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Friday, January 15, 2021

Artists Rep Names Kisha Jarrett Managing Director by American Theatre Editors

Jarrett's promotion coincides with additional leadership title changes in anticipation of new executive director J.S. May's 2023 retirement.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:47PM

Lee Breuer, Theatrical Cubist and Idea Faucet by American Theatre Editors

The co-founder of Mabou Mines never rested on his laurels but kept driving his work forward, on stages large and especially small.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:47PM

Lee Breuer and the Company He Kept by American Theatre Editors

He had a lifelong, almost monk-like devotion to his muses, which included the people he worked with.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:46PM

The Drinking Gourd to Fill Up With New Plays by Black Authors by American Theatre Editors

True Colors and the Hansberry Project have created a new commissioning program to address the dearth of Black work on American stages.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:33PM

New Victory Announces 2020-21 LabWorks Artists by American Theatre Editors

NicHi douglas, ChelseaDee Harrison, Nambi E. Kelley, and Christopher Rudd will enter into a second year in the program.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:23PM

Kurt Weill Foundation Announces Annual Rebecca Luker Award by American Theatre Editors

The award will be given to a finalist in the Lotte Lenya Competition.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:14AM
Thursday, January 14, 2021

Peter J. Kuo: Schooling the Field by American Theatre Editors

ACT's new conservatory director talks about teaching self-analysis, working within structures to dismantle them, and the possibilities of digital platforms.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:30PM

Three on the Aisle: The Pandemic Process With Samira Wiley & Kate Hamill by American Theatre Editors

This week the critics talk to two theatre artists about the choices they've made and the field they hope to return to.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:16AM
Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Fountain Theatre to Install Outdoor Stage by American Theatre Editors

After receiving approval from the city, the Los Angeles theatre will install a stage in its parking lot, seating up to 84.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:54PM

Asolo Rep Announces 2021 Outdoor Season by American Theatre Editors

The 4-show season will feature Laura Osnes and Ana Isabelle in concert, as well as E. Faye Butler as Fannie Lou Hamer.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:33PM

Modest Beginnings, Towering Legacy: The Negro Ensemble Company by American Theatre Editors

Out of conversations and readings in an actor's apartment, one of the great American theatre companies was born.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:04AM
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Aleshea Harris Awarded 2021 Hermitage Greenfield Prize by American Theatre Editors

Harris will receive a $30,000 commission and a six-week residency in Florida.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:58PM

Playwrights Realm Opens Applications for Fellowship, Expanded Scratchpad by American Theatre Editors

For the first time, the Scratchpad Series will be open to playwrights from around the world.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:54PM

Bleu Beckford-Burrell Named 2021 Page 73 Playwriting Fellow by American Theatre Editors

The organization will also give 2020 fellow Emma Goidel a second year due to the pandemic.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM

Black Theatre United, Williamstown Theatre Fest Announce Training Program by American Theatre Editors

The program will combine hands-on experience at WTF with the mentorship of BTU's founding members.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:53AM

Moments in an American Town by American Theatre Editors

Catching a glimpse of the beloved community in a quirky, inclusive corner of the U.S.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Monday, January 11, 2021

Ben Brantley: A Critic Is a Mirror, Not a Shaper by American Theatre Editors

The Times' lead critic looks back on a fertile period in the field and reflects on the role he played in it.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:41PM

Abigail Adams to Leave Helm of People’s Light, With Zak Berkman as Successor by American Theatre Editors

The 45-year-old Pennsylvania theatre will also initiate a national search to fill out its senior artistic leadership team.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:00AM
Friday, January 8, 2021

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

The first month on the calendar saw the births of three 20th-century giants, the resuscitation of another's career, and more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:13PM

NEA’s ‘Art of Reopening’ Collects Arts Orgs’ Best Practices by American Theatre Editors

From a survey of successful efforts, the endowment outlines recommendations for creating and sharing (mostly) live art during the pandemic.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:47PM

‘Fefu’ and Her Pleasures by American Theatre Editors

How Fornés's landmark play can teach us to imagine different ways of living, fighting, and making theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:40AM

What Stacey Abrams Can Teach Us About Changing Our Theatres by American Theatre Editors

She used her anger at a system that betrayed its ideals as fuel to organize against it. We can and should do the same.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:13AM
Wednesday, January 6, 2021

A ‘Capsule’ of a Tense Year, Captured on Film by American Theatre Editors

Theatre artists Whitney White and Peter Mark Kendall made a show for Under the Radar that tests the bounds of their form, and of their friendship.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:56PM

Earth Angel: 2 Colleagues Remember Rebecca Luker by American Theatre Editors

A close friend and a fellow performer remember her disarming presence, humor, and determination.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:54AM
Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Encore Monthly Looks Forward to Theatre of the ’20s by American Theatre Editors

A new print monthly---yes, you read that right---is positioning itself to cover the field as it reemerges in coming years.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:17PM

Boards Are Broken, So Let’s Break and Remake Them by American Theatre Editors

Nonprofit theatre boards are unrepresentative, out of touch, and more often oppressive than supportive. We can and must do this better.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:50AM
Monday, January 4, 2021

Theatrical Outfit Announces Unexpected Play Fest, New Associate AD by American Theatre Editors

Dramaturg, playwright, and director Addae Moon has joined the Atlanta company.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:32PM

Wolf at the Door: How Musicals Helped Me Live the Size of My Feelings by American Theatre Editors

How the queerness of fairy tales and musicals, once coded and now more open, has always spoken---and sung---directly to me.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:22PM
Monday, December 28, 2020

A Theatre of Circumstance, or, From Stuck to Strength by American Theatre Editors

Looking toward a post-COVID horizon, we must plan for adjustment, redefinition, and a new kind of relevance.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Student Plays Say #ENOUGH to Gun Violence by American Theatre Editors

Nationwide readings on the scourge of guns brought pandemic-isolated theatre folks together for a common cause---and the momentum may continue.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:47PM

Ann Reinking, Vaudevillian From the Heavens by American Theatre Editors

Though she seemed more than mere mortal, her life was defined by human connection.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:13AM

All that Chat

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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