succeed Victoria Bailey in August.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:10PM[SHARE]The commissioned playwright will use Life Jacket's ethnographic research approach to create a play about trans people in the U.S.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:43PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Whether students are in the process of reclaiming or rejecting their identities, a new book offers resources to help subvert stereotypes and understand embodiment.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:54AM[SHARE]Teo rounds out the team, formed after the retirement of the company's namesake leader last year.
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