La Jolla Playhouse Announces BIPOC Fellowships
2 new fellowships in directing and stage management will begin next year.
Yearly Archives: 2022
Four Playwrights Win 2022 ATCA Awards
Chiara Atik received the Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award for ‘Poor Clare,’ and Makasha Copeland received the M. Elizabeth Osborn Award for ‘Extreme Home Makeover.’
Offscript: Mixed Blood Is in Good Hands
On this episode, the editors talk to the founding artistic director of Mixed Blood Theatre, Jack Reuler, and his soon-to-be successor Mark Valdez about leadership, social justice, and the future of theatre.
The Subtext: Tracy Letts’s Moments of Recognition
This month the author of ‘August: Osage County’ and ‘The Minutes’ talks about acting, writing, the mystique of Chicago, and the heartbreak of Oklahoma.
Jason Najjoum Named Managing Director of Imagination Stage
The theatre also announced that Triza Cox will serve as the associate artistic director its Theatre for Change program.
How Raja Feather Kelly Fuses Dance to Theatre, and Vice Versa
When this go-to choreographer is doing his storytelling job right, you may not even notice the dancing at all—but he’s got more moves in store.
Among the 2022 Guggenheim Fellows, 4 Theatremakers
This year’s 180 fellows also include 6 choreographers and two scholars of performance and dance, respectively.
AD Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj to Leave American Stage
Maharaj was producing artistic director at the Florida company for just six months.
Can Theatre Heal Trauma? A Case Study From India
This excerpt from a new book about performance activism looks at pandies theatre, which has devised plays with and for marginalized youth in the slums of New Delhi.
Songwriters Isabella Dawis and Tidtaya Sinutoke Win Fred Ebb Award
The award, which comes with a $60,000 prize, recognizes excellence in musical theatre songwriting among emerging talents.
