Friday, July 9, 2021
The founder and artistic director of New Federal Theatre, who retired from the post in June, reflects on a storied, pathbreaking career.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:08PMArtists of color have been placed in leadership positions across the U.S., but are they actually getting the respect and support they deserve?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:41AMThe not-so-secret weapon of the new Apple+ series is a score by Cinco Paul as fueled by abiding love as by knowing critique of the form.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:09AMThursday, July 8, 2021
Battat will be the company's new associate artistic director and Zohdi will be its new associate director of development and communications.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:03AMWednesday, July 7, 2021
From a 1776 play about the American Revolution to 'Hamilton,' July has been a hot month for theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:03PMTuesday, July 6, 2021
Co-founder of the Philadelphia company will cede leadership to 3-member artistic director cohort.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:39PMMonday, July 5, 2021
One theatre staged shows on the front lines of the Civil Rights struggle in the South, while the other made a home for Black excellence in New York City.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:48PMFriday, July 2, 2021
How 2 eerie virtual offerings, 'Someone Else's House' and Darkfield Radio, managed to creep into my personal space and give me genuine chills.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:54AMFully vaccinated companies may return to pre-COVID practices, more or less, but audience interaction is still a no-go.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:49AMThursday, July 1, 2021
A versatile designer who studied at UC Berkeley and Yale, he designed everywhere from Seattle Rep and the O'Neill Theatre Center to Broadway.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:21PMBuilding bridges between young artists and theatre institutions in the Twin Cities, she also wrote smart, heartful plays and adaptations.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:09PMBehind and beyond recent reckonings at the city's theatres are countless tales of exploitation, harm, and silencing---but it's not too late for change.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:26PMWednesday, June 30, 2021
Using the virtual platform Gather.Town, Lucky Plush Productions crafted a virtual city-wide arts festival that opened the door for potential future expansion.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:51PMAs passionate an advocate as she was a cutting critic of mediocrity, she wrote richly theatrical plays but is best known for deep-dive biographies.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:33PMWhile many theatres scaled back operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some young companies have invested in spaces and planted community roots.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:57AMTuesday, June 29, 2021
An awards ceremony will be scheduled for a later date to bestow each writer with a $20,000 cash prize.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:59PMThe Rochester, N.Y., company will hire an outside firm and begin a national search for Cuddy's successor.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:42PMCo-artistic director Tamilla Woodard will move into an advisory position as she takes a job at Yale University.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:28PMOn a new record, singer Eleri Ward reclaims Sondheim's melodies from his thorny harmonies, creating something new that's also true to the original.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:37AMMonday, June 28, 2021
While the report shows some progress, it also calls into question the field's funding disparities and the scarcity mindset.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:57PMFriday, June 25, 2021
Marisa Carr, Keelay Gipson, Isaac Gómez, and Stacey Rose will join the Chicago company as artistic director Ken-Matt Martin reimagines the program.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:39PMA choir founded during the AIDS crisis stages a revivifying concert amid another pandemic, as longtime leader Michael McElroy moves on.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:51PMThursday, June 24, 2021
A new Philadelphia production offers a timely, often disconcerting look at Antoinette Nwandu's play about police violence, soon headed for Broadway.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:39PMAfter a hiatus, the critics return with a look back at a tumultuous year and a look ahead to reopening on Broadway and beyond.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:52PMThe stage and screen giant, recently appointed dean of Howard University's College of Fine Arts, looks back---and ahead---on an extraordinary career.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:39AMWednesday, June 23, 2021
As students call out inequities in theatre training institutions, educators of color can find themselves with additional labor and scarce support.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:43AMA year after issuing them, theatre student and alumni organizers discuss the still unfolding results of their anti-racist calls to action for university training programs.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:43AMTuesday, June 22, 2021
This month, a talk with with a playwriting legend, whose most apocalyptic recent works are being released this week as podcasts.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:56PMMonday, June 21, 2021
When Mac Rogers and I met our playwriting hero, Wallace Shawn, we were honored---and confronted anew with his devastating plays.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:29PMThough much talk has surrounded possible federal funding, let's imagine a world based in repertory theatre and funding from the state level.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:16PMMy time at this storied Florida retreat was both relaxing and productive---and I was ready for the bugs this time.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:51PM 
