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.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:47AM

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.'

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:15AM
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.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:38PM
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

American Theatre Wing Launches Gavin Creel Fellowships  by American Theatre Editors

Celia Keenan-Bolger, Sara Bareilles, Catherine Brunell, and Creel’s friends partner with the Wing to establish the new fellowship.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:58AM

Queer Theatre Festivals and Celebrations for Pride Month  by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of queer theatre festivals across the country this June.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 11:51AM
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Annwn Prize to Award Global Immersive Storytelling by American Theatre Editors

Launched by Wales Millennium Centre and Crossover Labs, Annwn is the first global award celebrating art that incorporates immersive technology.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:55PM

High Ambition, Low Stakes: How Clubbed Thumb Cultivates Strange New Theatre by American Theatre Editors

With this year’s Summerworks festival, the New York City company reaffirms its commitment to new voices in a variety of registers.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:49PM

New Nantucket Performing Arts Center Launches With Theatre by Guesteditor

The new year-round cultural hub will be home to ACK Theatre Company, while welcoming other cultural organizations, festivals, and artistic endeavors to Nantucket.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:54PM
Monday, June 9, 2025

‘Jersey’ Twins: How 2 Brothers Are Sharing the Role of a Lifetime  by American Theatre Editors

Coby and Chris Orman are living a long-held dream by alternating as Frankie Valli in a Kansas City dinner theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:25PM

Vincent M. Lancisi to Retire From Everyman Theatre by American Theatre Editors

The Baltimore theatre’s founding artistic director will retire at the end of the upcoming 2025-26 season.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:13PM
Thursday, June 5, 2025

This Month in Theatre History by American Theatre Editors

A Golden Globe-winning theatre founder, the start for postdramatic theatre legends, and a William Finn world premiere.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:00AM

Executive Letter: Collective Work To Be Done by American Theatre Editors

LaTeshia Ellerson reflects on foundational shifts in the country and field, and how collaboration can lead us forward.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM

Soul-Searching: We Don’t Have to Do It Alone by American Theatre Editors

In his Editor's Note, Rob Weinert-Kendt reflects on the existential questions of recent years and not losing track of what's important.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:00AM
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Drama Desks, McKnight Fellows, Helen Hayes, and More by American Theatre Editors

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions from late May and early June.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:29PM

The Subtext: Andrew Rosendorf Leaves It on the Page by American Theatre Editors

Brian talks to the Minneapolis-based playwright about learning from criticism, connecting with collaborators, and finding his voice.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM

Joy, Justice, and Ingenuity at TYA/USA by American Theatre Editors

Last month's D.C.-area gathering of makers and advocates of theatre for young people offered a radical yet knowing optimism about the industry and the art form at an especially urgent time.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:40AM

Dallas Children’s Theater to Restructure and Reduce Programming by American Theatre Editors

In a change addressing significant financial challenges for the small nonprofit, DCT will scale back productions and pause its education program.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:03AM

BIPOC Critics Lab, Critical Minded Partner for Cohort at Public Theater by American Theatre Editors

The 2025-26 cohort of Jose Solís's residency comprises 12 writers in a yearlong partnership with three organizations dedicated to creating opportunities for theatre critics of color.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 09:33AM
Monday, June 2, 2025

Brick Theater’s T4T Fest to Amplify Trans Voices by American Theatre Editors

The festival, running June 3-8 at the Brick, plans to feature work by trans artists for trans audiences.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:24PM

Theater Mu Names Fran de Leon New Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

De Leon succeeds Lily Tung Crystal and interim artistic director Katie Bradley, and will lead the Midwest’s largest Asian American theatre company alongside managing director Ann Thu T. Ph…

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:58PM

Pride Plays Comes to D.C. for WorldPride by American Theatre Editors

Michael Urie and the festival's co-founders are bringing Pride Plays to the nation’s capital for this year’s 50th anniversary of WorldPride.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:27AM
Friday, May 30, 2025

On the Street Where He Lived: Terrence McNally Way Unveiled by American Theatre Editors

The late playwright of 'Love! Valour! Compassion!' gets an official marker in New York City.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:17PM

Funny, With a Little Teeth: 2 Playwrights on the Lineage and Lens of Molière by American Theatre Editors

Taylor Mac, whose new play 'Prosperous Fools' is loosely inspired by 'Le Bourgeois gentilhomme,' and Jeffrey Hatcher, who has a new adaptation of 'The Imaginary Invalid,' talk comedy, cathar…

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:51PM

Youth Arts Programs: Stages of Belonging and Becoming by Daniella Ignacio

A new Wallace Foundation report studies the impact of culture-centered, community-based youth arts programs.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM
Thursday, May 29, 2025

Artistic Director Nik Whitcomb to Leave Bag&Baggage Productions by American Theatre Editors

Having served since 2022, he will leave to begin a new chapter of public service, including studies in urban planning.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 05:35PM

California Theatre Workers Respond to Gov. Newsom’s Proposed Cuts by Guesteditor

His plans to trim $11.5 million from the state budget would eviscerate the state's new Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, designed to help arts employers pay workers a fair wage.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 02:32PM

The Theater Offensive Launches Queer [Re]Public Festival by American Theatre Editors

The inaugural four-day festival (running June 26-29) will showcase queer creators of color in dance, theatre, and collaborative artmaking.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 01:15PM

Seo Yun and Sveta Moroz Receive Willa Kim Scholarships by American Theatre Editors

The scholarship, administered by Theatre Communications Group, supports early-career costume designers through professional development.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:00PM
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Pacific Gets Specific: Life in the Details at New-Play Fest by American Theatre Editors

The most recent edition of South Coast Rep's annual play-development gathering showcased moving works about loss and reupped the theatre's long-standing commitment to emerging writers.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 04:09PM

AT Education Monthly: ‘Lessons From My Teachers,’ Classroom Moments, and More by Gabriela

Reading Sarah Ruhl’s book, learning from both educators and students, and celebrating graduates.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 03:30PM

Diversity and Its Discontents: It Was Never About the Money by American Theatre Editors

The business case for a more diverse American theatre is a distraction from our core human and artistic values, which is the ground we must stand on in the fight for DEI.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 08:00AM