Theatre Awards Roundup: USA Fellows, Kleban Prizes, Bauer Boucher Awards
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
All Stories About Premiere Stages at Kean University
Premiere Stages Announces 4 New Commissions
The New Jersey theatre is developing new works by Scott Organ, Vincent Terrell Durham, Benjamin V. Marshall, and Melissa Toomey.
Chad Colacurcio, Steven Patrick Win Bauer Boucher Playwriting Awards
Both will receive play readings through Premiere Stages at Kean University.
Love Letters and Music in TyLie Shider’s ‘Mom and Pop’ Plays
In ‘Certain Aspects of Conflict in the Negro Family’ and ‘The Gospel Woman’ this journalist-turned-playwright recovers overlooked histories—and that work started at home.
Jennifer Pillaga, Elaine Insinnia Win Boucher Playwriting Awards
The award from Premiere Stages at Kean University goes to a current student and an alumna.
Quarantine, Ventilate, Be Ready to Quit: In-Person Theatre in the Time of COVID
Recent stagings of ‘Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak On It!’ showed the possibility—and stringent protocols—of pandemic-era live theatre.
Mid-Atlantic: Adaptation and Engagement
At theatres in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, flexibility is the watchword.
Two Win Expanded Premiere Stages Bauer Boucher Playwriting Award
Emily Niemeyer and Emily Conklin become the first winners in the new expansion of the award from 1 to 2 playwrights.
Premiere Stages Announces 2019 Play Festival Finalists
The four plays were selected from a record 659 submissions, a 15 percent increase from the previous record set in 2018.
Parity Productions Awards 2018 Parity Commissions
Liz Kerin and Azure Osborne-Lee each receive commissions for new works.
