8,527 stories by "American Theatre Editors"
The honor goes to a freelance director focused on building just communities through generative work, consensus organizing, and research and development.
CLEVELAND: Cleveland Play House (CPH) board of directors has announced that regional theatre veteran Mark Cuddy has been appointed to serve as interim artistic director as the theatre seeks …
This excerpt from a new book introducing performers to the unique world of the stage actor covers some of its unique rituals and traditions.
The experienced director and educator will suceed Andrew Borba in running the summer theatre in southwest New York state.
After a year as director of the theatre's director of inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA), she will move up to both oversee a wider variety of operations and to infuse IDEA value…
The NYC-based company will next host Criminal Queerness Festival, welcoming theatremakers from nations where homosexuality is outlawed at a time when U.S. also faces renewed threats from the…
The 2022 cohort includes 6 Pittsburgh-based BIPOC leaders in all theatre disciplines.
A recent reading of TyLie Shider's play 'Whittier,' about the aftermath of George Floyd's murder, brought together artists intent on sustaining the energy of the past 2 years of protest.
Hailing from an accomplished Chicago family, she started in journalism, then went on to break barriers as an actor, playwright, and director.
When he put 'Broadway' in a song lyric, Michael R. Jackson was unwittingly naming the destination, and the destiny, for his unapologetically Black and queer musical, which won the Best Music…
After 25 years and more than 200 productions, Smith will step down in 2023 to make room for a new chapter at the D.C. theatre.
Artists Nancy GarcÃa Loza, Nabil Ince, Michael Manson, Aram Han Sifuentes, and Pramila Vasudevan will join with institutions to create projects fostering culturally vibrant, equitable, an…
An excerpt from a new book about the lessons learned from staging the work of 2 major English writers.
In streamlining its offerings, the annual Omaha new-play gathering has gained what visiting artists see as an increase in collegiality, support, and breathing room.
The Educational Theatre Association's annual statistics also show an uptick in theatre participation among young people, as in-person performances return.
He'll leave his post as A.D. and director of arts engagement for San Diego's Old Globe to succeed Shanta Thake as the Public's director of artistic programs/associate artistic director.
After 46 years as downtown San Diego's resident theatre, the REP has decided to suspend operations while exploring options for a fiscally sustainable future.
Why a new same-sex revision of the classic Off-Broadway musical, with tweaks by original lyricist/librettist Tom Jones, may work even better than the original boy-girl version.
A new musical at the Alliance Theatre, based on the Eddie Murphy/Dan Aykroyd switcheroo comedy, has traded out a few elements.
This year's Regional Tony Award winner, nestled on the campus of the University of Chicago, takes an approach to the classics that isn't merely academic.
This week we talk to the playwright of 'Alma' and 'In His Hands' about intimacy, religion, poetic realism, and Mario Kart.
The longtime artistic director of Oregon Children's Theatre lived out his passion for supporting the development of others, both onstage and off.
This month features audacious performers, iconic gay activists, and the establishment of important cultural institutions.
The Public Theater founder's life and legacy, traced in a documentary on PBS, may be best understood, and built upon, as part of the U.S. regional theatre movement.
The initiative will honor the pioneering playwright's legacy with a touring statue and support for the work of multiple female/non-binary playwrights of color.
