New American Plays Are Focus of Philadelphia Theatre Company’s 2015–16 Season
The slate includes plays by Ayad Akhtar, Ken Ludwig, Ike Holter, Laura Eason and Lucas Hnath.
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The slate includes plays by Ayad Akhtar, Ken Ludwig, Ike Holter, Laura Eason and Lucas Hnath.
Linda Levy will leave the theatre advocacy and awards organization to focus on her recovery from spinal surgery.
Lucas Hnath and Nathan Alan Davis were also named cited as runners-up.
The Polish-born playwright will receive $100,000 in artistic support, health insurance benefits and living expenses.
Works by Shakespeare, Brecht and Shaw fill the slate under the title ‘Bloodlines.’
The Bay Area actor receives $10,000 and a year of mentorship from Theatre Bay Area and the RHE Foundation.
The roster ranges from Eugene O’Neill to Patsy Cline, from Donald Margulies to Dr. Ruth.
The roster of popular shows ranges from ‘The Full Monty’ to ‘Master Class.’
The slate also includes a world premiere by Warren Bodow.
The theatre’s 10th season will take audiences to Paris, then over to the countryside of the moors of England.