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Thursday, July 23, 2020

Centre Stage Promotes Laura Nicholas to Managing Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

Nicholas will replace interim executive and artistic director Thom Seymour Jr.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:46AM

‘Visiting Mr. Green’ in India by American Theatre Editors

How a cross-cultural collaboration took shape over video call, then in person, affirming universal truths about both human experience and theatre practice.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Pasadena Playhouse Launches Online Platform, PlayhouseLive by American Theatre Editors

The streaming platform will showcase digital theatre experiences and pre-recorded productions from across the U.S.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:24PM

Dallas Children’s Theater Holds Mask Design and Decorating Contest by American Theatre Editors

Open to children entering kindergarten through grade 12, the contest runs through Aug. 16.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:21PM

Broadway On Demand Seeks Submissions for New Programming by American Theatre Editors

The service, set to launch on Sept. 1, is open to content from a variety or artists and artisans in various formats.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:08PM

TDF to Reopen Costume Collection Rental Program by American Theatre Editors

Beginning Aug. 4, TDF's Costume Collection will reopen for in-person and mail-order services, with new safety guidelines and restrictions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:46PM

Tim Bond: Best-Laid Plans by American Theatre Editors

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's new artistic director tries to balance with nimbleness with caution as he looks toward an uncertain future.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM

The Job Is to Be Invisible, Not to Disappear Entirely by American Theatre Editors

What does the future of theatre look like to a freelance general technician? It may be time to build that camper van and hit the road.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Movement Theatre Announces Second Round of 1MOVE: DES19NED BY… by American Theatre Editors

The second cohort, consisting of 15 designers, is dedicated to amplifying the work of Black designers and creative collaborators.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:16PM

SDC Back Joe Biden for President, Its First Such Endorsement by American Theatre Editors

The directors and choreographers' union makes its first presidential endorsement to meet an 'extraordinary, destabilizing' moment.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:03PM

Echo Theater Company Names Ahmed Best Associate AD by American Theatre Editors

The actor, director, and fight choreographer will help lead programming and hiring decisions for the L.A.-based company.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:34PM

Three on the Aisle: Side With Hope by American Theatre Editors

The critics return to consider when theatre will return, how to cover it when it does, and how not to succumb to Zoom despair.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:29PM

A Tale of Two Reopenings, With and Without the Union Label by American Theatre Editors

American Shakespeare Center and Berkshire Theatre Group will soon open full-scale productions, but only one has Actors’ Equity’s approval.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:05PM

‘You Can Be Anything’: Myra Su’s Puppet Worlds by American Theatre Editors

Using crankies and shadow puppets, among other forms, the Chicago artist distills her experiences into live visual story events.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:51AM
Monday, July 20, 2020

Online This Week: It’s Possible! by American Theatre Editors

From a vintage 'Cinderella' to the bracing 'Is God Is,' there's something for every palate this week.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:15PM

Hanane Hajj Ali Named Winner of 2020 Gilder/Coigney Award by American Theatre Editors

The League of Professional Theatre Women will present the award in October.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:17PM

Emerging Artist Initiative Launches Relief Fund by American Theatre Editors

The funds will support young and emerging artists and art administrators.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:15PM

Playwrights Horizons Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The company's 50th anniversary season will be presented when it is safe to welcome audiences.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:58PM
Friday, July 17, 2020

Nikkole Salter Named TCG Board Chair, Along With New Slate of Officers by American Theatre Editors

The playwright/actress brings an independent artist's perspective to the board room, where she hopes it can offer the field a 'bird's-eye view' at a crucial time.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:00PM

Sydney Charles and the Price of Happiness by American Theatre Editors

This Chicago-based performer’s on-again, off-again relationship with theatre takes another turn, but she's not bowing out.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:30AM
Thursday, July 16, 2020

Alleyway Theatre Announces New Leadership, All Virtual Season by American Theatre Editors

Chris J. Handley and Robyn Lee Horn take over as leadership for the Buffalo company.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:03PM

Cincinnati Theatres Jointly Announce Delayed Seasons by American Theatre Editors

Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati set tentative reopening schedules.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:38PM

Arena Stage Announces Updated 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will open in January of 2021 will 'Celia and Fidel,' which was cut short this spring.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:03PM

MENA Artists Launch National Alliance by American Theatre Editors

The National Alliance for Middle Eastern and North African Theater Makers will amplify the voices of MENA artists in the American theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:00PM

The 2020 Obie Awards Bring Magic Home by American Theatre Editors

Big winners of the night included 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning,' 'A Strange Loop,' and 'Is This A Room.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:58PM

Liz Swados’s Legacy: The Revolution Will Be Vocalized by American Theatre Editors

A new album featuring many of her alt-musical singer/composer heirs reminds us of the vital, ever-timely pulse of her music.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:22PM
Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Burning Coal Theatre Company Announces ‘The 19th Amendment Project’ by American Theatre Editors

The series of 10-minute plays by women and non-binary writers explores the passage of the amendment and its impact 100 years later.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:08PM

Court Theatre Announces Reimagined 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The Chicago company will produce a virtual series this fall, and live programming will resume in February 2021.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:03PM

The League of Chicago Theatres Announces Samuel G. Roberson Jr. Resident Fellowship by American Theatre Editors

The year-long fellowship for Black Chicago-area artists is aimed at creating lasting relationships between artists and theatres.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:02PM

Not a Moment but a Movement: Toward an Anti-Racist American Theatre by American Theatre Editors

The collective that started by saying 'We See You, White American Theater' makes its own demands to be seen, and fully included, at last.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:50PM

Great Lakes: Business as Unusual, and Some Urgent Questions by American Theatre Editors

Midwestern orgs are hunkering down but not defeated in their plans to stay relevant as they restructure.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:48PM

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