Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Cygnet Theatre to Open New Performing Arts Center, The Joan by American Theatre Editors

This fall the San Diego company will kick off a new season in a renovated historic navy building in the town's Liberty Station arts district.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:03AM
Tuesday, January 21, 2025

AT Education Monthly: UCLA, California Wildfires, and College Auditions by American Theatre Editors

This month, Allison speaks with the dean of UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television about navigating the fires in California.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:23PM

Maria Rosario Jackson Steps Down From NEA by American Theatre Editors

Her last day as chairman of the federal arts endowment was Jan. 20, the day of President Trump's second inauguration.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:14PM

Offscript: A Shot of ‘Eureka Day’ and a Visit to Seattle by American Theatre Editors

This episode features a chat on the stage of Manhattan Theatre Club with playwright Jonathan Spector, and a check-in with Seattle Times arts writer Gemma Wilson.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:00AM
Thursday, January 16, 2025

The Fires This Time by American Theatre Editors

L.A.’s wildfire catastrophe can be measured in acres and dollars, but for theatre folks, rebuilding will be about more than buildings.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:49PM

People to Watch: Larissa FastHorse by American Theatre Editors

The Las Angeles playwright discusses nonprofit farces, community-engaged theatre, and the magic of theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:13PM
Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Robert Barry Fleming to Step Down From Actors Theatre of Louisville by American Theatre Editors

The versatile artist and leader started their tenure in the summer of 2019, leading the theatre through some tough times while prioritizing diversity and innovation.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:05PM

NEA Grants, Kleban Prize, Donnelley Grants, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:04AM
Tuesday, January 14, 2025

No Magic Bullet for the Bottom Line by American Theatre Editors

Theatre audiences and their preferences are changing---are theatres ready to change with them? A Wallace study looks at evolving strategies.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:17PM

Theatrical Mustang: Monét X Change Wants the Stage by Gabriela

This month, Woodzick talks with drag superstar Monét X Change about her solo Life be Lifin’, collaborating on music with BenDeLaCreme, sources of queer joy, and Broadway aspirations.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:32PM

Support Your Local Native Theatre Artists by American Theatre Editors

How new-work development and proactive hiring can solve the problem of near-zero Native representation on U.S. stages.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:32AM

Meet Audiences Where They Are by American Theatre Editors

The challenge of declining attendance also presents an opportunity for theatres to diversify and expand their reach and impact.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:29AM

Leading From the Middle by American Theatre Editors

Stationed at the center of the production process, stage managers are uniquely positioned to educate, facilitate, and reset expectations.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:28AM

Company Care as a Business Model by American Theatre Editors

While finding ways to survive in a system hostile to artmaking, we can also make liberatory practices part of our organizational culture.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:28AM
Monday, January 13, 2025

Richard Foreman Meant It by American Theatre Editors

A colleague remembers the playwright/director/auteur/founder of NYC’s Ontological-Hysteric Theatre, who died on Jan. 4 at the age of 87.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:22PM

New Savannah Performing Arts Festival Announced by American Theatre Editors

From Feb. 10-22, the festival will highlight performing arts in the Georgia city, including a staging of 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:48AM

Maya Choldin Named Managing Director of New York Theatre Workshop by American Theatre Editors

An arts administrator whose résumé spans Philly's experimental ensemble Pig Iron and Canada's mainstream Theatre Calgary, she'll succeed Jeremy Blocker at the Off-Broadway powerhouse.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:58AM
Thursday, January 9, 2025

Marya Sea Kaminski to Leave Pittsburgh Public Theater by American Theatre Editors

The organization will launch a nationwide search for a successor for Kaminski, who served as artistic director for 7 years.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:00PM

Against the Dying of the Light: Toward a Risky Theatre by American Theatre Editors

With our art form and industry at a crossroads, now is not the time for timidity or self-censorship.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:35AM
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

The Subtext: Kelley Nicole Girod, in It for the Drama by Gabriela

This month Brian talks with the playwright, producer, Fire This Time Festival founder, and Apollo Theater director of new works about drama, balance, and Louisiana history.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:16PM
Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Show and Telemachus: Joseph Medeiros’s Journey Through ‘The Odyssey’ by American Theatre Editors

How a versatile actor picked up ancient Greek in his spare time, and soon became the unlikely bearer of an intimate and ancient tale---in its original language.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:28AM
Monday, January 6, 2025

Jonathan Spector: What the Play Wants by American Theatre Editors

An interview with the playwright of 'Eureka Day' about creating the play in a pre-Covid world and seeing the show anew through a changed society.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:17PM
Sunday, January 5, 2025

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

From early-1900s Florida to 1930s-era Seattle, theatremakers both practical and idealistic clocked some milestones.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:23PM
Thursday, December 26, 2024

Connecting Russian Refugees Via Theatre—and a SpaceBridge by American Theatre Editors

Through the stories of young Russian refugee children, theatremaker Irina Kruzhilina aims to promote compassion among mistrustful Americans, and create some friendships along the way.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00PM
Thursday, December 19, 2024

True Colors to Be in Residence at Southwest Arts Center by American Theatre Editors

The partnership between the theatre group and facility will include an opening production of 'Jaja’s African Hair Braiding' by Jocelyn Bioh and free community events.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:32PM

Hodder Fellows, Mark O’Donnell Prize, and More by American Theatre Editors

This regular roundup of prizes and other recognitions includes multiple items from Princeton, N.J., and Arkansas.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:36AM
Tuesday, December 17, 2024

AT Education Monthly: A Tennessee ‘Carol’ and a Critics’ Reunion by Gabriela

This month spotlights a collaboration between the University of Tennessee and Clarence Brown Theatre and looks back at readers' favorite school productions of 2024.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:44PM

Matt Barbot’s ‘beautiful land’: This Time It’s Personal by American Theatre Editors

His fantastical new play at Pregones/PRTT puts real and fictional Puerto Ricans on a wild train ride through history and politics.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:05PM

Kris Vire: Chicago’s Sharp-Eyed Theatre Keeper by American Theatre Editors

The diligent arts journalist, who died on Nov. 18 at the age of 47, is remembered for his dedication to theatre and friends.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:45AM

The Year’s 10 Most Popular Posts, and 10 That Deserve Another Look by American Theatre Editors

It was a year of uncertainty and innovation, relevance and escapism, hate-reads and affirmations.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:04AM
Monday, December 16, 2024

Offscript: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Puppet by American Theatre Editors

For 2024's holiday podcast, Gabriela visits with the merry makers behind 'Rudolph' at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, and Rob chats with critic Bill Hirschman about the state of Sou…

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:28AM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime