This Month in Theatre History
From the Broadway debut of 'A Raisin in the Sun' to the beginnings of Lexington Children's Theatre, Crossroads Theatre Company, and the Theater Offensive, March was a memorable month.
From the Broadway debut of 'A Raisin in the Sun' to the beginnings of Lexington Children's Theatre, Crossroads Theatre Company, and the Theater Offensive, March was a memorable month.
The four plays were selected from a record 659 submissions, a 15 percent increase from the previous record set in 2018.
The third listing from the organization aims to lift up Latinx voices in theatre.
The lineup features two mainstage productions and a year-long reading series.
The lineup will include contemporary plays, classic musicals, children's shows, and more.
The season will feature a world premiere, a cult classic, and a sequel to Qui Nguyen's 'Vietgone.'
The native Texan, who has experience producing and performing, stepped into the leadership role on March 1.
The 2019-20 season lineup will feature a ballet by Matthew Bourne and works written and performed by John Leguizamo and Mike Birbiglia.
The season will mark the first under new artistic director Ethan McSweeny.
Jackie Sibblies Drury's meditation on race and the white gaze has earned her $25,000.
The Asian American Performers Action Coalition has released their latest demographic study of actors working in New York City, and it shows a slight downward trend in diversity post-'Hamilto…
The new Broadway version, and its legal battles, are just the latest chapter in a complicated 50-year history of the popular novel's theatrical life.
Along with Don X. Nguyen's play about the North Korean Supreme Leader is a play about former Texas governor Ann Richards.
Padilla will receive a $10,000 cash prize for 'How to Defend Yourself.'
Thanks to a $100-million gift, the theatre will construct a new facility across the river from its current one.
Civil Rights activism and theatre were integrally intertwined in the life's work of the founder of Free Southern Theater and Junebug Productions.
Lucas Hnath, Robert O'Hara, Leigh Silverman, and Alexis Williams are panelists for this free discussion on the form and future of the American play.
Antoinette Nwandu, Grace McLean, and Dominique Morisseau are among the women receiving up to $50,000 from the Women's Film, TV, and Theatre Fund.
The annual new-play festival will feature two world premieres by Katie May and Ruben Grijalva.
The writer's 'Alma (or #nowall)' wins a cash prize and development at the Chicago theatre.
Costello, who succeeds Tom Ross, will take the reins of the Berkeley company in July.
The 2019-20 slate at the Chicago theatre will include a revival of Tracy Letts's 'Bug' starring Coon, plus a new Rajiv Joseph play about LeBron James.
Now under new leadership, the 14th iteration of this developmental festival again offered room, time, and shared energy to a crop of writers.
The lineup includes novel adaptations, bold new comedies, and a world premiere from Universes.
The selected theatres will use the funding for various community engagement projects with a focus on youth and multigenerational audiences.