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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Jeremy O. Harris, ‘Slave Play’ Launch The Golden Collection by American Theatre Editors

The 15-play collection featuring the works of prominent Black playwrights, is being donated to libraries and community centers across the country.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:46AM
Monday, December 14, 2020

Theater J Announces Updated 2021 Season by American Theatre Editors

The company will present a series of digital readings and classes in place of its previously scheduled in-person programming.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:18AM
Friday, December 11, 2020

Online This Week: Taylor Mac’s Special ‘Sauce’ by American Theatre Editors

Concerts and benefits, as well as starry revivals and readings, fill this week's stocking.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:32PM

Honolulu Theatre for Youth Announces New Membership by American Theatre Editors

The company will offer accessible memberships to families and educators, plus a digital season of 5 shows.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:00PM

Seattle Opera Names Inaugural Creation Lab Cohort by American Theatre Editors

15 composers and librettists will create short works to be performed in 2021.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:05PM

The Public Announces Under the Radar Festival Performances by American Theatre Editors

The festival, running Jan. 6-17, 2021, will offer its productions virtually for free for the first time.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:02PM

Woolly Mammoth Launches Miranda Family Fellows Program by American Theatre Editors

Due to the pandemic, the inaugural cohort will begin remotely in March 2021.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:46AM
Thursday, December 10, 2020

What We Love and What We Need to Change by American Theatre Editors

Casting is the intersection of so much of the pleasure of theatre and its potential—and need—to do better.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:42AM

Rerouting the Casting Pipeline by American Theatre Editors

Greater diversity onstage is only going to happen when theatre's hidden gatekeepers are more diverse too.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:40AM

Years of Preparation for a Few Minutes in the Room by American Theatre Editors

Among the most important things students can learn at theatre training programs: how to audition, and what they'll be auditioning for.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:38AM

One Way to Stop Whitewashing: It’s Got to Be Taught by American Theatre Editors

Too often, comfort with culturally inappropriate casting starts in educational settings---precisely the places these practices should be interrogated.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:36AM

My ‘Gangster’ Look by American Theatre Editors

Changing my headshot opened my eyes to the ways I’m seen---and remain unseen.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:34AM

What Dream Casts May Come by American Theatre Editors

Which plays and which actors would you most like to see matched? We asked and the answers poured in.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:32AM

13 Theatre Workers You Should Know by American Theatre Editors

Meet some folks who know the audition process inside out: actors and casting directors.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:30AM

LaMaMa Announces December Digital Series by American Theatre Editors

The company will present a digital cabaret series and its annual celebration of queer theatre artists.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:53AM
Wednesday, December 9, 2020

TCG Releases Theatre Facts 2019, a Pre-Pandemic Snapshot of the Field by American Theatre Editors

The study shows that U.S. nonprofit theatres were in relatively good financial shape in the year between Oct. 2018 and Sept. 2019.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:47AM
Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Jeremy O. Harris, NYTW Announce Golden & Ruth Harris Commission by American Theatre Editors

The collaboration, named in honor of Harris' grandparents, will offer two $50,000 commissions for new theatrical work.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:23PM
Friday, December 4, 2020

Online This Week: We Three Categories by American Theatre Editors

Concerts, a 'Carol' or 3, and a surfeit of readings, benefits, and other virtual theatre kick off December in abundant style.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:39PM

Alley Theatre Forgoes Live Season for 2021 Digital Lineup by American Theatre Editors

The company will present short plays and full-length productions online for free.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:24PM

National YoungArts Foundation Announces 2021 Winners by American Theatre Editors

The organization has selected 17 young theatre artists from across the country to participate in a professional development program.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:39PM

Carmen Morgan, Futaba Shioba Awarded 2020 Robeson Award by American Theatre Editors

For the first time, the award presented by Actors' Equity Association and Foundation will go to 2 individuals.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:12AM
Thursday, December 3, 2020

Broadway & Beyond Launches Virtual Networking for BIPOC Stage Managers by American Theatre Editors

The inaugural event will feature guest speaker Kenny Leon and representatives from organizations across the country.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:01PM

Despite the Pandemic, It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like ‘Christmas Carol’ by American Theatre Editors

Amid the constraints of social distancing, perhaps more urgently because of them, many U.S. theatres are finding ways to bring audiences an annual dose of Dickens.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:53AM
Wednesday, December 2, 2020

People’s Light Announces 2020-21 Digital Season by American Theatre Editors

The virtual lineup will include concerts, and episodic series, and a filmed play.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:14PM

Portland’s 2020 Fertile Ground Fest to Go Online by American Theatre Editors

The 11-day virtual festival of new works will feature 40 projects streaming for free.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:11PM

Tim Stoltenberg Named Interim A.D. at Dad’s Garage by American Theatre Editors

The former Dad's Garage ensemble member will step in after Jon Carr's departure.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:03PM

In the TikTok ‘Ratatouille,’ It’s the Little Things That Count by American Theatre Editors

In sharing plans for a musical based on the Pixar film, creators have crystallized a moment in which we miss all the ingredients of making theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:54PM
Tuesday, December 1, 2020

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

From the founding of Variety to the commissioning of Chicago playwright Theodore Ward, here's a look at theatre Decembers past.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:30PM

Cook a Pastry, Take In a Play: The Virtual Home of ‘In the Kitchen’ by American Theatre Editors

How a mail-order box with an Arab-Jewish recipe and an audio play about mothers, daughters, and home helped save my Thanksgiving.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:09PM

Theatre Producers of Color Announce BIPOC Producing 101 Course by American Theatre Editors

The 10-week, tuition-free course aims to teach participants the fundamentals of commercial producing.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:24PM

MAP Fund Trims Red Tape for 2021 Grant Applications by American Theatre Editors

The live performance grantmaker has opened this cycle to a low-maintenance lottery of previous grantees, finalists, and semifinalists.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:00AM

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