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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Whose Professionalism Matters? by American Theatre Editors

The theatre field's unexamined standards and hierarchies are too frequently oppressive, exploitative, and white supremacist. Here's how we can change them.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:34AM
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Nataki Garrett, Maria Manuela Goyanes Receive BOLD Leadership Grantss by American Theatre Editors

Leaders at OSF and Woolly Mammoth will each receive $500,000 and will join a distinguished cohort of female leaders.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:57AM
Monday, February 22, 2021

Paul Owen Built Thousands of Sets, and a Life in the Theatre by American Theatre Editors

We were lucky to know the scenic designer, but not as fortunate as he was to work so tirelessly and well at a job he loved for four decades.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:49PM

WAM Theatre Announces 2021 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will consist of two play readings and a fall mainstage production from playwright Kim Senklip Harvey.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:28PM

Submitting Your Play: Dos and Don’ts by American Theatre Editors

Artistic leaders at the Playwright Realm writers' service organization talk about how, when, and whether to send your work for consideration.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:26PM

3 Seattle Schools Give COVID Collab a College Try by American Theatre Editors

Undergraduate theatre programs join forces to combat artistic isolation and build creative community.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Friday, February 19, 2021

Ethan McSweeny Resigns After Brief Tenure Leading ASC by American Theatre Editors

The company will move forward with an actor-led model intended to echo the production process of Shakespeare's theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:45PM
Thursday, February 18, 2021

Kisha Jarrett: ‘Theatre Is for You’ by American Theatre Editors

Artists' Rep's new managing director wants to break down the silos in her workplace and in her art form too.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:39PM

59E59 Theaters Announce 5 COVID Relief Grants by American Theatre Editors

The grants, ranging from $10,000 to $25,000, are going to support new work from BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ artists.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

What We Talk About When We Talk About Reopening by American Theatre Editors

While Broadway awaits its return, nonprofits and new leaders should seize the chance to return the art form to a sense of service and risk.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:32PM

Cicely Tyson: Grace, Poise, Mischief, and Always Truth by American Theatre Editors

Not content to simply stand as an example for so many others, she moved and lived and breathed a legacy into being.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:32AM

Oregon Shakes to Combine Live, Digital Programming for 2021 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature virtual offerings on O! as well as onstage productions, including OSF's first winter season production.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021

The Subtext: The Many Forms of Jen Silverman by American Theatre Editors

This month Brian talks with the playwright of 'The Moors' and 'Collective Rage' about how writing for TV inspired her write a novel about the theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:05PM
Monday, February 15, 2021

Starting Conversations With ‘Manic Monologues’ by American Theatre Editors

An interactive web portal combines theatre and education in an effort to destigmatize mental illness.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:48PM

After Years of Talk, Finally Some Money for Black Artists and Theatres by American Theatre Editors

Efforts like the Black Seed, the Drinking Gourd, Next Wave initiative, and the Sprinkle-Hamlin award are directing funding to develop work by Black artists.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:42PM
Friday, February 12, 2021

Impish, Wise, Generous: The Multitudes of Christopher Plummer by American Theatre Editors

A lifelong student and master storyteller, he knew exactly where to put the focus of his and our attention.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:49PM
Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Three on the Aisle: Cataclysm Criticism With Soraya Nadia McDonald by American Theatre Editors

This month the hosts talk to an award-winning colleague about gatekeeping and pandemic-era criticism.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:04PM
Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Letters to the Editor: Time Stopper, Funding Caution by American Theatre Editors

A stage manager's stopwatch keeps a COVID vigil, and a reader expresses skepticism about arts funding as a panacea.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:03PM

Hanane Hajj Ali, ‘Jogging’ for Survival in Beirut by American Theatre Editors

The Lebanese playwright/performer, who receives a major international award next week, talks about her work, where it comes from, and what it means in this fraught time.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:30PM
Monday, February 8, 2021

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

A look at Black achievement in the theatre from Garland Anderson to Adrienne Kennedy.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:23PM
Friday, February 5, 2021

United States Artists Names 2021 USA Fellows by American Theatre Editors

This year, USA named 7 theatre and performance artists as part of its largest ever fellowship class.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:04PM

Cal Shakes Announces Shared 47th Season by American Theatre Editors

Cal Shakes will invite other Bay Area organizations to use its outdoor amphitheater.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:38PM

Red Eagle Soaring Hires Two Co-Artistic Directors in Residence by American Theatre Editors

Madeline Sayet and Tara Moses will join the organization for a nine-month residency.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:25PM

NEA Announces First Round of 2021 Funding by American Theatre Editors

Grants for Arts Projects awards span multiple disciplines, including theatre and musical theatre, and range from $10,000 to $100,000.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:23PM
Thursday, February 4, 2021

Centering Joy: Resolutions for a New Year, and a New Field by American Theatre Editors

Rebuilding will be challenging, but we must embrace abundance and celebrate possibility to create a better vision for the future.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:13PM

Realizing Life While They Ritualize It by American Theatre Editors

In Louisville, the informal Church of Grover's Corners has been reading and relishing 'Our Town' aloud every other month for a few years now.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:00AM
Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Announces 2021 Finalists by American Theatre Editors

This year's finalists include Erika Dickerson-Despenza, Miranda Rose Hall, Jiehae Park, and Beth Steel.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:21PM

In Call for National Arts Support, Don’t Overlook Young Audiences by American Theatre Editors

The soul-healing and community-building qualities of children's theatre, a key part of the Federal Theatre Project, should be central to any new deal for the arts.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:38PM

So What Could a ‘New Federal Theatre Project’ Actually Look Like? by American Theatre Editors

Growing calls for government arts support are welcome, even if the historical model of the 1930s is an imprecise analogy.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:36PM
Tuesday, February 2, 2021

The Sardonic, Curious, Unyielding John Heilpern by American Theatre Editors

The NY Observer's drama critic, a Brit, brought an outsider's inquisitiveness to the American theatre, as well as principled grouchiness.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:43PM

Relief Grants for Mid-Career Theatre Workers to Be Available by American Theatre Editors

Wendy C. Goldberg's TheFrontOffice Foundation will award money to folks impacted by the industry shutdown.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:01AM

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