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Category Archives: South Central
Stories from the South, in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
‘The Preacher’s Wife’ Gets Another Amen
Tituss Burgess and Azie Dungey discuss faith, adapting a classic, and loving musical theatre.
Managing Director Frank Mack to Leave Charleston Stage
His next gig is at Encore Musical Theatre in Michigan.
How Queer Black Church Energy Is ‘Delivered’T’
Jonathan Norton’s new play, opening soon in Dallas and Louisville, finds the comedy and pathos in usher board culture.
Know a Theatre: PURE Theatre of Charleston, S.C.
A small, sturdy theatre with a focus on new work, PURE’s ace in the hole is its adventurous audience, who’ve followed them to various venues over the years.
TheatreSquared Announces 3 New Commissions
Satya Chavéz, Candrice Jones, and Jonathan Norton have all been tapped to write new plays for the Arkansas theatre.
Martin Miller: From the Ozarks to the Turnpike
The former executive director of Arkansas’s TheatreSquared has just taken the same job at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre Center, and he’s ready to open the gates.
Shannon A. Jones Named TheatreSquared Executive Director
Jones will succeed Martin Miller in the position.
Leadership Changes Announced at NOLA Project
With artistic director A.J. Allegra’s departure, Leslie Claverie and Pamela D. Roberts have been named associate artistic directors and Monica R. Harris interim managing director.
Alabama Shakes Commissions Writers to Create New Southern Canon
The ambitious program, slated to seed 22 new plays, has announced its first 4 commissioned writers: Donnetta Lavinia Grays, Robert Schenkkan, Mansa Ra, and Lauren Gunderson.
