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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

‘Disclaimer’ Turns the Spotlight on Its Audience by American Theatre Editors

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 10:55AM
Tuesday, March 23, 2021

SPACE on Ryder Farm Co-Founder Emily Simoness to Step Down by American Theatre Editors

Simoness, who is also the company's executive director, will step aside in September, citing the importance of leadership turnover.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:45PM

The Subtext: Plays That Fill You Up by American Theatre Editors

This month Brian surveys playwrights, directors, dramaturgs, and critics about the works they just can't shake, and why.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:17PM

Yussef El Guindi Awarded 2021 Blue Ink Playwriting Award by American Theatre Editors

Yussef 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 05:48PM

Faye Price to Leave Pillsbury House + Theatre This Summer by American Theatre Editors

Price, who joined the company in 2000, will turn her attention to personal artistic projects.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:45PM

Woolly Mammoth Announces Inaugural Miranda Family Fellows by American Theatre Editors

Autumn J. Mitchell, Jeremy Pesigan, and Citlali Pizarro will work in the Production, New Work, and Connectivity departments, respectively.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:09PM

Nathan Alan Davis, Michael R. Jackson Among 2021 Windham-Campbell Prize Honorees by American Theatre Editors

The annual award honors English-language writers from all over the world who are at any stage of their careers.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:50AM

‘If This Is All I Get, This Can Be Everything’ by American Theatre Editors

In 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 11:48AM
Friday, March 19, 2021

Three on the Aisle: Letters From Lockdown by American Theatre Editors

The critics look back on a year without live, in-person theatre as they go through their mailbag.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:11PM

The Familiar and the New: Teaching Black Plays in Jewish High Schools by American Theatre Editors

How 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 03:53PM

Four Podcasts That Make a Play for Your Ears by American Theatre Editors

Staging 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 12:42PM

A Country in Between: Remembering My Iraqi American Father by American Theatre Editors

Rooted as much in Michigan as Mosul, he lived to see both of his homes turn to sectarian violence and division.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:20AM
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Roundabout ‘Refocus Project’ to Stage Readings of 20th-Century Black Playwrights by American Theatre Editors

A 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 02:00PM

Victory Gardens Names Ken-Matt Martin as Its New AD by American Theatre Editors

Martin 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 12:00PM
Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Lanise Antoine Shelley: Following Her Intuition by American Theatre Editors

Looking 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 05:10PM
Monday, March 15, 2021

What Is Theatre Invested In? A Vision for a Regenerative Future by American Theatre Editors

Where we put our time, our money, and attention needs to change, can change, and is already changing.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:46PM
Friday, March 12, 2021

Academy of Arts and Letters Names 2021 Rodgers Award Winners by American Theatre Editors

This 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 12:12PM

Company One Announces Season 22 Volt Lab Writers by American Theatre Editors

This year's Volt Lab, previously known as the 'PlayLab Unit,' will feature a cohort of 9 writers.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:59AM

LMDA Names 2020 Grant Recipients by American Theatre Editors

David Clauson, Lindsay A. Jenkins, and Merlin Simard are awarded grants, with Clauson receiving the inaugural Innovation Grant.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:44AM

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

A 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 11:10AM
Thursday, March 11, 2021

We Are All Theatre Ghosts Now, But Poised to Return by American Theatre Editors

It'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 02:19PM

Where the Year Went: A Look Back, and Forward by American Theatre Editors

We asked dozens of theatre folks about an alternately disorienting and clarifying 12 months of closure.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:16PM

If You Build It, They Will (Eventually) Come by American Theatre Editors

Pandemic closures have provided an unexpected opportunity for some theatres to expand and improve their facilities.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:16PM

Magic To Do: Performing in a Pandemic by American Theatre Editors

Remembering a middle school production of 'Pippin' that got in just under the wire last March.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:43PM

‘AntigoneNOW’: Mourning and Connection Across 4 Time Zones by American Theatre Editors

How the pandemic-adjusted film resonated with, and deepened the meaning of, Sophocles's iconic tragedy.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:39PM

A ‘[heiroglyph]’ From Another Time of Trauma by American Theatre Editors

Lorraine Hansberry Theatre and San Francisco Playhouse come together for a filmed co-production of Erika Dickerson-Despenza's autobiographical play.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:22PM
Tuesday, March 9, 2021

House Theatre of Chicago Names Lanise Antoine Shelley Its New AD by American Theatre Editors

Shelley takes over for founder Nathan Allen who st,epped down last fall after 20 years as artistic director.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:11PM

Off The Lane Announces Ann Reinking Scholarship by American Theatre Editors

The scholarship is aimed at helping to ease the financial burden of young dancers interested in moving to New York City.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:05PM
Monday, March 8, 2021

TCG Announces Dr. Kerry English International Arts Fund by American Theatre Editors

The new fund will support a global connectivity manager and grants to support international cultural exchange.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:56PM

Can You Get a Shuttered Venue Grant? The Latest Explainer by American Theatre Editors

As 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 03:06PM
Friday, March 5, 2021

Winnie for the Win: How a Virtual ‘Happy Days’ Conveys Presence by American Theatre Editors

Beckett'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