St. Louis Shakespeare Festival Announces Confluence New-Play Festival
Three new works and a student reading will premiere at the St. Louis festival.
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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Receives Inaugural Pinnacle Commission
The new $60,000 commission is a joint effort by South Coast Repertory and Playwrights Horizons.
MacDowell Announces Spring and Summer Fellows
15 theatre artists and many interdisciplinary artists have been awarded fellowships.
Florida Studio Theatre Announces Partnership with The Haven
The new program will expand performing arts opportunities for people with disabilities.
Actors’ Equity Hiring Bias Report Shows Small Gains
An analysis of data from 2021 shows a slight increase in jobs for BIPOC and non-binary union members, as well as wage gaps for older workers.
Lanise Antoine Shelley Named Black Theatre Coalition AMEX Directing Fellow
Shelley was formerly the artistic director of the House Theatre of Chicago.
TCG Announces New Board Trustees and Structure
New trustees include Jennifer Bielstein, Qween Jean, and Clint Ramos.
Carlyle Brown, Milcha Sanchez-Scott Receive Legacy Playwrights Awards
Both artists will use the award, intended to highlight veteran artists no longer in the limelight, to continue writing.
ENOUGH! Seeks Short Anti-Gun Violence Plays From Teens
Lauren Gunderson, David Henry Hwang, and others will serve as judges for the playwriting contest.
Charlotte Brathwaite, Kristina Wong Win Doris Duke Artist Awards
The recipients, who were announced and awarded at an in-person ceremony last night at Lincoln Center, will each receive $550,000.
