Tuesday, March 24, 2020
In 1918 an outbreak of influenza killed millions and shuttered U.S. theatres—and then one day it was gone.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:15AMMonday, March 23, 2020
How our theatre skills can help us adapt to this enforced time indoors.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:53PMUniversity theatre programs quickly adjust to remote learning in the age of COVID-19.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:26PMA special bonus episode features voicemails from playwrights all over the country about this extraordinary historical moment and how they're faring.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:11PMThis disorienting global moment is not an intermission---it's the main drama itself.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:45PMTaylor Mac, Annie Baker, Lucas Hnath, and Dominique Morisseau are among those who've signed onto share material for the Trickle Up, new subscription platform that will donate to artists in n…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:46PMUnemployed Broadway workers will receive temporary compensation and healthcare as theatrical unions move to mitigate financial losses.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:44PMSunday, March 22, 2020
Theatre folks mourn closed shows and unseen work, and worry over the impact on emerging artists.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:20AMSaturday, March 21, 2020
Jose talks to the playwright about her (now closed) show 'Endlings' and to Wai Ching Ho, who starred in it.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:25AMFriday, March 20, 2020
The immigrants of Madhuri Shekar's play, and my own forebears, have a message for us: We survived so you will survive.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:14PMTheatre's education and engagement pros, whose work has been put on hold along with everyone else's, can be key partners in our field's eventual recovery.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:16AMVisits with resident artists, archival production videos, and a cooperative online project are all part of the downtown theatre's new virtual offerings.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:45AMThursday, March 19, 2020
The Windham-Campbell Prize honors English-language writers all over the world at every stage of their careers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:00PMWednesday, March 18, 2020
Even in a pandemic, theatre can still live on the page, in your mind, in your home—and playwrights could use the royalties.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:19PMThe generosity of playwrights has made the New Play Exchange a destination and a hub that is helping some of us close the social distance.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:47PMWhere will we find the tools to forge a new way of learning and making theatre? They may already be in our hands.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:57AMTennessee theatre kids stepped up to bat when they learned the dress rehearsal for 'Let 'Em Play' would be their closing performance.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:20AMOur job now as theatremakers is to adapt to whatever mechanism we have to tell stories.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:19AMThe artistic director of New York City's the Tank shares self care tips for theatre artists in quarantine.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:56AMTuesday, March 17, 2020
Each of the fellows will focus on a different aspect of the production process.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:26PMThe online monologue project will feature Stephen Adly Guirgis, Rachel Dratch, and Hilary Bettis, among others.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:04PMThe playwright of 'Plano' and 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning' talks about Dallas theatre, existential crisis, and the difference between love and empathy.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:59AMSo many artists and audiences depend on what we do, so it's time to use our creativity to meet the moment.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:21AMWe thought our show was about a community pulling together after a terrible mining disaster, but it seems it was about something much bigger.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:12AMMonday, March 16, 2020
A classicist at heart, the beloved dramaturg and translator was also a fierce champion and close reader of new work.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:37PMA conversation with the writer of 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning' about conversativism, Catholicism, and lingering in discomfort.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:08PMFriday, March 13, 2020
Theatres across the country are turning to video-capture as a way share cancelled shows.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:33PMAs Broadway shutters to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the nation's small and regional theatres follow suit—and enter a time of grave uncertainty.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:21PMHis 'Boys in the Band' was more than just a play, and to those close to him, he was more than just a writer.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:35AMFor the new show 'Playwrights in the Newsroom,' 2 Dallas artists trailed journalists and learned how and why they do their job.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:42AMWednesday, March 11, 2020
The season will include two world premieres and an Oscar Wilde adaptation.
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