Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Youngblood will succeed Joe Gfaller, who departs the company at the end of the month to join Clear Space Theatre Company.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:12PMOctober saw Congress vote against theatre, Frederick Douglass inveighing against minstrelsy, a 'Shuffle Along' sequel, a gravity-defying musical, and the passing of a genre-defining playwrig…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:06PMAdministered by L.A.'s Latino Theater Company, the 10-year program is designed to support, bolster, and encourage Latinx theatres nationwide.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:33AMMonday, October 2, 2023
She'll get the honor, sponsored by the Miranda Family, for her play 'On the Eastside,' with following prizes going to Christin Eve Cato and José Luis Useche.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:26PMTheir new play for the Guthrie is a comedy, in large part because that's what the Native community in the Twin Cities asked for.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMFriday, September 29, 2023
The annual award recognizes an individual working in the theatre field who is committed to increasing Latinx representation across disciplines and includes a $5,000 unrestricted prize.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:37PMThe award is granted annually to a Minnesota artist and comes with a $100,000 prize.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:14PMThursday, September 28, 2023
Long associated with the New York-based Phoenix Theater, she went to work as a general manager on several Broadway and Off-Broadway shows.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:04AMBox office isn't the main revenue source for most nonprofit theatres, nor is pricing the biggest barrier for most patrons---but both sides of this exchange could benefit from more transparen…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:31AMIn the waning days of the 2022-23 season, I had a realization: Much of what appeared to be thriving onstage where I live in the Washington, D.C., area had been born elsewhere. This was the c…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:31AMWednesday, September 27, 2023
How a 68-seat cultural gem on the Jersey shore has stood the test of time for the sake of new plays.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:31PMJacob, known as "the Godfather of Sound," will receive the lifetime achievement award at the Henry Hewes Design Awards on Oct. 23.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:48AMTuesday, September 26, 2023
An experienced director, he will look to deepen and strengthen the company's working-class programming.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:00AMMonday, September 25, 2023
This month Woodzick talks to the Seattle-based director about creating a safe yet accountable rehearsal room, taking Shakespeare off a pedestal, and embracing body hair.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:16PMHow 2 directors on either side of the U.S./Mexico border created a traveling theatre piece that both demystifies and complicates the stories of fronterizos.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:48PMAs the fall season gets under way, Chicago's theatre scene offers plenty to be excited about, even as issues in the field continue to bubble under the surface.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:30PMFriday, September 22, 2023
This year's recipients include design team dots, costume designer Brenda Abbandandolo, lighting designer Barbara Samuels, sound designer Tei Blow, media designer Kameron Neal, and puppetry…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:12PMThis year's grants will support innovative and socially engaged productions at theatres in Colorado, California, Oregon, Washington, and Arizona.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:45PMHe plans to leave at the end of 2024-25 season, after more than 3 decades at the theatre, and more than 4 decades in theatre administration.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:14PMAs the Congo Square executive director dons a new leadership hat for the African American Arts Alliance of Chicago, she's centering community and the needs of Chicago's Black artists.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:34PMAt La MaMa last spring, the two directors gathered to talk about actors, audiences, censorship, dislocation, and the haven of the rehearsal room.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:16PMThursday, September 21, 2023
This month Brian talks to Nathan Alan Davis about growing up with performer parents and how his own parenting influences his work.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:52PMWednesday, September 20, 2023
She'll have run the company she founded for 45 years, after leading it from 2 Off-Broadway theatres to join 3 other nonprofits who also run Broadway houses.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:27PMLear deBessonet, Nataki Garrett, and Clyde Valentin will lead the public works project.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:54PMBringing together activists, citizens, and theatremakers to dramatize extraction's impact on local communities, this unique theatre project has created a community all its own.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:09PMTuesday, September 19, 2023
In a triptych of plays, now onstage in Santa Monica, Calif., the Ukrainian playwright responds with ferocity to the invasion of his country.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:35PMIn taking a solo show to Kyiv, I joined in a statement of solidarity, common humanity, and everyday expression in the face of invasion.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:35PMWith a book by Eric Simonson and songs by the Violent Femmes' Gordon Gano, Milwaukee Rep brings a legendary true crime saga to the city where it began.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:33PMOn this episode Kelundra and J.R. talk to the Atlanta playwright about Chicago's month-long celebration in her honor, the value of community-driven storytelling, and her new play 'Something …
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:40AMPhiladelphia Theatre Company and others have received project funding.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:34AMAs he caps his 30-year tenure, the University of Chicago Office of the Provost will lead a comprehensive search for his successor in the coming months.
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