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Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Celebrating La Diane by American Theatre Editors

Diane Rodriguez was a force for good in our field, a great and loyal friend, and a fiercely glamorous woman.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:04PM

Remembering Joseph Adler, Passionate Titan of South Florida Theatre by American Theatre Editors

GableStage's longtime artistic director brought aesthetically daring works to Miami audiences, and both nurtured and prodded his colleagues to meet high standards.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:30AM
Tuesday, April 21, 2020

‘Hamilton’ Education Program Launches EduHam at Home by American Theatre Editors

The digital program will give students the tools to create their own pieces of art using historical primary sources.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:18PM

The 24 Hour Plays Launches Viral Musicals by American Theatre Editors

The company will present original musicals online, featuring performances by Daveed Diggs, Larry Owens, and more.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:59AM
Monday, April 20, 2020

Paula Vogel: Borrowing Time and Toasting the Future by American Theatre Editors

The playwright looks forward to opening nights, and a theatre we no longer take for granted, on the other side of COVID-19.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:28PM

St. Louis Theatres Create COVID-19 Task Force by American Theatre Editors

The task force will meet to discuss strategies and concerns related to virus-related challenges area theatres are facing.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:53PM

Three on the Aisle: Solving a Problem With Maria by American Theatre Editors

The critics talk to Woolly Mammoth's Maria Manuela Goyanes about theatre in the age of COVID-19, and discuss the relative merits of online theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:38PM

Vineyard Theatre Announces Roth-Vogel New Play Commission by American Theatre Editors

Producer Daryl Roth and playwright Paula Vogel partner to launch a new annual play commissioning program.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:29PM

2020 Powerhouse Theater Season Postponed by American Theatre Editors

New York Stage and Film and Vassar College will delay the Powerhouse summer season due to the coronavirus.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:40PM

The Actor’s Life Goes On, Minus a Script by American Theatre Editors

The pandemic shutdown is a crushing blow for theatres, but it is individual artists who are absorbing the brunt of the pain.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:46PM

Public Theater Cancels Summer Programming by American Theatre Editors

The theatre will suspends its programming through Aug. 31, including Shakespeare in the Park.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:42PM
Friday, April 17, 2020

Adams & Reisch Foundation Grants Relief to Theatre Artists by American Theatre Editors

The foundation has awarded grants to 80 playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists with shows canceled due to COVID-19.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:10PM

Featured Contributors, April 2020 by American Theatre Editors

Advocating for parent artists and modeling a more inclusive world.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:15PM

Featured Contributors, March 2020 by American Theatre Editors

A story about the urgency and efficacy of making theatre to combat climate change.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:03PM

Vengeance, Plague, Death, Confusion: Stacy Keach, Ed Gero Join Zoom ‘Lear’ Reading by American Theatre Editors

An online benefit on Shakespeare's birthday will reunite some storied professional casts with local Pennsylvania actors.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:51PM

TCG Announces 14th Round of Fox Resident Actor Fellows by American Theatre Editors

The 2020 cohort includes Ayanna Berkshire, Tonia Jackson, Stephen Wolfert, Leila Buck, Shannon Dorsey, and Moses Goods.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:26AM
Thursday, April 16, 2020

JACK to Operate as Food Hub for Brooklyn’s Most Vulnerable by American Theatre Editors

The initiative aims to help Brooklyn populations disproportionately represented on the front lines of the pandemic and the shutdown.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:08PM

‘Stream ON!’ to Air 10-Minute Plays From Across the Globe by American Theatre Editors

The international streaming event will air this Friday, April 17, at 1 p.m. on Facebook Live.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:34PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2020

TCG Releases Coronavirus Preparedness and Impact Report by American Theatre Editors

A total of 168 TCG Member Theatres shared information on lost revenue and cancelled programming.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:30PM

Be Your Own Virgil: A Rumination for the Class of 2020 by American Theatre Editors

Without signposts and ceremonies to mark our lives, we have no one but ourselves to guide us to our next chapters.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:10PM

Emergency Relief Grant for Artists Named for Hilary Teachout by American Theatre Editors

Named for the theatre critic's late wife, the program will aid visual and performing artists affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and shutdown.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:54AM

American Players Theatre Delays Start of 2020 Season by American Theatre Editors

APT also pivots to flexible ticketing in lieu of tickets to individual performances.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:18AM
Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Survey Shows Audiences’ Reluctance to Return to the Theatre by American Theatre Editors

Half of D.C. theatregoers surveyed by Shugoll Research say health concerns would keep them away for a while, even after theatres reopen.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:02PM

Marin Theatre Company Cancels Remainder of Season, Cuts Staff by American Theatre Editors

MTC cuts staff by half to help weather the economic storm accompanying the coronavirus pandemic.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:35PM

It’s Business as Unusual for Theatres’ Finance Directors by American Theatre Editors

Finance directors have been working around the clock to lock down funds and plan for an uncertain future.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:01PM

Trinity Rep Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

With spring dates canceled due to COVID-19, 'Sweat' and 'Sweeney Todd' will open the 2020-21 season.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:47PM

HERE Announces 2020 HARP Residencies by American Theatre Editors

The four artists will begin their residencies immediately, creating three new theatrical works.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:29PM

Wynn Handman, Unflappable Off-Broadway Champion by American Theatre Editors

With his American Place Theatre and his teaching, he launched countless essential theatrical careers, though he was humble to a fault.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:18PM
Monday, April 13, 2020

On (Trying) to Create in the Age of COVID by American Theatre Editors

One way we might use this anxious downtime: to imagine a theatre field that's better and fairer than the one we've known.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:06PM

The Show That Ate Off-Broadway by American Theatre Editors

How 'Little Shop of Horrors' grew beyond its downtown roots and changed musical theatre for good.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:09AM
Friday, April 10, 2020

Diane Rodriguez: A Light and a Fire by American Theatre Editors

A towering figure of California and American theatre, she died today at the age of 68.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:15PM