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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Goodman Theatre Announces Real-Time, Online ‘Live’ Series by American Theatre Editors

Working with Emmy-winning television producer Christina Tye, the company will present 'The Sound Inside,' 'Ohio State Murders,' and 'I Hate It Here.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:07PM
Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Virginia Stage Co. Announces Season 42: A Season Like No Other by American Theatre Editors

In addition to the season, the company is launching a new WPA initiative aimed at getting artists and gig workers back to work.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:49PM

Huntington Theatre Company Announces In-Person 40th Season by American Theatre Editors

The 2021-22 season will feature 2 world premieres and 7 total productions while the Huntington Theatre undergoes renovations.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:46PM

Williamstown Theatre Festival Announces Live 2021 Season by American Theatre Editors

The festival will feature 3 world premiere productions, all performed outside and socially distanced.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:02PM

August Wilson: ‘I Still See Myself Developing as a Playwright’ by American Theatre Editors

In an interview from 1987, the great American playwright talks about his work and his plans, and about the moment he found his unique voice.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:55PM
Monday, April 19, 2021

The Subtext: Quiara Alegría Hudes and the Path of the Healer by American Theatre Editors

This month Brian talks to the playwright of 'Water by the Spoonful' and 'In the Heights' about her new memoir, 'My Broken Language.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:23PM

Arthur Kopit: Abiding Curiosity, Relentless Generosity by American Theatre Editors

Along with his provocative, form-breaking plays, his great work of the last few decades was a mentorship style that was expansive, dialogic, opinionated but undogmatic.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:16PM

Is Streaming Theatre Here to Stay? The National Theatre Network Is Banking on It by American Theatre Editors

A new streaming platform from Broadway on Demand offers a place for regional theatres to introduce themselves to national, even global audiences.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:28PM
Saturday, April 17, 2021

Karen Olivo: Leading by Leaving by American Theatre Editors

The actor and educator talks about the reasons for their departure from Broadway's 'Moulin Rouge!' and about the theatre field they'd like to help build.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:42AM
Friday, April 16, 2021

James C. Nicola to Step Down as Leader of NY Theatre Workshop by American Theatre Editors

After running the influential Off-Broadway powerhouse since 1988, he will depart next summer; a search for his successor is underway.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:06PM
Thursday, April 15, 2021

Seeking a Director of Color? There’s a Database for That by American Theatre Editors

Director/playwright Kareem Fahmy has created an open-source spreadsheet to match BIPOC directors with theatres and playwrights.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:14PM

Carl Cofield Named Chair of NYU Tisch Grad Acting Program by American Theatre Editors

Cofield will begin a 3-year appointment in September, succeeding previous chair Mark Wing-Davey and interim chair Janet Zarish.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:40PM

Day After Day, Racism Killed George Floyd by American Theatre Editors

The artistic director of the Twin Cities' Penumbra reflects on an outrageous paradox: that Black vulnerability could exculpate white violence.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:51PM
Wednesday, April 14, 2021

3 Playwrights Awarded 2021 Whiting Awards in Drama by American Theatre Editors

Sylvia Khoury, Jordan E. Cooper, and Donnetta Lavinia Grays will each receive a $50,000 prize.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:18PM

Madeline Sayet and Tara Moses: Returning Theatre to Its True Roots by American Theatre Editors

At Seattle's Red Eagle Soaring, Sayet and Moses will share artistic director duties, modeling and shaping a decolonized process to better serve Native youth.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:01PM

Abby Marcus Named Managing Director of Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park by American Theatre Editors

An experienced producer and arts administrator, she'll replace Buzz Ward, who's retiring after 29 years in the post.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:26PM
Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Executive Producer Diane Borger to Step Down From ART by American Theatre Editors

After 11 years helping Harvard's resident theatre mount many works that went to Broadway, she'll return to her native London.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:39PM

Barrington Stage Company Announces 2021 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season features 3 world premieres and a combination of indoor and outdoor productions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:34PM

Rachel Lynett Wins Yale Drama Series Prize by American Theatre Editors

Her 'Apologies to Lorraine Hansberry (You Too August Wilson)' imagines a protected Black state founded after a second Civil War.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:13PM

Tamilla Woodard Named Chair of Yale School Acting Department by American Theatre Editors

The experienced leader and teacher will also serve as resident director at Yale Rep for a five-year term.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:27AM

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

A celebration of Arab American Heritage Month, from Khalil Gibran to the opening of Leila Buck’s 'Hkeelee (Talk to Me).'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:42AM

Does Your Arts Organization Deserve to Come Back? by American Theatre Editors

If you haven’t committed to dismantling racism and ending harassment, don’t rush to reopen your doors.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:18AM
Monday, April 12, 2021

Amanda Green Named President of Dramatists Guild Council by American Theatre Editors

The first woman in the role, she succeeds Doug Wright and is joined by a slate of board officers including Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Kristoffer Diaz, and Christine Toy Johnson.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:58PM

Everyman Theatre Announces 2020-21 Season Updates by American Theatre Editors

'An Almost Holy Picture' will replace 'Sense and Sensibility' and the theatre will return to in-person performances in August.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:37PM

Meredith Suttles Named Managing Director of Marin Theatre Company by American Theatre Editors

Suttles, an experienced arts leader with fundraising and strategic planning background, joined the Bay Area company last week.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:05PM

Guggenheim Announces 2021 Fellows, Including 5 Theatre Artists by American Theatre Editors

This year's theatre fellows include L. M. Bogad, Rebecca Schneider, Mike Lew, Kaneza Schaal, and Sarah Cameron Sunde.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:36PM

Storied Selves: Biographies of Nichols and Stoppard by American Theatre Editors

Two new books about men whose charmed and eventful lives were as much acts of creation as the plays and films they produced.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:51PM
Friday, April 9, 2021

Under Jon Carr, Second City Looks For a Second Wind by American Theatre Editors

With a new leader and new owners, the Chicago comedy staple has expanded its digital reach while reorienting for the future and readying a live return.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:17PM
Thursday, April 8, 2021

No Playwright Is an Island by American Theatre Editors

New memoirs by Quiara Alegría Hudes and David Adjmi describe their arduous journeys to find themselves, as well as the communities that shaped them.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:57PM

Oregon Shakes Adds Anyania Muse to Leadership Team in New Role by American Theatre Editors

Muse joins the company in the newly created position of director of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA).

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:13PM

Gulfshore Playhouse Announces 2021-22 Season by American Theatre Editors

The 5-show season will feature the final play of August Wilson's Century Cycle and a world premiere from Jeffrey Binder.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:06PM