Tuesday, December 7, 2021
The Cygnet Theatre commission awards the playwright $10,000 and an unrestricted time limit to create a new play.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:02AM[SHARE]For the critics' final episode, they consider the life and legacy of Sondheim and reflect on how theatre has grown and changed in the 4 years they've been podcasting.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:37AM[SHARE]The playwright reflects on her oft-produced take on the Greek myth about loss, and suggests both practical and philosophical approaches for future interpreters.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:12AM[SHARE]Classic Stage Company's new production shows how Sondheim and Weidman's triggering musical can play in an age of mass shootings and the Capitol insurrection.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:05AM[SHARE]Monday, December 6, 2021
The festival also introduced the new GROW Light designation to shine a light on additional artists and projects.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:03PM[SHARE]The two playwrights will receive support in the writing of new plays and the facilitating of relationships in the industry.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:04AM[SHARE]The awards, to be presented in January, celebrate the work of 8 individual educators and 2 institutions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:59AM[SHARE]Friday, December 3, 2021
The new artistic director of Mosaic Theater Company emphasizes creative collaboration and community development in his vision for the future.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:07PM[SHARE]Following 15 years with the company, Santora will step down in June 2022.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:50AM[SHARE]Rader will receive $3,000 and her play 'The Helpers' will have a staged reading with Theater J.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:46AM[SHARE]Colón will receive $5,000 and additional support to develop a new work and hire a dramaturg.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:40AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 2, 2021
Inaugural grants will go to Carla Ching, Josh Wilder, and Carolyn Ratteray.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:47AM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 1, 2021
For theatre helmers Bartlett Sher and Mary Zimmerman, who both have shows in the new Met season, the music is the leader they follow.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:44PM[SHARE]A look at the fiscal state of the field from fall 2019 to fall 2020 shows a drop in ticket income and a spike in governmental support.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:54PM[SHARE]The new year-long effort aims to support artistic development at and among Baltimore Center Stage, Woolly Mammoth, Long Wharf, and the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:41PM[SHARE]The city's theatres are stumbling back to their feet, with mixed results and a seemingly cavalier attitude toward COVID.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:26AM[SHARE]He was like a father to many of us, so it shouldn't be surprising that he did what a good father does: He kept showing up, and showing his love.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:59AM[SHARE]Williams will succeed Mark Bernstein, who is retiring from the institution after over 34 years.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:22AM[SHARE]Holmes will oversee the academics and operations of PPA's eight degree programs.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:16AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 30, 2021
His path-breaking musicals have handily outlasted their detractors, in part because they remain so singularly alive.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:43PM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 23, 2021
This month Brian talks to the author of 'Doubt' and 'Moonstruck' about the struggles of his early years and the hard-won wisdom of his later ones.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:50AM[SHARE]Monday, November 22, 2021
The stars of 'Dana H' and 'Is This a Room' talk about their approach to 2 very different but similarly challenging real-life characters.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:17PM[SHARE]A new study from SMU DataArts found the metrics of success for smaller, community-oriented theatres to be both similar and different from their larger peers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:10AM[SHARE]How 2 arts organizations of color, Apollo Theater and Cultural Odyssey, have persevered despite funding disparities and other challenges.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:08AM[SHARE]TCG's THRIVE! regranting program, led by the needs and concerns of BIPOC artists and leaders, aims to rewrite the theatre funding process.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:06AM[SHARE]Jenny Koons and Sam Pinkleton's immersive new staging returns the fanciful show to its original conception.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:29AM[SHARE]As theatres seek new leaders, some are also trying out different leadership models.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:15AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Dana Schwartz's new play about online gamers, originally conceived pre-pandemic, has fresh resonance after a year of isolation and virtual connection.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:18AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 16, 2021
This year's festival, with a surfeit of plays by Jeton Neziraj, reflected the deep skepticism of a young country born of European conflict.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:21PM[SHARE]The award, which includes an unrestricted $5,000, will be presented at a virtual ceremony on Jan. 24.
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