Thursday, July 10, 2025

TYA Tour Grants, NAMT Musicals, Venturous Fellows, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

People to Watch: Kimie Nishikawa by American Theatre Editors

The New York-based scenic designer discusses her process, design partners, and theatre memories for our Summer 2025 issue.

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The Subtext: Diana Burbano Writes What Scares Her by Gabriela

The L.A.-based Colombian playwright, performer, and teaching artist talks about sources of inspiration from the Latine theatre canon and about building close artistic relationships.

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The View From Avignon’s Bridge by American Theatre Editors

The venerable international festival's 79th iteration lays out the welcome mat for first-time performers and audiences, and puts its first non-European language, Arabic, in the spotlight.

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Mark Brokaw: Class, Wit, and True Collaboration by American Theatre Editors

A friend and colleague remembers the director as a private but passionate man who treated new plays like classics, and classics like new plays.

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This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

The birth of two theatre giants, a theatre company tenure cut short by fire, and the establishing of a Wisconsin staple.

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Adil Mansoor: Making a Space by American Theatre Editors

The complete playscript of 'Amm(i)gone' appears in our Summer 2025 issue. Here the author talks with a crucial mentor about the work's inspiration, production history, and meaning.

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

E&E: Keen Company, Penobscot, Theatre Philadelphia, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of updates in American theatre leadership.

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Friday, June 27, 2025

Hello, Dolls: The Impact of Unrestricted Grants on Trans Women of Color by American Theatre Editors

As the first year of TCG’s Funds for the Dolls draws to a close, we checked in with the grantees about what this support has meant—and what lies ahead.

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Nidia Medina & Lou Moreno: There’s No Place Like INTAR by American Theatre Editors

As one artistic director hands the reins to another, both reflect on the storied NYC theatre's legacy, aesthetic, and future.

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Lynne Meadow to Step Down as MTC Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

Manhattan Theatre Club’s founding leader will step into the new role of artistic advisor after 53 years at the company's helm.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Alliance Theatre Announces Brandon Kahn as Managing Director by American Theatre Editors

The previous general manager of Houston’s Alley Theatre comes to the Alliance with over two decades of theatre management experience.

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TCG Announces 2025 THRIVE! Grant Recipients  by American Theatre Editors

Supported by Theater League of Kansas City, these unrestricted grants to 8 BITOC theatres allow them to advance communities through the arts.

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Play Well, Be Well: A Report on the Benefits of Youth Arts Engagement by American Theatre Editors

‘Stitching the Threads Together,’ a new literature review from Rand and the Wallace Foundation, details some of the specific ways that arts engagement affects youth well-being.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

War Pivots and a Pinch of Snuff: Kontakt Highs in Poland by American Theatre Editors

As seen at a recent festival, theatre from Ukraine, Latvia, Germany, and Poland can't help but be shadowed by war and retrenchment in Eastern Europe, though there is still joy and art to fig…

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Jennifer Bielstein Named Managing Director of Alley Theatre by American Theatre Editors

A seasoned regional theatre leader who currently serves as managing director of San Francisco's ACT, Bielstein is at last taking a leadership role in her home state.

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New Climate Company 6th Fest Debuts With ‘Last Days of Judas Iscariot’ by American Theatre Editors

Led by the climate activist who disrupted 'Enemy of the People' last year, the performance marks the biggest project yet from a production house focused on works addressing climate change.

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Allison Heishman to Lead Both Azuka and Simpatico Theatres by American Theatre Editors

2 Philadelphia companies will collaborate under Heishman’s artistic direction for a joint season of new plays.

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Monday, June 23, 2025

From Ping Chong to Pink Fang: A New Chapter for the Company by American Theatre Editors

In addition to the new name—a subversive reclamation of a misnomer for its founder—the company's new chapter will include a co-leadership model and a continued emphasis on new work.

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Awards, Summer Camp, Teaching Takeaways, and More by Gabriela

Looking back on the school year, gearing up for Jimmy's and ITF.

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Javier Dubon Named Interim Exec Director of Oregon Shakes  by American Theatre Editors

Currently OSF's director of marketing and sales, Dubon will replace Gabriella Calicchio while a permanent successor is found.

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Bag&Baggage Announces Artistic Leadership Committee by American Theatre Editors

Longtime artists, staff, and board members will provide artistic guidance, as producing artistic director Nik Whitcomb departs from Bag&Baggage.

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Friday, June 20, 2025

Greg Reiner Named Managing Director of Barrington Stage  by American Theatre Editors

Reiner joins the company after 10 years as the NEA’s director of theatre and musical theatre.

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Tonys, NTP Grants, SDCF Abe Burrows Award, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of awards, fellowships, and other recognitions.

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Thursday, June 19, 2025

Kitchen Sink Drama in ‘Dhaba on Devon Avenue’ by American Theatre Editors

Madhuri Shekar's play, about an intergenerational family tussle over a restaurant and its menu, has its belated Chicago debut in a co-production of Writers Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Compa…

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What Can AI Do for the Arts? by American Theatre Editors

Artificial intelligence can’t write plays or replace in-person gathering, but with a human-centered focus it might help theatres run better and develop more responsive audiences.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Know a Theatre: Childsplay of Tempe, Arizona by American Theatre Editors

The Southwest's TYA mainstay has been stirring kids' imaginations, and taking their shows on the road in their region and nationally, for nearly 5 decades.

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Monday, June 16, 2025

We Came. We Saw. Now What? by American Theatre Editors

Five years after an anti-racist manifesto challenged the theatre industry, we search for answers and accountability.

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Friday, June 13, 2025

‘Co-Founders’ Scores One for The Town by American Theatre Editors

The creative team behind a new musical at ACT honors their oft-disrespected Oakland home, telling a story about its overlooked tech contributions with a locally brewed hip-hop sound.

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People to Watch: Florencia Cuenca by Gabriela

Ahead of our Summer 2025 issue release, we sit down with one of the stars of Broadway's 'Real Women Have Curves.'

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Offscript: Pride With the ‘Come Back to the 5 & Dime’ Team by American Theatre Editors

This month's guests are Shakina Nayfack, Ashley Robinson, and Dan Gillespie Sells, who have turned an iconic 1970s play into a musical, and arts journalist Billy McEntee.

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