This Week in Theatre Awards: Catalyst Fellows, Theater J Play Prizes, and More
A roundup of prizes, residencies, and other recognition.
All Stories About Theater J
A War Far Away, But Close to Home, for Jewish American Theatres
Artists and arts administrators have different approaches to programming, making statements, and safeguarding staff mental health in the wake of the war.
Are the Ticket Prices Too Damn High?
Box office isn’t the main revenue source for most nonprofit theatres, nor is pricing the biggest barrier for most patrons—but both sides of this exchange could benefit from more transparency.
Hayley Finn Named Theater J Artistic Director
The former Playwrights’ Center associate A.D. will join managing director David Lloyd Olson on the leadership team as of Feb 1.
Itamar Moses Receives 2022 Trish Vrandenburg New Jewish Play Prize
Moses will be awarded $15,000 and a reading of his play ‘The Ally’ at Theater J’s annual benefit next week.
Theater J Commissions 7 Playwrights for Expanding the Canon Initiative
Created to broaden racial and ethnic portrayals of Jewishness onstage, the program provides playwrights with a $10,000 commission and a $5,000 developmental budget to support the creation of their new full-length plays over the next two and a half years.
Adam Immerwahr, Laura Lee to Lead Village Theatre
The musicals-focused company will create a dual leadership model in place as its longtime singular leader, Robb Hunt, retires.
The Enduring, Overlooked Wisdom of ‘Nathan the Wise’
Far from simply preaching tolerance among Jews, Christians, and Muslims, this 18th-century comic fable insists on true inclusion and fellowship.
Theater J Launches Canon-Expanding New-Play Program
The program will commission 7 Jewish playwrights of color in an effort to ‘correct and broaden’ conceptions of Jewishness onstage.
Moisés Kaufman, Amanda Gronich Receive Theater J’s Jewish Play Prize
‘Here There Are Blueberries’ by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich will be honored in a ceremony in December.
