Keep Masks and Vax Checks, Say Most D.C. Theatregoers
53 percent of theatregoers are not in favor of ending the mask requirement on April 30, and 77 percent are very negative about eliminating the vaccination requirement.
Yearly Archives: 2022
Safe Spaces or Free Expression? A New Toolkit for College Theatre
The Dramatists Guild Legal Defense Fund’s new toolkit is designed to help students and educators to both responsibly and freely produce theatre in academic settings.
Donnelley Grants 3rd Wave of COVID-19 Relief
The $2.1 million in expedited arts funding includes $1.6 million for Chicago small arts organizations and $576,000 for general operating renewal grants.
Austin Playhouse Founder Don Toner to Step Down After 22 Years
Toner, a 60-year veteran of regional theatre from New Jersey to L.A. to Mississippi, will continue to direct projects and raise money for the Texas theatre.
The Subtext: Live With Amy Quan Barry
In this special episode, recorded live in Madison, Wisc., Brian interviews the poet/playwright who wrote ‘The Mytilenean Debate’ for Forward Theater.
Lyric First Page Fest Seeks Grade-School Playwrights
The second annual youth playwriting festival, currently accepting short play submissions from students in grades 3-12, aims to bring theatre education into Boston area classrooms.
AAPAC, Indie Theatre Fund Offers Travel Grants for NYC AAPI Artists
Amid a rise in anti-Asian hate incidents, the new fund will subsidize transportation for Asian American performers who don’t feel safe riding mass transit.
Offscript: Mei Ann Teo Finds Strength in the Collective
On this episode the editors talk to the director of the drama ‘7 Minutes’ about labor, management, and new-play development .
Lewis Merkin: A Guiding Light of the Deaf Theatre
The original Orin Dennis from ‘Children of Lesser God,’ the self-starting Merkin had a rich career as a Deaf theatre innovator, mentor, and raconteur.
Lisa L. Patterson Named TCG Director of Individual Giving
A seasoned fundraiser, she is tasked with activating and growing TCG’s major gifts and planned giving.
