Chicago Latino Theater Alliance Announces First Inicios Festival
Inicios: Chicago Latine Playwright Festival will June 2-4, featuring works by Nelson A. Rodriguez, Raul Dorantes, Emily Masó, and Claribel Gross.
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Jerry Zaks to Lead 10 Lunt-Fontanne Fellows at Ten Chimneys
The Tony-winning director will lead a week-long intensive for veteran actors Demetria Joyce Bailey, Anthony Fusco, Blake Hackler, Elizabeth Heflin, Bob Hess, Michael Manuel, Sandra Marquez, Zuhairah McGill, Lawrence Redmond, and Jomar Tagatac.
Adam Frank Named Managing Director of Baltimore Center Stage
Frank will join the theatre this month after working for years in nonprofit theatre, most recently at New York’s Waterwell.
Teatro Chelsea, Huntington Announce Latine New-Play Reading Initiative
The series will kick off with Yunior Garcia’s ‘Jacuzzi.’
Nik Whitcomb Named Bag&Baggage Artistic Director
The program director of the Black Theatre Coalition succeeds Cassie Greer as leader of the Oregon company.
This Month in Theatre History
December brought the premieres of a powerful Pulitzer-winning drama, a Yiddish play by a prolific Jewish playwright, and a docudrama about a flashpoint in U.S. history.
Kristina Wong Receives First Joan D. Firestone Commission
A Pulitzer finalist for ‘Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord,’ she will create a new work about food insecurity as the first recipient of a new award from En Garde Arts.
Jasson Minadakis to Exit Marin Theatre Company
The artistic director has served 17 seasons and produced 88 shows at the Northern California theatre.
La Jolla Playhouse Announces DNA New Works Series
The annual new-play series, featuring plays by Keith Bunin, Idris Goodwin, Noelle Viñas, and Lia Romeo, runs Dec. 1-12.
Equity to Hold Times Square Rally While Broadway Talks Continue
Under the slogan ‘It’s About Time,’ AEA members will gather to push for a better deal on Broadway understudies, scheduling, and workplace safety.
