Two theatremakers explore both the need for and the possibility of a truly diverse aesthetics of the theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:04AMThis year will showcase new works by Inda Craig-Galván, Elana Dykewomon, Denmo Ibrahim, Iraisa Ann Reilly, and Sharifa Yasmin.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:46PMAfter 7 years leading the Bay Area theatre, he will relocate to New York to rejoin his family full-time.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:00PMThe slate includes a production of Jeanne Sakata's 'Hold These Truths,' plus readings of new plays by Vinecia Coleman and Jason Tseng.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:50PMThe theatre that hired him a year ago is now under fire from staff and affiliated artists, not only for their treatment of Martin but for a general lack of transparency and high-handedness.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:46PMAs theatres scrap training programs that have often been more exploitive than educational in favor of paid positions, entry-level work may grow both scarcer and more equitably accessible.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:48PMThe 3 women who've played this pivotal Sondheim/Lapine role on Broadway talk about who she is, what she learns, and oh—by the way, does she have a name?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:21AMThe staff, board, and artists at New York’s Ensemble Studio Theatre share the good, bad, and ugly of what it is taking to transform their institution.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:38PMActors Theatre of Louisville's artistic director sets the record straight about the status of the Humana Festival and the company's ongoing efforts to match ambition with capacity.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:54PMA seasoned executive leader, he will succeed Susie Medak in a role she's held for 32 years.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:00PMA new festival set for the fall will feature 6 new works by trans, non-binary, and two-spirit artists, as well as an evening 15 new monologues from the TNB2S+ community.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:48AMThe forces attacking the human rights and free expression of the most marginalized among us know exactly what they're doing, but we have a way to fight back: the stage.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMAs part of THRIVE! program, the grants will provide unrestricted funds to 20 Black theatres, Indigenous theatres, and theatres of color.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:23PMFair criticism is one thing, but the vitriol directed at the ‘Funny Girl’ star, or at anyone who dared to celebrate her historic casting, felt personal.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:00PMThe recent unveiling of Alison Saar's sculpture 'To Sit A While' kicked off a national tour to raise awareness of this great American writer and the many who follow in the path she paved.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:07AMOver nearly 5 decades, the co-founder of Spiderwoman Theater has harnessed great if under-acknowledged power, and has felt an accordingly great sense of responsibility.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:01PMThe award is dedicated to a theatremaker working to increase Latinx representation and comes with a $5,000 unrestricted grant.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:59PMThe versatile playwright, breakbeat poet, director, and educator takes the lead at the esteemed TYA theatre this month.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:59AMThe musicals-focused company will create a dual leadership model in place as its longtime singular leader, Robb Hunt, retires.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:20AMIn both his work and his writing, the path-breaking English director challenged all of us who make theatre to consider not only how we do it but why.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:31AMAfter 36 years of artistry in the Gulf South, and a move to a permanent space that didn't pan out, the theatre's board president says they have "exhausted all options."
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:14AMThis year's conference features plays by Brie Knight, Santiago Tonauac Castro, Ken Kaissar, Ian August, Nimisha Ladva, and Stephanie Kyung Sun Walter.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:11PMJuly features the founding of a few illustrious theatrical organizations, a turn on the burlesque business wheel, a Sam Shepard classic in the remaking, and a powerful advocate for Latino pl…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:59PMThe program will be part of the company's next season in their new building on Third Avenue.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:04PMTheatremakers Miranda Cornell, Thaddeus McCants, Aileen Wen McGroddy, Attilio Rigotti, Andrew Rodriguez, and Minghao Tu will receive both a stipend and an additional artistic devel…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:30PMFellows Tania Crescencio (Connectivity), Fatima Dyfan (New Work), and Malaya Press (Development), will each have paid year-long department-specific positions that include benefits and a hous…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:41AM6 writers, 10-minute plays, a 4-night run, the 13th season: how this eminent New York festival celebrating Black dramatists has multiplied its impact.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:32PMLast weekend the seminal New York experimental ensemble feted a formidable legacy of collective creation, cross-pollination, and cultivation of generations of theatremakers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:25PMThe first awards go writers from Texas, North Carolina, and Georgia.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:18AMJames Ijames, Kristina Wong, and Sylvia Khoury talk about what inspired their award-worthy plays and how they shaped them.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:39PMPostponed by the pandemic, the latest iteration of Germany’s most famous Passion Play has returned with spectacle and spirit intact, minus some of its nastier legacies.
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