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.’
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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.
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.
Historical Frenemies: Hurston & Hughes, Kramer & Fauci
‘Muleheaded’ depicts the famous falling out of 2 Harlem Renaissance luminaries, while ‘Kramer/Fauci’ puts a stark spin on a tetchy dialogue from the height of the AIDS plague.
Obies, Beacon and Black List Commissions, and More
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
A ‘Waterfall’ That Runs Deep
Phanésia Pharel’s new play explores both the common ground and the divides between a Haitian mother and her U.S.-born daughter.
Katie Holmes’s ‘Hedda,’ Savion Glover on ‘Chez Joey,’ and Theatre Training
On this jam-packed episode, we talk to the star and director of ‘Hedda Gabler’ at the Old Globe, the writer and co-director of a new take on ‘Pal Joey’ at Arena Stage, and the writer of a key story in our new training issue.
Woodie King Jr.: The Loyal Helmsman Steering Black Theatre for Decades
A longtime colleague recalls his time working for and with the storied director and producer.
