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Thursday, May 28, 2020

Perelman Performing Arts Center Names Meiyin Wang Producing Director by American Theatre Editors

The Bay Area-based producer joins Bill Rauch and Leslie Koch on the team of the new complex at the World Trade Center.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:24PM

Berkeley Rep Announces 7-Show 2021 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature three world premieres and the Off-Broadway hit 'Octet.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:00AM
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Portland Stage Announces 2020-21 Season, Virtual Festival by American Theatre Editors

The festival will be livestreamed on Facebook and will feature a reading from a canceled 2020 production.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:10PM

Chester Theatre Company Cancels Summer Season by American Theatre Editors

The Massachusetts theatre will remain closed for the summer months.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:09PM

Sideshow Theatre Announces 3 New Ensemble Members by American Theatre Editors

Calamity West, Regina Victor, and Justin J. Sacramone will join the Chicago company.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:40PM

Writers Theatre Announces 4-Show Season by American Theatre Editors

Dates and venues for the 2020-21 season will be announced throughout the year to allow flexibility.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:35PM

Online This Week by American Theatre Editors

From fairytales to variety shows, monologues to panel discussions, check out the programs we are streaming this week.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:06PM

Chay Yew: Break the Table and Build a New One by American Theatre Editors

After 9 years at Victory Gardens, the writer/director reflects on what he's learned from running, and fighting for, a theatre in Chicago.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:01AM
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Actors’ Equity Announces 4 Guiding Principles for Reopening Theatres by American Theatre Editors

The actors' union, advised by former OSHA head Dr. David Michaels, lays out core principles for stage safety.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:11PM

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Names David Schmitz Executive Director by American Theatre Editors

After 15 years at Steppenwolf, Schmitz will begin his new post at Oregon Shakespeare Festival in September.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:32PM

65th Annual Obie Awards to Stream on YouTube by American Theatre Editors

The celebration will include performances from the original Broadway and Off-Broadway revival casts of 'Merrily We Roll Along.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:12PM

Why Not Theatre Announces ThisGen 2020 Fellowship by American Theatre Editors

The recipients are Intisar Awisse, Tai A Grauman, Bianca Guimarães de Manuel, Crystal Lee, Nikki Shaffeeullah, Olivia Shortt, and Echo Zhou.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:07PM

Brooke Flanagan to Replace David Schmitz as Steppenwolf Exec Director by American Theatre Editors

Flanagan succeeds David Schmitz to become the first woman to hold the title in the company's 45-year history.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:05PM

The Subtext: E.M. Lewis’s Audio Diary by American Theatre Editors

The award-winning playwright records the joys and challenges of daily life on a farm in rural Oregon during the pandemic lockdown.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:21PM

Jeremy O. Harris and the Bushwick Starr Announce Pet Project Grant by American Theatre Editors

A total of $76,000 from licensing fees and publishing royalties of 'Slave Play' will be randomly awarded to 152 writers.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:42PM
Thursday, May 21, 2020

Caryl Churchill’s ‘Mad Forest’ Gets Ready for Its Close-Up by American Theatre Editors

A Zoom production by Bard College students gets a second life as a TFANA co-presentation, with sets, lights, props, and live editing.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:57PM

Room to Grow in Arizona by American Theatre Editors

Theatre in the Grand Canyon State reflects the region's unique challenges and opportunities.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:22PM

How an ‘Urban Rez’ Grew Into a ‘Native Nation’ by American Theatre Editors

Larissa FastHorse's Cornerstone piece about L.A. County's Native peoples wasn't just adapted for Arizona---it was rebuilt from the ground up.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:21PM

Playwrights Realm Transitions From Producing Full-Time Service by American Theatre Editors

The move reinforces the organization’s mission of giving playwrights time and resources to develop new work.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:29PM
Wednesday, May 20, 2020

The Tony Awards Are Off, But Tony Night Now Has an Official Celebration by American Theatre Editors

The new streaming service Broadway On Demand has teamed with the American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League for an hourlong event celebrating Broadway and raising money for theatre educat…

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:25PM

Closet Dramas From an Actual Closet by American Theatre Editors

How two married actors in Florida have created a mini-repertory theatre in quarantine.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:22PM

Tomorrow’s Pandemic Plays, Today! by American Theatre Editors

Can't wait to see how playwrights will be inspired by the coronavirus quarantine? Yeah, me neither.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:46AM
Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Gulfshore Playhouse Adjusts 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The company has cancelled two shows in the lineup and has pushed the season to November.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:38PM

Putting Stage Dreams On Hold, But Still Holding On by American Theatre Editors

The pandemic lockdown means bleak job prospects for new graduates and theatre aspirants, but some remain hopeful and resourceful against the odds.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:48PM

Playwrights’ Center Announces 2020-23 Core Writers by American Theatre Editors

Sharon Bridgforth, Mashuq Mushtaq Deen, Andrew Rosendorf, Riti Sachdeva, Charly Evon Simpson, Crystal Skillman, and Jonathan Spector join the program.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:19PM

Campo Santo and Crowded Fire Theater Announce Playwright-in-Residence by American Theatre Editors

Star Finch will develop new works and facilitate writing groups as part of the three-year residency.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:06PM

‘A Strange Loop’ Wins Best New Musical at Off Broadway Alliance Awards by American Theatre Editors

Aaron Posner's 'Life Sucks' wins for best new play, and Mark Blum, Wynn Handman, and Julia Miles join the Hall of Fame.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:54PM

Bit by Bit, Putting a Kids’ Musical Together by American Theatre Editors

The title, 'The Show Must Go Online!,' is self-explanatory, but this new virtual musical still requires teachers, parents, and students to get in on the act.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:01PM

In the Continuum: Black Theatre Development by American Theatre Editors

An inside look at the long-standing and often overlooked incubators who've boosted the profiles of early-career stage writers of color.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:35AM
Monday, May 18, 2020

VR Theatre Doesn’t Seem So Distant Anymore by American Theatre Editors

Working with Facebook and an Oculus Quest headset, NYU students explore the possibility of staging theatre via virtual reality.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:16PM

Victory Gardens Announces 2020 Ignition Festival lineup by American Theatre Editors

Monty Cole, Georgette Kelly, Exal Iraheta, and Alex Lubischer will have readings in the all-digital festival.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:07PM

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