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Monday, September 20, 2021

Ed Herendeen at CATF: ‘Not a One-Person Operation’ by American Theatre Editors

The founder of Contemporary American Theater Festival looks back on 31 years of producing new plays in rep.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:14PM
Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Robert Falls to Depart Goodman Theatre in 2022 by American Theatre Editors

Falls, who has led the company for 35 years, will plan the 2022-23 season before departing Chicago's oldest nonprofit theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:20PM

CATF Founder Ed Herendeen to Retire by American Theatre Editors

In December he'll leave the influential new-play festival he founded and has run since 1991.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:45AM

3Views Reboots Its Critical Mission With 3 New Editors by American Theatre Editors

Brittani Samuel, Jose Solís, and Sarah Rose Leonard will lead the site, originally founded by Sarah Ruhl and Julia Jordan, aimed at diversifying the critical discourse.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:47AM
Monday, September 13, 2021

Offscript: Nataki Garrett, Shaking Up and Stabilizing Oregon Shakes by American Theatre Editors

This week we talk to the leader of the West Coast powerhouse about the tough years just page and what lies ahead.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:59PM

Liz McCann, Theatrical Character by American Theatre Editors

She was a producer with a fan's love for stage magic, a taste for the big gamble, and the best dish in town.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:09PM

In-Person or Online? The Youth-Created ‘Fractured’ Moved in Both Worlds by American Theatre Editors

Roundabout Youth Ensemble's new play was staged in-person, but was deeply informed by its very online creation and modes of expression.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:24AM
Friday, September 10, 2021

The Theatre Industry’s Internship Problem by American Theatre Editors

A movement to end unpaid and low-paid internships gains momentum, collecting testimony from more than 1,600 current and former interns.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:07PM
Thursday, September 9, 2021

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

From L.A.'s historic Teatro Hidalgo to New York's INTAR, from D.C. to Houston and beyond, September has been a rich month for Hispanic and Latinx theatre artistry in the U.S.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:13AM
Wednesday, September 8, 2021

TCG Names LaTeshia Ellerson Director of Institutional Philanthropy by American Theatre Editors

Ellerson will partner with TCG's executive leadership team to diversify TCG's contributed revenue.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:06PM

Once on This Island: How LaChanze Helped Me Heal After 9/11 by American Theatre Editors

The attacks on the World Trade Center hit close to home, and it was a Broadway cast reunion concert that pointed the way back to life.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:17AM

Why Can’t Theatres Be More Like Public Parks? by American Theatre Editors

A U.K. director argues that theatres can reclaim the center of civic life only if they lower barriers to entry and embrace their communitarian role.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:43AM
Friday, September 3, 2021

Hope Is a Trail of Breadcrumbs by American Theatre Editors

A leading maker of plays for young people thinks of good storytelling as an alert, wakeful, but necessarily uncertain journey through the unknown.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:04PM
Thursday, September 2, 2021

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces New Leadership Structure by American Theatre Editors

Two new associate artistic directors, Scarlett Kim and Mei Ann Teo, join Evren Odcikin in three-person team that will help reimagine the theatre's repertory, media, and new-works offerings.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:24PM
Friday, August 27, 2021

Theatre’s Fall Plans, and the Delta Variant by American Theatre Editors

After more than a year of uncertainty and some hopeful planning, some theatres' aspirations for a fall return are crashing into a fresh COVID surge.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:27PM

Christopher Lloyd and Lear, Closer Than Ever by American Theatre Editors

Tackling the iconic role at 82, the stage and screen actor resonates with the aging monarch's struggle to maintain control.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:10PM

TCG Selects Pittsburgh for In-Person 2022 Conference by American Theatre Editors

For its first return to live programming since 2019, TCG will convene in the historic 'City of Bridges' next June 16-18.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:43AM
Thursday, August 26, 2021

‘I Know What I’m Writing’: Emily Mann and ‘Execution of Justice’ by American Theatre Editors

In this excerpt from a new bio of the writer/director, she recalls how she created one of the American theatre's seminal documentary theatre texts.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:01PM

Offscript: How Jon Michael Hill and Namir Smallwood ‘Pass Over’ by American Theatre Editors

This episode's guests are actors from Broadway's first show back since spring 2020.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:48PM
Wednesday, August 25, 2021

The Subtext: Jacqueline Goldfinger and the Lure of the Cliff by American Theatre Editors

This month Brian talks to the Philly writer of 'Babel' and 'The Arsonists' about playwriting, parenting, and risk.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:47PM
Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Madeleine Oldham: Building Up from the Ground Floor by American Theatre Editors

The director of Berkeley Rep's new-works development program reflects on the way the theatre has changed, and still needs to change.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:32PM
Monday, August 23, 2021

Micki Grant Got What She Wanted: A Final Interview by American Theatre Editors

The composer/lyricist/librettist broke ground on Broadway, in music, and on TV, and she had more to say.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:03PM

Theatre Where It Mattered: Dr. Doris Derby Remembers Mississippi by American Theatre Editors

A co-founder of Free Southern Theater reflects on forming the theatrical arm of the Civil Rights Movement.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:16PM

Three on the Aisle: Sunday in the Park With James by American Theatre Editors

This week the critics speak to James Lapine about his new memoir of writing 'Sunday in the Park With George' with Sondheim, and talk up some shows they've seen.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:37PM
Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Touch the Wound, But Don’t Live There by American Theatre Editors

Why we need resilience services as much as we need fight choreography.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:29PM

Coalition of Chicago Theatres Announces Mask, Vaccine Requirements by American Theatre Editors

With the COVID Delta variant surging, more than 65 arts organizations and venues unite behind safety measures through the end of 2021.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:13PM

TCG Announces New Officers for Board of Directors by American Theatre Editors

Hanay Geiogamah, Merrique Jenson, and Ralph Bryan to join TCG's board.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:02PM
Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Christopher Massimine Resigns From Pioneer Theatre, Citing Mental Illness by American Theatre Editors

The move comes after reports of exaggerated and false claims about his accomplishments.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:12AM
Monday, August 16, 2021

Sobriety Is a Social Justice Issue Too by American Theatre Editors

Inclusive practices around sobriety help everyone struggling with addiction, but especially people of color in recovery.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:32PM

Theatres Restaff, But Who Gets to Come Back? by American Theatre Editors

As companies head toward reopening with an eye on institutional change, many former employees are feeling left behind.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:34PM
Friday, August 13, 2021

Offscript: Self-Defense Over Self-Care With Virginia Grise by American Theatre Editors

This week our guest is the resident playwright of Dallas's Cara Mía Theatre, who talks about her urgent manifesto 'Your Healing Is Killing Me.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:16PM