Thursday, June 13, 2024
As either actor or director, often at N.J.'s Two River Theater, he's tackled all 10 plays in August Wilson's canon, but he's not resting on his laurels.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:38PMWednesday, June 12, 2024
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:10AMWith our Spring issue, we've turned our focus away from the stage to the house to consider the audience.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:30AMTuesday, June 11, 2024
While other new-work development hubs have dried up, the Great Plains Theatre Commons continues its convivial creative tradition with local and national support.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:40AMThe war in Gaza has put a fresh spotlight on the question of what theatres and artists should say or do in response.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:08AMFriday, June 7, 2024
June looks back on Frederick Douglass's criticisms of blackface, Uta Hagen's legacy, Eugene O’Neill’s nine-act 'Interlude,' Steppenwolf's 'Menagerie,' and a Lynne Nottage premiere.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:30PMReflections on what's bringing joy, and a look at where we'll meet the next challenge.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:14PMA lively and perceptive watcher and thinker, she helped generations of artists and critics view theatre as a kind of space and time travel.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:17AMThursday, June 6, 2024
The new initiative will give unrestricted funds to 5 trans women of color in the performing arts and theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:30PMAttendance and funding may be down at many U.S. theatres, but the variety of creative responses to crisis and precarity is ever increasing.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:44AMWednesday, June 5, 2024
He'll fill the role recently left by Erica Ezold while the Pennsylvania company seeks a successor.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:57PMThe barn doors at SPACE will close after more than a decade supporting creators and cultivators, while the board considers what comes next.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:31PMA far-ranging conversation about their common approach to text as a springboard, why they're past theory, and how they introduced Jessica Lange to Viewpoints.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:58AMTuesday, June 4, 2024
A new report details the efforts of 20-plus artists, administrators, and organizations to join forces and give microgrants to colleagues impacted by the pandemic and its effects.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:50AMTheatres are taking a hard look at a well-worn patron model, and coming to different conclusions about its usefulness.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AMMonday, June 3, 2024
Colleagues and friends of the actor-playwright recall his legacy as a dramatist, poet, producer, mentor, truth teller, and friend.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:17PMTheatre is all about human behavior. Is it time to let audiences be fully human too?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:17PMThe small Seattle theatre reports that it needs to raise 62.5 percent more in contributed income than in pre-pandemic times to sustain operations.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:38PMFriday, May 31, 2024
This month Brian speaks with the busy playwright about dramatizing Idaho, promoting the film of 'The Whale,' and working on a new play at Steppenwolf.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:31PMThis year's 6-person cohort is based in Chicago.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:54AMStaging the complete ‘Kāmau Trilogy’ in repertory for the first time in 30 years, Kumu Kahua Theatre aims both to honor the losses of the past and break the cycle of intergenerational t…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:43AMWhen La Liga Teatro Elástico came to Chicago, they built a puppet parade to dramatize our ecological interdependence.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:04AMThursday, May 30, 2024
As the Chicago playwright's newest work hits the Raven Theatre stage, Allen revisits the gestation and meaning of his South Side-set Grand Boulevard Trilogy.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:45PMWednesday, May 29, 2024
A longtime performer and teaching artist with the company, she will serve alongside managing director Anh Thu T. Pham while a successor for Lily Tung Crystal is sought.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:38PMTuesday, May 28, 2024
A new movie centers Chicago theatre and theatremakers, plus news from the region and thoughts from artists Dolores Díaz and Alice da Cunha.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:30PMHer new play at McCarter Theatre explores the topic of abortion, minus polemics, plus humor and a touch of mysticism.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:26PMFriday, May 24, 2024
The company's current managing director will merge that role with that of artistic director, which Kelly Kerwin will leave in June.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:23PMWednesday, May 22, 2024
Woodzick talks to the performer and composer about his queer superhero musical 'Lizard Boy,' rooting for underdogs, and blending artistic genres.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:13PMThe director 'Days of Wine and Roses' and 'Hell's Kitchen' and co-director of 'The Notebook' talks about his busy Broadway season and his specialty in shows about mental health.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:45AMPlaywright and screenwriter Marcus Gardley may not have known it at the time, but he had been preparing to adapt Alice Walker's iconic tale for decades.
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