Eric Overmyer Made Language Sit Up and Bark
A colleague remembers the playwright of ‘On the Verge’ and ‘Native Speech,’ who also had a consequential TV career, for his seriousness, irony, and precision with words.
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Trans Rights Rising: 2 Shows Revisit the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots
‘Riot Queens’ in Portland, Oregon, and an immersive staging at San Francisco’s Tenderloin Museum recall a seminal pre-Stonewall moment, and prompt fresh reflections about the ongoing search for safe havens.
Golden Thread’s Nabra Nelson: ‘We Can Just Do Things’
The company’s new artistic director talks about leading the nation’s longest-standing theatre company dedicated to the Middle East.
New Leaders at Classical Theatre of Harlem, Childsplay, and More
A roundup of comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.
Sondheim Foundation to Support Mental Health Clinic and Arts Orgs
The Horowitz-Sondheim Clinic will offer affordable psychological help to writers, while grants for Steppenwolf, Playwrights’ Center, Millay Arts, and Rhinebeck will support artists’ new work.
Don Nigro’s Prolific Imagination
A colleague recalls the unstoppable output of the playwright who wrote ‘Ravenscroft,’ ‘Seascape With Sharks and Dancer,’ ‘Cinderella Waltz,’ and ‘Lucia Mad,’ who died on Feb. 9 at the age of 76.
Loop Dreams: The Long Journey of ‘Mexodus’
How Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson’s historical musical went from concept album to crackling live show to audio play with a timely tale of migrant and fugitive solidarity.
Gonna Sing It Again: The Art of Musician-Actors, in Hades and Above
What The Bengsons’ ‘My Joy Is Heavy’ and a new ‘Hadestown’ cast featuring Gaby Moreno have in common.
Theatre Leaders in Milwaukee: Strength in ‘a Moment of Crisis’
Execs from more than 40 of the country’s largest regional theatres gathered in Wisconsin last week to share practical advice for an industry that is ‘exceptionally strained.’
Woolly Mammoth Expands Connectivity With Howard University and SMYAL
By adding new members to its Core Partner Program, the D.C.-based theatre seeks to deepen its investment in local communities.
