Changes Come Fast, Change Comes Slow
How a cohort of artistic directors of color, recently hired at major U.S. theatres, have confronted unforeseen upheavals.
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Ted DeLong Joins TimeLine Theatre as Managing Director
After serving as Woolly Mammoth Theatre’s interim managing director, DeLong now joins a leadership team that includes Mica Cole and PJ Powers.
Hope for Mama and the Rest of Us
Producing a new play about the full-scale invasion written by a Ukranian playwright, Russian-born director Yury Urnov feels disheartened by the actions of his home country and hopeful for Ukraine.
Kimberly E. Douglas Named Woolly Mammoth Managing Director
The hire makes Woolly Mammoth one of few major U.S. theatres to be led by two women of color, as D.C. native Douglas joins artistic director Maria Manuela Goyanes.
Jordan E. Cooper’s ‘Ain’t No Mo’’ Lands on Broadway After Regional Layover
What began as a dark thought experiment—what if Black folks just left America and its racist violence behind?—has grown into a scathing satire that speaks to something deep inside audiences.
Woolly Mammoth Names 3 Miranda Family Fellows
Fellows Tania Crescencio (connectivity), Fatima Dyfan (new work), and Malaya Press (development), will each have paid year-long department-specific positions that include benefits and a housing stipend.
Ted DeLong Named Interim Managing Director of Woolly Mammoth
The former general manager of Oregon Shakes will join Woolly in an interim capacity this summer, succeeding Emika Abe in the position until a new director is selected.
Woolly Mammoth Launches Weissberg Commissions
The new 3-year program will support writers, directors, designers, choreographers, and other generative artists in the creation of new works with a connection to the D.C. area.
Britney, Baldwin, the Bard: The New Face of Classics at STC
Already in his short time so far at D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company, Simon Godwin has striven to redefine the stage canon.
4 Theatres Form Artistic Caucus to Open New Development Pathways
The new year-long effort aims to support artistic development at and among Baltimore Center Stage, Woolly Mammoth, Long Wharf, and the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.
