Know a Theatre: Court Theatre of Chicago
This year’s Regional Tony Award winner, nestled on the campus of the University of Chicago, takes an approach to the classics that isn’t merely academic.
Yearly Archives: 2022
Offscript: Benjamin Benne’s Questions of Faith
This week we talk to the playwright of ‘Alma’ and ‘In His Hands’ about intimacy, religion, poetic realism, and Mario Kart.
For Stan Foote, Theatre Was About Humanity and Growth
The longtime artistic director of Oregon Children’s Theatre lived out his passion for supporting the development of others, both onstage and off.
This Month in Theatre History
This month features audacious performers, iconic gay activists, and the establishment of important cultural institutions.
For Better or Worse, We Still Live in Joe Papp’s World
The Public Theater founder’s life and legacy, traced in a documentary on PBS, may be best understood, and built upon, as part of the U.S. regional theatre movement.
Lilly Awards Launches Lorraine Hansberry Initiative
The initiative will honor the pioneering playwright’s legacy with a touring statue and support for the work of multiple female/non-binary playwrights of color.
SPACE on Ryder Farm Names 2022 Residents
The upstate N.Y. retreat has announced the 2022 participants for its 6 residency programs as well as the recipients of the Bryan Gallace/Posthumous Prodigy Productions Fellowship.
Chicago’s House Theatre to Close After a 21-Year Run
The nonprofit ensemble theatre, known for commitment to community and storytelling, will end its run in July, only a year after hiring a new artistic director.
World Building With Madhuri Shekar
From ‘In Love and Warcraft’ to ‘Queen,’ she’s one of the theatre’s busiest and most versatile playwrights, though her success has come with its share of pain and disillusionment.
Shariffa Ali Receives Hermitage Major Theater Award
Ali is the second annual recipient of one of the nation’s largest nonprofit theatre commissions, which includes a cash prize of $35,000, a residency at the Hermitage, and a developmental workshop in a major arts capital.
