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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

Disability Futures Unveils Virtual Festival, New Funding by American Theatre Editors

Ford, Mellon, and United States Artists present a free festival featuring 2 days of art and ideas from disabled artists, writers, performers, and designers.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM
Thursday, July 15, 2021

Where Art Matters: In Praise of the American Regional Theatre by American Theatre Editors

An Irish director hails the ensemble ethic and sharp focus of U.S. resident theatres, which compare favorably to any he's worked with around the world.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:06PM
Wednesday, July 14, 2021

6 Theatre Workers You Should Know by American Theatre Editors

In this installment: a New York fight director, a Bay Area development pro, a Chicago teacher and puppeteer, an Atlanta actor, and from San Diego, a playwright and a casting director.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:28PM
Tuesday, July 13, 2021

London’s Stage Return: Tentative, but Not Without Hopeful Glimmers by American Theatre Editors

Plays at the National, Almeida, and Donmar Warehouse offer surfeit, stillness, and savvy celebrity casting.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:54PM

Offscript: ‘Our Job Is to Change This Industry’ by American Theatre Editors

A dialogue with Tamilla Woodard, chair of acting at Yale School of Drama, and Carl Cofield, chair of grad acting at NYU Tisch.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:42AM
Monday, July 12, 2021

Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu: Tramping Her Own Exodus to Joy by American Theatre Editors

As a new version of 'Pass Over' gets ready to reopen Broadway, its playwright is poised for a fresh chapter.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:14PM
Friday, July 9, 2021

NAMT Announces 8 Musicals for 2021 Festival by American Theatre Editors

This year's festival will be a hybrid online and in-person event to keep the enhanced accessibility offered by digital presentations.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:16PM

Woodie King Jr. and a Lifetime of Creation by American Theatre Editors

The founder and artistic director of New Federal Theatre, who retired from the post in June, reflects on a storied, pathbreaking career.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:08PM

‘Why Is Every Single Thing I Say a Problem?’ by American Theatre Editors

Artists of color have been placed in leadership positions across the U.S., but are they actually getting the respect and support they deserve?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:41AM

Can ‘Schmigadoon!’ Sing Away the Problems of the Classic Musical? by American Theatre Editors

The not-so-secret weapon of the new Apple+ series is a score by Cinco Paul as fueled by abiding love as by knowing critique of the form.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:09AM
Thursday, July 8, 2021

Sivan Battat and Salma S. Zohdi Join Noor Theatre by American Theatre Editors

Battat will be the company's new associate artistic director and Zohdi will be its new associate director of development and communications.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:03AM
Wednesday, July 7, 2021

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

From a 1776 play about the American Revolution to 'Hamilton,' July has been a hot month for theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:03PM
Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Wilma Co-Artistic Director Blanka Zizka to Step Back After 40 Years by American Theatre Editors

Co-founder of the Philadelphia company will cede leadership to 3-member artistic director cohort.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:39PM
Monday, July 5, 2021

Theatre Without Walls: Free Southern Theater and New Heritage Theatre Group by American Theatre Editors

One theatre staged shows on the front lines of the Civil Rights struggle in the South, while the other made a home for Black excellence in New York City.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:48PM
Friday, July 2, 2021

Fear Is Here to Stay, Theatre Is Here for a Visit by American Theatre Editors

How 2 eerie virtual offerings, 'Someone Else's House' and Darkfield Radio, managed to creep into my personal space and give me genuine chills.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:54AM

Equity Lifts COVID-19 Masking and Testing Mandates by American Theatre Editors

Fully vaccinated companies may return to pre-COVID practices, more or less, but audience interaction is still a no-go.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:49AM
Thursday, July 1, 2021

G.W. ‘Skip’ Mercier, Tony-Nominated Designer, 1954-2021 by American Theatre Editors

A versatile designer who studied at UC Berkeley and Yale, he designed everywhere from Seattle Rep and the O'Neill Theatre Center to Broadway.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:21PM

Barbara Field Helped Make a Home for Playwrights by American Theatre Editors

Building bridges between young artists and theatre institutions in the Twin Cities, she also wrote smart, heartful plays and adaptations.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:09PM

Overworked, Underpaid, Unheard: Chicago Theatre Freelancers Speak Out by American Theatre Editors

Behind and beyond recent reckonings at the city's theatres are countless tales of exploitation, harm, and silencing---but it's not too late for change.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:26PM
Wednesday, June 30, 2021

‘The Map of Now’ Offered a Virtual Stroll Through Windy City Arts by American Theatre Editors

Using the virtual platform Gather.Town, Lucky Plush Productions crafted a virtual city-wide arts festival that opened the door for potential future expansion.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:51PM

The Wit and Wisdom of Joan Schenkar by American Theatre Editors

As passionate an advocate as she was a cutting critic of mediocrity, she wrote richly theatrical plays but is best known for deep-dive biographies.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:33PM

4 Young Theatres Seize Opportunity for Growth by American Theatre Editors

While many theatres scaled back operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some young companies have invested in spaces and planted community roots.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:57AM
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Mariam Bazeed, Rhiana Yazzie Named Co-Recipients of Lanford Wilson Award by American Theatre Editors

An awards ceremony will be scheduled for a later date to bestow each writer with a $20,000 cash prize.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:59PM

Geva Artistic Director Mark Cuddy to Retire in 2022 by American Theatre Editors

The Rochester, N.Y., company will hire an outside firm and begin a national search for Cuddy's successor.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:42PM

Working Theater Names Laura Carbonell Monarque Producing AD by American Theatre Editors

Co-artistic director Tamilla Woodard will move into an advisory position as she takes a job at Yale University.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:28PM

Fingerstyle Folk Sondheim: A Sound We Didn’t Know We Needed by American Theatre Editors

On a new record, singer Eleri Ward reclaims Sondheim's melodies from his thorny harmonies, creating something new that's also true to the original.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:37AM
Monday, June 28, 2021

AAPAC Visibility Report Shows Gains for Black Actors But Persistent Funding Disparities by American Theatre Editors

While the report shows some progress, it also calls into question the field's funding disparities and the scarcity mindset.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:57PM
Friday, June 25, 2021

Victory Gardens Announces New Plans, Members for Playwrights Ensemble by American Theatre Editors

Marisa Carr, Keelay Gipson, Isaac Gómez, and Stacey Rose will join the Chicago company as artistic director Ken-Matt Martin reimagines the program.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:39PM

Sondheim as Gospel? How Broadway Inspirational Voices Makes Showtunes Soar by American Theatre Editors

A choir founded during the AIDS crisis stages a revivifying concert amid another pandemic, as longtime leader Michael McElroy moves on.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:51PM
Thursday, June 24, 2021

The Unique Tension of ‘Pass Over’ in a Public Park by American Theatre Editors

A new Philadelphia production offers a timely, often disconcerting look at Antoinette Nwandu's play about police violence, soon headed for Broadway.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:39PM