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Friday, November 20, 2020

Actors’ Equity, SAG-AFTRA Settle Dispute Over Filmed Theatre by American Theatre Editors

The guidelines, established to last the duration of the pandemic, were unanimously agreed upon.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:19AM

Online This Week: From Hong Kong to Paris to East L.A. by American Theatre Editors

This week's virtual offerings will take you places, from the worlds of hip-hop and RPG games to the circus.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:15AM
Thursday, November 19, 2020

Dallas Children’s Theater Elevates Nancy Schaeffer to Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

The previous executive artistic director, Robyn Flatt, will continue on with the company as executive director/founder.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:28AM

Manhattan Theatre Club Announces Broadway, Off-Broadway 2021-22 Plans by American Theatre Editors

MTC will look to bring 'Lackawanna Blues' and 'How I Learned to Drive' to the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre during the season.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:24AM
Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Center Theatre Group Adjusts 54th Season to 2021-22 by American Theatre Editors

The season, opening in August 2021, will include Tony-winning productions and a pre-Broadway stop for '1776.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:50PM

Quarantine, Ventilate, Be Ready to Quit: In-Person Theatre in the Time of COVID by American Theatre Editors

Recent stagings of 'Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak On It!' showed the possibility---and stringent protocols---of pandemic-era live theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:04PM

Joshua Harmon, Nicole Cox Win Inaugural Theater J Prizes by American Theatre Editors

Plays exploring the Jewish experience receive the first Trish Vradenburg Jewish Play Prize and the Patty Abramson Jewish Play Prize.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:18AM
Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Tonya Pinkins Awarded Rachel Crothers Leadership Award by American Theatre Editors

The League of Professional Theatre Women recognizes Pinkins for her exemplary service to the theatre field.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:29PM

New York Theatre Workshop AAD Linda Chapman Announces Retirement by American Theatre Editors

Chapman is leaving the organization after 25 years.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:41AM

Conservatory Director Melissa Smith to Leave American Conservatory Theater by American Theatre Editors

Peter J. Kuo and Danyon Davis will step in for Smith, who has led the conservatory for 25 years.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:37AM
Monday, November 16, 2020

Three on the Aisle: Dungeons and Democrats by American Theatre Editors

Should the government create an arts and culture ministry? And what happens when there' s no one to laugh along with?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:09PM

What’s in a Name? So Much More Than I Knew by American Theatre Editors

I'm reclaiming my birth name in a new musical just as the U.S. elects its first Indian American VP. Coincidence? I don't think so.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:59PM

Playwrights Horizons Launches Literary Magazine by American Theatre Editors

The new magazine aims to capture a critical moment for the theatre field with commissioned essays, plays, and visual art.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:24PM

Masked and Raging, Ohio Students Make a ‘Spring Awakening’ by American Theatre Editors

How Baldwin Wallace University turned a 'Totally Fucked' year into an opportunity to film a virtual production of the rock musical.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:17PM
Friday, November 13, 2020

The Drama League Announces First Directors Council by American Theatre Editors

The 20-director council will help guide the organization into the future.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:25PM

Online This Week: Our Cup Overfloweth by American Theatre Editors

A festival of Spanish classics, solo plays by Bill Irwin and Dael Orlandersmith and Sara Porkalob, and much, much, much more in our longest listing yet.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:03PM

Philanthropic Gifts Trending Downward, Study Shows by American Theatre Editors

As arts organizations prepare for year-end campaigns, this report shows the worsening impact of COVID-19 on giving.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:18AM
Thursday, November 12, 2020

L.A. Theatre Works Announces 2020-21 Season of Recordings by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature world premieres from Jeanne Sakata and Kate McAll.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:12PM

Can Theatres Subscribe to Adaptability? by American Theatre Editors

Some companies are experimenting with innovative ways to stay connected to their patrons, but will the lessons stick past the pandemic?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:07PM
Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Octopus Theatricals Launches Producer Hub by American Theatre Editors

A new online resources aims to support creative and independent producers in the experimental and nonprofit sectors.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:00PM

New Study: Digital Performances Are Landing With Loyal Audiences by American Theatre Editors

With data from virtual programming of 6 theatrical orgs, JCA Arts Marketing finds the greatest buy-in among longtime patrons.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:32PM

Sarah Rasmussen at the McCarter: ‘It’s Really a New Day’ by American Theatre Editors

The theatre's new artistic director talks about the forward-looking legacy she inherits, and about how post-pandemic theatres may resemble startups.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:19PM
Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Fred Ebb Foundations Announces 2020 Winners by American Theatre Editors

The songwriting team Ben Bonnema & Christopher Staskel and Michael R. Jackson are this year's recipients.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:11PM

Yale, ArtEquity Announce Inaugural BIPOC Leadership Circle by American Theatre Editors

The leadership program aims to address the needs of BIPOC leaders in predominantly white institutions and fields.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:46PM

Love Letters, and Tough Love, From Luis Alfaro and Dominique Morisseau by American Theatre Editors

At Long Wharf Theatre's recent 'Artistic Congress' convening, two leading playwright/activists shared their dreams and demands for the theatre field.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:05PM

Marin Theatre Company Appoints Nakissa Etemad New AAD by American Theatre Editors

Etemad will work alongside artistic director Jasson Minadakis and contribute to the rebuilding of MTC.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:45PM

Drury Lane Takes Home 8 Equity Jeff Awards by American Theatre Editors

Drury Lane, Windy City Playhouse, Court Theatre, and Mercury Theater all received best production awards for plays and musical produced during the pandemic-shortened season.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:17PM
Monday, November 9, 2020

A Red Orchid Names Travis Knight, Sadieh Rifai to Artistic Positions by American Theatre Editors

Knight will serve as associate artistic director, while Rifai will work as artistic development coordinator.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:53PM

Teen Plays Tackling Gun Violence to Stream on Broadway Platform by American Theatre Editors

Seven plays about gun violence will premiere on Broadway on Demand on the anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:35PM
Friday, November 6, 2020

Online This Week: Elect to Watch a Play by American Theatre Editors

From interactive children's adventures to several new-play fests and podcasts, there's plenty to look at onscreen besides vote counts.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:32PM

Playwrights Produce Another Kind of Virtual Theatre: An Anthology by American Theatre Editors

The new book 'Theater Artists Making Theatre With No Theater' is an emotional check-in with scores of writers locked out of live performance.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:05AM

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