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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

Under New Leadership, Phamaly Goes Deeper Down the Rabbit Hole by American Theatre Editors

Phamaly Theatre Company's upcoming production of 'Alice in Wonderland' rings in a new era for the Denver company.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:15PM
Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Before Krishna Kaur, There Was Thelma Oliver by American Theatre Editors

She's been a yoga teacher for the past half century, but in the 1960s she was a busy triple threat in New York.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:46PM

Patricia Rusk Had Musicals at Her Fingertips, and in Her Heart by American Theatre Editors

The beloved Chicago-based music director and teacher influenced generations of talent with her acumen and care.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:50PM

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

This month features memorable moments in the lives of Federica García Lorca, Bertolt Brecht, and William S. Yellow Robe Jr.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:48AM
Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Huntington, Front Porch Announce Multi-Year Partnership by American Theatre Editors

The partnership will see the Porch in residency at the Huntington, with the goal of emerging as an independent, self-sustaining theatre company.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:30PM

Golden Thread’s Sahar Assaf: Theatre as a Fight Forward by American Theatre Editors

A Lebanese theatremaker putting down roots in San Francisco, Assaf brings to her new job a global perspective and an open door.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:56PM
Monday, August 9, 2021

What Theatres Learned After More Than a Year in ‘the Cave’ by American Theatre Editors

A new study from Sundance Institute and Jesse Cameron Alick provides a check-in for the field after a year of loss, innovation, and reflection.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:14PM

Immersive Theatre That Left Scars: Behind the Collapse of Serenbe Playhouse by American Theatre Editors

Its leader Brian Clowdus, who allegedly prized spectacle over safety, has eluded consequences and gone on to reinvent himself as a Trumpist impresario.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:43PM

Bill Yellow Robe Spoke Native Truth to White Power by American Theatre Editors

The path-breaking Assiniboine playwright showed us how we could channel our suffering into transcendent theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:33PM
Wednesday, August 4, 2021

True Colors Announces Next Narrative Monologue Competition by American Theatre Editors

The competition for high school students will feature the work of contemporary Black playwrights.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:23PM
Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Playwrights Living With HIV Have His Love, and Now Support by American Theatre Editors

To his HIV-focused 'Write It Out!' program, Donja R. Love adds a historic playwrights' prize and plans a new intergenerational workshop.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:58AM
Monday, August 2, 2021

Letters to the Editor: Walnut Street, ASL Advice, Rep Companies by American Theatre Editors

Readers take issue with 3 articles from the past few months.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:16AM
Friday, July 30, 2021

Masks and Vaccination Proof to Be Required at All Broadway Shows by American Theatre Editors

The new agreement between Actors' Equity and the Broadway League covers both workers and audiences for Broadway shows as well as sit-down productions across the U.S.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:33PM
Thursday, July 29, 2021

ATCA Awards J. Nicole Brooks, Douglas Williams New-Play Prizes by American Theatre Editors

Brooks received the 2021 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award, while Williams received the 2021 M. Elizabeth Osborn New Play Award.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:29AM

D.C. Theatregoers Still Hesitant to Return in 2021 by American Theatre Editors

Amid theatres' fall reopenings, a new survey shows lingering reluctance to attend shows without socially distanced seating or a vaccination requirement.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:19AM

Actors’ Equity Blows Open the Doors by American Theatre Editors

What will the union's new Open Access mean for the theatre industry? Here's our stab at an explainer.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:50AM
Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Is It Finally Time for Change at Walnut Street Theatre? by American Theatre Editors

The Philadelphia company, which bills itself as the nation's oldest theatre, faces accusations of wage inequity and disregard for artists' safety.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:19AM
Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Bari Newport, Regional Theatre Missionary by American Theatre Editors

As she moves from Maine's Penobscot Theatre to Miami's GableStage, she prioritizes professionalism, depth, and community service.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:54PM
Monday, July 26, 2021

From Stage to Page: How a Graphic Novel Continued Our Run by American Theatre Editors

In a sort of reverse 'Fun Home,' a Minnesota company memorialized its 2016 show, 'In My Heart.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:10PM

Offscript: Camping With Travis Tate by American Theatre Editors

This week we look back on a busy month of theatre news and talk to playwright travis tate about their play 'Queen of the Night.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:42AM

Three on the Aisle: Cockeyed Optimists Edition by American Theatre Editors

The critics happily return to talking about actual live, in-person theatre, as well as the vagaries of variants and vaccination policies.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:52AM
Sunday, July 25, 2021

Bully for Her: How Tatiana Siegel Landed the Scott Rudin Story by American Theatre Editors

Can sound journalism expose and end workplace abuse in the entertainment industry? If sources are ready to talk, she's ready to report.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:12PM
Thursday, July 22, 2021

Steppenwolf Names Audrey Francis, Glenn Davis Co-Artistic Directors by American Theatre Editors

For the first time in the company's history, the theatre's ensemble has formally elected dual artistic leaders, one of whom is their first leader of color.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:08PM
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Actors’ Equity Announces ‘Open Access’ to Membership by American Theatre Editors

The new program, effective immediately, will allow any actors or stage managers who have received compensation for theatrical work to join the union.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:21AM
Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Push Me, Pull You: How ‘Sunday in the Park’ Got Put Together by American Theatre Editors

In a delightful and illuminating new memoir/oral history, playwright/director James Lapine revisits the ups and downs of his first project with Stephen Sondheim.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:34PM

Steven Woolf Felt, and Spread, the Joy of Theatre by American Theatre Editors

The former artistic director of the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis brought a community together around his passion for theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:24PM
Monday, July 19, 2021

Shaina Pierce Is the Alliance’s First Stage Management Fellow by American Theatre Editors

Pierce will spend the upcoming season in residence at the Alliance beginning Aug. 1.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:34PM

Theater Latté Da MD Michelle Woster to Step Down by American Theatre Editors

Woster will leave her role at the end of the month, with Jean Hartmann stepping as interim managing director.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:15PM

Portland Center Stage Announces JAW Festival Lineup by American Theatre Editors

The online and in-person fest will feature works from Inda Craig-Galván, Ty Defoe, Rinne Groff, and Kate Hamill.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:11PM
Friday, July 16, 2021

Ike Holter May ‘Hate It Here,’ But He’s Made a Show We Can Love by American Theatre Editors

Part of the Goodman Theatre's LIVE series, the new staging combines the best of theatre and live television for a unique theatrical outing.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:54PM