Lauren Yee and Michael R. Jackson Receive Whiting Awards
Each playwright will receive an award of $50,000.
Each playwright will receive an award of $50,000.
The first Asian American Christine in 'Phantom of the Opera' discusses how she got into theatre, plus a review of 'Daddy' by Jeremy O. Harris.
The lineup will include the world premiere of 'Dhaba on Devon Avenue' by Madhuri Shekar.
The season will be presented at the newly renovated Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center.
The theatremaker and arts educator, who began her playwriting career at the organization, will start the new post in May.
The artistic director of the Public Theater will be celebrated at a ceremony later this month.
The new program strives to increase opportunities for under-represented theatre artists.
The series marking Emily Mann's final season as artistic leader will include world premieres by Rachel Bonds and Nathan Alan Davis.
The playwright of 'Somebody's Daughter' and 'Surely Goodness and Mercy' talks about how private school almost broke her and how August Wilson shaped her thinking.
The playwrights will each receive $12,500.
A director and administrator known for championing new work, she is poised to lead one of the nation's leading theatres.
The under-produced 20th-century playwright is the newest rediscovery project for the Off-Broadway company.
You've heard of rock 'n' roll theatre, but this company is living the dream: It started in a garage and is now a full-time "meta-media" producing organization.
The Miami-based author will open the org's national conference this June.
Her first season at the Baltimore theatre will include 'Miss You Like Hell,' 'Men on Boats,' and a play directed by Taye Diggs.
The lineup includes two premieres and contemporary classics.
The critics are back with a discussion of the 'To Kill a Mockingbird' controversy and a look at a day (and night) in the life of a theatre critic.
The lineup includes a female-championing play festival, new comedies, and contemporary dramas.
The programming will include a world premiere play set in Rochester's Kodak Park.
The global prize for English-language writers carries a purse of $165,000.
A new monthly series, "Theatre: All the Moving Parts," will feature interviews with stage artists.
The Festival de MicroTeatro: El Sueño Americano will feature five mini plays about the Latinx experience.
International Women's Day, World Theatre Day, 400 Years of Inequality, and others offer opportunities for the field to mark our history this month and beyond.
The festival will feature readings of plays by MJ Halberstadt, Melinda Lopez and Maurice E. Parent, and Brenda Withers.
Efforts to diversify the popular and influential form are no laughing matter.