Idea Awards, the Stavis Playwright Award, and Clifford Odets Ensemble Play...
Our regular roundup of prizes and other recognitions.
View ArticleTCG Names Alisha Tonsic Co-Leader, Completing Team
A nonprofit pro who recently led the Network of Ensemble Theaters, she will join co-executive directors Emilya Cachapero and LaTeshia Ellerson.
View ArticleMonteze Freeland to Depart City Theatre Company
After finishing out CTC's 2024-25 season, he'll start as artistic director of Pittsburgh's Alumni Theater Company.
View ArticleBlack Motherhood and Parenting Play Festival Streams New Season
The festival includes new plays by E.J. Batiste, Lynne Streeter Childress, Gail Lou, and D.L. Patrick.
View ArticleThis Month in Theatre History
Gilbert & Sullivan's only U.S. world premiere, two theatre foundings (Dunbar Theatre in Philly, St. Nicholas in Chicago), a Broadway Y2K shutdown, and more.
View ArticleThe Wit and Wisdom of Morgan Jenness
Members of the dramaturg/activist's chosen family remember her lifelong commitment to theatre, politics, and the art of friendship.
View ArticleMorgan Jenness: A Consideration
The irreplaceable dramaturg and activist, who died on Nov. 12 at age 72, is remembered by one of her closest comrades in art.
View ArticleOur Man in Kraków: Dispatches From Divine Comedy
This correspondent returned eagerly to a place where theatre still matters in a troubled world, even if it can't quite make sense of it.
View ArticleNew Shakespeare Company to Offer Free Theatre in Piedmont Triad
Beginning in summer 2025, Piedmont Shakespeare Company aims to fills the gap left by theatre closures in the region.
View ArticleChris Kayser Worked Hard but Savored the Grapes
The versatile Atlanta actor, who died on Dec. 3 at the age of 75, is remembered as both larger than life and down to earth.
View ArticleThe Subtext: How Rachel Bonds Learned to Trust Herself
This month Brian talks to the Southern-born writer about her journey through acting to playwriting, what her parents taught her, and her own parenting.
View ArticleDavid Schweizer: Sparkling Glee, Peerless Care
Remembering a director whose intelligence and sense of humor didn't just guide careers but built community.
View ArticleSex, Politics, Guarded Optimism: A Report From Kraków’s Divine Comedy
Theatre in Poland inevitably intersects with politics, and not only because it relies on state support.
View ArticleMartin Benson: Directing With Clarity, Traveling Light
The co-founder of South Coast Rep won acclaim by staging what playwrights wrote, and helping to sustain a home for their work.
View ArticleU.K.’s LAMDA to Open Offices and Studios in NYC
Opening on Jan. 23, 2025, the permanent office and studio spaces will be based in Midtown.
View ArticleMill Mountain Theatre Names Matt Shields Managing Director
He will succeed producing artistic director Ginger Poole in January.
View ArticleA Block From Shuttered Connelly, Wild Project Faces Possible Sale
It's tough out there for Downtown NYC theatres, but one East Village venue is raising money to take control of their destiny.
View ArticleDivine Comedy Festival: Joy and Despair, Head-Scratching and Mind-Blowing
This last dispatch from the 2024 gathering checks in with some Americans who've felt both inspired and challenged by their Polish counterparts.
View ArticleMAP Fund Retires National Regranting Program
With major funders Duke and Mellon pulling out, the 35-year-old program, which awarded nearly $40 million to performing artists, is ending.
View ArticleOffscript: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Puppet
For 2024's holiday podcast, Gabriela visits with the merry makers behind 'Rudolph' at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, and Rob chats with critic Bill Hirschman about the state of South Florida...
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