MacDowell and MacArthur, Equity Jeff Awards, Stephen Schwartz Award, and More
This month’s awards include MacDowell and MacArthur residencies, Chicago’s Equity Jeff Awards, prizes awarded to NYC musical theatre composers, and more.
All Stories About Studio Theatre
How ‘Heart Sellers’ Gives Thanks for Mothers
As his popular two-hander makes the rounds of U.S. theatres in the coming season, playwright Lloyd Suh reminisces on the play’s development and continued resonance in an anti-immigrant climate.
Leadership Changes at TFANA, Roundabout, Studio, NYU Tisch, Court
A roundup of comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.
Diversity and Its Discontents: It Was Never About the Money
The business case for a more diverse American theatre is a distraction from our core human and artistic values, which is the ground we must stand on in the fight for DEI.
Rebecca Ende Lichtenberg Back at Studio Theatre After Stint at Shakespeare Theatre
Citing a personal decision involving her husband, who works at STC, Ende Lichtenberg has returned to her former job.
The Canon, Reloaded: 3 Playwrights Respond to 20th-Century Classics
In riffing on works by Arthur Miller and Lorraine Hansberry, 3 new plays by Kimberly Belflower, Kelundra Smith, and Eleanor Burgess alternately explore and explode what was missing from the originals.
D.C.’s Studio Theatre Cancels Remainder of Season
Performances of company’s remaining 3 productions have been suspended.
Studio Theatre Announces 5 Shows for 2019-20 Season
The lineup will include Dominique Morisseau, Anchuli Felicia King, John Patrick Shanley, Antoinette Nwandu, Jeanine Tesori, and Lisa Kron.
Studio Theatre Announces New Round of Commissions
The group of commissioned writers and directors will create and develop Studio-specific works.
Studio Theatre Names Rebecca Ende Lichtenberg Managing Director
She will work with artistic director David Muse to lead the D.C. theatre.
