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Thursday, March 11, 2021

A ‘[heiroglyph]’ From Another Time of Trauma by American Theatre Editors

Lorraine Hansberry Theatre and San Francisco Playhouse come together for a filmed co-production of Erika Dickerson-Despenza's autobiographical play.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:22PM
Tuesday, March 9, 2021

House Theatre of Chicago Names Lanise Antoine Shelley Its New AD by American Theatre Editors

Shelley takes over for founder Nathan Allen who st,epped down last fall after 20 years as artistic director.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:11PM

Off The Lane Announces Ann Reinking Scholarship by American Theatre Editors

The scholarship is aimed at helping to ease the financial burden of young dancers interested in moving to New York City.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:05PM
Monday, March 8, 2021

TCG Announces Dr. Kerry English International Arts Fund by American Theatre Editors

The new fund will support a global connectivity manager and grants to support international cultural exchange.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:56PM

Can You Get a Shuttered Venue Grant? The Latest Explainer by American Theatre Editors

As the newest COVID relief bill nears the finish line in Congress, TCG's Laurie Baskin offers updates on PPP loans and SVOG.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:06PM
Friday, March 5, 2021

Winnie for the Win: How a Virtual ‘Happy Days’ Conveys Presence by American Theatre Editors

Beckett's play about a woman living moment to moment in a pile of dirt is a natural fit, and a great lesson, for our pandemic isolation.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:59AM
Thursday, March 4, 2021

Let’s Put on a Phone Bank! by American Theatre Editors

How a trio of New York theatre workers joined forces to create Amplifying Activists Together, a weekly online gathering to advance progressive causes.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:59PM

An Offstage Tempest at American Shakespeare Center by American Theatre Editors

The Virginia company, reeling from a tumultuous year, moves forward without the leader many company members say made it worse, Ethan McSweeny.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:13PM
Wednesday, March 3, 2021

NY Reopening? New Guidelines Begin to Pave the Way by American Theatre Editors

The governor's plans allow the return of limited-capacity indoor performances starting in April, including one at a Broadway theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:10PM

How Much Is That Play in the Window? by American Theatre Editors

Stop Motion Plant's 'Window Plays' found a new way to bring audiences and performers together again, if only for a few minutes.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:29PM
Tuesday, March 2, 2021

May Adrales Named Next Artistic Director of the Lark by American Theatre Editors

An acclaimed director known for nurturing new work, she returns to a company that helped shape her, and that she in turn helped to shape.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:52PM

Jéhan Òsanyìn: What’s True Beyond Definition by American Theatre Editors

Leading with laughter and love, they remain uncompromising about making room for their whole, uncontainable self.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:06PM

If a Theatre Company Does It, Is It Theatre? by American Theatre Editors

Beyond Zoom readings, companies are finding new forms and collaborators, and reaching audiences far beyond any they could serve in person.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:48AM
Monday, March 1, 2021

D.C. Theatregoers Say They’re Ready to Return—in December by American Theatre Editors

As theatres eye fall reopenings, a new study shows reluctance to return to normal, while also noting online viewing patterns and support for anti-racist efforts.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:03PM

Mark Plesent: The Everyday and the Extraordinary by American Theatre Editors

For 3 decades he led NYC's only theatre dedicated to making work with, about, and for the city's working class.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:14PM
Thursday, February 25, 2021

Home Theatre, Literally by American Theatre Editors

Theatre Horizon's Art Houses program partners with local families to devise virtual performances on their home turf.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:57PM

It’s the Words That We Don’t Say That Scare Me So by American Theatre Editors

Dialogue is mostly a form of behavior and personal revelation usually accidental. Therein lies a drama, and a mystery.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:54PM
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Mona Mansour to Receive Kesselring Prize for Playwriting by American Theatre Editors

The playwright of 'The Vagrant Trilogy' will receive the $25,000 award from the National Arts Club in a virtual ceremony.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:58PM

Lark Founder John Clinton Eisner to Step Down After 26 Years by American Theatre Editors

He leaves behind an organization dedicated to nurturing new plays and playwrights; his replacement will be announced next month.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:58PM

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

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