This Month in Theatre History
From Edwin Booth’s Richard III to the Federal Dance Project, from ‘Fefu and Her Friends’ to Odd Fellows Hall, this month featured some remarkable characters.
All Stories About Roundabout Theatre Company
Roundabout Announces 2nd Season of Refocus Project
This year’s summer reading series will feature works by Latinx playwrights René Marqués, Fausto Avendaño, María Irene Fornés, Rosalba Rolón, and Desmar Guevara.
As Ever, Theatre’s Teen Council Programs Point the Way Forward
As theatres begin to emerge from pandemic restrictions, many are recommitting to programs designed to engage their youngest stakeholders.
In-Person or Online? The Youth-Created ‘Fractured’ Moved in Both Worlds
Roundabout Youth Ensemble’s new play was staged in-person, but was deeply informed by its very online creation and modes of expression.
Roundabout’s Reverb Fest to Showcase Disabled Artists From All Over the U.S.
24 disabled artists worked with collaborating mentors over the past few weeks, and the results of their work go online today.
Roundabout ‘Refocus Project’ to Stage Readings of 20th-Century Black Playwrights
A new project to put the focus on marginalized voices opens with a series showcasing under-sung plays, in hopes of seeding future productions.
Fred Ebb Foundation Announces 2020 Winners
The songwriting team Ben Bonnema & Christopher Staskel and Michael R. Jackson are this year’s recipients.
Meet the Leaders Who Are Already Reshaping the Field
The fifth cohort of TCG’s Rising Leaders of Color encompass all areas of theatre practice, from producing to development to casting to writing.
Roundabout Postpones Season to Spring, Adds Childress’s ‘Trouble in Mind’
Next spring the theatre plans to mount ‘Caroline, or Change’ and ‘1776,’ and in the fall and winter, ‘Birthday Candles’ and ‘Trouble in Mind,’ in its belated Main Stem bow.
Online This Week
From fairy tales to variety shows, monologues to panel discussions, check out the programs we are streaming this week.
