Wednesday, October 26, 2022
22 BITOC grantees will receive a total of $900,000 in general operating support and the opportunity to join REBUILD: A Learning Cohort.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:00PMWith a 40th anniversary staging of 'Ubu The King,' the Actors' Gang co-founder is revisiting his company's roots, though he never strayed very far from them in the first place.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:29PMTuesday, October 25, 2022
This month Woodzick talks to the singer-songwriter about growing up gay, playing the guitar, looking for role models, and her new musical, 'F*ck7thGrade.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:38PMIrwin, whose previous post was as marketing director and associate producer for California's Laguna Beach Playhouse, takes on a new role at NJRep.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:14AMThe latest entry in the new-play festival game, staged in August across 5 venues in an arts-centric town, had impressive local buy-in and enthusiastic full houses.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:32AMMonday, October 24, 2022
Back in August after a pandemic hiatus, the biennial gathering of Black theatremakers reclaimed its status as both a reunion and a showcase for new work.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:34PMThis month Brian talks to the busy writer-director about his background, the supportiveness of Chicago's theatre scene, and his penchant for large-cast plays.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:24PMThursday, October 20, 2022
Joined for the Rolex Arts Mentorship program, these 2 directors have a lot of common interests: interrogating Shakespeare, staging music, and welcoming new audiences.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:59PMThe annual award recognizes an outstanding emerging playwright with a $2,000 honorarium and a public reading of their play.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:37PMWednesday, October 19, 2022
Director Clinton Turner Davis remembers Charles Fuller, the playwright known for 'A Soldier's Play,' which earned the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2020 Tony Award for Best Revival o…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:19PMTuesday, October 18, 2022
The 2 leaders will leave the influential Off-Broadway theatre after 15 and 8 years, respectively, but not before planning the company's next 2 seasons.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:06PMA Washington state native who advanced from intern to Seattle Rep's leader over 2 decades, he will lead a prestigious Chicago theatre almost half the size of the Rep.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:56PMPreston will be succeeded by Megan E. Carter, who will carry out her role the final two months of producing activity for the 30-year-old company.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:01PMThe grant will allocate $20,000 to selected playwrights and an additional $20,000 to theatres that have agreed to produce the plays.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:50PMThe festival will feature works by Jonathon Larson Grant Winners Danny Haengil Larsen and Michelle Elliot, Obie award-winning playwright Christopher Chen, and Kleban award-winning playwright…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:43PMWith 3 world premieres and a Broadway revival of her hit play 'Topdog/Underdog,' the prolific writer keeps singing her song in a variety of keys.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:08PMMonday, October 17, 2022
Bateman will step down after a nine-year tenure, handing over the reins to interim managing director, Maryellen Gleason, while the theatre conducts a national search for his successor.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:31PMThe writer-performer of 'Tearsheets' and 'Elements of Flesh' left behind a career in TV and film after surviving a brain tumor, turning her focus and activism to the stage.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:34PMTheatre critic for the Los Angeles Times for 22 years, and longtime leader of the O'Neill Critics Institute, Sullivan was an old school newspaperman and a tireless teacher of the craft.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:26AMFriday, October 14, 2022
The former associate artistic director of the Old Globe Theatre will succeed outgoing artistic director John Dias in the role.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:28PMThe paid internship program will provide students of color with opportunities to gain experience in directing, acting, playwriting, design, and stage management.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:22PMWednesday, October 12, 2022
In excerpts from their new book, Anthony S. Rhine and Jay Pension answer important questions about audience engagement practices in nonprofit arts.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:38PMThe emerging talent trades in Covent Garden for Northern Ireland with a turn in ‘A Man of No Importance’ and reflects on a few stepping stones in community theatre along the way.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:15PMThe award will recognize a mid-career theatre artist engaged in social change through the arts with an unrestricted $18,000 prize.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:21PMTuesday, October 11, 2022
After seven seasons, Kramer will be succeeded by Tara Franklin and James Barry as co-producing artistic directors.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:40PMFriday, October 7, 2022
After joining the organization in 2021, Laisure became the first woman and person of color to hold the managing director position in CPH's 107-year history.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:26PMThursday, October 6, 2022
Playwright Jonathan Alexandratos reflects on the plethora of joys, pains, ownerships, references, anxieties, comforts, languages, forms, and more to be found in non-binary plays.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:13AMWednesday, October 5, 2022
This year's honorees include costume designers Fred Voelpel and Dede Ayite, scenic designer Eugene Lee, and visual artist Michael Curry.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:58PMTuesday, October 4, 2022
From a Conan Doyle-inspired inquiry to an Emmett Till trilogy, from a Baroque opera to an Alaskan Tlingit journey, here are some shows I'd put on my hypothetical theatre calendar.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:41AMMonday, October 3, 2022
October recalls the extraordinary career of a 19th-century performer, the founding of both an Indianapolis institution and a West Coast bilingual theatre project, as well as the premieres of…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:27PMIn excerpts from a new book, the British-born director talks about childhood mysteries, the theatre buildings he's worked in, and his fascination with erasure and contradictions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:08PM 
