Snehal Desai Named Artistic Director of East West Players
The director will take over for Tim Dang at the Los Angeles-based Asian-American theatre.
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The director will take over for Tim Dang at the Los Angeles-based Asian-American theatre.
A range of voices considers the impact and the lasting legacy—and a few lacunae—of August Wilson’s seminal speech.
The season will feature three works showcasing women in starring roles.
The theatre is seeking submissions from Asian-American writers.
American musicals have often returned to Asian themes and settings—as theatrical tourists. ‘Allegiance’ starts closer to home.
The long-serving producing artistic director of East West Players is honored for his contributions to the resident theatre movement and to Asian-American theatre artists.
The new-play competition is part of the company’s larger project to both challenge and help the American theatre to reflect the nation’s changing demographics.
Dang makes way for new leadership after 22 years at the helm of the nation’s oldest continually operating theatre of color.
Diversity and inclusion are more than just values and talking points; they require and entail a specific series of actions.
The new 51% Preparedness Plan calls for SoCal theatres to lead the national charge toward greater diversity onstage, backstage and in the house.