Doris Duke Foundation Gives $2 Million to Arts Organizations by American Theatre Editors

Among the grantees are Emerson College, the National New Play Network, and TCG.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:56pm on September 23, 2015☆⚑

Theater Hall of Fame Announces 2015 Inductees by American Theatre Editors

Roger Rees, Tony Kushner, and Julie Taymor are among those honored for their achievements.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:46pm on September 23, 2015☆⚑

International Centre for Women Playwrights Announces 2015 Applause Awards by American Theatre Editors

Recipients include theatres in South Africa, Australia, and Indonesia.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:40pm on September 23, 2015☆⚑

'Hamilton' Creators Return to Celebrate Ars Nova Roots by American Theatre Editors

The innovative Off-Broadway company honored alumni Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, and Jill Furman.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 5:47pm on September 22, 2015☆⚑

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Dominique Morisseau Win 2015 Steinberg Playwright Awards by American Theatre Editors

The writers of 'Appropriate' and 'Detroit '67' will receive this year's honors in November.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 3:34pm on September 22, 2015☆⚑

Lincoln Center Theater Slates 2015"16 Season by American Theatre Editors

The lineup includes new plays and a revival of a classic.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 3:17pm on September 22, 2015☆⚑

Ijames, Goldfinger Receice Philadelphia Theatre Company Playwriting Awards by American Theatre Editors

Philadelphia playwrights receive cash prizes and development support.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 2:50pm on September 22, 2015☆⚑

Broken Nose Theatre Announces Female-Centric 2015"16 Season by American Theatre Editors

The slate includes plays by women, served up pay-what-you-can.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 2:45pm on September 22, 2015☆⚑

Brian Kite Named New Chair of UCLA Department of Theater by American Theatre Editors

Kite assumes his new position after a seven-year tenure as producing artistic director of La Mirada Theatre Company.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 2:27pm on September 22, 2015☆⚑

Onstage this Week: Sept 21"27 by American Theatre Editors

This week's roundup includes classic musicals and contemporary plays, with Bruce Graham and Shakespeare well represented.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:49am on September 22, 2015☆⚑

A Film Critic in Love in 'The Black and White Love Play' by American Theatre Editors

A new show at Black Ensemble Theater sets Chaz and Roger Ebert's storied romance to music.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:38am on September 22, 2015☆⚑

Chicago Dramatists Announces 2015-'16 Season of New Works by American Theatre Editors

The slate includes plays by Scott Woldman and Dana Lynn Formby, and a guest production of a Nambi E. Kelley play by Pegasus Theatre.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 1:08pm on September 21, 2015☆⚑

We Are Part of the Problem"and of the Solution by American Theatre Editors

Year after year, our national season preview survey shows a 4-to-1 ratio of male to female playwrights. What can we do about it?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 9:12am on September 21, 2015☆⚑

The Unsung Gender-Parity Warriors by American Theatre Editors

Theatres that continue to program male-dominated seasons deserve scrutiny. But what about the many companies that are trying to get the balance right?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 9:10am on September 21, 2015☆⚑

78 Theatre Companies With Playwriting Parity (and Better) by American Theatre Editors

These organizations have made programming a preponderance of female playwrights a priority.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 9:09am on September 21, 2015☆⚑

The Gender-Parity Advantage: We All Do Better When We All Do Well by American Theatre Editors

The push for gender equity in American theatre is part of a global struggle, and the stakes are economic as well as spiritual.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 9:08am on September 21, 2015☆⚑

What Lies Beneath: The Truth About Unconscious Bias by American Theatre Editors

Do men write better plays than women? We think we know that's not true. So why does the disparity persist?

SOURCE: American Theatre at 9:08am on September 21, 2015☆⚑

The Other Canon: 10 Centuries of Plays by Women by American Theatre Editors

Obviously, theatre's gender gap has a long history. Less obvious: so do plays by women.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 9:07am on September 21, 2015☆⚑

California Shakespeare Theater Announces 2016 Season by American Theatre Editors

Two works from the Bard round off productions of Wilson and Shaw.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 7:57am on September 20, 2015☆⚑

Boston Children's Theatre Announces 2015"16 Season by American Theatre Editors

A trio of picture-book adaptations round out the season.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 8:05am on September 19, 2015☆⚑

Duane Daniels Steps In as Space 55 Artistic Director by American Theatre Editors

Shawna Frank passes baton to Los Angeles-based actor/director.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 8:03am on September 19, 2015☆⚑

Northern Stage Announces 2015"16 Season by American Theatre Editors

Local playwright to be featured alongside Ayckbourn and Wilde.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 8:00am on September 19, 2015☆⚑

Keep Your Hands Off of My Kimono, White People by American Theatre Editors

Appropriation is about more than facepaint; it's about pretending that minority cultures are metaphors or fantasy worlds or backdrops for white narratives.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 12:25pm on September 18, 2015☆⚑

Rachel Chavkin's Great Comet of a Career by American Theatre Editors

For the busy director, who also heads the TEAM, theatre is a continual search for the miraculous.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 10:43am on September 18, 2015☆⚑

Remembering the Gentle, Persistent, Calm, Avid Mark Rucker by American Theatre Editors

The late director was expert at new plays, musicals, and classics, and as sensitive with actors as with design. Another art he mastered: friendship.

SOURCE: American Theatre at 4:08pm on September 17, 2015☆⚑