‘A Strange Loop’ Wins Best New Musical at Off Broadway Alliance Awards
Aaron Posner’s ‘Life Sucks’ wins for best new play, and Mark Blum, Wynn Handman, and Julia Miles join the Hall of Fame.
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VR Theatre Doesn’t Seem So Distant Anymore
Working with Facebook and an Oculus Quest headset, NYU students explore the possibility of staging theatre via virtual reality.
Victory Gardens Announces 2020 Ignition Festival lineup
Monty Cole, Georgette Kelly, Exal Iraheta, and Alex Lubischer will have readings in the all-digital festival.
Summer Breaks: How Arts Festivals Are Coping With Cancellation
Arts fests from Wisconsin to S.C. may survive a summer of virtual connection and outreach, but lean times are ahead for the towns where they take place.
Dinner, Theatre, and a Talkback About Racism, All on One Online Menu
As Atlanta’s Out of Hand Theater takes its Equitable Dinner series online, they can increase their reach, even if they can’t pass the salt.
Theatres Make, and Unmake, Their Summer Plans
As Utah Shakes’s summer season shutters, theatres from Missouri to Massachusetts weigh alternatives to staying dark for the rest of 2020.
Pioneer Theatre Announces Shortened Season Beginning in 2021
Two canceled 2019-20 productions highlight a shortened 3-show season.
In Audio ‘Outtakes,’ Qui Nguyen Puts Himself Back Into His Family Story
Minus his usual blood and mayhem, the ‘Vietgone’ playwrights tells a touching and funny personal story in a new podcast series for Playwrights Horizons.
Still Standing: How Companies Maintain Theatres, Minus Theatre
The pandemic may mean that doors are closed and money is tight, but companies are keeping physical spaces running and ready for an eventual return.
She Kills (Virtual) Monsters
Technology is a scene partner in a new made-for-Zoom version of Qui Nguyen’s action-adventure comedy at the University of Maryland.
