Wednesday, April 30, 2025
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:19AMTuesday, April 29, 2025
The company’s former associate artistic director will step up when founding artistic director Jeffrey Horowitz departs in August.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:00PMIn Christin Eve Cato's play at Intar Theatre, a pregnant actor finds herself in a state where she cain't say no.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:00PMThe star of this season’s shipwrecked Avett Brothers musical reflects on the show's brief, brilliant voyage—and how its dark depths rescued his first love.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:18PMMonday, April 28, 2025
Behind the scenes of a new interview-seeded 'farm-to-stage' musical at Northern Stage.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:44PM'In Whom We Trust VI: Governing Boards Survey 2024' shows an increase in board diversity, among other changes.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:42PMFriday, April 25, 2025
An alumna of UNC's graduate program who has worked in development for the university, CoyneSmith takes on a new leadership position at the Chapel Hill theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:05PMThursday, April 24, 2025
Emily Kaczmarek's new play, premiering at Detroit Public Theatre, explores gun violence through the eyes of a young girl and her toys.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:39PMOrchestrator Doug Besterman (‘Death Becomes Her,’ ‘Boop!,’ ‘Smash’) and music director/arranger Marco Paguia (‘Buena Vista Social Club’) compare notes.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMWednesday, April 23, 2025
In 1943, when the horrors of the Holocaust were still not widely known, the famed screenwriter joined other big names for a pageant that toured the U.S. to raise awareness—and to celebrate…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:14PMThe inaugural festival explores mortality through art, performance, and collective care at Pennsylvania’s Laurel Hill Cemetery.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:45PMTuesday, April 22, 2025
Shayok Misha Chowdhury's new play at the Bushwick Starr isn't just about his mother, the physicist Bulbul Chakraborty. She's also his co-star.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMMonday, April 21, 2025
The British playwright is all over U.S. stages this spring, with her adaptation of 'Life of Pi' on tour and a city-specific rewrite of her play 'Hymn' at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMFriday, April 18, 2025
The versatile actor and artist talks about their role in 'Curious Incident,' about solidarity and kindness in a time of struggle, and about why intersectional representation matters.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AMWednesday, April 16, 2025
An original collaborator on ‘The 25th Annual Spelling Bee’ recalls its intense creation and the generous spirits that blessed it.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:09PMThe brilliant composer/lyricist is remembered by a Tony-winning collaborator for his unique, unpredictable taste and his fierce but unassuming craft.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:24PMA roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:07AMDewey succeeds former executive director Angela Gieras, and begins the role June 1.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:50AMA tuition-free program started by Theatre Producers of Colors is mentoring a new generation of theatremakers.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:39AMMonday, April 14, 2025
Scéal Nua regularly gathers writers with varied relationships to a common heritage to develop their work in a culturally responsive setting.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:43AMFriday, April 11, 2025
Candle House Collective's personalized immersive experience engages participants in a series of 20-minute phone calls that can go to some very odd, personal places.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:15PMThis month we talk to the 6-time Tony-winning director about 'Gypsy' and his miraculous career, and the editors introduce our Spring print issue.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:15PMThursday, April 10, 2025
Altadena Arts and Eliot Arts Magnet School students will perform 'Shrek Jr.' at the Ahmanson next week.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:33PMEquity’s Hiring Bias and Wage Gap Report shows gradual, positive steps towards a fairer industry.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:45PMAs in 'Cambodian Rock Band' and 'The Great Leap,' Lauren Yee's new play at Seattle Rep mashes up communism and pop culture, in a mix that resonates beyond its historic setting.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:39AMWednesday, April 9, 2025
Past winner James Ijames presented the award to Birkenmeier tonight.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 07:30PMA national initiative led by theatremaker Bo Frazier will develop new works about the often overlooked history of gender nonconformity.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:40PMGuided by a vision that was as much philosophical as theatrical, he built—and tenaciously defended—an influential theatre that ran against the grain in an industry town.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:40AMTuesday, April 8, 2025
'John Proctor is the Villain,' now on Broadway, is just one in a spate of recent plays that offer feminist correctives to 'The Crucible' and 'Death of a Salesman.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:05PMThe subscriptions will give actors access to tailor their search for specific plays and monologues.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:57AMMonday, April 7, 2025
French assumes the position after serving as CTC’s current deputy managing director.
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