Wednesday, June 4, 2025
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions from late May and early June.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:29PMBrian talks to the Minneapolis-based playwright about learning from criticism, connecting with collaborators, and finding his voice.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PMLast month's D.C.-area gathering of makers and advocates of theatre for young people offered a radical yet knowing optimism about the industry and the art form at an especially urgent time.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:40AMIn a change addressing significant financial challenges for the small nonprofit, DCT will scale back productions and pause its education program.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:03AMThe 2025-26 cohort of Jose Solís's residency comprises 12 writers in a yearlong partnership with three organizations dedicated to creating opportunities for theatre critics of color.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:33AMMonday, June 2, 2025
The festival, running June 3-8 at the Brick, plans to feature work by trans artists for trans audiences.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:24PMDe Leon succeeds Lily Tung Crystal and interim artistic director Katie Bradley, and will lead the Midwest’s largest Asian American theatre company alongside managing director Ann Thu T. Ph…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:58PMMichael Urie and the festival's co-founders are bringing Pride Plays to the nation’s capital for this year’s 50th anniversary of WorldPride.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:27AMFriday, May 30, 2025
The late playwright of 'Love! Valour! Compassion!' gets an official marker in New York City.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:17PMTaylor Mac, whose new play 'Prosperous Fools' is loosely inspired by 'Le Bourgeois gentilhomme,' and Jeffrey Hatcher, who has a new adaptation of 'The Imaginary Invalid,' talk comedy, cathar…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:51PMThursday, May 29, 2025
Having served since 2022, he will leave to begin a new chapter of public service, including studies in urban planning.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:35PMThe inaugural four-day festival (running June 26-29) will showcase queer creators of color in dance, theatre, and collaborative artmaking.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:15PMThe scholarship, administered by Theatre Communications Group, supports early-career costume designers through professional development.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PMTuesday, May 27, 2025
The most recent edition of South Coast Rep's annual play-development gathering showcased moving works about loss and reupped the theatre's long-standing commitment to emerging writers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:09PMThe business case for a more diverse American theatre is a distraction from our core human and artistic values, which is the ground we must stand on in the fight for DEI.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMThursday, May 22, 2025
One of the late composer's musical theatre successors pays tribute to his elder's craft, creativity, and unflappable professionalism.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:09PMA Broadway show about the making of a historic record in Cuba doesn't sacrifice the authenticity of its deep cultural context—or its original language.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:12PMGaven D. Trinidad's 'Learning to Read by Moonlight' is being produced by 2 companies and staged at 3 different Boston locations, giving its themes of immigrant belonging a wide and hyper-loc…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:36PMWednesday, May 21, 2025
Tarell Alvin McCraney's new play for Arena Stage both celebrates and complicates hard-won marriage equality rights just as D.C. welcomes WorldPride festivities.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:01AMTuesday, May 20, 2025
Long, who started on May 19, will lead TCG's fundraising efforts
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:43PMIn a recent keynote address at the New School, a Russian-born theatremaker stirred graduates with a message of hope in the face of despair.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMMonday, May 19, 2025
While some companies can quickly plug the holes in their budgets for now, the ripple effects of across-the-board cutbacks to federal arts funding may be long-lasting and felt by the most vul…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:58PMFriday, May 16, 2025
After efforts to secure the space, the company embarks on a journey to continue producing elsewhere and close out their time in the black box with ‘Head Over Heels.’
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:22AMIn its regional premiere, Celine Song’s debut play, about older Korean woman who dive for their food, has fresh resonance this time around—and a lot less actual water.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:40AMThursday, May 15, 2025
6 readings of social justice-themed plays, programmed to respond to the current moment of political retrenchment, will run over 2 weekends in June.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:53AMWednesday, May 14, 2025
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:59AMWith the departure of co-founder Dawn Simmons, Parent assumes sole leadership on July 1, while education director Pascale Florestal steps up to be the associate artistic director.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:20AMTuesday, May 13, 2025
This month we talk to 2 Tony-nominated directors who specialize in new plays, and catch up with tireless critic Chris Jones for a recap of the Broadway season.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:34PMMany theatres are rethinking their board structure to address inequities and mission drift. But can new ideas break through?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMMonday, May 12, 2025
How is this long-standing American theatre tradition faring in an age of social media, raised expectations, and post-Covid recovery?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMThursday, May 8, 2025
A begrudging Pulitzer, a court case turned theatre (twice over), an award-winning life story, and a world premiere.
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