9,630 stories from American Theatre
This year the New England Foundation for the Arts has awarded over $1 million to support 10 new works.
From an Afrocentric pageant by W.E.B. Du Bois to the founding of Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park in 1960, October has been a busy month for theatre.
The playwright of 'The Thanksgiving Play' is known for creating space for Indigenous artists and stories.
The beloved annual festival, and its spinoff Philly Free Fringe, managed to bring together, and often activate, online audiences.
The season will feature a variety of online offerings and a world premiere from Kara-Lynn Vaeni.
This lead gift supports an initiative led by Brooklyn's Billie Holiday Theatre and aimed at allowing Black theatres to thrive.
The virtual season will include a production and conversation series led by new resident artist Jeffrey Page.
Sinha will join the company in January, leaving her current position at Signature Theatre.
Theater Alliance's production of 'Blood at the Root' took home 7 awards in this year's virtual ceremony.
The report shows that white actors, directors, and writers were overrepresented on Broadway and on nonprofit stages.
This week includes an imaginary sitcom, Scottish illusions, musical theatre samplers, and telephonic audio plays.
The season will feature live shows and radio plays, but will not include an annual production of 'A Christmas Carol.'
A community panel selected this year's 31 festival projects.
TRG Arts and Purple Seven report that a return will hinge on the end of social distancing and renewed marketing.
Long will share leadership with CEO and creative director Lue Douthit.
The free three-week festival will feature 34 works from Los Angeles theatre companies.
The company has replaced its Broadway series with a series of concerts.
Jordan will assume the title of founding artistic director emeritus in summer 2021.
This year's cohort will be Eliza Bent, Marisa Carr, Terry Guest, and Exal Iraheta.
For all the responsibility laid on stage managers, their impact and centrality---and what they can bring to theatre's current moment of challenge and uncertainty---remain underappreciated.
Agosto is the first fellow in Diversionary's new program aimed at fostering and elevating LGBTQ BIPOC leaders.
The season will kick off with virtual programming as the company continues to assess when it is safe to resume in-person performances.
The new program will pair artists with Philadelphia-area families to help those families tell their stories through art.
Is live entertainment really going to be the only industry that is not put on a path to safely reopen? We need and deserve better.
The initiative will inform the Globe's trajectory and provide resources to six artists as they reinvent the art form.
