Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Woods recently served as co-artistic director at Seattle's Sound Theatre Company.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:06PMThe Minnesota company will produce three new plays, including one by the late playwright Barbara Field.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:59PMHow the Philly playwright's arrival in New York in 1968 changed the course of Black theatre in the U.S.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:41PMThis week we say farewell to associate editor Jerald Raymond Pierce and talk to Steppenwolf Theatre's new co-artistic directors Glenn Davis and Audrey Francis.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:05PMHe was a writer with rigor and taste, but as anyone who knew him (or sat near him) could tell you, he was as demonstrative and passionate an advocate as the theatre has ever had.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:44AMThursday, January 13, 2022
1812 Productions didn't just come up with a way to collaborate with designers on mini-stagings of 'King Lear' during the pandemic---they also turned it into a bake-off-style web series.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:23PMWednesday, January 12, 2022
As she takes the reins of the Pace School of Performing Arts, she talks mentorship, marathons, and the future of the field.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:17PMInspired by the Federal Theatre Project and the Black Arts Movement, the New Lafayette Theatre and New Federal Theatre were hubs of both art and activism.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:39AMIn this excerpt from a new biography, playwright Lorraine Hansberry crosses paths with the director who would help to shape her iconic play.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMTuesday, January 11, 2022
Adams was selected following a top-to-bottom reevaluation of the company.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:32PMLovers, friends, and colleagues gathered in New Orleans to celebrate the founding editor's open mind, questing spirit, and the delights he shared with the world.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:53PMThis month's production of 'A Raisin in the Sun' has been postponed to spring, and a Broadway-bound staging of 'Destiny of Desire' has been cancelled.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:54PMWorking alongside 3 artistic directors over 3 decades, she expanded the theatre's new-works department and emphasized mentorship and education.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:00PMThe multi-department management group includes longtime company member Brandon Carter serving as artistic director.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:45PMLiz Fisher, Jarrett King, and Carl Gonzales will join Nathan Jerkins as associate artistic directors at the Austin-based company.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:32AMThe Dallas playwright, whose play 'penny candy' has just been published, talks about his city, his writing, and the busy intersection of the two.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:30AMMonday, January 10, 2022
As the giant puppet wended her way from Syria to England, she retraced the steps of Europe's refugee crisis, forging beautiful connections along the way.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:20PMThursday, January 6, 2022
Tommy Anderson and Tucker Leighty-Phillips join Becca Finney and Tiffany Turner to round out the company's first full turnover at the top.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:21PM3 years ago Erin Cronican was given 3-5 years to live, and now she's starring in a production of Margaret Edson's play about a scholar with cancer.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:15AMJenkins will create and implement a comprehensive marketing plan to advance TCG's mission.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:06AMWednesday, January 5, 2022
Fichter, who succeeds Chad Henderson, is said to bring "a 360-degree view" of the field to the South Carolina theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:14PMHow the New Year kicked off years ago: with auspicious openings, a notorious arrest, and the birth of an icon.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:44AMThursday, December 30, 2021
The Broadway stage manager recounts how her company conceived and staged a new concert version of the popular show in the face of COVID cancellations.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:08PMTuesday, December 21, 2021
As we look back on a challenging year, we see a field continuing its push to create a new, better 'normal.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:37PMMonday, December 20, 2021
Lisa Fredrickson, Jen Reiter, and Tatiana Godfrey will be charged with clarifying the company's mission and building new systems and protocols.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:58PMFinalists for the $35,000 prize and six-week residency include Luis Alfaro, Eisa Davis, and Madeleine George.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:54PMThe comprehensive and free listings service will cover productions across Southern California.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:49PMFor the final episode of 2021, Brian talks to the writer of 'Suicide Forest' about roles that are different than, and closer to, their true self.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:46PMAs if having a baby while working in the theatre isn't hard enough, the pandemic has only intensified the stress---and the need for networks of support.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:41AMSunday, December 19, 2021
For the final podcast of the year, the editors plumb the year-end thoughts and feelings of critics from the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:04PMFriday, December 17, 2021
The company's glittering new $60 million building, long in the works, puts the emphasis on multidisciplinary programming and Irish hospitality.
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