Monday, June 26, 2023
AT's new Chicago editors check in on happenings at theatres large and small: openings, closings, notable folks, and assorted chisme.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:33PMThe fellowship comes with a $35,000 living stipend, a $5,000 artistic fund, mentorship with a chosen mentor playwright, workshops, readings, and more.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:18PM2 trans actors discuss what they've found in the role of 'Twelfth Night's sad clown, in productions at St. Louis Shakespeare Festival and the Old Globe.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:58PMFriday, June 23, 2023
This year's competition focused on artists from Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian cultures.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:38AMBoth will receive $10,000 throughout the one-year Project YZ program.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:30AMThe longtime artistic director will step down in June 2024.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:25AMThis month Woodzick talks to the queer and trans performer about reviving '1776,' developing a nonbinary rom-com musical, and honoring their trans experience onstage.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:16AMThursday, June 22, 2023
Andrew Leynse, the late artistic director of Primary Stages, was posthumously inducted into the Off Broadway Hall of Fame.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:41PMWith her playwriting debut, the Steppenwolf ensemble member explores what happens after most stories end.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:02AMWednesday, June 21, 2023
Brian talks to the NYC-based theatremaker about the intersection of writing and directing, what his family thinks of his plays, and differences between the U.S. and his native Canada.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:13PMWith a personnel directory and other initiatives, RISE aims to increase the employment of women, people of color, and others from underrepresented backgrounds.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:06PM6 recipients will be able to shadow or observe directors and choreographers on professional productions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:01AMLove-Ramos comes to the California company after serving in the same position at Orlando Shakespeare Theater.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:44AMThe theatre’s liquidation plan comes after attempts to recover from a leadership scandal, financial stress, staff shortages, and diminished audiences.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:34AMGetting audiences to return isn't the only post-COVID challenge theatres are facing.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:26AMTuesday, June 20, 2023
From board liaisons and theatre administrators to performers and activists, these 6 folks have brought their talent to Chicago's stages.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:59PMThe theatre's current interim leaders will now form a partnership---an alliance, if you will---to jointly run Atlanta's flagship theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:59AMMonday, June 19, 2023
In a new solo show, the seasoned actor wrestles with an unassuming president's legacy, and with the stark disparities between his version of Republican politics and today's GOP.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:59PMPerformance apprentices gain experience onstage while participating in educational workshops and engaging with other departments to foster their professional development.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:40AMThe Mayor Sokhary Chau Playwriting Fellowship is named for the mayor of Lowell, the first Khmer mayor in the country.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:14AMThis year's honorees include John M. Atherlay, Gwen Gilliam, Brett Finley, Elynmarie Kazle, Robert J. Bruyr, and Broadway & Beyond: Access for Stage Managers of Color.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:52AMIts fresh contemporary takes on Shakespeare, the Greeks, and others have become a staple of NYC's summer season, but the company has bigger plans.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:23AMFriday, June 16, 2023
The poet, playwright, and screenwriter will succeed Tarell Alvin McCraney in the position, leading the program alongside co-chair Anne Erbe.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:56PMWith audiences and donations down by at least 20 percent, theatre leaders say the move was “unavoidable.”
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:49AMThursday, June 15, 2023
The co-founder of Show-Score, Gaur, who has a background in nonprofit arts administration, will succeed Victoria Bailey in August.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:10PMThe commissioned playwright will use Life Jacket's ethnographic research approach to create a play about trans people in the U.S.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:43PMTuesday, June 13, 2023
Whether students are in the process of reclaiming or rejecting their identities, a new book offers resources to help subvert stereotypes and understand embodiment.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:54AMTeo rounds out the team, formed after the retirement of the company's namesake leader last year.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:20AMThe theatre will help develop musical theatre programs at 3 middle schools.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:10AMMonday, June 12, 2023
A Host of People is joining forces with Detroit Action to dramatize the legacy of housing discrimination in a participatory, collective setting.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:49PMSunday, June 11, 2023
On this special pre-Tony Awards edition, we talk to the playwrights nominated for 'Cost of Living' and 'Between Riverside and Crazy,' and to Playbill's Diep Tran.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:48AM 
