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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Shirley Jo Finney Lifted Every Soul by American Theatre Editors

The late director was fluent in matters spiritual, emotional, and textual.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:58PM

SCR Managing Director Paula Tomei to Depart After 44 Years by American Theatre Editors

Tomei, who will leave the theatre next August, has been the company's first and only managing director to date.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:32PM

NEA Launches ArtsHERE Grants, With Focus on Equity and Access by American Theatre Editors

The new program will provide grants of of $65,000 to $130,000 to organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to equity.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:40AM
Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Serious Play: The Art of Wafaa Bilal and Tasneem Mandviwala by American Theatre Editors

When a painter and a performance artist work with theatres, all parties learn lessons about experience, engagement, and ecstasy.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:18PM

Superheroes on Native Land, Part I by American Theatre Editors

How a Lakota playwright, 7 Indigenous actors, and an L.A.-based ensemble survived a pandemic, crossed thousands of prairie miles, and confronted centuries of history to make a play.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:02AM
Monday, November 13, 2023

Public Theater Names 2023-25 Emerging Writers Group by American Theatre Editors

The 10 playwrights will receive staged readings of their work and a $10,000 stipend.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:24PM

Premiere Stages Announces 4 New Commissions by American Theatre Editors

The New Jersey theatre is developing new works by Scott Organ, Vincent Terrell Durham, Benjamin V. Marshall, and Melissa Toomey.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:10AM
Thursday, November 9, 2023

The Body Politic in Josep Maria Miró’s Plays by American Theatre Editors

The Spanish dramatist, now in residency with NYC's PlayCo, talks about his love for Pinter, his close work with translators, and the radical transformations made possible by live theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:50PM

Sondheim the Cinephile: How Film Shaped His Work by American Theatre Editors

From Bernard Herrmann to Luis Buñuel, filmic influences found their way into his musicals' form and content, up to and including his final show, 'Here We Are.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:35PM
Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Freya Catrin Smith, Jack Williams Win 2023 Fred Ebb Award by American Theatre Editors

The songwriting duo's musical 'Ride' will have its American premiere at the Old Globe next year.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:48PM
Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Steven Levenson to Discuss New Collection of Plays by American Theatre Editors

The 'Dear Evan Hansen' writer will join Jill Rafson in conversation on YouTube to talk about the new TCG Books release 'If I Forget and Other Plays.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:00PM

Larry Mabrey Named Managing Director of Orlando Shakes by American Theatre Editors

Managing director Douglas Love-Ramos left the Florida company last July.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:39PM

Rolanda D. Bell Awarded 2023 RHE Foundation Artistic Fellowship by American Theatre Editors

The fellowship seeks to support a promising female or nonbinary actor of color and includes a $10,000 prize.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:25PM

Unrestricted Giving, Unlimited Possibilities by American Theatre Editors

What can blossom when funders put their trust in BIPOC-led institutions like Silk Road Rising, Pangea World Theater, and Penumbra Theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:43AM
Monday, November 6, 2023

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

November recalls the play Lincoln first saw Booth in, Kern's Princess Theatre musicals, a Puerto Rican literary godfather, a gospel Oedipus musical, and a century-defining epic.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:47AM

Prof. Dr. Erika Fischer-Lichte to Receive 2024 Thalia Prize by American Theatre Editors

Her specialties have been performance theory, European theatre and cultural history, transformative aesthetics, and performances of Greek tragedies since 1800.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:16AM
Friday, November 3, 2023

Jarrett King Receives Katherine Owens/Undermain Fund for New Work Grant by American Theatre Editors

The new works grant is named in honor of founding artistic director Katherine Owens.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:49PM

Frank Chin, Migdalia Cruz Receive Legacy Playwright Awards by American Theatre Editors

The 2 writers were honored at last week's Dramatists Guild Foundation gala.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:28PM
Thursday, November 2, 2023

Be Open, Let Go: What I Learned From Making 24 Hour Plays by American Theatre Editors

Why a very busy TV writer has regularly joined a group of theatre artists who pull all-nighters to create plays from scratch.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:59PM
Wednesday, November 1, 2023

‘Thinking’ Small and Local by American Theatre Editors

Keen Company's roving production of Joan Didion's mourning memoir makes a good fit for Long Wharf's itinerant programming agenda.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:50PM

Theatrical Mustang: Michael Urie’s Medieval Musical Era by American Theatre Editors

This month Woodzick talks to mutli-hyphenate performer Michael Urie ahead of his return to Broadway in 'Spamalot.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:22PM

Robert Brustein Raised the Bar for Us All by American Theatre Editors

The founder of Yale Rep and ART had intellect, idealism, and indignation to spare, and he put it all in service of the theatre he wanted to see in the world.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:51AM
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Engagement, Not Commentary: Celebrating Theatres that THRIVE! by American Theatre Editors

A look at 3 companies of color who are making theatre that’s local, new, and inventive.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:59PM

Pour One Out for New Rep by American Theatre Editors

How the Boston-area theatre, which recently announced its closure after 4 decades, gave a young critic hope for the art form.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:45AM
Monday, October 30, 2023

Who Chicago Is, According to Locals and Out-of-Towners by American Theatre Editors

Why so many Broadway-bound tryouts come through here, and why Chicago artists stay committed to the work in spite of the odds.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:30PM
Sunday, October 29, 2023

Roberta Pereira to Leave Playwrights Realm to Lead NY Performing Arts Library by American Theatre Editors

After 8 years with the Realm, Pereira will become the first Latinx director of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:16PM

The Man Behind the Plays by American Theatre Editors

Who was Shakespeare, anyhow? Do even the experts really know? And why should anybody care?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:36PM
Friday, October 27, 2023

Immigrant Theatre Artists Join to Fight Xenophobia, Provide Resources by American Theatre Editors

The new Immigrant Theatermakers Advocates initiative, grown out of programs by 2 New York companies, plans to build community and provide resources for immigrant artists.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:31PM
Thursday, October 26, 2023

The Subtext: Charly Evon Simpson, Accomplished and Evolving by American Theatre Editors

This month Brian talks to Charly Evon Simpson about discovering theatre, learning to be vulnerable, and becoming a playwright both on paper and in life.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:21PM
Wednesday, October 25, 2023

TCG Announces Plays for the People: In the Stacks  by American Theatre Editors

The new program aims to expand and diversify drama collections at libraries, educational institutions, and more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:32PM

Alley Theatre to Present League of Live Stream Theatres Production by American Theatre Editors

The streaming performances of 'Little Comedies' will be the first League of Live Stream Theater production outside of New York City.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:08PM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime