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You're six years old. Mom's in the hospital. She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of everything that's "brilliant" about the world. Everything that's worth living for
You're six years old. Mom's in the hospital. She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a list of everything that's "brilliant" about the world. Everything that's worth living for
The Educational Theatre Association's annual statistics also show an uptick in theatre participation among young people, as in-person performances return.
He'll leave his post as A.D. and director of arts engagement for San Diego's Old Globe to succeed Shanta Thake as the Public's director of artistic programs/associate artistic director.
After 46 years as downtown San Diego's resident theatre, the REP has decided to suspend operations while exploring options for a fiscally sustainable future.
Why a new same-sex revision of the classic Off-Broadway musical, with tweaks by original lyricist/librettist Tom Jones, may work even better than the original boy-girl version.
A new musical at the Alliance Theatre, based on the Eddie Murphy/Dan Aykroyd switcheroo comedy, has traded out a few elements.
This year's Regional Tony Award winner, nestled on the campus of the University of Chicago, takes an approach to the classics that isn't merely academic.
This week we talk to the playwright of 'Alma' and 'In His Hands' about intimacy, religion, poetic realism, and Mario Kart.
WORLD PREMIERE. Artemisia Gentileschi was the most celebrated female painter of the 17th century, yet her name is remembered by few. A work of humor and warmth that celebrates the courage, a…
When Nina enters her first air guitar competition, she discovers it's more than playing pretend - it's about finding yourself in your favorite songs, and performing with raw joy. 'Airness' i…
When Nina enters her first air guitar competition, she discovers it's more than playing pretend - it's about finding yourself in your favorite songs, and performing with raw joy. 'Airness' i…
The longtime artistic director of Oregon Children's Theatre lived out his passion for supporting the development of others, both onstage and off.
This month features audacious performers, iconic gay activists, and the establishment of important cultural institutions.
The Public Theater founder's life and legacy, traced in a documentary on PBS, may be best understood, and built upon, as part of the U.S. regional theatre movement.
The initiative will honor the pioneering playwright's legacy with a touring statue and support for the work of multiple female/non-binary playwrights of color.
The upstate N.Y. retreat has announced the 2022 participants for its 6 residency programs as well as the recipients of the Bryan Gallace/Posthumous Prodigy Productions Fellowship.
The nonprofit ensemble theatre, known for commitment to community and storytelling, will end its run in July, only a year after hiring a new artistic director.
From 'In Love and Warcraft' to 'Queen,' she's one of the theatre's busiest and most versatile playwrights, though her success has come with its share of pain and disillusionment.
Ali is the second annual recipient of one of the nation's largest nonprofit theatre commissions, which includes a cash prize of $35,000, a residency at the Hermitage, and a developmental wor…
This year's event on June 20 will honor the careers of two Broadway leading men, while raising funds to support Broadway Advocacy Coalition's initiatives.
Bringing together 300 artists from 8 U.S. communities, Live in America is banking on place-based performance as the radical way forward.
With a $15 million investment from the city and $75,000 from DCLA, the center will provide a home for community-driven performing arts and immigrant history research.
As more Deaf actors find space onstage, it's time to make room for the community behind the scenes: as writers, directors, and producers.
This month Brian talks to the prolific and decorated playwright about her early struggles and triumphs, and that time she got stuck in the Lincoln Center bathroom.
