Remembering Theodore Bikel, a Mensch Against Hate and Prejudice
The late actor, who died on July 20 at age 91, escaped the Holocaust and advocated for the powerless through story and song.
Yearly Archives: 2015
Company One’s 2015–16 Season to Tackle Abortion, Race, Gender
Next season to feature plays by Ruby Rae Spiegel, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Young Jean Lee, and Natsu Onoda Power.
Village Theatre Sets Lineup for 2015 Festival of New Musicals
The 15th annual festival includes readings of works by Paul Gordon, Cheryl L. Davis, and Christine Toy Johnson, and a developmental production from Kevin So and Kevin Merritt.
Theater Alliance Announces Identity-Themed 2015–16 Season
Next season includes world premieres from Kathleen Akerley and Emily Chadwick Weiss, and revivals of Ntozake Shange and Marc Bamuthi Joseph.
Cutting Ball Theater’s Artistic Director to Go on Sabbatical
Rob Melrose will take a one-year sabbatical, and co-founder Paige Rogers will oversee the theatre during his absence.
Greg Reiner Named Director of NEA’s Theatre Programs
The former administrator for Tectonic Theater Projects and Classic Stage Company will manage both theatre and musical theatre grants for the endowment.
In ‘Bent’ and ‘Girlfriend,’ Love Beats the Odds
The resonances between 2 gay-themed plays presented by Center Theatre Group show how far we’ve come, and at what cost.
L.A. Theatre Works Announces 2015–16 Season
The season will include classic and contemporary work featuring celebrity cast members.
A Carnaval of Latino Writing in the Windy City
Straight realism, magic realism, even ‘sausage’ realism were on offer at the latest new-play event staged by the Latino/a Theatre Commons.
Workhaus Playwrights Collective Announces 2015–16 Season
The playwright-driven theatre will feature world premieres by Alan Berks and Trista Baldwin and an area premiere by Carson Kreitzer.
