Behind (Almost) Every Tony Nominee: a Nonprofit Theatre
Most of today’s Tony-nominated shows got their start on non-commercial stages, either in the U.S. or abroad.
Yearly Archives: 2015
South Coast Rep Season to Feature 5 World Premieres
New plays by Eliza Clark, Qui Nguyen, Sandra Tsing Loh and Bekah Brunstetter are on the slate, as is a return of Beth Henley’s Western tale ‘Abundance,’ which bowed at SCR in 1989.
Playwrights Center Announces Jerome and McKnight Fellows
Carson Kreitzer, Andrew Rosendorf and Keliher Walsh among recipients of fellowships for emerging and Minnesota-based playwrights.
La Mirada Theatre Announces 2015–16 Season of Musicals
New productions of ‘Rent,’ ‘Dreamgirls’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’ vie with a newly constructed musical, ‘Empire.’
Mark Valdez to Step Down from Helm of Network of Ensemble Theaters
Valdez leaves after eight years shoring up the ensemble advocacy organization.
Equity’s Mary McColl on Why L.A.’s 99-Seat Plan Had to Go
Los Angeles is still getting a good deal, AEA’s executive director insists, if people would only take the time to study its new proposals for the city’s small theatres.
Onstage This Week: Apr. 27-May 4
Couples and coupling are a recurring theme this week, but then so are the social forces that can tear them asunder.
Drone Plays: There’s Something in the Air
Two new one-woman plays dramatize the unique stress and ethical pitfalls of fighting in the Chair Force.
Cleveland Play House to Receive 2015 Regional Tony
The New York theatre honors recognize a resident theatre leader as it enters its 100th year.
Second Stage’s New Broadway Berth: Room to Move
The Off-Broadway company joins the ranks of nonprofits with Broadway houses, with a mission to produce living American writers.
