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 03:44PMA look at the fiscal state of the field from fall 2019 to fall 2020 shows a drop in ticket income and a spike in governmental support.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:54PMThe new year-long effort aims to support artistic development at and among Baltimore Center Stage, Woolly Mammoth, Long Wharf, and the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:41PMThe city's theatres are stumbling back to their feet, with mixed results and a seemingly cavalier attitude toward COVID.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:26AMHe was like a father to many of us, so it shouldn't be surprising that he did what a good father does: He kept showing up, and showing his love.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:59AMWilliams will succeed Mark Bernstein, who is retiring from the institution after over 34 years.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:22AMHolmes will oversee the academics and operations of PPA's eight degree programs.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:16AMHis path-breaking musicals have handily outlasted their detractors, in part because they remain so singularly alive.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:43PMThis month Brian talks to the author of 'Doubt' and 'Moonstruck' about the struggles of his early years and the hard-won wisdom of his later ones.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:50AMThe stars of 'Dana H' and 'Is This a Room' talk about their approach to 2 very different but similarly challenging real-life characters.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:17PMA new study from SMU DataArts found the metrics of success for smaller, community-oriented theatres to be both similar and different from their larger peers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:10AMHow 2 arts organizations of color, Apollo Theater and Cultural Odyssey, have persevered despite funding disparities and other challenges.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:08AMTCG’s THRIVE! regranting program, led by the needs and concerns of BIPOC artists and leaders, aims to rewrite the theatre funding process.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:06AMJenny Koons and Sam Pinkleton's immersive new staging returns the fanciful show to its original conception.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:29AMAs theatres seek new leaders, some are also trying out different leadership models.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:15AMDana Schwartz's new play about online gamers, originally conceived pre-pandemic, has fresh resonance after a year of isolation and virtual connection.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:18AMThis year's festival, with a surfeit of plays by Jeton Neziraj, reflected the deep skepticism of a young country born of European conflict.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:21PMThe award, which includes an unrestricted $5,000, will be presented at a virtual ceremony on Jan. 24.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:42PMAs theatres begin to emerge from pandemic restrictions, many are recommitting to programs designed to engage their youngest stakeholders.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:32AMThe case for more inclusive and practical speech training is an important part of the larger struggle against elitism, classism, and white supremacy in the theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:30AMIn their new book, Nicole Hodges Persley and Monica White Ndounou offer a practical guide through the audition process for actors of the global majority.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:28AMThe Neighborhood Playhouse's Pamela Kareman and Stella Adler Studio's Tom Oppenheim talk about the legacies of their founders and the future of acting training.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:26AMWhat do costumes look like, and mean, without a story? With the pandemic limiting access to actors, six Northwestern MFA costume candidates were asked by professors Ana Kuzmanic and Linda Ro…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:24AMThe work of writers like Jackie Sibblies Drury, Annie Baker, and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is riveting in the theatre, but the rewards of close reading shouldn't be ignored.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:22AMThis installment features theatre artists from around the country whose focus is on educating the next generation of theatremakers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:20AMPlayhouse Creatures' reading of this groundbreaking docu-theatre play will be available to stream through Nov. 12.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:56AMThe proliferation of plays by Black creators on the Great White Way is cause for celebration, even as it raises some familiar questions about risk and representation.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:24PMAs La Jolla Playhouse's new executive producer, Keen-Louie aims to keep pushing the field forward, not just for his current collaborators but for the next generation.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:53PMMost theatres found that COVID-era digital offerings have lost money, a new survey shows, though some continue to value the access and experimentation.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:12AMFrom America's first Black celebrity to Alice Childress's Broadway turn in 'Anna Lucasta,' from Susan Glaspell opening 'The Verge' to raves for Canada Lee.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:43PMHow we can make the most of the possibilities of liveness, technology, and human innovation.
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