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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Court Theatre Artistic Director Charles Newell to Step Down in 2024 by American Theatre Editors

As 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.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:47AM
Friday, September 15, 2023

4 Playwrights Receive 2023 Helen Merrill Awards by American Theatre Editors

Guadalís Del Carmen, Cassandra Medley, Aya Ogawa, and Kit Yan will each receive unrestricted cash awards of $30,000.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:50PM

NEFA Releases Report on First Decade of National Theatre Project by American Theatre Editors

The report analyzes a variety of data about NTP advisors, grantees, and creators.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:04PM

Nathan Alan Davis Goes Into the Woods by American Theatre Editors

The fourth of this prolific playwright's 2023 premieres, 'The Refuge Plays,' is also his most ambitious and searching.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:00AM

17 Theatremakers Among This Year’s 154 MacDowell Fellows by American Theatre Editors

Selected from the second largest applicant pool in the Fellowship's century-plus history, they will join a diverse group at the residency's New England grounds.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:34AM
Thursday, September 14, 2023

Theatre Washington Announces 2023 Theatre Week by American Theatre Editors

The annual celebration returns with discounted performances, discussions, and other events.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM

Rachel Bloom Misses Herself by American Theatre Editors

In her new Off-Broadway piece 'Death, Let Me Do My Show,' the actor-writer-songwriter frankly and funnily revisits the traumas and joys of the past 4 years.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:34AM
Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Playwrights Realm Names 2023 Fellows, Scratchpad Playwrights by American Theatre Editors

This year's writers are T.J.L, J.C. Pankratz, Eliana Theologides Rodriguez, Jesús I. Valles, Nimisha Ladva, Malena Pennycook, and Sarah Saltwick.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:53PM

Maxwell Bear, Amy Marie Haven Are 2023 Prince Fellows by American Theatre Editors

2 creative producers get a boost from a program encouraging new generations to follow in the footsteps of theatremakers like its namesake, Harold Prince.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:16PM

Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival Lineup Announced by American Theatre Editors

The festival will feature works from multiple transgender, nonbinary, and Two Spirit artists.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:42PM

Revisiting ‘Mr. Green’: The Rewards of Keeping a Play Fresh by American Theatre Editors

Why has my 1997 two-hander proven so durable around the world? It might have something to do with my attention to detail in the many translations and updates.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:00PM
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

TheatreSquared Announces 3 New Commissions by American Theatre Editors

Satya Chavéz, Candrice Jones, and Jonathan Norton have all been tapped to write new plays for the Arkansas theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:15PM

David Schmitz Named Interim Managing Director of Stages Houston by American Theatre Editors

Among his duties will be to help position the theatre for a full leadership turnover, including of retiring artistic director Kenn McLaughlin.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:48PM

Something Up With Nathan Louis Jackson by American Theatre Editors

A bard of Kansas City, Kans., he was a warm, mischievous truth teller whose plays reflected his life yet somehow showed us ourselves as well.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:05PM

Some Hard and Beautiful Truths About Making Plays by American Theatre Editors

In a book excerpt, the seasoned playwright offers insights and advice, not only about how to write but about how to think about your writing productively.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:23PM

Tarell Alvin McCraney Named Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

McCraney's appointment is effective immediately, and he succeeds Matt Shakman, who stepped down in February.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:20AM
Monday, September 11, 2023

1/52 Project Supports 7 New Designers by American Theatre Editors

Each of the recipients---Ebony M. Burton, Mextly Couzin, Mika Eubanks, Wilberth González, Kathy Ruvuna, Gerardo Díaz Sánchez, and Destinee Steele---will receive grants up to $15,000.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:55PM

Martin Miller: From the Ozarks to the Turnpike by American Theatre Editors

The former executive director of Arkansas's TheatreSquared has just taken the same job at Princeton's McCarter Theatre Center, and he's ready to open the gates.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:30AM
Friday, September 8, 2023

Lameece Issaq and Megan Patterson to Leave Noor Theatre by American Theatre Editors

Ariana Sarfarazi has been named the company's new executive director.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:21PM

John DiAntonio Leaves Creede Rep to Helm Utah Shakes by American Theatre Editors

After 13 years in Creede, DiAntonio will relocate to Cedar City in November.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:11PM

13 New York Venues Receive IndieSpace Grants by American Theatre Editors

13 NYC performance venues will receive two-year, unrestricted general operating grants of $10,000.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:25AM
Thursday, September 7, 2023

Cygnet Theatre Announces 2023 Finish Line Commissions by American Theatre Editors

Cygnet will host staged readings of new works by Agyeiwaa Asante, Milo Cramer, and Christian St. Croix.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:23PM

Martine Kei Green-Rogers: Using Questions for Good by American Theatre Editors

Green-Rogers brings a dramaturgical approach to leadership roles at The Theatre School at DePaul and the Association for Theatre in Higher Education.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:35PM

Stevie Walker-Webb Named Baltimore Center Stage Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

Walker-Webb will assume the role Oct. 1, succeeding interim artistic director Ken-Matt Martin.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

September looks back on theatre in the colonies, early playwright protections, Midwest theatre milestones, living newspapers, and two groundbreaking Broadway musicals.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:24PM

Metro Theater Artistic Director Julia Flood to Retire by American Theatre Editors

She will step down after a more than a decade of service to young audiences.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:56PM

Echo Theater Names Winners of Its New Play Competition by American Theatre Editors

They are Alexis Roblan, Michael Mobley, and Robert Axelrod.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:29PM

Tina Howe, Gift Giver by American Theatre Editors

A longtime friend recalls her groundbreaking mentor's instinctive generosity, grace, and practical advice.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:45AM

How Tina Howe Saw the World by American Theatre Editors

A director and friend recalls the fabulousness of the playwright's sensibility, which naturally found expression in her characters.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:44AM

Theatrical Mustang: Danny Marin Creates Conversation by American Theatre Editors

This month Woodzick talks to performer and producer Danny Marin about telling stories with nuance and advocating for a better industry.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:22AM
Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Schele Williams, the Directing Whiz Behind the New ‘Wiz’ and ‘Aida’ by American Theatre Editors

This passionate director, once a performer in 'Aida,' returns at the helm of a revised production, as well as of 'The Wiz,' bound for Broadway and a new generation.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:18PM

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