Victory Gardens Theater Names 2019-20 Directors Inclusion Initiative
The cohort includes Alexander (Lex) Turner, Lanise Antoine Shelley, Christina Casano, Jeremy Ohringer, and Aliza Feder.
Nationwide
Stories with a national scope.
Kerry Reid, Windy City Witness
The longtime critic and reporter, now theatre and dance editor at the Chicago Reader, gives her take on the city’s vibrant, often misunderstood theatre scene.
OSF Announces New Round of American Revolutions Commissions
Zakiyyah Alexander, Jaclyn Backhaus, E.M. Lewis, Mary Katheryn Nagle, Sara Nović, and Sanaz Toossi will create works for the project.
Goodman Theatre Names 2019-20 Playwrights Unit
Four Chicago-based writers will develop new works as part of the year-long residency.
New England Arts Grants to Get Shows on the Road
A total of $970,000 has been awarded to artists and organizations to support the development and touring of 8 theatre projects.
Connecticut Repertory Theatre Announces 70th Season
The season comprises 5 plays and 1 musical.
La MaMa Announces 2019-20 Season of Celebration
The season will celebrate the centennial of the company’s late founder, Ellen Stewart, with a slate of new and revived works.
Billy Porter Wants to Be in Charge
The Tony winner has found fame via TV’s ‘Pose,’ but he can’t seem to quit the theatre.
Quintessence Theatre Names David Lloyd Olson Managing Director
Olson joined the company earlier this month.
From Almasi to Ojai: Play Development Goes Global
A new play about health-care inequity gets the new-works-festival treatment in Zimbabwe and California.