Raven Theatre Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The Chicago theatre will feature a world premiere from Joshua Allen as part of its upcoming season.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:20pm on February 7, 2020☆⚑

U-M Students Start Semester With No Safety Net by American Theatre Editors

A festival of politically themed performances kicks off a program of civic engagement across disciplines.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 5:48pm on February 6, 2020☆⚑

Lydia Diamond Wins 2020 Horton Foote Playwriting Award by American Theatre Editors

The playwright will receive the $25,000 prize this summer.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:43am on February 6, 2020☆⚑

Two Win Expanded Premiere Stages Bauer Boucher Playwriting Award by American Theatre Editors

Emily Niemeyer and Emily Conklin become the first winners in the new expansion of the award from 1 to 2 playwrights.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 9:47am on February 6, 2020☆⚑

Idris Goodwin Named Director of Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center by American Theatre Editors

The playwright and director returns to his former community.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 5:13pm on February 5, 2020☆⚑

Dad's Garage Theatre Names Jon Carr Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

Carr previously served as the Atlanta company's interim artistic director and marketing director.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:28pm on February 5, 2020☆⚑

Fountain Theatre Season to Include L.A. Premieres of Jacobs-Jenkins, Churchill, Levenson by American Theatre Editors

In addition to premieres of 'If I Forget,' 'An Octoroon,' and 'Escaped Alone,' the season includes a new play by co-artistic director Stephen Sachs.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:27pm on February 5, 2020☆⚑

DeLanna Studi Named Co-Artistic Director of Native Voices at the Autry by American Theatre Editors

The acclaimed Cherokee actor/writer/educator will work alongside founders Randy Reinholz and Jean Bruce Scott as they transition to emeritus roles.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:12pm on February 5, 2020☆⚑

Where Have All the Festivals Gone? A January Wrap-Up by American Theatre Editors

Though American Realness and COIL are sorely missed, there was much international work to take in at this year's Under the Radar and Exponential fests.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:27am on February 5, 2020☆⚑

Court Theatre Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The season will conclude Court Theatre's staging of the Oedipus Trilogy, and a new adaptation of 'Othello.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 9:49am on February 5, 2020☆⚑

Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Announces 2020 Finalists by American Theatre Editors

Among the finalists are Dominique Morisseau, Celine Song, Aleshea Harris, Lucy Prebble, and Anne Washburn.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 6:02pm on February 4, 2020☆⚑

2020 TCG Gala Celebrates Legacies and Potential by American Theatre Editors

Songs from 'Soft Power,' 'A Strange Loop,' and a Prince deep cut highlighted a celebration of the National Black Theatre Festival and David Henry Hwang.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 5:09pm on February 4, 2020☆⚑

You Should See Them in a Crown: The Dope Queens of 'Six' by American Theatre Editors

A British concert musical about Henry VIII's wives comes to Broadway on a wave of 'Hamilton'-worthy buzz.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 2:57pm on February 3, 2020☆⚑

Playwrights Realm Announces 2020 INK'D Festival of New Plays by American Theatre Editors

The company's 2019-20 Realm Writing Fellows will present new works this month.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:24pm on February 3, 2020☆⚑

ASCAP and EdTa Establish Stephen Schwartz Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year Award by American Theatre Editors

The award will recognize a middle or high school educator at this year's International Thespian Festival.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 2:47pm on January 31, 2020☆⚑

The Public Theater Announces Summer Lineup by American Theatre Editors

The season at Central Park's Delacorte Theater will feature 'Richard II' and the return of a musical 'As You Like It.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 2:42pm on January 31, 2020☆⚑

Token Theatre Friends: Live From BroadwayCon With Zora Howard and Jordan E. Cooper by American Theatre Editors

This week Jose records a live episode with the playwrights behind 'Ain't No Mo' and 'Stew.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 2:14pm on January 31, 2020☆⚑

Junebug Productions Awards $100,000 to 5 New Orleans Artists by American Theatre Editors

The awards, funded by Mellon and Duke, recognize local artists in a wide range of disciplines.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:15pm on January 31, 2020☆⚑

NAATCO Announces Partnership With 4 Theatres to Foster Asian American Stage Inclusion by American Theatre Editors

Four theatres will join the New York-based company in programming work centering Asian American artists and performers.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:03pm on January 31, 2020☆⚑

The Air Is Humming: Why Did 'West Side Story' Hire a Boy Like That? by American Theatre Editors

Protests target the casting of Amar Ramasar, a dancer who was briefly fired from New York City Ballet in 2018 for sexual harassment.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:54am on January 30, 2020☆⚑

A 'West Side Story' That Resets the Choreographic Balance by American Theatre Editors

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's pared-down choreography may depart from Jerome Robbins's original steps, but is it telling the same story?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 9:00am on January 30, 2020☆⚑

CEO/Producer Preston Whiteway to Leave O'Neill Theater Center by American Theatre Editors

Whiteway will receive the 20th Monte Cristo Award in recognization of his 16-year tenure at the O'Neill.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:13pm on January 29, 2020☆⚑

'The Uninvited' Revisits Reconstruction Where It Took Place, but Didn't Take Root by American Theatre Editors

New Orleans's Goat in the Road Productions immersively restages an overlooked post-Civil War conflict.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 9:00am on January 29, 2020☆⚑

Maltz Jupiter Theatre Announces 2020-21 Season by American Theatre Editors

The Florida company will present musical comedies and contemporary plays.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 2:02pm on January 28, 2020☆⚑

Company One Theatre Announces Season 21 PlayLab Unit Playwrights by American Theatre Editors

8 Boston-area playwrights will develop new work with the support of Company One.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 1:32pm on January 28, 2020☆⚑