In 'Ava: The Secret Conversations,' McGovern has written a vehicle for herself, as well as a tribute that plumbs the complications of a Golden Age beauty.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:26PMGuadalís del Carmen, Christin Eve Cato, and Julissa Contreras talk about authenticity, new forms, and making shows for their own community---and their own families.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:31PMAfter 6 years at Boston's The Theatre Offensive, Steward will succeed Cathy Edwards in the role at NEFA.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:35AMThe union has been negotiating with the Broadway League for a new national touring contract since January; the current contract expired on Feb. 5.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:04PMRobblee and Ragan will take over from the theatre's founding leadership team, Stephen Weitz and Rebecca Remaly.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:49PMThe hire makes Woolly Mammoth one of few major U.S. theatres to be led by two women of color, as D.C. native Douglas joins artistic director Maria Manuela Goyanes.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PMTaking the baton into her own hands, the busy orchestrator founded Broadway Sinfonietta not only for her but for other women of color often denied a seat in the orchestra.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AMA groundbreaking new effort promises to combine generated text with live performance.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:37AMThe new bookstore and café aims to fill a niche for theatre-loving readers, book-loving stage folks, and anyone else who's been missing a sense of community.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:02PMAfter stepping down from the helm of the Chicago theatre he ran for 36 years, he's directing---what else?---Chekhov's 'The Cherry Orchard.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:37PMThe dramatists will present a reading with the other 2023 award winners at the Center for Fiction on March 30.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:30PMThe Playwrights Cohort at PlayPenn and a new digital speaker series are designed to help serve even more writers this year.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:42PMThe Omaha-based director talks about theatre's collective brain, doing queer art on Catholic campuses, and how to break through the gender binary in casting.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:56AMWith her troupe MorDance, Morgan McEwen aims to treat dancers fairly and change the stories ballet tells, both on- and offstage.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:27AMThe agreement comes after 6 days of in-person bargaining and multiple sessions on Zoom.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:13PMArtistic director Justin Waldman and managing director Nora Deveau-Rosen have taken over a New Jersey theatre not far from NYC but with strong roots in its community.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:30AMThey take the honor for the as-yet-unproduced play 'In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot,' written for cast of 7 women, non-binary, and trans actors over 50.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:30PMThe Billie has received this award in recognition of 50 years carrying the mantle for Black voices and Black artistic expression in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:41AMWhat will it take to change our ways before climate crisis makes such change impossible? We can start by using one of the greatest human inventions: story.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:08AMThe acclaimed music director and former interim dean of theatre at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee will join the New School faculty this summer.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:03PM6 artists will present new works in development over 2 weekends in April.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:00PMCohen will remain with the Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis through June 2024, even as he begins programming for Ojai.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:44PM2 artists who’ve explored the ways city politics are like theatre wonder: What might theatre learn from city politics?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:45PMThe third annual Producing 101 program welcomes 25 aspiring BIPOC producers for a tuition-free 11-week education on the fundamentals of commercial producing.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:32PMIn tackling Eric Bogosian's multi-character show 'Drinking in America' as his first stage performance in 15 years, the Bronx-born actor is making a defiant return to his roots.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:31PMThe partnership will see Black Theatre Coalition fellows working on an upcoming Black Broadway Men play reading.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:01PMThe program is accepting applications from aspiring and emerging theatre critics who are Indigenous, Black, or people of color for a 7-week curriculum and residency at the Stratford Festival.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:57PMThe storefront theatre company, known for producing world and American premieres, will donate all remaining funds to 7 other Chicago nonprofits.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:20PMThis month Brian talks to the 'Fat Ham' playwright about the art-loving family he came from and the communities he's found in theatre and in Philly.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AMValles will attend a new residency program created by playwright Jeremy O. Harris, who also selected Valles's play 'Bathhouse.pptx' for the prize.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:53PM3 years after shutdown, despite some encouraging signs, most U.S. theatres are struggling to get audiences to commit.
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