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Friday, October 30, 2020

Round House and McCarter Announce Adrienne Kennedy Festival by American Theatre Editors

The 4-week festival of virtual theatrical experiences and panel discussions will culminate in a world premiere play.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:35PM

The University of Pittsburgh Acquires August Wilson Archive by American Theatre Editors

The Pittsburgh playwright's archive will reside in a state-of-the-art home in the university's Hillman Library.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:29PM

Bay Street Announces Plans for New Sag Harbor Facility by American Theatre Editors

Plans include multiple venues as well as dedicated spaces for the company's education and new-work development programs.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:21AM
Thursday, October 29, 2020

Theatre Bay Area Cancels Annual Awards by American Theatre Editors

The organization has suspended its awards program until 2021, and will focus on reevaluating and restructuring to better serve its community.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:47PM

Lenora Champagne Awarded Inaugural Katherine Owens Fund for New Work by American Theatre Editors

The fund was created to honor Undermain Theatre's late founding artistic director.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:17PM

Continuing Ourstory: Reflections From a Virtual LGBTQ+ Theatre Space by American Theatre Editors

Gathering in a time of isolation is something queer artists know all too well, as well as the sacred, life-saving power of sharing space and stories.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:31PM

8 BIPOC Producers Unite to Fund a Different Broadway by American Theatre Editors

The Industry Standard Group is putting investment muscle and production prowess behind the effort to build a more representative commercial theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:00AM

You Say You Want a Revolution by American Theatre Editors

How to rebuild the theatre field post-COVID? Invest in artists and let them do their best work in rep, and audiences will follow.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Wednesday, October 28, 2020

5 Theatres With Ghost Stories to Raise Your Spirits by American Theatre Editors

Sentient elevators, a mysterious observer, a life-saving phantom, and more fill our annual roundup of tales from haunted theatres.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:28PM

Stage the Vote: How Theatres Are Helping GOTV by American Theatre Editors

How companies across the U.S. are using their talents and networks to encourage and help folks make their voices heard.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:38PM
Tuesday, October 27, 2020

7 Writers Join Florida Studio Theatre Playwrights Collective by American Theatre Editors

Deborah Brevoort, José Casas, Jeffrey Couchman, Sean Daniels, Kate Hamill, Rachel Lynett, and Sandy Rustin will create new works for the company.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:32PM

Dear American Theatre: Don’t Forget About Immigrant Artists by American Theatre Editors

One writer's extraordinary efforts to prove extraordinary ability for an O-1 visa.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:02PM

Joy-Jackson Initiative to Host BIPOC Equity Town Hall by American Theatre Editors

The Oct. 30 town hall will feature a conversation with theatres about BIPOC equity in the arts.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:43PM
Monday, October 26, 2020

Sound and Fury, Emphasis on the Sound by American Theatre Editors

A surround-sound experiment audio play promises to put listeners inside the story of ‘Macbeth.’

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:34PM

Children’s Theatre Company Launches Plays for New Audiences by American Theatre Editors

The rebranding of the business formerly called Plays for Young Audiences reflects CTC's multigenerational productions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM

To Be or Not to Be: Theatres Brace for Another Season of Uncertainty by American Theatre Editors

A survey of U.S. theatres finds them almost evenly divided on the prospects for closure or survival in 2021.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Friday, October 23, 2020

Ike Holter’s ‘Put Your House in Order’ to Be Released as Audio Play by American Theatre Editors

The audio version will reunite the cast from the 2017 world premiere at Chicago's A Red Orchid Theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:22PM

Stage Vs. Screen Becomes a Union Battleground by American Theatre Editors

In the jurisdictional war between Equity and SAG-AFTRA over theatre work made for screens, actors and stage managers have the most at stake.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:38PM

Nobody’s going to fund this: a monologue in pieces by American Theatre Editors

Lockdown is no blessing, but I am using it for good: to heal, to step off the grant-writing treadmill, and to say no to more abuse.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:00AM
Thursday, October 22, 2020

Cara Mía Theatre Announces 2021 Season by American Theatre Editors

The Dallas company will present a series of intersectional arts experiences in place of a traditional season.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:52PM

In the Boardroom Where It Happens by American Theatre Editors

Diversifying programming and leadership won’t be enough if our boards remain white and privileged.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:41PM

Online This Week: Morisseau, Molière, More by American Theatre Editors

Reunion readings, Russian troll farms, a married couple in a play about infidelity—there's plenty to fill your screen time this week.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:56PM
Wednesday, October 21, 2020

The VORTEX Announces FuturX Festival by American Theatre Editors

The November festival will feature works from Avante Theatre Project, Teatro Vivo, and ProyectoTEATRO about the Latinx experience.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:17PM

Amanda Washington Named NNPN Producer in Residence at Actor’s Express by American Theatre Editors

The Atlanta theatre will work with the director for a new-play-focused residency program.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:18AM

Tilting at Windmills in a Storm by American Theatre Editors

Stephen Haff's invigorating new book 'Kid Quixotes' recounts a translation process that changed his students and himself as well.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:12AM

Three on the Aisle: Digital Tourism and the Snowball Effect by American Theatre Editors

On this month's episode the critics discuss the recent Tony noms (and the controversy around them), their varied digital theatre diets, and some theatres' plans to tentatively reopen.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Tuesday, October 20, 2020

WP Theater Announces Virtual Season by American Theatre Editors

The company's 2020-21 season, the first led by new artistic director Lisa McNulty, will feature 6 virtual productions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:50PM

2 Cincinnati Theatres Postpone Mainstage Seasons Until Fall 2021 by American Theatre Editors

The theatres will offer virtual programming and special events in lieu of a mainstage season.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:35PM

Writers Theatre Announces Updates to 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will include productions from Black Lives Black Words International Project and Manual Cinema.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:28PM

Theatre Exile Announces 3-Play 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will feature work from playwrights Jeremy Gable, Anna Moench, and Antoinette Nwandu.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:20PM

Kamilah Forbes Wins 2020 Zelda Fichandler Award by American Theatre Editors

The award from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation includes a $5,000 prize.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:51PM

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