Wednesday, May 15, 2024
In a new play at Chicago's Court Theatre, playwright Nambi E. Kelley looks for the human being---and the humor---in a Civil Rights legend.
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This special podcast episode featuring panelists Shepsu Aakhu, Myesha-Tiara, and Xavier Custodio, moderated by Carla Stillwell, was recorded live from The Understudy in Chicago.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:18PMCo-artistic director Jay Duffer will take over as the company's sole leader.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:54PMAfter making waves in the Chicago comedy scene, the Second City alum has his eyes set on L.A., but not before helping others achieve their comedy dreams.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:09PMBerry comes to New York from Minnesota's Penumbra Theatre.
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86-year-old Nicki Cochrane, a tireless fixture of New York theatre audiences, sees 500 shows a year, by any means necessary.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:01PMFriday, May 10, 2024
On this Broadway-themed episode, Rob and Alli check in with busy critic Brittani Samuel and talk to choreographer siblings Rick and Jeff Kuperman about their innovative work on 'The Outsider…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:33PM‘Ghost Waltz,’ Oliver Mayer’s new play at Latino Theater Company, excavates the life of Juventino Rosas, an obscure musician who wrote one of the most popular earworms of all time.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:35AMThe playwright's new play at Intar draws on his own youth for lessons about masculinity, assimilation, and language.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:19AMThursday, May 9, 2024
What's it like to get 3 chances to play a god? An actor talks to a playwright about confidence, gender, and climate.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:01PMMay recalls the Astor Place Riot, a vaudeville women's rights advocate, the Moscow Art Theatre, a pioneer of Asian American drama, a Chicano performance troupe, and a beloved Tesori-Kushner …
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After serving for 3 years as the successor of founder Donald Jordan, she'll leave the company to be closer to her family in New York.
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Ezzard will lead the New Jersey company with artistic director Ricardo Khan.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:13PMThe executive director will step down this summer after a decade in the position to join Audible Theater as the head of live creative producing.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:38PMMonday, May 6, 2024
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:25PMAs Haven Theatre closes its doors after 10 years in the city, it takes with it an initiative that has helped foster 7 cohorts of emerging directors.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:19PMSunday, May 5, 2024
Somewhere between the earth and the stars, tradition and experimentation, La MaMa and the Met Opera, he keeps exploring his art form’s possibilities.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:32PMFriday, May 3, 2024
A new staging of Ghassan Kanafani's novella inaugurates Golden Thread's 2024 Season of Palestine with a reminder of our past and invites us to consider a future of joyful resistance.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:33AMThursday, May 2, 2024
Leak succeeds Andrew Hungerford, who has stepped away from the theatre after 10 years.
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This month Brian talks to the writer and producer about pivoting from teaching, feeling stuck in development hell, and championing local storytellers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:26PMCraig Lucas's fanciful, freighted romance returns to the theatre that commissioned it, South Coast Repertory, this time with songs attached.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:16PMTuesday, April 30, 2024
With a 7-show season at 2 of Center Theatre Group's venues, the new artistic director is putting special focus on reviving the beloved, beleaguered Mark Taper Forum.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:05PMIn this month's Chicago newsletter, theatremakers Jillian Leff and Joel Willison share what inspires them and the American Theatre team invites you to join us for a special event in the city.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:25PMMonday, April 29, 2024
This summer, Langs will succeed Scott Zigler as dean of the School of Drama where he studied directing decades ago.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:23PMWith 3 productions this spring, the busy playwright’s kaleidoscopic historical fantasias—and their civic patience—are finding new homes.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:38PMFriday, April 26, 2024
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:08PMThe Ashley Stewart CEO and best-selling author will speak on business models for change at the national convening in Chicago in June.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:00PMHosted by Peppermint, the event will feature staged readings of 10 short plays that will then be made available for fundraising use across the nation.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:20PMA new book looks at the marriages of convenience—and backstage inconveniences—behind the filming of 'Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:38AMThursday, April 25, 2024
The founding artistic director of the influential New York City performance venue talks about the shows she's loved, the changes she's seen, and the road ahead.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:25PMWednesday, April 24, 2024
'The Felt Menagerie' at the Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans puts a comic spin on the playwright's tragic characters.
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