9,630 stories from American Theatre
From the first staging of an English-language on U.S. soil to the founding of Arena Stage, August has been a hot month for theatre.
Three books look at the lives and impact of three influential 20th-century directors.
The 10-minute plays are written and directed by Black women.
The Chicago company will elevate ensemble member Kamille Dawkins to interim artistic director.
Davis will join the leadership team alongside current AD Nina Meehan, who will become the company's CEO.
A series of new-play festivals are rolling out this week, as are a murder mystery musical, some online book clubs, and BD Wong in 'Songs From an Unmade Bed.'
Sometimes the best thing you can do for a theatre company you've built is to leave it for others to make their own.
The Chicago company has also announced a new online Industry Training Institute.
The inaugural fellowship will support 10 Black, female-identifying artist activists over the course of 6 months.
The virtual workshops will pair the selected playwrights with directors, dramaturgs, and professional actors.
The company's two-year exploration of Paula Vogel, Lynn Nottage, and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins will be presented as audio plays and podcasts.
The actor and activist looks back on a career that began on Broadway in 1950 and took her around the world to tell Black women's stories.
Our trauma demands and deserves creative expression, but our lives are about so much more than tragedy.
The Connecticut company's staff will also be pared to 21 employees as the theatre turns its attention to virtual programming.
Adam M. Kassim, Kholoud Sawaf, Blayze Teicher, and Sharifa Yasmin are this year's virtual fellows.
In response to demands for change, the company will pay playwrights during rehearsal, eliminate punishing '10 out of 12' tech weeks, and strive for greater pay equity.
Though no dates are set, the D.C. company's season is planning to end with the pre-Broadway run of 'A Strange Loop.'
The San Francisco company will produce a radio version of 'A Christmas Carol,' a film of a Heather Christian musical, plus five in-person productions.
In a virtual ceremony hosted by the Dramatists Guild Foundation and the Lillys, Wohl was among a number of awards recipients.
New data from TRG Arts and Purple Seven reveal that philanthropic giving in 2020 is down by 2 percent in North America.
The New York-based studio will be available for rent for theatre artists hoping to create high-quality digital theatre.
How TikTok is inspiring artists to take control of their own narratives.
The 4-day streaming event will be the culmination of the work of 6 playwrights, 6 directors, and 18 actors creating plays in 48 hours.
Carden, who joined the company in 1978 and has served as AD since 2007, steps aside to make room for the predominantly white company to make substantive changes.
The season will feature six productions and the launch of a new streaming platform.
