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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Jéhan Òsanyìn: What’s True Beyond Definition by American Theatre Editors

Leading with laughter and love, they remain uncompromising about making room for their whole, uncontainable self.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:06PM

If a Theatre Company Does It, Is It Theatre? by American Theatre Editors

Beyond Zoom readings, companies are finding new forms and collaborators, and reaching audiences far beyond any they could serve in person.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:48AM
Monday, March 1, 2021

D.C. Theatregoers Say They’re Ready to Return—in December by American Theatre Editors

As theatres eye fall reopenings, a new study shows reluctance to return to normal, while also noting online viewing patterns and support for anti-racist efforts.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:03PM

Mark Plesent: The Everyday and the Extraordinary by American Theatre Editors

For 3 decades he led NYC's only theatre dedicated to making work with, about, and for the city's working class.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:14PM
Thursday, February 25, 2021

Home Theatre, Literally by American Theatre Editors

Theatre Horizon's Art Houses program partners with local families to devise virtual performances on their home turf.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:57PM

It’s the Words That We Don’t Say That Scare Me So by American Theatre Editors

Dialogue is mostly a form of behavior and personal revelation usually accidental. Therein lies a drama, and a mystery.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:54PM
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Mona Mansour to Receive Kesselring Prize for Playwriting by American Theatre Editors

The playwright of 'The Vagrant Trilogy' will receive the $25,000 award from the National Arts Club in a virtual ceremony.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:58PM

Lark Founder John Clinton Eisner to Step Down After 26 Years by American Theatre Editors

He leaves behind an organization dedicated to nurturing new plays and playwrights; his replacement will be announced next month.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:58PM

Whose Professionalism Matters? by American Theatre Editors

The theatre field's unexamined standards and hierarchies are too frequently oppressive, exploitative, and white supremacist. Here's how we can change them.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:34AM
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Nataki Garrett, Maria Manuela Goyanes Receive BOLD Leadership Grantss by American Theatre Editors

Leaders at OSF and Woolly Mammoth will each receive $500,000 and will join a distinguished cohort of female leaders.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:57AM
Monday, February 22, 2021

Paul Owen Built Thousands of Sets, and a Life in the Theatre by American Theatre Editors

We were lucky to know the scenic designer, but not as fortunate as he was to work so tirelessly and well at a job he loved for four decades.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:49PM

WAM Theatre Announces 2021 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will consist of two play readings and a fall mainstage production from playwright Kim Senklip Harvey.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:28PM

Submitting Your Play: Dos and Don’ts by American Theatre Editors

Artistic leaders at the Playwright Realm writers' service organization talk about how, when, and whether to send your work for consideration.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:26PM

3 Seattle Schools Give COVID Collab a College Try by American Theatre Editors

Undergraduate theatre programs join forces to combat artistic isolation and build creative community.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Friday, February 19, 2021

Ethan McSweeny Resigns After Brief Tenure Leading ASC by American Theatre Editors

The company will move forward with an actor-led model intended to echo the production process of Shakespeare's theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:45PM
Thursday, February 18, 2021

Kisha Jarrett: ‘Theatre Is for You’ by American Theatre Editors

Artists' Rep's new managing director wants to break down the silos in her workplace and in her art form too.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:39PM

59E59 Theaters Announce 5 COVID Relief Grants by American Theatre Editors

The grants, ranging from $10,000 to $25,000, are going to support new work from BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ artists.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

What We Talk About When We Talk About Reopening by American Theatre Editors

While Broadway awaits its return, nonprofits and new leaders should seize the chance to return the art form to a sense of service and risk.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:32PM

Cicely Tyson: Grace, Poise, Mischief, and Always Truth by American Theatre Editors

Not content to simply stand as an example for so many others, she moved and lived and breathed a legacy into being.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:32AM

Oregon Shakes to Combine Live, Digital Programming for 2021 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature virtual offerings on O! as well as onstage productions, including OSF's first winter season production.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021

The Subtext: The Many Forms of Jen Silverman by American Theatre Editors

This month Brian talks with the playwright of 'The Moors' and 'Collective Rage' about how writing for TV inspired her write a novel about the theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:05PM
Monday, February 15, 2021

Starting Conversations With ‘Manic Monologues’ by American Theatre Editors

An interactive web portal combines theatre and education in an effort to destigmatize mental illness.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:48PM

After Years of Talk, Finally Some Money for Black Artists and Theatres by American Theatre Editors

Efforts like the Black Seed, the Drinking Gourd, Next Wave initiative, and the Sprinkle-Hamlin award are directing funding to develop work by Black artists.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:42PM
Friday, February 12, 2021

Impish, Wise, Generous: The Multitudes of Christopher Plummer by American Theatre Editors

A lifelong student and master storyteller, he knew exactly where to put the focus of his and our attention.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:49PM
Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Three on the Aisle: Cataclysm Criticism With Soraya Nadia McDonald by American Theatre Editors

This month the hosts talk to an award-winning colleague about gatekeeping and pandemic-era criticism.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:04PM
Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Letters to the Editor: Time Stopper, Funding Caution by American Theatre Editors

A stage manager's stopwatch keeps a COVID vigil, and a reader expresses skepticism about arts funding as a panacea.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:03PM

Hanane Hajj Ali, ‘Jogging’ for Survival in Beirut by American Theatre Editors

The Lebanese playwright/performer, who receives a major international award next week, talks about her work, where it comes from, and what it means in this fraught time.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:30PM
Monday, February 8, 2021

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

A look at Black achievement in the theatre from Garland Anderson to Adrienne Kennedy.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:23PM
Friday, February 5, 2021

United States Artists Names 2021 USA Fellows by American Theatre Editors

This year, USA named 7 theatre and performance artists as part of its largest ever fellowship class.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:04PM

Cal Shakes Announces Shared 47th Season by American Theatre Editors

Cal Shakes will invite other Bay Area organizations to use its outdoor amphitheater.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:38PM

Red Eagle Soaring Hires Two Co-Artistic Directors in Residence by American Theatre Editors

Madeline Sayet and Tara Moses will join the organization for a nine-month residency.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:25PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
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