This Month in Theatre History
Auspicious births (Orson Welles, Howard Ashman) and major theatre foundings (the Old Globe, East West Players) mark previous Mays.
Yearly Archives: 2015
Company of Fools 2015–16 Season Features Durang, Letts and Shanley
The company celebrates its 20th season with a reading series and a lineup of award-winning plays.
Border Crossing
Playwright/actor Raúl Castillo and director Jaime Castañeda create a site-specific piece.
Diversionary Theatre Announces a Season of Premieres
The LGBT theatre’s 2015–16 season features a series of West Coast premieres and a brand new musical.
A. Rey Pamatmat Looks Behind ‘all the terrible things’ for Answers
A play about how bullies got that way gets a staging at Huntington Theatre Company, while another of his plays is staged at Company One.
Emily Mann to Receive Margo Jones Award
The director/playwright and longtime leader of McCarter Theatre will receive the award at a ceremony on May 16.
Shakespeare & Company Announces 2015 Season
The lineup includes a world premiere, a regional premiere and limited engagements alongside Shakespearean fare.
New Guthrie Season Includes Mix of Comedy, Tragedy and Musicals
The season, partly selected by incoming artistic director Joseph Haj, is big on revivals, as well as area premieres of David Greig’s ‘The Events’ and Ayad Akhtar’s ‘Disgraced.’
Diverse Field of MAP Fund Grantees Announced
The Creative Capital-administered grants go to 37 new live-arts projects, ranging from jazz to opera to performance art.
Third Rail Repertory Theatre Announces 10th Season
Dark comedies and dramas fill the theatre’s next season, by authors including James Graham, Liz Duffy Adams, David Gieselman and Enda Walsh.
