Chicago’s Sideshow Theatre Company to Cease Operations
The storefront theatre company, known for producing world and American premieres, will donate all remaining funds to 7 other Chicago nonprofits.
The Subtext: James Ijames, From Grandma’s Backyard to Broadway
This month Brian talks to the ‘Fat Ham’ playwright about the art-loving family he came from and the communities he’s found in theatre and in Philly.
Jesús I. Valles Wins 2023 Yale Drama Prize
Valles will attend a new residency program created by playwright Jeremy O. Harris, who also selected Valles’s play ‘Bathhouse.pptx’ for the prize.
If You Rebuild It, Will They Return?
3 years after shutdown, despite some encouraging signs, most U.S. theatres are struggling to get audiences to commit.
Candrice Jones Wins 2023 Kesselring Prize
Jones wins for her play ‘Flex,’ which will open at Lincoln Center Theater this summer.
Philly Theatre Week to Return March 23
All of this year’s festival shows will offer pay-what-you-can tickets.
Tyne Rafaeli & Kate Whoriskey: Community, Not Competition
Two in-demand directors of new plays meet to discuss their current projects and the state of the field.
Anthropologists Theatre to Have Actual Anthropologist in Residence
The investigative theatre troupe will work with anthropologist Dr. Haile Eshe Cole to create a play about doulas and Black motherhood.
Projected Back in Time as ‘Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ Returns
A former projectionist recalls 3 memorable weeks in the mezzanine on the show’s Boston tour stop back in 1979.
9th Annual High School Theatre Festival to Showcase Public Schools
In addition to performances from 5 NYC high schools, teens will back a senior citizen from Nevada who’s getting his wish to perform on a Broadway stage.
