Tina CoyneSmith Joins PlayMakers as Director of External Relations
An alumna of UNC’s graduate program who has worked in development for the university, CoyneSmith takes on a new leadership position at the Chapel Hill theatre.
Category Archives: News
Get tomorrow’s theatre news before tonight’s intermission.
New Philly Death and Arts Festival to Re-Envision the Art of Dying
The inaugural festival explores mortality through art, performance, and collective care at Pennsylvania’s Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Guggenheim Fellows, Pell and Robeson Awards, and More
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
Kansas City Rep Names Jeremy Dewey Executive Director
Dewey succeeds former executive director Angela Gieras, and begins the role June 1.
Equity Report: More Contracts for People of Color, Less for Women
Equity’s Hiring Bias and Wage Gap Report shows gradual, positive steps towards a fairer industry.
Liza Birkenmeier Receives 40th Annual Whiting Award for Drama
Past winner James Ijames presented the award to Birkenmeier tonight.
Baltimore Center Stage, Breaking the Binary Launch Trans History Project
A national initiative led by theatremaker Bo Frazier will develop new works about the often overlooked history of gender nonconformity.
NNPN Launches New Play Exchange Actor Subscriptions
The subscriptions will give actors access to tailor their search for specific plays and monologues.
Children’s Theatre Company Names Ryan French Managing Director
French assumes the position after serving as CTC’s current deputy managing director.
ACLU-Led Lawsuit for NEA Funding Relief Denied
The court refused to block the NEA from reimposing a restriction on funding for projects deemed to promote ‘gender ideology,’ even as they maintained that the rule likely violates the First Amendment.
