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Thursday, May 27, 2021

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park Announces 2021-22 Season by American Theatre Editors

The 8-show season will feature world premieres from Keith Josef Adkins, Deborah Zoe Laufer, and KJ Sanchez.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:11AM

Playwrights’ Center Names Core Writers, Fellowship Recipients by American Theatre Editors

Core Writers include Mathilde Dratwa, L M Feldman, Franky D. Gonzalez, Yilong Liu, TyLie Shider, Deborah Yarchun, and Nathan Yungerberg.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:08AM

League of Professional Theatre Women Announce 2021 Awards by American Theatre Editors

Headlining this year's awards gala will be Estelle Parsons, who will receive a lifetime achievement award.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:04AM
Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Open-Air Peformances Return, With Some Caution and Caveats by American Theatre Editors

As the nation's outdoor theatres prepare to return to stages this summer, some have concerns about capacity and safety, while others are roaring back at full speed.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:08PM

Why Some Indoor Theatres Are Taking It Outside by American Theatre Editors

Some companies, eager to return to the stage, are building new ones outdoors, gambling that al fresco offerings will both serve and draw their communities.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:04PM

Theatre on the Road and on the Run by American Theatre Editors

Theatremakers in New York, Philadelphia, and Seattle are meeting audiences at the park, in the street, and all places in between.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:00PM

‘You Could Be King’ by American Theatre Editors

When it comes to Shakespeare and Western classics, questions of legacy and belonging get raised when Black men take the stage---and the answers are increasingly clear and powerful.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:28AM
Monday, May 24, 2021

NY Innovative Theatre Awards Open Nominations in Honorary Categories by American Theatre Editors

To celebrate the resilience of the city's Off-Off-Broadway/indie theatres, the awards will focus on lifting up artists and companies rather than productions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:16PM
Friday, May 21, 2021

With 7 Fingers at Club Fugazi, the Circus Is Coming Back to Town by American Theatre Editors

The historic San Francisco venue will become the home of an immersive, acrobatic tribute to the city and its essence.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:04PM

Kelly Roush to Depart Classic Theatre of San Antonio by American Theatre Editors

Ruben Jauregui Jr. and Mark Stringham will serve as interim executive director and interim artistic director, respectively.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:21PM

Arizona Theatre Company Announces 2021-22 Season by American Theatre Editors

The slate includes a new musical about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a co-production with Rattlestick of a play by christopher oscar peña.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:19PM

Theatrical Outfit Announces 2021-22 Season by American Theatre Editors

The Atlanta theatre will stage a five-show in-person season, as well as restarting its new-play and community-engagement efforts.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:21PM
Thursday, May 20, 2021

6 Theatre Workers You Should Know by American Theatre Editors

From development directors to arts consultants, this edition's focus is on folks who help generate the support for the making of theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM
Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Ricardo Khan: At the Crossroads by American Theatre Editors

One of the regional theatre’s founding generation, he’s now back at the 43-year-old New Jersey company he co-founded.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:28PM

Michelle Ramos: Change From Within by American Theatre Editors

A former dancer, now on the board of the Performing Arts Alliance and Alternate ROOTS, Ramos is on a mission to redistribute the nation's cultural bounty.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:36PM

Gala 2021: TCG Celebrates 60 Years, Theatre’s Reemergence by American Theatre Editors

This year's gala highlighted honorees Ricardo Khan and the Performing Arts Alliance and featured performances from Market Theatre and 'Cambodian Rock Band.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:28PM

Thing Theory: A Taxonomy of Objects by American Theatre Editors

In anatomizing the categories of things he's collected over the decades, a playwright explores and suggests their dramaturgical possibilities.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:26PM

‘The Theatres I Worked for Owned My Life’ by American Theatre Editors

After 25 years in the regional theatre, I'm done with the silence about the classism, sexism, and abuse I've experienced.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:58PM
Tuesday, May 18, 2021

North Coast Rep Announces 40th Season by American Theatre Editors

The 2021-22 season will include the world premiere of a new Sherlock Holmes musical.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:40PM

ASL and Theatre: Here’s What Not To Do by American Theatre Editors

A Deaf educator who receives numerous emails from theatre teachers/directors gives advice on best practices for incorporating Deaf actors and ASL.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:46PM
Monday, May 17, 2021

The Subtext: David Henry Hwang, High and Low by American Theatre Editors

This month Brian talks to the writer of 'M. Butterfly,' 'Yellow Face,' 'Chinglish,' and 'Soft Power' about Joe Papp, hate crimes, and the ironic uplift of surviving a flop.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:42PM

Lineup Announced for 44th Bay Area Playwrights Festival by American Theatre Editors

This year's festival will feature works from Jaisey Bates, Miyoko Conley, Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin, Sam Hamashima, and Johnny G. Lloyd.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:07PM

A Wild Child’s Identity Crisis: Cherdonna Shinatra Falls Into ‘The Doll Pit’ by American Theatre Editors

Jody Kuehner's irreverent, form-breaking alter ego is back with a more contemplative but no less challenging new dance-theatre-film.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:32AM
Friday, May 14, 2021

Derek DelGaudio’s Biggest Trick: To Claim He’s Not Doing Magic by American Theatre Editors

The creator of 'In & Of Itself' and new memoir, 'Amoralman,' has made a career of artful deception in the pursuit of a kind of theatrical truth.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:18AM

Kelly Kerwin Named New Artistic Director of Oklahoma City Rep by American Theatre Editors

An experienced producer, particularly at New York's Public Theater, Kerwin succeeds founding artistic director Donald Jordan.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Actor’s Express Announces Virtual Threshold Festival by American Theatre Editors

The new play festival will feature 5 plays and span 3 upcoming Sundays.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:35PM

City Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse Announce ‘Homegrown Stories 2’ by American Theatre Editors

The 2 organizations are partnering again after last summer's success to commission 5 new 10-minute plays.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:27PM

Downtown, Everything’s Waiting for You by American Theatre Editors

As live theatre returns to New York City, 2 unique efforts are banking on audiences bringing life back to the sparsely occupied financial district.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:18PM

Ma-Yi Offers New Programs, Initiatives for AAPI Heritage Month by American Theatre Editors

Included in the announcement are the recipients of $24,000 in micro-grants from the New York City company as well as an upcoming benefit reading.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:41PM
Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Shá Cage, Elizabeth Carter Receive Lloyd Richards Residencies by American Theatre Editors

Cage will work with Cornerstone Theater Company's Michael John Garcés, while Carter will be with Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Nataki Garrett.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:06PM
Monday, May 10, 2021

Responsible Stewardship: Grappling With an Artist’s Legacy by American Theatre Editors

Composer Michael Friedman's sister, and the executor of his estate, reflects on her role in preserving her brother's work in an evolving field.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:13PM