Tuesday, December 10, 2024
This month Brian talks to the Southern-born writer about her journey through acting to playwriting, what her parents taught her, and her own parenting.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:07PMThe versatile Atlanta actor, who died on Dec. 3 at the age of 75, is remembered as both larger than life and down to earth.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:11AMBeginning in summer 2025, Piedmont Shakespeare Company aims to fills the gap left by theatre closures in the region.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:20AMMonday, December 9, 2024
This correspondent returned eagerly to a place where theatre still matters in a troubled world, even if it can't quite make sense of it.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:58PMFriday, December 6, 2024
The irreplaceable dramaturg and activist, who died on Nov. 12 at age 72, is remembered by one of her closest comrades in art.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:10AMMembers of the dramaturg/activist's chosen family remember her lifelong commitment to theatre, politics, and the art of friendship.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:09AMThursday, December 5, 2024
Gilbert & Sullivan's only U.S. world premiere, two theatre foundings (Dunbar Theatre in Philly, St. Nicholas in Chicago), a Broadway Y2K shutdown, and more.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:11PMThe festival includes new plays by E.J. Batiste, Lynne Streeter Childress, Gail Lou, and D.L. Patrick.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:10PMAfter finishing out CTC's 2024-25 season, he'll start as artistic director of Pittsburgh's Alumni Theater Company.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:59PMA nonprofit pro who recently led the Network of Ensemble Theaters, she will join co-executive directors Emilya Cachapero and LaTeshia Ellerson.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:00PMWednesday, December 4, 2024
Our regular roundup of prizes and other recognitions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:19PMCurrently managing director of Lincoln Center Theater, Siegel will join his former LCT colleague Evan Cabnet at the helm of Second Stage next April.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:55AMTuesday, December 3, 2024
Kallan Dana's intimate, unsettling play, a production of The Hearth redirected from the shuttered Connelly Theatre, reemerges at A.R.T./New York.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:04PMMonday, December 2, 2024
After a tenure that include a name change and several acclaimed productions, he'll leave the theatre in the interim hands of managing director Nicole Samsel.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:52PMA check-in with stage managers, and ensemble creation in the New Mexico desert.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:54PMWho better to take the pulse of a changing industry than with the folks at the hub of the wheel: stage managers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:17PMWednesday, November 27, 2024
Short plays from the 2024 cohort will be featured at the LGBT Center in New York City on Dec. 2.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:29PMTuesday, November 26, 2024
This Detroit-focused edition includes both theatremakers focused on cultivating the next generation and early-career artists showing the promise of that next wave.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:01PMMonday, November 25, 2024
Born in Covid lockdown, The Exodus Ensemble is shaking the New Mexico desert with immersive work, including their new ‘HAMLET.’
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:34PMThis month, Allison chats with Pig Iron co-founder Quinn Bauriedel and checks in with teachers helping students navigate the post-election period.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:40PMFriday, November 22, 2024
Next summer, a multi-day celebration will kick off a new international dance venue for the longtime company in the Berkshires.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:08PMTuesday, November 19, 2024
Succeeding co-founding leader Stephen Sachs, the D.C.-based director will assume full leadership of the L.A. theatre next April.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:41AMIn a recent conversation with publications director Kelundra Smith, the 'Yellow Face' playwright talked about progress in representation and the unfairness of criticism.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:08AMMonday, November 18, 2024
Five folks who help the show go on recall memorable points on their path.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:09AMThursday, November 14, 2024
In staging a revolution and its confusing aftermath, the musical ‘We Live in Cairo’ also seeks to dramatize the everyday life of Arabs.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:18AMWednesday, November 13, 2024
Sondheim and Weidman's masterpiece about Japan's 'opening' to the West returns to an L.A. company whose history with the show is as tightly intertwined as its subjects are.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:55PMTuesday, November 12, 2024
In an excerpt from the new book 'Women Writing Musicals,' we learn about the songwriter who became the first woman to write music and lyrics for a full Broadway score, in 1942.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:24PMTwo new books lift the voices of designers and production workers on their art and their labor.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:34PMA roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:59PMFriday, November 8, 2024
Beyond sensory “friendly,” these theatremakers are pushing the frontier of theatre that is truly for all audiences.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:49AMThe Massachusetts collective, known for its site-roving parade spectacles, also convenes artists and activists and community around its rural roots.
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