The actor and educator talks about the reasons for their departure from Broadway's 'Moulin Rouge!' and about the theatre field they'd like to help build.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:42AMAfter running the influential Off-Broadway powerhouse since 1988, he will depart next summer; a search for his successor is underway.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:06PMDirector/playwright Kareem Fahmy has created an open-source spreadsheet to match BIPOC directors with theatres and playwrights.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:14PMCofield will begin a 3-year appointment in September, succeeding previous chair Mark Wing-Davey and interim chair Janet Zarish.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:40PMThe artistic director of the Twin Cities' Penumbra reflects on an outrageous paradox: that Black vulnerability could exculpate white violence.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:51PMSylvia Khoury, Jordan E. Cooper, and Donnetta Lavinia Grays will each receive a $50,000 prize.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:18PMAt Seattle's Red Eagle Soaring, Sayet and Moses will share artistic director duties, modeling and shaping a decolonized process to better serve Native youth.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:01PMAn experienced producer and arts administrator, she'll replace Buzz Ward, who's retiring after 29 years in the post.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:26PMAfter 11 years helping Harvard's resident theatre mount many works that went to Broadway, she'll return to her native London.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:39PMThe season features 3 world premieres and a combination of indoor and outdoor productions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:34PMHer 'Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson)' imagines a protected Black state founded after a second Civil War.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:13PMThe experienced leader and teacher will also serve as resident director at Yale Rep for a five-year term.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:27AMA celebration of Arab American Heritage Month, from Khalil Gibran to the opening of Leila Buck’s 'Hkeelee (Talk to Me).'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:42AMIf you haven’t committed to dismantling racism and ending harassment, don’t rush to reopen your doors.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:18AMThe first woman in the role, she succeeds Doug Wright and is joined by a slate of board officers including Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Kristoffer Diaz, and Christine Toy Johnson.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:58PM'An Almost Holy Picture' will replace 'Sense and Sensibility' and the theatre will return to in-person performances in August.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:37PMSuttles, an experienced arts leader with fundraising and strategic planning background, joined the Bay Area company last week.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:05PMThis year's theatre fellows include L. M. Bogad, Rebecca Schneider, Mike Lew, Kaneza Schaal, and Sarah Cameron Sunde.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:36PMTwo new books about men whose charmed and eventful lives were as much acts of creation as the plays and films they produced.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:51PMWith a new leader and new owners, the Chicago comedy staple has expanded its digital reach while reorienting for the future and readying a live return.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:17PMNew memoirs by Quiara Alegría Hudes and David Adjmi describe their arduous journeys to find themselves, as well as the communities that shaped them.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:57PMMuse joins the company in the newly created position of director of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA).
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:13PMThe 5-show season will feature the final play of August Wilson's Century Cycle and a world premiere from Jeffrey Binder.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:06PM24 disabled artists worked with collaborating mentors over the past few weeks, and the results of their work go online today.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:56AM7 Asian American theatre leaders reflect on the rise in both hate crimes and open racism, how they've responded, and the support they would like to see.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:20PMHer play 'cullud wattah' is honored, with Kimber Lee's 'The Water Palace' and Ife Olujobi's 'Jordans' also specially commended.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:14PMThe racist stereotypes and erasure perpetuated on white-dominated U.S. stages have real-world consequences outside the theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:54PMSystemic issues and a failure of leadership were behind the shuttering of the arts service org. Will BIPOC theatres and leaders step in to create something new?
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:34PMThe artists will offer counsel and artistic insight to the Globe's leadership, participating in multiple steps of the selection and production process.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:01PMThe two-tiered program is aimed at stabilizing new productions originating on small and mid-size stages in Los Angeles.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:57PMNewport, whose tenure began on April 1, succeeds Joe Adler.
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