Friday, December 19, 2014
This week, a trio of podcasts to send you into the holidays with thoughts on gender parity and theatre reviews.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:22PMThe Baltimore theatre's managing director is stepping down to pursue a Master's degree; the theatre will begin search for his replacement.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:50PMThe longtime Arizona theatre will shut its doors for good due to cash-flow issues.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:02PMThe longtime artistic director has been let go from Theater J, due to programming conflicts between the theatre and the DC Jewish Community Center.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:34AMThursday, December 18, 2014
For the theatre fan in your life (or in your mirror), here are bios, books, cast albums, DVDs and other stocking-stuffer ideas.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:58PMWednesday, December 17, 2014
It's the Grinch edition of Offscript! This week, our editors talk about holiday shows and the people who watch them (hint: it's not us). Plus, Suzy interviews 10-year-old Chicago theatre cri…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:09PMThis is clearly a teaching moment about race and justice in the U.S. Here's a list of plays---new and old, all of them eerily timely---that speak to this essential American struggle.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:57PMTuesday, December 16, 2014
Ellen Greene returns to the "Little Shop of Horrors," Sutton Foster and Joshua Henry throw a "Wild Party," and Jonathan Groff sings about "A New Brain" at City Center's Off-Broadway series.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:35PMThe master director taught me to find the event in every scene---an easy lesson to remember, since each session with him was an event in itself.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:03AMMonday, December 15, 2014
From little black dresses to jeans, bicycles to balloons, six memorable reinventions of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's "Into the Woods" from 2014 (not counting the movie).
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:50PMThe current artist-at-large at Geva Theatre Center is stepping into a new role in Lowell, Mass.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:31PMAlongside Scrooge and the Cratchits you'll find Crumpet, Ralphie and George Bailey, as well as some fun alternative-holiday offerings and some intriguing counter-programming.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:01AMFriday, December 12, 2014
A physical-theatre phenom created in 1979 by Jerry Mouawad and Carol Triffle, 'FROGZ' brings together acrobatics and animals, and unites audiences of all ages.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:13PMMore hot cups of talk on our favorite theatre podcasts, from Baltimore to the Bay Area.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:57PMAfter a number of years and as many setbacks, a new musical of Barry Levinson's buddy film hits the stage, with tunes by Sheryl Crow.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:30PMThe MacArthur "genius" grantee talks about his new play 'Pocatello' at Playwrights Horizons, and why the Olive Garden makes a great metaphor for family and community.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:46PMThursday, December 11, 2014
The songwriter and performer behind the Joe's Pub hit "Rock Bottom" chat about kitties, titties and raunchy ditties.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:53PMTheatre is born of collective effort and aspiration. Maybe that's why it's such a powerful vehicle of social engagement, and why activist artists are drawn to it.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:17PMFor the nation's theatre teaching artists, "arts education" is a redundant phrase. Their own lives and careers prove it.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:40PMCan theatre for social change be taught? Here's a roundup of theatre-studies programs where arts activism is on the syllabus.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:20PMMeet a cadre of artists and companies who put social, political and civic causes at the forefront of their work.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:18PMWith "California: The Tempest," the pioneering community-focused company is showcasing its influential methodology, as well as the institute it’s created to teach it to others.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:21PMTwo new books on Alexander technique demonstrate both the power and the pitfalls of conveying a hands-on practice in written form.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:05PMHe led the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival through nearly three decades and the entire canon, but his best role may have been his soulful Cyrano.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:32PMA former law partner will join the management team at the Arizona children's theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:58AMWednesday, December 10, 2014
In excerpts from speeches newly translated by Zack Rogow and Renée Morel, the celebrated author of "Gigi" tells how she found her identity as a writer in the music halls of Paris.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:11PMNow entering its 10th year, the Aurora Theatre's prize for "forward-looking" plays also takes a moment to look back on past successes.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:21PMAt next year's Inge fest, the writer of 'Sight Unseen' and 'Dinner With Friends' will receive a reading of his newest play, 'The Country House,' and offer a master class.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:55PMPatricia Ariza and Joanna Sherman lead companies in war zones where female bodies and liberty are among the worst casualties.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:22PMWriters can't live on commissions and royalties alone, so some theatres are adjusting the way they compensate them. Are these gestures enough to turn the tide?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:48PMMonday, December 8, 2014
Building on the popularity of a certain icy musical film phenom, the team at this Georgia theatre went back to the source to create an otherworldly 'Snow Queen.'
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