Actor's Express Puts the Spotlight on Its Hometown for Its 2015"16 Season by American Theatre Editors

The city's notorious child murders of 1979 are the backdrop of Janine Nabers's 'Serial Black Face,' and Steve Yockey will get two world premieres.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 2:49pm on March 30, 2015☆⚑

6th Street Playhouse Wins Big at Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards by American Theatre Editors

Critics shower awards on Northern California theatre, with 64 recipients across 22 categories.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 2:02pm on March 30, 2015☆⚑

Studio Theatre Lines Up Mainstage, Second Stage and Commissions for 2015"16 by American Theatre Editors

A mix of new work and local premieres, including plays by Lucy Kirkwood and Stephen Adley Guirgis, are on tap, along with a new second-stage series.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 1:28pm on March 30, 2015☆⚑

Serge Sieden Steps Down as Studio Theatre's Producing Director by American Theatre Editors

Serge Seiden will leave Studio Theatre to work on other projects in the D.C. area.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:16pm on March 30, 2015☆⚑

Signature Theatre 2015-16 Season to Include Two World Premiere Musicals by American Theatre Editors

The D.C.-area theatre's new season includes new musicals from Adam Gwon and Brian Feinstein, plus area premieres from Annie Baker and Bathsheba Doran.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:49am on March 30, 2015☆⚑

Rebuilding While Rebelling: Carey Perloff's First Year at A.C.T., Part 2 by American Theatre Editors

Her renegade first season at the earthquake-ravaged A.C.T. sparked outrage"and a surprise denouement.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:35am on March 30, 2015☆⚑

Onstage This Week: Mar. 30-Apr. 6 by American Theatre Editors

It's a week of extremes, full of bloody conflicts and hard lessons, though some are leavened by laughter.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 4:24am on March 30, 2015☆⚑

Go West, Young Director: Carey Perloff's Early Years at A.C.T., Part 1 by American Theatre Editors

When San Francisco's venerable but ailing flagship theatre hired a 32-year-old neophyte to lead it, they didn't know what they were in for. Neither did she.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 7:50pm on March 29, 2015☆⚑

Niegel Smith Is the Flea Theater's New Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

The director and performance artist brings a mix of downtown and uptown credentials to the job of running the small but ambitious Off-Broadway theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 3:11pm on March 29, 2015☆⚑

Humana 2015: Charles Mee Toasts the Many Sides of Thomas Merton by American Theatre Editors

The historian/playwright returns to Louisville with 'The Glory of the World,' a raucous tribute to the Trappist monk on what would be his 100th birthday.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 5:58pm on March 27, 2015☆⚑

Dan Danielowski Is Timber Lake Playhouse's New Executive Director by American Theatre Editors

With its summer season just a few months away, a new leader joins the team at the Illinois theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 5:09pm on March 27, 2015☆⚑

Circus Center Names a Real Clown, Steve Smith, as Its New Creative Director by American Theatre Editors

The longtime Ringling Bros. performer will take give counsel on Circus Center's programming and productions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 5:02pm on March 27, 2015☆⚑

The Hypocrites Bring Back 'All Our Tragic,' 'Burning Bluebeard,' and More in 2015"16 Season by American Theatre Editors

The troupe's 19th season also includes the Chicago premiere of 'American Idiot' and the return of 'ADDING MACHINE: A Musical.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 4:51pm on March 27, 2015☆⚑

Williamstown Theatre Festival Creates New Commissioning Programs by American Theatre Editors

Fernanda Coppel, Halley Feiffer and Benjamin Scheuer will receive the inaugural commissions.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 2:21pm on March 27, 2015☆⚑

Atlantic Theater 2015"16 Season to Feature Harold Prince, Dominique Morisseau and Adam Rapp by American Theatre Editors

The New York City theatre celebrates its 30th season with a mix of new plays and musicals, including two world premieres.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 1:53pm on March 27, 2015☆⚑

Lucas Hnath, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Anaïs Mitchell and More Set for Berkeley Rep's 2015 Ground Floor by American Theatre Editors

This summer, 14 projects---from a Fidel Castro musical to a movement-based Murakami adaptation---will be developed in the theatre's new-works program.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 8:06pm on March 26, 2015☆⚑

Signature's 2015-16 Season to Include Annie Baker, Quiara Alegria Hudes Premieres by American Theatre Editors

Also on tap are new works by A.R. Gurney and Naomi Wallace, a Martha Clarke collaboration with Alfred Uhry, and a return of the popular n'Old Hats.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 4:49pm on March 26, 2015☆⚑

Alexandra Collier Goes 'Underland' Between the U.S. and Oz by American Theatre Editors

An Australian expat finds a way to write about her sense of dislocation via a tunnel to Asia and a killer crocodile.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 4:04pm on March 26, 2015☆⚑

Woolly Mammoth 2015-16 Season Will Premiere Sheila Callaghan's Tumblr-Inspired Play by American Theatre Editors

New plays by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Jennifer Haley and Rajiv Joseph, plus a return of the Neo-Futurists, are also on tap for the D.C. theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 2:50pm on March 26, 2015☆⚑

The Art and Science of Big Green Theatre's Eco-Plays by American Theatre Editors

At the Bushwick Starr, Superhero Clubhouse crafts eco-theatre edutainment with Brooklyn students, fighting climate change one play at a time.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 1:43pm on March 26, 2015☆⚑

Afternoon Delight: Why One Troupe Is Trying Out Friday Matinees by American Theatre Editors

Move over, Wednesdays"New Georges is making a case for TGIF. And why not?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 1:26pm on March 26, 2015☆⚑

Steven Pasquale Looks for the Grit in Billy Bigelow by American Theatre Editors

The tenor, who will play the role in Lyric Opera of Chicago's 'Carousel,' also talks about vocal health, career advice and why it's best not to ask him to dance.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 1:10pm on March 26, 2015☆⚑

Roche Schulfer, the Goodman Theatre's Shrewd Steward by American Theatre Editors

Since joining the theatre's staff four decades ago, he's helped guide the Chicago theatre to national flagship status. It wasn't an easy or inevitable climb.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:31pm on March 26, 2015☆⚑

Alliance Theatre Announces 5 World Premieres for 2015"16 Season by American Theatre Editors

The Atlanta theatre will produce the world premiere of Mike Lew's 'Tiger Style!', Eleanor Burgess's 'Start Down' and Charles Randolph-Wright's Bebe Winans musical.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 6:04pm on March 25, 2015☆⚑

Chicago Shakespeare Theater 2015"16 Season To Feature Epic Bard History Cycle by American Theatre Editors

Artistic director Barbara Gaines will present her exploration of Shakespeare' history plays in 2016, plus the Q Brothers' hip-hop 'Midsummer Night's Dream' and 'Tempest' from Aaron Posner ma…

SOURCE: American Theatre at 5:53pm on March 25, 2015☆⚑