The Subtext: Pandemic Playwriting, Part 2
This month, a check-in with the playwrights who first called in last March to see how they’ve fared in the intervening 10 months.
Yearly Archives: 2021
The Black Seed Unveils Generous Grant Program for Black Theatres
Nearly 100 Black theatres will receive 1- or 2-year grants, ranging in size from $10,000 to $150,000.
Artists Rep Names Kisha Jarrett Managing Director
Jarrett’s promotion coincides with additional leadership title changes in anticipation of new executive director J.S. May’s 2023 retirement.
Lee Breuer, Theatrical Cubist and Idea Faucet
The co-founder of Mabou Mines never rested on his laurels but kept driving his work forward, on stages large and especially small.
Lee Breuer and the Company He Kept
He had a lifelong, almost monk-like devotion to his muses, which included the people he worked with.
The Drinking Gourd to Fill Up With New Plays by Black Authors
True Colors and the Hansberry Project have created a new commissioning program to address the dearth of Black work on American stages.
New Victory Announces 2020-21 LabWorks Artists
NicHi douglas, ChelseaDee Harrison, Nambi E. Kelley, and Christopher Rudd will enter into a second year in the program.
Kurt Weill Foundation Announces Annual Rebecca Luker Award
The award will be given to a finalist in the Lotte Lenya Competition.
Peter J. Kuo: Schooling the Field
ACT’s new director of the conservatory talks about teaching self-analysis, working within structures to dismantle them, and the possibilities of digital platforms.
Three on the Aisle: The Pandemic Process With Samira Wiley & Kate Hamill
This week the critics talk to two theatre artists about the choices they’ve made and the field they hope to return to.
