Staging the complete ‘Kāmau Trilogy’ in repertory for the first time in 30 years, Kumu Kahua Theatre aims both to honor the losses of the past and break the cycle of intergenerational t…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:43AMWhen La Liga Teatro Elástico came to Chicago, they built a puppet parade to dramatize our ecological interdependence.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:04AMAs the Chicago playwright's newest work hits the Raven Theatre stage, Allen revisits the gestation and meaning of his South Side-set Grand Boulevard Trilogy.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:45PMA longtime performer and teaching artist with the company, she will serve alongside managing director Anh Thu T. Pham while a successor for Lily Tung Crystal is sought.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:38PMA new movie centers Chicago theatre and theatremakers, plus news from the region and thoughts from artists Dolores Díaz and Alice da Cunha.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:30PMHer new play at McCarter Theatre explores the topic of abortion, minus polemics, plus humor and a touch of mysticism.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:26PMThe company's current managing director will merge that role with that of artistic director, which Kelly Kerwin will leave in June.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:23PMWoodzick talks to the performer and composer about his queer superhero musical 'Lizard Boy,' rooting for underdogs, and blending artistic genres.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:13PMThe director 'Days of Wine and Roses' and 'Hell's Kitchen' and co-director of 'The Notebook' talks about his busy Broadway season and his specialty in shows about mental health.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:45AMPlaywright and screenwriter Marcus Gardley may not have known it at the time, but he had been preparing to adapt Alice Walker's iconic tale for decades.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:45AMThe executive director has been with the company for 23 years.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:02PMA Red Orchid ensemble members Michael Shannon and Travis A. Knight star in Levi Holloway's eerie new play.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:46AMAt Milwaukee Rep and around the world, this passionate director put his focus on others---writers, actors, audiences---and we all benefited.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:50PMA roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:02PMThe former Timber Lake Playhouse artistic director succeeds Matthew Scott Campbell in the position, who left to join Barter Theatre in December.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:19PMWhy can't Americans talk to each other anymore? Theatre artists may have precisely the right skills to kickstart discourse and rekindle empathy.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:10PMThe writer of 'Slave Play' will helm a new multidisciplinary programming model at the Berkshires festival, to be previewed this summer for a 2025 launch.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:30PMFor 13 years, Kathy Evans’s new-work development program in upstate New York has given writers what they need to make new musicals.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:54PMA Southern California native whose career has taken her to the Bay Area and the Twin Cities, she will succeed Snehal Desai in leading the L.A. company.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:24PMIn a new play at Chicago's Court Theatre, playwright Nambi E. Kelley looks for the human being---and the humor---in a Civil Rights legend.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:00AMThis special podcast episode featuring panelists Shepsu Aakhu, Myesha-Tiara, and Xavier Custodio, moderated by Carla Stillwell, was recorded live from The Understudy in Chicago.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:18PMCo-artistic director Jay Duffer will take over as the company's sole leader.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:54PMAfter making waves in the Chicago comedy scene, the Second City alum has his eyes set on L.A., but not before helping others achieve their comedy dreams.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:09PMBerry comes to New York from Minnesota's Penumbra Theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:00AM86-year-old Nicki Cochrane, a tireless fixture of New York theatre audiences, sees 500 shows a year, by any means necessary.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:01PMOn this Broadway-themed episode, Rob and Alli check in with busy critic Brittani Samuel and talk to choreographer siblings Rick and Jeff Kuperman about their innovative work on 'The Outsider…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:33PM‘Ghost Waltz,’ Oliver Mayer’s new play at Latino Theater Company, excavates the life of Juventino Rosas, an obscure musician who wrote one of the most popular earworms of all time.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:35AMThe playwright's new play at Intar draws on his own youth for lessons about masculinity, assimilation, and language.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:19AMWhat's it like to get 3 chances to play a god? An actor talks to a playwright about confidence, gender, and climate.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:01PMMay recalls the Astor Place Riot, a vaudeville women's rights advocate, the Moscow Art Theatre, a pioneer of Asian American drama, a Chicano performance troupe, and a beloved Tesori-Kushner …
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:42PMAfter serving for 3 years as the successor of founder Donald Jordan, she'll leave the company to be closer to her family in New York.
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