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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

McCarter Theatre Announces 2019 LAB Spotlight New Play Festival by American Theatre Editors

The three new plays to be featured are each written by a female playwright.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:52AM
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

How to Write a Viral Play, According to Nassim Soleimanpour by American Theatre Editors

How the Iranian playwright of 'White Rabbit Red Rabbit' got his worked produced in 50 countries, and got around the travel ban.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:56PM

Know a Theatre: Burning Coal Theatre Company of Raleigh, N.C. by American Theatre Editors

This theatre company got its start in an old school auditorium with wedding-gift money.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:56PM

Emily Mann: ‘It’s Time for the Next Wave’ by American Theatre Editors

When the McCarter's longtime artistic director leaves in 2020, she plans to do more of what brought her there 30 years ago: writing and directing.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:02PM

Sanaz Toossi Wins 2019 Rhimes Unsung Voices Playwriting Commission by American Theatre Editors

The commission, now in its second year, was created to help new playwrights develop their work.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:06PM

Ruderman Family Foundation and Yale School of Drama Announce Partnership by American Theatre Editors

The collaboration aims to advance the inclusion of people with disabilities in entertainment.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:40PM

The Subtext: Kristin Idaszak by American Theatre Editors

The award-winning playwright talks about early inspirations, breakthroughs, and how Naomi Iizuka pushed to write look inward to find her voice.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:51PM

Rep Theatre of St. Louis Announces 2019 New Play Festival Lineup by American Theatre Editors

The Rep's Ignite! Festival will debut three in-development scripts this spring.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM

‘Hamilton’ Under the Weight of the Puerto Rican Flag by American Theatre Editors

How could any single show carry so much of the island's pain and triumph? By unleashing a hurricane of pride and love.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:59AM

New Jersey Repertory Company Announces 2019 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup includes productions about family secrets, rewriting history, and country superstars.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:38AM
Monday, January 14, 2019

John Logan to Receive the 19th Monte Cristo Award by American Theatre Editors

The playwright/screenwriter will be honored by the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in April.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:41PM

Feasting in the Festival Garden by American Theatre Editors

New York's annual experimental theatre sampler boasts plenty of chills and frills, but the real attraction is carefully crafted mayhem.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:50AM
Friday, January 11, 2019

Emily Mann Announces Retirement From Helm of McCarter Theatre by American Theatre Editors

The author of 'Having Our Say' and 'Execution of Justice' will have led the New Jersey theatre for 30 years when she steps down in 2020.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:57AM
Thursday, January 10, 2019

Pillsbury House Theatre Announces 2019 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup will include three mainstage productions, free performances with the Chicago Avenue Project, and a new-works festival.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:34PM

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Announces 2019 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup include swashbuckling adventures, Shakespearean tragedies, and a holiday favorite.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:44PM

Central Works Announces 2019 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup will include four new plays, from political thrillers to murder mysteries.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:49PM

Shakespeare Fest St. Louis Announces Confluence Writers Project by American Theatre Editors

Emerging playwrights Mariah L. Richardson, Shualee Cook, and Kristin Idaszak have been selected to participate.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:47PM

PEN/Faulkner Foundation Names Gwydion Suilebhan Exec Director by American Theatre Editors

Suilebhan, who currently serves as director of brand and marketing for Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, will start next week.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:30PM

Bill Hayes and Sue Ellen Beryl, Better Together by American Theatre Editors

Their shared leadership, and segregated duties, keep Palm Beach Dramaworks afloat.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:00AM
Wednesday, January 9, 2019

MCC Theater Finally Has a Place to Call Home by American Theatre Editors

The Manhattan theatre also announced a new $30 ticket initiative, a new-musical development lab, and playwright residencies.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:05PM

Melia Bensussen Named Artistic Director of Hartford Stage by American Theatre Editors

The acclaimed director will succeed Darko Tresjnak to become the theatre's sixth artistic director.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:59PM

Shaina Taub and Sarah Hammond Tie for 2019 Kleban Prize by American Theatre Editors

They will each receive $100,000 in recognition of their work as lyricists; Charlie Sohne is also recognized for his work as a librettist.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:29PM

Jojo Ruf Named Managing Director of Theater J by American Theatre Editors

The producer will help lead the D.C. Jewish theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:30AM
Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Arkansas Rep, Back From the Brink, Names William Trice Exec A.D. by American Theatre Editors

The Little Rock native will begin the new post in August, taking the helm of the Rep after of it briefly suspended operations.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:25AM

Nancy L. Donahue, Board Backbone by American Theatre Editors

For 4 decades this Lowell, Mass., native has stayed involved with the theatre she helped create there.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:00AM
Monday, January 7, 2019

Actors’ Equity Strikes Broadway Development Labs by American Theatre Editors

2 years of negotiations for a new contract with the Broadway League on developing new musicals have reached an impasse.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:31PM

Arbiters Find Insufficient Proof of Workplace Discrimination at Guthrie by American Theatre Editors

Carpenter Molly Diers, who resigned last March due to the theatre’s allegedly 'sexist culture,' has disputed the city's ruling.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:50AM
Thursday, January 3, 2019

Fountain Theatre Announces 2019-20 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup will include six contemporary plays, including a world premiere adaptation by Stephen Sachs.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:38PM

Learning It ‘Wrong’ by American Theatre Editors

When do we figure out how theatre works? Usually long before we realize it, though for most of us it doesn't end there.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:00PM

Stories Told and Untold by American Theatre Editors

As we reflect and look forward, know that in the new year TCG will continue to be a space for us to gather, nurture, and strengthen the theatre ecology.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:46AM
Wednesday, January 2, 2019

January 2019 Onstage by American Theatre Editors

From children's storybooks to the recording studio, from New York City's Five Points neighborhood to choir rehearsal, check out what's onstage this month.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:35PM

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