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Monday, April 27, 2020

Shows Are Canceled, But the Galas Must Go On by American Theatre Editors

How theatre companies are adapting their tentpole fundraising events to an online environment, opening virtual doors to all in hopes of opening checkbooks.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:44PM

Working Theater Names Tamilla Woodard Co-Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

The Off-Broadway company welcomes back the director, who previously led its Five Boroughs/One City initiative.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:39PM

O’Neill Theater Center Transitions Summer Programming Online by American Theatre Editors

The O'Neill has transitioned its summer programming online, with no events taking place at its Waterford, Conn., campus.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:53AM
Friday, April 24, 2020

Former OSHA Head to Consult Actors Equity on COVID Safety by American Theatre Editors

The union, which will have a say in when and how actors and stage managers return to work, has retained David Michaels to help develop workplace safety standards.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:30PM

See for Yourselves: Fusebox Festival 2020 Goes Virtual by American Theatre Editors

The annual Austin performance fest present three days of virtual offerings from around the world---and because it's online it's for the world too.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:55PM

Kitty Roberts, Tulsa Theatre Champion, 1944-2020 by American Theatre Editors

As co-founder and managing artistic director of the city's American Theatre Company, she touched countless lives over five decades.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:52PM

Registration Opens for TCG 2020 Virtual Conference by American Theatre Editors

This year's national conference, originally planned for Phoenix in June, will take place online and in two parts in May and June.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:12AM
Thursday, April 23, 2020

The Subtext: Excerpts From a Lost Spring by American Theatre Editors

This month, an anthology of scenes and monologues from 15 plays whose premieres were cut short by COVID-19.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:36PM

All Together Now, But Virtually by American Theatre Editors

How do you rehearse via Zoom and other online platforms? Training programs are figuring it out, scene by scene.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:05PM

Sarah Rasmussen Named Artistic Director of McCarter Theatre by American Theatre Editors

Christina Baldwin will serve as the Jungle Theater's interim artistic director, and Robin Gillette is the Minneapolis company's new managing director.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:01AM
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Victory Gardens Announces 5-Show Season by American Theatre Editors

The 2020-21 season will include a world premiere from Ali Viterbi and the Chicago premiere of Will Arbery's 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:02PM

Atlanta’s Nonprofit Arts Orgs Stand to Lose Over $10 Million by American Theatre Editors

A survey conducted by Dad's Garage Theatre Company reveals that 19 percent of Atlanta's arts nonprofits might close permanently.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:00PM

4th Wall Theatre Company Announces 10th Anniversary Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will open with a remount of a production closed due to the coronavirus shutdowns.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:00PM

Celebrating La Diane by American Theatre Editors

Diane Rodriguez was a force for good in our field, a great and loyal friend, and a fiercely glamorous woman.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:04PM

Remembering Joseph Adler, Passionate Titan of South Florida Theatre by American Theatre Editors

GableStage's longtime artistic director brought aesthetically daring works to Miami audiences, and both nurtured and prodded his colleagues to meet high standards.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:30AM
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

‘Hamilton’ Education Program Launches EduHam at Home by American Theatre Editors

The digital program will give students the tools to create their own pieces of art using historical primary sources.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:18PM

The 24 Hour Plays Launches Viral Musicals by American Theatre Editors

The company will present original musicals online, featuring performances by Daveed Diggs, Larry Owens, and more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:59AM
Monday, April 20, 2020

Paula Vogel: Borrowing Time and Toasting the Future by American Theatre Editors

The playwright looks forward to opening nights, and a theatre we no longer take for granted, on the other side of COVID-19.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:28PM

St. Louis Theatres Create COVID-19 Task Force by American Theatre Editors

The task force will meet to discuss strategies and concerns related to virus-related challenges area theatres are facing.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:53PM

Three on the Aisle: Solving a Problem With Maria by American Theatre Editors

The critics talk to Woolly Mammoth's Maria Manuela Goyanes about theatre in the age of COVID-19, and discuss the relative merits of online theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:38PM

Vineyard Theatre Announces Roth-Vogel New Play Commission by American Theatre Editors

Producer Daryl Roth and playwright Paula Vogel partner to launch a new annual play commissioning program.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:29PM

2020 Powerhouse Theater Season Postponed by American Theatre Editors

New York Stage and Film and Vassar College will delay the Powerhouse summer season due to the coronavirus.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:40PM

The Actor’s Life Goes On, Minus a Script by American Theatre Editors

The pandemic shutdown is a crushing blow for theatres, but it is individual artists who are absorbing the brunt of the pain.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:46PM

Public Theater Cancels Summer Programming by American Theatre Editors

The theatre will suspends its programming through Aug. 31, including Shakespeare in the Park.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:42PM
Friday, April 17, 2020

Adams & Reisch Foundation Grants Relief to Theatre Artists by American Theatre Editors

The foundation has awarded grants to 80 playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists with shows canceled due to COVID-19.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:10PM

Featured Contributors, April 2020 by American Theatre Editors

Advocating for parent artists and modeling a more inclusive world.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:15PM

Featured Contributors, March 2020 by American Theatre Editors

A story about the urgency and efficacy of making theatre to combat climate change.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:03PM

Vengeance, Plague, Death, Confusion: Stacy Keach, Ed Gero Join Zoom ‘Lear’ Reading by American Theatre Editors

An online benefit on Shakespeare's birthday will reunite some storied professional casts with local Pennsylvania actors.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:51PM

TCG Announces 14th Round of Fox Resident Actor Fellows by American Theatre Editors

The 2020 cohort includes Ayanna Berkshire, Tonia Jackson, Stephen Wolfert, Leila Buck, Shannon Dorsey, and Moses Goods.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:26AM
Thursday, April 16, 2020

JACK to Operate as Food Hub for Brooklyn’s Most Vulnerable by American Theatre Editors

The initiative aims to help Brooklyn populations disproportionately represented on the front lines of the pandemic and the shutdown.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:08PM

‘Stream ON!’ to Air 10-Minute Plays From Across the Globe by American Theatre Editors

The international streaming event will air this Friday, April 17, at 1 p.m. on Facebook Live.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:34PM

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