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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

PlayGround Announces 2023 Festival of New Works Lineup by American Theatre Editors

The festival will feature shorts, staged readings, and a Young Playwrights Festival.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:11PM

Red Bull Theater Appoints Martin Giannini Executive Director by American Theatre Editors

The former general manager of the Broadway Dreams Foundation will serve as Red Bull's first executive director starting this month.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:09PM

Valley Youth Theatre Names Mark Stoddard Associate Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

The former theatre director and instructor at Xavier College Prep will work alongside producing artistic director Bobb Cooper and ultimately replace him when he retires.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:06PM

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

From a famous British mimic’s take on American types to the development of Asian American work the West Coast, the month is packed with noteworthy developments.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:03AM
Monday, May 1, 2023

Four Playwrights Receive Yale Rep Commissions by American Theatre Editors

Guadalís Del Carmen, Dave Harris, Rachel Lynett, and Sanaz Toossi will develop new works with support from the Binger Center for New Theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:27PM

Roundabout Announces 2023 Refocus Project Lineup by American Theatre Editors

This year's readings will feature works by Asian American and Pacific Islander playwrights.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:16PM
Friday, April 28, 2023

Rattlestick Names First Terrence McNally New Works Incubator Fellows by American Theatre Editors

The fellowship comes with a $5,000 stipend, personalized mentorship, and a three-week incubation period, followed by a one-week developmental workshop and presentation of their work.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:50PM

Markie Gray to Step Down as Raven Theatre Managing Director by American Theatre Editors

Former Raven production manager and artistic producer Cole von Glahn will assume the role of interim managing director at the beginning of May.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:27PM
Thursday, April 27, 2023

Apollo Theater to Name New Space After Departing President Jonelle Procope by American Theatre Editors

The new 99-seat theatre will be called the Procope Theater in her honor.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:13PM

Marcelo Martínez Garcia Wins 2023 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship by American Theatre Editors

In addition to $10,000 for the designer, the foundation also offers a grant to any Connecticut theatre that hires Martínez Garcia in the next two years.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:10PM

Simon Godwin Named Aspen Institute’s Harman/Eisner Artist in Residence by American Theatre Editors

The artistic director of Shakespeare Theatre Company will serve in a one-year residency to explore and deepen the social and civic impact of his work.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:04PM

Theatre Is No Longer Therapy for Taylor Mac by American Theatre Editors

For the versatile playwright-performer, whose 'Joy and Pandemic' is up at the Huntington, writing is a way to understand themself and the world.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:48PM

David Lindsay-Abaire’s Working-Class Women by American Theatre Editors

The playwright of 'Kimberly Akimbo' and 'Good People' reflects on a body of work that has evolved in style but can't help but show his roots.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:11PM
Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Sean San José Receives Rainin Fellowship for Theatre by American Theatre Editors

The Magic Theatre artistic director is one of 4 fellows awarded an unrestricted grant of $100,000, as well as supplemental support.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:25PM

City Theatre Momentum Festival Slated for May by American Theatre Editors

The festival will include new works by playwrights Martin Giles, Inda Craig-Galván, and Tami Dixon, as well as a documentary following Sharon Washington's writing process.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:19PM

Todd Haimes: Trust and Tirelessness by American Theatre Editors

Yes, he saved a near-bankrupt nonprofit and turned it into a Broadway juggernaut, but all with the aim of supporting artists and serving audiences.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:15PM
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Robert Patrick, Pioneering Gay Playwright and Cultural Archivist by American Theatre Editors

This lifelong fixture of Off-Off-Broadway was singing songs and telling stories right up to the end.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:34PM

Megan Terry: A Brilliant Spirit Who Pushed Theatre Forward by American Theatre Editors

Forged by New York City's downtown theatre scene in the 1970s, she went on to change lives and open minds as co-founder of the Omaha Magic Theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:27PM

Theatrical Mustang: Will Wilhelm Lives Out Loud by American Theatre Editors

This month Woodzick talks with Chicago theatremaker Will Wilhelm about taking up more space as a trans non-binary artist, centering gender-imaginative stories in the canon, and finding resil…

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:17PM

Corinne Denny Named Managing Director at Phamaly Theatre by American Theatre Editors

The theatre has also named AJ Watson their new production accessibility manager.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:09PM

Hana Sharif Named Arena Stage’s Next Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

The current artistic director the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Sharif will succeed Molly Smith when the longtime AD retires in June.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:30AM

Four Playwrights Receive Liberation Theatre Company Writing Residencies by American Theatre Editors

The program offers playwrights dramaturgical and career support over a 10-month period, with the aim completing a draft of an original full-length play.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:38AM
Monday, April 24, 2023

6th Annual Sin Muros Festival Announces Lineup by American Theatre Editors

The Houston festival showcases Latinx playwrights and stories.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:06AM
Friday, April 21, 2023

The Man Who Tickled the Great Intelligent Beast by American Theatre Editors

The creator of impro, a hugely influential approach to improvisational theatremaking, Keith Johnstone is still guiding students, even after his death.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:08PM

Playwrights’ Center Names McKnight Awardees by American Theatre Editors

Aya Ogawa is the recipient of the McKnight National Residency & Commission, while Gethsemane Herron and Rachel Jendrzejewski are the new McKnight Fellows.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:38PM

Theater Mu to Host AAPI Generations Conference by American Theatre Editors

The weekend's lineup includes plenaries, panels, performances, and selections from the New Eyes play-reading festival.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:07PM

Dale R. Shields, Pearl Cleage, Black Rep of Kansas City Win Robeson Awards by American Theatre Editors

After a COVID hiatus, the award recognizing art and social impact will give be given to 3 recipients for the years 2021-2023.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:49PM
Thursday, April 20, 2023

The MFA Squeeze: Maintaining Excellence in a Changing Landscape by American Theatre Editors

The pandemic forced educators to reimagine theatre training, and while inflation and dwindling enrollment are adding pressure, some programs are using this moment to innovate.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:57AM

Boston Court Pasadena Announces Festival Lineup by American Theatre Editors

The event will feature plays by Tira Palmquist, Austin Owens Kelly, and Vasanti Saxena.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:19AM

Iraisa Ann Reilly, Justin Santory Receive Latinx Playwrights Circle Mentorship by American Theatre Editors

Reilly and Santory will receive both private and public readings of their work.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:04AM

Itamar Moses: Every Day He Writes the Book by American Theatre Editors

A playwright who finds writing musicals both impossible and irresistible, he has a new adaptation of 'An American Tail' opening at Children's Theatre Company.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:52AM

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