Wednesday, July 22, 2020
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 12:00PMWhat 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 09:00AMTuesday, July 21, 2020
The second cohort, consisting of 15 designers, is dedicated to amplifying the work of Black designers and creative collaborators.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:16PMThe directors and choreographers' union makes its first presidential endorsement to meet an 'extraordinary, destabilizing' moment.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:03PMThe actor, director, and fight choreographer will help lead programming and hiring decisions for the L.A.-based company.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:34PMThe 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 05:29PMAmerican Shakespeare Center and Berkshire Theatre Group will soon open full-scale productions, but only one has Actors’ Equity’s approval.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:05PMUsing crankies and shadow puppets, among other forms, the Chicago artist distills her experiences into live visual story events.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:51AMMonday, July 20, 2020
From a vintage 'Cinderella' to the bracing 'Is God Is,' there's something for every palate this week.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:15PMThe League of Professional Theatre Women will present the award in October.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:17PMThe funds will support young and emerging artists and art administrators.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:15PMThe company's 50th anniversary season will be presented when it is safe to welcome audiences.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:58PMFriday, July 17, 2020
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 01:00PMThis Chicago-based performer’s on-again, off-again relationship with theatre takes another turn, but she's not bowing out.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:30AMThursday, July 16, 2020
Chris J. Handley and Robyn Lee Horn take over as leadership for the Buffalo company.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:03PMCincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, and Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati set tentative reopening schedules.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:38PMThe season will open in January of 2021 will 'Celia and Fidel,' which was cut short this spring.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:03PMThe 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 04:00PMBig winners of the night included 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning,' 'A Strange Loop,' and 'Is This A Room.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:58PMA 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 01:22PMWednesday, July 15, 2020
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 06:08PMThe Chicago company will produce a virtual series this fall, and live programming will resume in February 2021.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:03PMThe year-long fellowship for Black Chicago-area artists is aimed at creating lasting relationships between artists and theatres.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:02PMThe 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 02:50PMMidwestern orgs are hunkering down but not defeated in their plans to stay relevant as they restructure.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:48PMAt theatres in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, flexibility is the watchword.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:46PMAs we face another Depression, can we dream of a new Federal Theatre Project? Any such hope begins with political organizing onstage and off.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:44PMTheatres in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Connecticut are variously going local and virtual, and reflecting deeply on their role in a changed future.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:42PMTheatres in Nebraska, Minnesota, and Missouri work to adapt to the new reality and plan for the next chapter.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:40PMTheatres in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho keep the theatre faith, and many or most employees, in hopes of a full return.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:38PMTheatres in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina focus on how they can best serve their communities when they can't do it from their stages.
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