This Month in Theatre History
From the first American stage comedy to NYC’s ban on burlesque and the launch of the Mark Taper Forum, April was showered with noteworthy theatrical events.
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From the first American stage comedy to NYC’s ban on burlesque and the launch of the Mark Taper Forum, April was showered with noteworthy theatrical events.
Globe practitioners will run workshops for students, teachers, and the public during the free April festival.
Playwrights Lynn Nottage, Ayad Akhtar, and Dominique Morisseau will receive cash prizes.
The programming will include a world premiere play, a holiday show, and a new works festival.
A world premiere, regional premiere, and musical will make up the season featuring female writers and directors.
From a teaching artist in Kentucky to an actor in Berkeley, Calif., here are some theatre workers to have on your radar.
On this week’s podcast, we welcome Michael Kahn, who will soon retire from Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. He talks about his career highlights. Then the editors discuss Russian theatre and potential Pulitzer nominations.
The Maine theatre slates 3 production by male authors and 5 by female writers, including a new adaptation of ‘Babette’s Feast.’
The season will include a world premiere production, a classic play, and new works.
The season will include works by Dominique Morisseau, Rachel Bonds, Sarah DeLappe, and Qui Nguyen.