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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Austin Playhouse Founder Don Toner to Step Down After 22 Years by American Theatre Editors

Toner, a 60-year veteran of regional theatre from New Jersey to L.A. to Mississippi, will continue to direct projects and raise money for the Texas theatre.

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The Subtext: Live With Amy Quan Barry by American Theatre Editors

In this special episode, recorded live in Madison, Wisc., Brian interviews the poet/playwright who wrote 'The Mytilenean Debate' for Forward Theater.

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Monday, March 28, 2022

AAPAC, Indie Theatre Fund Offers Travel Grants for NYC AAPI Artists by American Theatre Editors

Amid a rise in anti-Asian hate incidents, the new fund will subsidize transportation for Asian American performers who don't feel safe riding mass transit.

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Monday, March 21, 2022

From Newark to New Orleans: Richard Schechner's Backstory by American Theatre Editors

The experimental theatremaker and scholar looks back at the Civil Rights era, the Free Southern Theater, and the time he directed August Wilson in Johannesburg.

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Friday, March 18, 2022

Cleveland Play House A.D. Laura Kepley to Step Down by American Theatre Editors

She'll leave in June after 9 years in the top spot, and a dozen years with the theatre.

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At Su Teatro, the Work Is the Aesthetic by American Theatre Editors

For 50 years, Su Teatro Culture and Performing Arts Center has been a Denver-area home for storytelling, learning, and community engagement.

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Camilla Tassi Wins Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship by American Theatre Editors

The award is given annually to a design graduate of the Yale School of Drama.

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

The Subtext: Voices of Ukraine by American Theatre Editors

For this special episode in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Brian compiles messages from theatre artists in the U.S., the U.K., Lithuania, Poland, and Ukraine.

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OKC Rep's Kelly Kerwin: Program Locally, Present Internationally by American Theatre Editors

As this dramaturg/producer plans her first season at the theatre, she's looking both outward and inward.

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Latinx Playwrights Circle Announces Mentorship Recipients by American Theatre Editors

Julissa Contreras, Daniela Gonzalez y Perez, Luis Roberto Herrera, and Phanésia Pharel are this year's recipients.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

The Subtext: Rajiv Joseph on Putin and Basketball by American Theatre Editors

Brian talks to the playwright, whose new play 'King James' is playing at Steppenwolf, about war, sports, and writing what you want.

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Friday, March 11, 2022

What We Lost and Learned by American Theatre Editors

The last 2 years forced us to face fundamental uncertainty and loss, and that's a gift that will keep on giving.

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Thursday, March 10, 2022

The Shows That Got Away and/or Found a Way by American Theatre Editors

A look at 8 shows that the pandemic cut short, what's happened to them since, and what might be next.

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Can We Talk? Why I Put 'America in One Room' by American Theatre Editors

A political science experiment to gather diverse Americans inspired a stage version at Florida Studio Theatre, which also brought people together to reflect on their similarities and differe…

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Lock Up Tha Theatre by American Theatre Editors

An excerpt from a new collection of micro-plays.

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TCG Launches THRIVE! Uplifting Theatres of Color Initiative by American Theatre Editors

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation will provide $1.6 million in support for the initiative.

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

In the Play Room With Andrei Belgrader by American Theatre Editors

Though shy and reserved himself, he pushed his actors beyond self-consciousness to imaginative extremes and genuine discovery.

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Milwaukee Rep Founder Mary John Dies at 96 by American Theatre Editors

A producer on and Off-Broadway, she founded Drama Inc., now Milwaukee Rep, in 1954.

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TCG Opens 2022 Rising Leaders of Color Applications by American Theatre Editors

The 2022-23 program will assemble a cohort of early-career BIPOC leaders from Pittsburgh, the site of TCG's next conference.

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This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

This month features some notable births, a devastating fire, and an Indiana theatre founding.

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Monday, March 7, 2022

How Universes Solves a Problem Like 'Maria' by American Theatre Editors

The theatremaking couple, recently thrown into an unexpected controversy over their purported sequel to 'West Side Story,' are living out their own tale of cross-cultural exchange.

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Thursday, March 3, 2022

Thinking Again: A New Play Challenges Old Certainties by American Theatre Editors

In 'The Mytilenean Debate' at Forward Theater, Quan Barry puts 4 characters at a crossroads after a cataclysm to ponder the ever timely question: What comes next?

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Off the Sidelines and 'Out of Time' by American Theatre Editors

5 monologues by Asian American writers, performed by Asian American actors over 60, comprise a new NAATCO anthology at the Public Theater.

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Hamlet's Body by American Theatre Editors

How the Suzuki technique has helped StageWest's new production rebuild Shakespeare's play from the feet up.

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Try to Remember: 'The Fantasticks' in a Warzone by American Theatre Editors

An oral history about the time the beloved Off-Broadway musical magically entertained American GIs in Vietnam.

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Ja'Mel Ashley Finds a Space to Stand in His Full Identity by American Theatre Editors

In 'i need space,' a new digital series from Donja R. Love, Ashley gets the chance to play a Black, trans, and HIV-positive character whose experience harmonizes with his own.

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Monday, February 28, 2022

When Worlds Fall Apart, There's 'Nuestro Planeta' by American Theatre Editors

Amid health and climate crises, a new-works program takes Latine writers to their ancestral homes to inspire hope and healing.

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Offscript: Chisa Hutchinson Is Paying Attention by American Theatre Editors

The editors speak to the playwright of 'Amerikin,' a new play about white supremacy, now onstage Houston's Alley Theatre after repeated pandemic delays.

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PCS Leader Cynthia Fuhrman to Take Job With NY Consulting Group by American Theatre Editors

After a long association with Portland Center Stage, including 5 years as managing director, she'll join an influential arts consultancy.

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Thursday, February 24, 2022

National Deaf High School Theatre Fest Bows in Utah by American Theatre Editors

The festival will partner with Deaf West Theatre and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.

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SCR Returns With In-Person Pacific Playwrights Fest by American Theatre Editors

This year's fest will feature 5 staged readings, 1 full production, and excerpts from a new musical in development.

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Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
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Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off