Ro Reddick, Hannah Doran Both Win Blackburn Prize
The time the judges honored both Reddick’s surreal ‘Cold War Choir Practice’ and Doran’s gritty ‘The Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights.’
New Plays Take Flight in the Mile High City
Over its 20-year run, the Colorado New Play Summit hasn’t just developed fresh pieces of theatre; it has also developed an audience for new work.
Hermitage Award, Kendeda Competition, and More
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
What Was Caryl Churchill Smoking? And Other Chicago Highs
This month’s Sightlines checks in on a ‘smoky riff’ on a well-known Churchill play, Chicago theatre news, and a rising local lighting designer.
The Not-So-Brief, Wondrous Adaptation Process of ‘Oscar Wao’
How did a playwright bring the Pulitzer-winning, generation-defining novel to the stage? By finding himself in the story.
When Beck Did Beckett: The Last Days of a Living Theater Cofounder
In this excerpt from her new book ‘Last Radiance: Radical Lives, Bright Deaths,’ a colleague of Julian Beck’s recalls his final years and roles.
Leadership Changes at Milagro, Everyman, HERE Arts Center, and More
A roundup of comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.
Who’s Afraid of The Next Stage?
In this month’s newsletter, we look at a new pilot program at South Coast Rep and hear from educators on keys to preparing students for the professional world.
Stages of Puerto Rico
In advance of TCG’s upcoming National Conference in San Juan this summer, Rosalina Perales discusses Puerto Rico’s theatre evolution.
Grad Expectations
Theatre students from the class of 2024 tell us how they’re faring in a changing market.
