Tuesday, June 6, 2023
A latecomer to acting, he had a rich, varied, decades-long career onstage and on screen, not only as a performer but as a mentor, teacher, and leader.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:27PMLear deBessonet, Maria Friedman, and Tommy Kail compare notes on staging 'Into the Woods,' 'Sweeney Todd,' and 'Merrily We Roll Along.'
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:23AMThe survey also tracks educator's concerns around censorship and post-COVID stats.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:13AMMonday, June 5, 2023
The leader, performer, and educator succeeds deputy artistic director and education director Greta Lambert (no relation) in the role.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:09PMResidents are provided a home, travel, food, a $550 stipend, and a flexible $1,000 writers' choice fund to support the development of their musical.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:37PMThursday, June 1, 2023
Macella joins the company as it establishes a new permanent artistic home following the purchase of a building in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:15PMJennings comes to MTC after 19 seasons at Shakespeare Theatre Company in D.C.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:04PMWednesday, May 31, 2023
How the creators of 'A Transparent Musical' have adapted the hit series about a Jewish family's multiple gender journeys into a stage musical, premiering tonight at L.A.'s Mark Taper Forum.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:50PMMarina Zurita is the director of this new work about solidarity and struggle among Brazilian waste pickers, but she's not the piece's sole author.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:14AMTuesday, May 30, 2023
Winners of the playwriting prize receive a $5,000 cash award, a public reading, and a summer workshop as part of Vassar's Powerhouse Theater Season.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 06:41PMThe disarming myth-making musical 'Lizard Boy,' about to make its NYC debut, is just one of the trails being blazed by this Seattle-based auteur.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:52PMThe award, which comes with a $10,000 unrestricted prize, honors playwrights who have forged their own paths with smaller-budget theatre companies and ensembles.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:54AMThursday, May 25, 2023
He steps down after 17 years of leadership at the California company, where his legacy included strong ties with European companies.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:48PMThis month Brian talks to the Bay Area playwright about the writing process, battling imposter syndrome, and redefining success.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:28PMCourtney and Abreu each received an unrestricted award of $5,000, and were among eight finalists selected by the committee.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:14PMAmong the 12 executives from 7 countries who will participate in arts management intensive are 2 theatre administrators, Shaza Ishak and Claudio de Vasco.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:57PM3 participants in the company's Resident Artists Program (RAP)--Lydia Jialu Li, Sarah Finn, and Jovon Outlaw---will present new works-in-progress at the theatre June 8-10.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:35PMAfter 14 years with the arts activism organization, its producing artistic director will leave at the end of 2023.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:04PMWednesday, May 24, 2023
The Boston high schooler took first place and a $3,000 scholarship, with Atlanta's Eryn Regans in second and Greensboro, N.C.'s Laylah Cooper-Hallman third.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:10PMInicios: Chicago Latine Playwright Festival will June 2-4, featuring works by Nelson A. Rodriguez, Raul Dorantes, Emily Masó, and Claribel Gross.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:56PMIce Factory 2023 features seven new works over seven weeks, culminating in artistic director Robert Lyons’s 'Ultra Left Violence' as the final show.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:46PMEllenstein and Kerlin will also maintain their roles at North Coast Repertory Theatre.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:34PMThe League Awards recognize exemplary service to the touring Broadway industry.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:29PMHe will remain in his role as artistic director of the Young Vic in London while advising on MTC's programming and future planning.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:10PMGraduating senior Hunter Malvitz, who will receive a $500 scholarship, plans to attend UW-Eau Claire this fall to pursue a BMEd in music education with a choral emphasis.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:36PMTuesday, May 23, 2023
This month Woodzick talks to the Southern storyteller and social impact strategist about the clear parallels between making theatre and making a difference.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:22PMThe Tony-winning director will lead a week-long intensive for veteran actors Demetria Joyce Bailey, Anthony Fusco, Blake Hackler, Elizabeth Heflin, Bob Hess, Michael Manuel, Sandra Marquez, …
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:51AMWhat would take a busy freelance director off the road? The chance to gather and serve communities---especially those who've been under-served.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:01AMMonday, May 22, 2023
The first round of Great Adventure Grants for student theatre productions have gone to Denzel Washington School of the Arts, High Tech High School, and Pan American International High School.
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:49PMThe lineup includes new work by Emily Aviles, Ella Baldwin, Júlia Cerqueira, Scout Davis, Leo Diaz, Emily Drossell, Stephen Dym, Stephen Hill, Aliyah Hunter, Kenneth Keng, Adin Lenahan, Dau…
SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:37PMA new revival at La MaMa of the playwright's opaque verbatim play from 1980 gives a fresh window into her unique formal and thematic ambitions.
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