Ja’Mel Ashely Finds a Space to Stand in His Full Identity
In ‘i need space,’ a new digital series from Donja R. Love, Ashely gets the chance to play a Black, trans, and HIV-positive character whose experience harmonizes with his own.
Yearly Archives: 2022
When Worlds Fall Apart, There’s ‘Nuestro Planeta’
Amid health and climate crises, a new-works program takes Latine writers to their ancestral homes to inspire hope and healing.
Offscript: Chisa Hutchinson Is Paying Attention
The editors speak to the playwright of ‘Amerikin,’ a new play about white supremacy, now onstage Houston’s Alley Theatre after repeated pandemic delays.
PCS Leader Cynthia Fuhrman to Take Job With NY Consulting Group
After a long association with Portland Center Stage, including 5 years as managing director, she’ll join an influential arts consultancy.
Sara Gmitter Receives Inaugural Adrienne Shelly Award
The $3,000 prize from the Adrienne Shelly Foundation will support the writing of Gmitter’s new play, ‘The Night Witches,’ about a group of Soviet female combat pilots.
Martine Kei Green-Rogers Named Dean of DePaul Theatre School
She will succeed Coya Paz Brownrigg, who has served as interim dean since July 2021.
Mellon Announces Grants to Support NY Artists
The Creatives Rebuild initiative provides either guaranteed income or employment funding for artists and arts institutions across New York State.
TCG to Offer National Conference Scholarships
More than half of scholarships and subsides for the June gathering in Pittsburgh will go to applicants from communities that are under-represented in the field of theatre.
National Deaf High School Theatre Fest Bows in Utah
The festival will partner with Deaf West Theatre and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
What’s Gender Got to Do With Acting Awards?
Why the Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards are beginning to eliminate gendered acting awards, in recognition of a generational shift and an increase in LGBTQIA+ representation.
