3 years after shutdown, despite some encouraging signs, most U.S. theatres are struggling to get audiences to commit.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:09PMJones wins for her play 'Flex,' which will open at Lincoln Center Theater this summer.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:04AMAll of this year's festival shows will offer pay-what-you-can tickets.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:51PMTwo in-demand directors of new plays meet to discuss their current projects and the state of the field.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:11AMThe investigative theatre troupe will work with anthropologist Dr. Haile Eshe Cole to create a play about doulas and Black motherhood.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:55PMA former projectionist recalls 3 memorable weeks in the mezzanine on the show's Boston tour stop back in 1979.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:10PMIn addition to performances from high schools in all 5 NYC boroughs, teens will back a senior citizen from Nevada who's getting his wish to perform on a Broadway stage.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:00PMThough their Off-Broadway show is sold out, the musical trio is still trying new things onstage.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:43AMThe writer-director, who now helms Florida Studio Theatre's Recovery Project, is taking a multi-pronged approach to fighting the stigma of addiction with theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:21AMAn experienced Boston director, she'll take the reins from interim leader Paula Plum.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:42PMThe smartest hippie in any room, Bruce married tireless anti-capitalist passion with lyrical wit and musical resourcefulness.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:53PMAfter leading the flagship TYA theatre for 27 years, he'll step down at the end of June.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:44PMThis year's festival will present two world-premiere productions along with five staged readings of new works.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:27PMA brief gig working with a company of disabled actors became a 4-year tour, and a writer learned to face his own hardships with grace and humor.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:05PMA stage creature from a young age, she went on to pass on that love of theatre to several generations, including her own children.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:04AMKaʻiukapu Baker, Claudia Brownlee, and Lia Wallfish were awarded this year's scholarship at a reception last month.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:24AMThe festival will be led by a 100% immigrant artist team.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:53PMThe move coincides with news that film studio A24 has purchased the historic Cherry Lane Theatre in the West Village.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:48PMThree new works and a student reading will premiere at the St. Louis festival.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:46PMEven on a smaller scale, this year's Summit offered 4 playwrights the invaluable chance to write questions and stage the answers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:03PMAn actor and musician takes us behind the curtain and exposes some of the roadblocks to full inclusion.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:42PMMarch set the stage for political upheavals and peaceful exchanges between nations, a new dance company, a Chicana playwright, and the first female manager of a major U.S. theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:00PMThe new $60,000 commission from South Coast Repertory is also supported by Playwrights Horizons.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:53PMThe playwright of 'Montag' and 'THUNDERBODIES' talks about insisting on sustainability, identifying as a writer, and the art of listening.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:59PM15 theatre artists and many interdisciplinary artists have been awarded fellowships.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:00PMApplications for the cohort are now open and will be accepted through April 30.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:00PMWhen the busy director succeeds Daniella Topol in the position as of May 1, he will be the first transgender leader of a major non-LGBTQ-specific theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:18AMThe new program will expand performing arts opportunities for people with disabilities.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:07PMAn analysis of data from 2021 shows a slight increase in jobs for BIPOC and non-binary union members, as well as wage gaps for older workers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:48AMIn 'the ripple, the wave that carried me home,' next playing at Kansas City Rep and Yale Rep, this busy playwright pens another piece inspired by history.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:41PMSomehow the late, great director could work on my play---and give it exactly what it needed---even while occupied with countless other thoughts and projects.
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