Can a culturally appropriative murder mystery in the guise of a cooking class prevent war with Iran? Piehole's interactive new Zoom play aims to find out.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:55AMSimoness, who is also the company's executive director, will step aside in September, citing the importance of leadership turnover.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:45PMThis month Brian surveys playwrights, directors, dramaturgs, and critics about the works they just can't shake, and why.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:17PMYussef El Guindi's play 'Refugee Rhapsody' will receive a staged reading as part of the virtual 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Festival.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:48PMPrice, who joined the company in 2000, will turn her attention to personal artistic projects.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:45PMAutumn J. Mitchell, Jeremy Pesigan, and Citlali Pizarro will work in the Production, New Work, and Connectivity departments, respectively.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:09PMThe annual award honors English-language writers from all over the world who are at any stage of their careers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:50AMIn this excerpt from the new novel 'We Play Ourselves,' a playwright navigates the highs and lows of an Off-Broadway opening night.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:48AMThe critics look back on a year without live, in-person theatre as they go through their mailbag.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:11PMHow a plan to teach 'Pipeline' and 'School Girls' grew into a curriculum stressing both the plays' universality and specificity on issues of race, colorism, and inequity.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:53PMStaging original works as audio dramas isn't just a pandemic workaround; it's also back-to-the-future turn to a resonant form.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:42PMRooted as much in Michigan as Mosul, he lived to see both of his homes turn to sectarian violence and division.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:20AMA new project to put the focus on marginalized voices opens with a series showcasing under-sung plays, in hopes of seeding future productions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:00PMMartin promises a 'clean slate' at the Chicago theatre famed for its playwrights ensemble, after serving as associate producer at the Goodman.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PMLooking toward the future, Shelley hopes to create an inclusive atmosphere that cements the House Theatre of Chicago as a destination for artists to come and create.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:10PMWhere we put our time, our money, and attention needs to change, can change, and is already changing.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:46PMThis year's awards were presented to the musicals 'The Monster,' 'Oratorio for Living Things,' and 'TL;DR: Thelma Louis; Dyke Remix.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:12PMThis year's Volt Lab, previously known as the 'PlayLab Unit,' will feature a cohort of 9 writers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:59AMDavid Clauson, Lindsay A. Jenkins, and Merlin Simard are awarded grants, with Clauson receiving the inaugural Innovation Grant.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:44AMA look at the achievements of some prominent women in theatre history, from Rachel Barton Butler and Eulalie Spence to Lisa D'Amour.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:10AMIt's not just the workers who need the stage to come back---all of us crave the communion only the theatre can provide.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:19PMWe asked dozens of theatre folks about an alternately disorienting and clarifying 12 months of closure.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:16PMPandemic closures have provided an unexpected opportunity for some theatres to expand and improve their facilities.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:16PMRemembering a middle school production of 'Pippin' that got in just under the wire last March.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:43PMHow the pandemic-adjusted film resonated with, and deepened the meaning of, Sophocles's iconic tragedy.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:39PMLorraine Hansberry Theatre and San Francisco Playhouse come together for a filmed co-production of Erika Dickerson-Despenza's autobiographical play.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:22PMShelley takes over for founder Nathan Allen who st,epped down last fall after 20 years as artistic director.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:11PMThe scholarship is aimed at helping to ease the financial burden of young dancers interested in moving to New York City.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:05PMThe new fund will support a global connectivity manager and grants to support international cultural exchange.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:56PMAs the newest COVID relief bill nears the finish line in Congress, TCG's Laurie Baskin offers updates on PPP loans and SVOG.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:06PMBeckett's play about a woman living moment to moment in a pile of dirt is a natural fit, and a great lesson, for our pandemic isolation.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:59AM