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Tuesday, June 18, 2019

The Subtext: Networking with Will Snider, Anna Moench, and Steve Yockey by American Theatre Editors

The three playwrights discuss the importance of building and maintaining relationships in this industry.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:46PM

Sacred Fools Announces 4-Show Season by American Theatre Editors

The 2019-20 lineup will include works by Vanessa Claire Stewart, Dave Hanson, Bob DeRosa, and Madhuri Shekar.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:28AM
Monday, June 17, 2019

TCG Announces 2019 Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards by American Theatre Editors

Thirteen productions will receive support to extend rehearsal and development time for new plays and musicals.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:42PM
Friday, June 14, 2019

Queens Theatre Launches ‘Theatre for All’ Initiative by American Theatre Editors

The NYC theatre will make its building and programming accessible for audiences and theatre artists with disabilities.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:40PM

Profile Theatre to Present Lynn Nottage and Paula Vogel Season by American Theatre Editors

Each playwright will receive three productions at the Portland theatre over two seasons.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:19PM
Thursday, June 13, 2019

Token Theatre Friends: Jumaane Williams Wants to Be an Actor by American Theatre Editors

The Friends interview NYC's Public Advocate, react to the Tony Award results, and share thoughts on 'Octet,' 'Little Women,' and 'Nomad Motel.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:51PM

Hartford Stage Names Cynthia Rider Managing Director by American Theatre Editors

Rider will co-lead the company with incoming artistic director Melia Bensussen.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:49PM
Wednesday, June 12, 2019

In Colorado, Seeing New Plays Before They’re Born by American Theatre Editors

Last week at the Colorado New Play Festival in Steamboat Springs, work by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Jill Sobule, among others, searched for its sound and form.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:58PM

Corrib Theatre Announces Another Season of Irish Plays by American Theatre Editors

The lineup will feature works by Patricia Burke Brogan, Gerard Mannix Flynn, and Emma Donoghue.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:25PM

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

From the end of the Federal Theatre Project to the Utah Shakespeare Festival's first indoor space and a Tonys milestone by Phylicia Rashad, June has been a significant month for theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:56PM

Antaeus Theatre Company Announces 2019-20 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup will include two plays developed as part of the Antaeus Playwrights Lab.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:04PM

Know a Theatre: Tennessee Women’s Theater Project of Nashville by American Theatre Editors

This theatre company in the Music City, founded by a singer who lost her voice, now strives to put women's voices centerstage.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:37PM
Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Students Ekele Ukegbu, Jeremy Fuentes Win Roger Rees Awards by American Theatre Editors

Schools from Long Island, Westchester, and Manhattan were recognized in the annual honors for high school theatre students in the Greater NYC region.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:49PM

Francisco Mendoza Wins Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award for Playwriting by American Theatre Editors

Mendoza’s play 'Machine Learning' was selected to receive developmental support.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:52PM
Monday, June 10, 2019

Lily Tung Crystal Named Theater Mu’s New Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

The performer/director/leadership coach, who founded San Francisco's Ferocious Lotus, will take the reins of the Twin Cities company this fall.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:24PM

At the Tonys, a Night of Call-Outs and History-Making by American Theatre Editors

The musical 'Hadestown' took top honors in a hopeful ceremony that pointed the way forward for the theatre field.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:39PM
Friday, June 7, 2019

Robert Kelley, Silicon Valley Theatremaker by American Theatre Editors

Artistic director of the Tony-winning TheatreWorks, who will step down in 2020, looks back on 50 years of growth and new work.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:00AM
Thursday, June 6, 2019

Public Theater to Present ‘For Colored Girls’ and ‘Soft Power’ by American Theatre Editors

The Off-Broadway theatre will present the new David Henry Hwang/Jeanine Tesori musical and a world premiere by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, and Kwame Kwei-Armah.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:42PM

Three on the Aisle: If We Ran the Tonys….. by American Theatre Editors

The critics give their unofficial annual best production and performance awards—and Off-Broadway and regional productions are fair game.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:37AM
Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Tear Down This Wall: TYA/USA’s 2019 Festival & Conference by American Theatre Editors

The gathering, which featured YA novelist Jason Reynolds, focused on eliminating barriers—especially ones between kids and adults.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Jeff Daniels: Not Quite the Hero by American Theatre Editors

How the Tony-nominated star of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' stays in the moment, even a complicated one.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:28PM

Tarell Alvin McCraney and Tina Landau: Back in ‘Blakk’ by American Theatre Editors

In ‘Ms. Blakk for President,’ the two are unearthing a forgotten slice of queer history and drawing parallels to today’s presidential race.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM
Monday, June 3, 2019

‘Ferryman,’ ‘Hadestown,’ and ‘Tootsie’ Among Drama Desk Winners by American Theatre Editors

At the 2019 ceremony honoring Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway, the biggest winners were Broadway shows.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:32PM

Can 3Views Change Theatre Criticism? by American Theatre Editors

Coming this fall: a new artist-driven online journal from the Lillys that aims to widen and diversify the discourse.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:32AM

NYC Mayor’s Office to Subsidize Students’ Theatre Tickets by American Theatre Editors

The initiative will allow 500 students to see 'What the Constitution Means to Me' on Broadway.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:36AM
Friday, May 31, 2019

Atlantic Season to Include Sarah Silverman Musical and New Guirgis Play by American Theatre Editors

The Off-Broadway theatre will present a new musical based on Silverman's memoir, along with world premieres from Stephen Adly Guirgis and Jack Thorne.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:47PM

Rooms Where It Happens: St. Louis’s Rising Leaders of Color by American Theatre Editors

Five colleagues I got to know over the past year through TCG's professional development program, which adds up to more than the sum of its parts.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:34AM

New at The New Yorker: Theatre Critics Vinson Cunningham & Alexandra Schwartz by American Theatre Editors

As they take over the regular beat from Hilton Als, the two talk about where they come from and what they're looking forward to.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Thursday, May 30, 2019

Token Theatre Friends: Rethinking American History with Jennifer Kidwell and Scott Sheppard by American Theatre Editors

The Friends talk to the creators of 'Underground Railroad Game,' which is back in NYC; plus reviews of an all-female 'Mac Beth,' 'BLKS,' and 'Continuity.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:08PM

East West Players Season to Feature Asian American Women by American Theatre Editors

The Los Angeles company will present works by Jiehae Park, Lauren Yee, Sandra Tsing Loh, and May Lee-Yang.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:48PM

TCG Names New Participants of Rising Leaders of Color Program by American Theatre Editors

10 early-career artists from Miami and New York City will be given networking and professional development opportunities.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:42PM

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