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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

The Keen Company Brings 3 Writers Into the Lab by American Theatre

The NY-based company will develop new works by Brooke Berman, Kenny Finkle and Kate Moira Ryan.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:47PM

Mar Gómez Glez Has Hot Desk at Center Stage by American Theatre

The Baltimore theatre teams with the Spanish embassy to fund development of a bilingual play by the Madrid-based writer.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:26PM

SkyPilot Theatre Company Announces 2015 Season by American Theatre

The Los Angeles ensemble's 2015 season will include works from resident playwrights Liz Shannon, Adam Hahn and Nathan Wellman.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:56PM

Why I Care About Censorship on School Stages by American Theatre

Fighting for freedom of expression in high school theatres can be a complicated cause, but it's clearly a fight that matters for all theatre artists.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:31PM

Myths Mix in Plays by Parks, Shepard and Kneehigh by American Theatre

Playwrights superimpose ancient myths over contemporary concerns, in a theatrical alchemy that makes the old seem new again---and the new seem timeless.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:03AM
Monday, January 5, 2015

Know a Theatre: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company by American Theatre

With an emphasis on local talent and on presenting a range of classics---including all by its namesake playwright---Cincy Shakes has built both its repertoire and its reputation.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:39PM

Walnut Street Theatre Announces 2015-16 Season by American Theatre

The oldest theatre in America will present 'High Society,' 'Sister Act,' 'Harvey' and 'Peter and the Starcatcher' next season.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:01PM

Onstage This Week: Jan. 5-12 by American Theatre

2015 kicks off with (mostly) affairs of the heart, both strange and intimate, on canvases big and small, in tones both light and dark.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:50AM
Friday, January 2, 2015

A Little Help From a Friend in ‘Handicap This!’ by American Theatre

Mike Berkson has cerebral palsy, Tim Wambach has been his personal aide for years---and the two have got some funny stories to share.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:40AM

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre

From Gerswhin to Lin-Manuel Miranda, a look at January on stages past.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:31AM

Gender Parity the English Way by American Theatre

How one small London theatre has rallied the big ones to recognize and address the gender gap on U.K. stages.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:21AM

Where the Show Begins in the Lobby by American Theatre

Some theatres are finding ways to coach audiences into the world of the play before the curtain ever goes up.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:17AM

‘Princess Mary’ Takes Tolstoy for Walk on the Drag Side by American Theatre

Aaron Holland's new musical expands a minor character from 'War and Peace' into an inspiration for a full-blown musical about a modern-day daydreamer.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:35AM
Thursday, January 1, 2015

Note from the Executive: The Excellence Quotient by American Theatre

No one sets out to do average work in the theatre, but to do anything exceptionally well requires prioritizing---and some balls are going to drop.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:44AM

Editor’s Note for January 2015 by American Theatre

There's a lot more in this issue than our special section on training for social activism.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:14AM
Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Offscript: Bring Your Own Boat! by American Theatre

It's the New Year's Eve edition of Offscript! We look at the big theatre headlines of 2014, as well as the shows that we loved.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:56PM
Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Can I Get a Yippie? by American Theatre

In 'Steal Heaven' at San Diego REP, Herbert Siguenza imagines what '60s icon Abbie Hoffman would think of our iPhone-and-drone age.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:52AM

One Ticket, All Admission at the Southern Theater by American Theatre

The Minneapolis presenter tries a membership model for offerings by its 15 resident companies. Netflix for the theatre, anyone?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:47AM
Monday, December 29, 2014

Our Favorite Things: The Year in American Theatre by American Theatre

Twelve-hour Greek plays, white face, drag queens, gender parity...the contributors and editors of "American Theatre" reminisce on what they loved most in the theatre in 2014.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:27PM

Onstage This Week: Dec. 29-Jan. 5 by American Theatre

A few holiday leftovers linger, but the New Year ushers in both sobering drama and fairy-tale whimsy, musical excursions and comic dances with death.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:00AM
Sunday, December 28, 2014

The Facts on the Ground at Theater J by American Theatre

The backstage drama at D.C.'s influential Jewish theatre has been as riveting, and as disputed, as anything on its stage.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:42AM
Friday, December 26, 2014

101 Costume Changes at Imagination Stage’s ‘101 Dalmatians’ by American Theatre

An eight-foot-tall puppet Cruella de Vil and mod hair anchored Children's Theatre of Charlotte and Imagination Stage's co-production of "101 Dalmatians."

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:07PM

3 Enchanting Versions of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ by American Theatre

Artists at Arden Theatre, Synetic Theater and Theatre Britain talk putting an original, non-Disney spin on "Beauty and the Beast."

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:12PM

PS122’s Vallejo Gantner Brings the World to NY, and Vice Versa by American Theatre

As he gears up for another festival January, the downtown impresario weighs in on a busy and changing scene.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:52AM
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Artists and A.D. React to Closure of Actors Theatre of Phoenix by American Theatre

The closure of the 29-year-old Arizona company leaves a significant artistic and financial hole in the local theatre ecology.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:40PM
Monday, December 22, 2014

Signature Theatre to Receive $5 Million Loan from County by American Theatre

The theatre, plagued by debt woes from its new building, has been given a financial reprieve in the form of a $5 million loan and 19 years of free rent.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:23PM

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Launches New Fellowship for Theatre Leaders by American Theatre

The new Paul Nicholson Arts Management Fellowship will focus on developing executive leadership, in order to foster a more diverse group of executive leaders.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:08PM

For Seema Sueko, Diversity Is an Organizing Principle by American Theatre

For the Pasadena Playhouse's newest associate a.d., community engagement and theatremaking aren't just entwined, they're inseparable.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:00AM

Onstage This Week: Dec. 22-29 by American Theatre

Stages are crowded with Christmas shows, both familiar and strange, along with some outlying fairy tales, sketch comedy and Johnny Cash.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:41AM
Sunday, December 21, 2014

Heated Dialogue, Onstage and Off, at Theater J by American Theatre

As the leader of D.C.'s Jewish theatre, Ari Roth works to keep the dialogue going, even---or especially---when it's contentious.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:14AM
Friday, December 19, 2014

Top of the Pods by American Theatre

This week, a trio of podcasts to send you into the holidays with thoughts on gender parity and theatre reviews.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:22PM

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