Rude Mechs Cofounder Sarah Richardson to Step Down by American Theatre Editors

One of the Texas ensemble's heads will leave her leadership role, while Alexandra Bassett will assume the newly created position of managing director.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 3:16pm on February 4, 2015☆⚑

Childsplay Theatre Stages a Drama Intervention in Arizona Schools by American Theatre Editors

With a mix of federal and private funding, the Tempe-based company is helping teachers introduce drama into the classroom, with a special emphasis on language learning.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:57pm on February 4, 2015☆⚑

SMU's Meadows Prize Residencies Go to Lear deBessonet and Complex Movements by American Theatre Editors

A Detroit-based multimedia collective and the director of the Public Theater's Public Works program are invited to create new urban arts projects for Dallas.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:54am on February 3, 2015☆⚑

2015-'16 Will Be Season of Premieres at the Colony Theatre by American Theatre Editors

BURBANK, CALIF.: The Colony Theatre has announced its 2015-2016 season. It will feature two world premieres, two West Coast premieres and a California premiere. First up will be the West …

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:20am on February 3, 2015☆⚑

Shotgun Players Aim to Open New Rehearsal Space by American Theatre Editors

The Berkeley ensemble, which owns its own performance space, now has the keys to a new, custom-renovated rehearsal studio to prepare their work.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:53am on February 3, 2015☆⚑

Onstage This Week: Feb. 2-9 by American Theatre Editors

Historical figures are one theme this week---there are plays about W.E.B. DuBois, Lewis Carroll and Mae West---as is a pronounced emphasis on revivals, both of classics and of significant pl…

SOURCE: American Theatre at 7:40am on February 2, 2015☆⚑

The Genius of O'Neill by American Theatre Editors

He wrote his best play last, but it's a mistake to think of the rest of the playwright's thorny, ambitious, stammeringly poetic work as simply a warmup for 'Long Day's Journey Into Night.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 6:09am on February 2, 2015☆⚑

Know a Theatre: 16th Street Theater of Berwyn, Ill. by American Theatre Editors

This 49-seat venue in a small suburb west of Chicago serves its neighborhood with new plays at neighborly ticket prices.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 9:54pm on February 1, 2015☆⚑

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

From Elaine Stritch's birth to Arthur Miller's death, here are some notable dates in February.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 7:13pm on February 1, 2015☆⚑

Editor's Note for Feb. 2015 by American Theatre Editors

Love the issue you're with.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:03am on January 31, 2015☆⚑

Executive Letter for Feb. 2015: L'art pour l'art by American Theatre Editors

As the field faces the uncertain future, might ensemble theatres---with their mix of continuity and adaptability, and their focus on the artistic mission---point the way forward?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 9:51am on January 31, 2015☆⚑

A Wooster Group Sing-Along With 'Early Shaker Spirituals' by American Theatre Editors

The reeling ecstasy of the troupe's new "record album interpretation" comes via the most straightforward means imaginable.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:48pm on January 30, 2015☆⚑

The Cruel Humanity and Danger of 'Social Security' by American Theatre Editors

Christina Masciotti's uneasily naturalistic play depicts a factory worker fallen on hard times and caught between two contrasting neighbors.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:41pm on January 30, 2015☆⚑

The Bourgie Pecking Order Breaks Down in 'Barbecue Apocalypse' by American Theatre Editors

Matt Lyle's wild comedy, inspired by a mild real-life social humiliation, throws self-judgment and invidious class comparison on the grill next to the road kill.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:36pm on January 30, 2015☆⚑

5 Books Tell Broadway Tales, Some Fresh and Some Stale by American Theatre Editors

Several books tell the rich history of New York's commercial theatre district from a variety of angles. What about its future?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:25pm on January 30, 2015☆⚑

5 Theatre Couples Who Work Together to Stay Together by American Theatre Editors

We talked to 10 theatre artists about the trials, tribulations and triumphs of collaborating---in work and in life.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 3:44pm on January 30, 2015☆⚑

Offscript: The Lace-Curtain Irish Edition by American Theatre Editors

A critic's round table on David Lindsay-Abaire's oft-performed 'Good People,' as well as chat about Sean Graney, diversity and Taylor Mac.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:31pm on January 30, 2015☆⚑

Redefining Puppetry at Chicago's International Puppet Theater Festival  by American Theatre Editors

Festival founder Blair Thomas aimed to challenge the conventional notions of puppetry and maybe invent some new models along the way during this 12-day Chicago event.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 2:41pm on January 29, 2015☆⚑

American Blues Theater Announces 2015-16 Season by American Theatre Editors

The ensemble theatre's season will include Richard Nash's 'The Rainmaker,' James Still's 'Looking Over the President's Shoulder' and 'Little Shop of Horrors.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 2:16pm on January 29, 2015☆⚑

The Real Story Behind Sean Graney's Return to the Hypocrites by American Theatre Editors

The director left the company he founded to pursue his own muse. But he's since learned that theatre is about community, and leadership is about service. Oh---and he had some time and money …

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:32am on January 29, 2015☆⚑

Look at All the Lonely People in 'Reverberation' by American Theatre Editors

Matthew Lopez's newest play, coming soon to Hartford Stage, tackles the intimacy gap in contemporary relationships.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:57pm on January 28, 2015☆⚑

Perseverance Theatre's Tale of Two Cities by American Theatre Editors

Building audiences in two far-flung cities, as Alaska's biggest theatre has done, is one way to help ensure a theatre's economic sustainability.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 4:05pm on January 28, 2015☆⚑

U.K., Germany, Russian and Japan Bring Premieres to Lincoln Center Fest by American Theatre Editors

The Druid's take on Shakespeare history plays, an English 'Ubu Roi,' a Russian 'Miss Julie,' a Murakami adaptation from Japan and a Harry Partch opera highlight this year's theatre offerings.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 1:46pm on January 28, 2015☆⚑

Sean Graney Returns to Hypocrites Helm by American Theatre Editors

The company's founding director returns to take back the reins from Halena Kays.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 1:19pm on January 28, 2015☆⚑

Football Dramas That Love the Players, Question the Game by American Theatre Editors

Three new plays aren't giving the NFL a pass for its brain-injury crisis and macho culture.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 9:18pm on January 27, 2015☆⚑