Jay Woods Named Associate AD at 5th Avenue Theatre
Woods recently served as co-artistic director at Seattle’s Sound Theatre Company.
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Six Points Theater Announces New-Play Reading Festival
The Minnesota company will produce three new plays, including one by the late playwright Barbara Field.
‘Cupcake Wars’ Meets ‘King Lear,’ and Designers Meet Each Other
1812 Productions didn’t just come up with a way to collaborate with designers on mini-stagings of ‘King Lear’ during the pandemic—they also turned it into a bake-off-style web series.
Jennifer M. Holmes: Keeping Pace With a Changing Field
As she takes the reins of the Pace School of Performing Arts, she talks mentorship, marathons, and the future of the field.
Civil Rights and the Blues: Where 2 Theatre Companies Found Their Voices
Inspired by the Federal Theatre Project and the Black Arts Movement, the New Lafayette Theatre and New Federal Theatre were hubs of both art and activism.
Che’Rae Adams Named PlayPenn Artistic Director
Adams was selected following a top-to-bottom reevaluation of the company.
The Jim O’Quinn Memorial: Light, Shadow, Song
Lovers, friends, and colleagues gathered in New Orleans to celebrate the founding editor’s open mind, questing spirit, and the delights he shared with the world.
Guthrie Postpones One Show, Cancels Another
This month’s production of ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ has been postponed to spring, and a Broadway-bound staging of ‘Destiny of Desire’ has been cancelled.
Susie Medak to Step Down as Managing Director of Berkeley Rep
Working alongside 3 artistic directors over 3 decades, she expanded the theatre’s new-works department and emphasized mentorship and education.
American Shakespeare Center Forms New Leadership Model
The multi-department management group includes longtime company member Brandon Carter serving as artistic director.
