Friday, December 17, 2021
The company's glittering new $60 million building, long in the works, puts the emphasis on multidisciplinary programming and Irish hospitality.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:02AMThe day's designation is intended to honor and commemorate the award-winning actor on what would have been her 97th birthday.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:29AMThursday, December 16, 2021
After 5 years at the helm of the LORT theatre, she will continue work as an independent producer and the theatre will conduct a nationwide search to replace her.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:18PMWednesday, December 15, 2021
As 'Clyde's' prepares for a Broadway-level simulcast, a smaller theatre upstate highlights some of the difficulties and benefits of this hybrid approach.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:28PMGantshar and Meanza will work alongside artistic director Vivienne Benesch.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:59AMThis year's recipients are Kenan Arun, Nathaniel J. Bice, Chibueze Crouch, Mitchell Jakubka, Gabriel Nuñez de Arco, and Grisel (GG) Torres.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:54AMFor the first time, NAMT is not requiring professional endorsements and is waiving the application for submissions received by Dec. 20.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:45AMThe new fellowship is designed to support, nurture, and develop professional Jewish artists of color at the intersection of Jewish art and identity.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:42AMTuesday, December 14, 2021
10 outstanding early-to-mid-career playwrights will be celebrated with 2021 Steinberg Playwright Awards in the amount of $10,000 each.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:00AMMonday, December 13, 2021
Post-show engagement might take many forms, so why are we stuck with a one-size-fits-all Q&A format?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:55PMFriday, December 10, 2021
Already in his short time so far at D.C.'s Shakespeare Theatre Company, Simon Godwin has striven to redefine the stage canon.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:35PMMoore, a San Antonio native, returns to his hometown to lead the company.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:57AMWithout the brand name of well-known IP, Broadway musicals are increasingly finding that releasing albums early is a route to the stage, and to fans' hearts.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:35AMThursday, December 9, 2021
Clocking the missed opportunities, missteps, and outright transphobic tropes in 3 currently running musicals.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:22PMNew memoirs of 2 artists associated with London's Royal Court Theatre portray divergent quests to make work for themselves and for others.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:17AMTuesday, December 7, 2021
The songwriter talks about adapting his beloved Muppet musical for the stage, about never growing up, and about the things you can learn from an audience.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:07PMFrom Stephen Sondheim preparing for 'West Side Story' to the legacy of Margo Jones, from one of theatre's worst fires to P.T. Barnum's American Museum.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:26PMThe Cygnet Theatre commission awards the playwright $10,000 and an unrestricted time limit to create a new play.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:02AMFor the critics' final episode, they consider the life and legacy of Sondheim and reflect on how theatre has grown and changed in the 4 years they've been podcasting.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:37AMThe playwright reflects on her oft-produced take on the Greek myth about loss, and suggests both practical and philosophical approaches for future interpreters.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:12AMClassic Stage Company's new production shows how Sondheim and Weidman's triggering musical can play in an age of mass shootings and the Capitol insurrection.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:05AMMonday, December 6, 2021
The festival also introduced the new GROW Light designation to shine a light on additional artists and projects.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:03PMThe two playwrights will receive support in the writing of new plays and the facilitating of relationships in the industry.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:04AMThe awards, to be presented in January, celebrate the work of 8 individual educators and 2 institutions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:59AMFriday, December 3, 2021
The new artistic director of Mosaic Theater Company emphasizes creative collaboration and community development in his vision for the future.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:07PMFollowing 15 years with the company, Santora will step down in June 2022.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:50AMRader will receive $3,000 and her play 'The Helpers' will have a staged reading with Theater J.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:46AMColón will receive $5,000 and additional support to develop a new work and hire a dramaturg.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:40AMThursday, December 2, 2021
Inaugural grants will go to Carla Ching, Josh Wilder, and Carolyn Ratteray.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:47AMWareham departs the company after 11 years at the helm.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:44AMWednesday, December 1, 2021
For theatre helmers Bartlett Sher and Mary Zimmerman, who both have shows in the new Met season, the music is the leader they follow.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:44PM 
