The Dance Call That Went Viral on TikTok
The Muny’s online auditions for ‘Legally Blonde’ found an unexpectedly wide audience on the app, but were these dancers actually up for the part, or just building their following?
Yearly Archives: 2022
SCR Returns With In-Person Pacific Playwrights Fest
This year’s fest will feature 5 staged readings, 1 full production, and excerpts from a new musical in development.
Long Wharf’s New Home: New Haven
After 57 years in one place, the influential theatre will become itinerant to better serve its community, though a theatre ‘hub’ anchoring its many partnerships may be in its future.
C. Julian Jiménez, Still in Flux
As he prepares for the premiere of ‘Bruise & Thorn,’ the playwright formerly known as J. Julian Christopher is still defining himself—and embracing the parts that remain undefined.
Kyra Sims Named NY Neo-Futurists Co-Artistic Director
Kyra Sims has been named the first Co-AD of New York Neo-Futurists, alongside current co-artistic director Rob Neill.
Mark Valdez Named Next Artistic Director of Mixed Blood Theatre
He will succeed founding artistic director Jack Reuler, who has led the Minneapolis theatre for 46 years.
Austin Playhouse Welcomes 3 to Leadership Team
The company has added associate artistic directors Ben Wolfe and Sarah Fleming Walker, and Sarah Chong Harmer as education and community engagement programs manager.
The Subtext: Class With Kari Bentley-Quinn
Brian talks to the Queens-based playwright about her New England roots and her approach to balancing work and mental health.
In Translations, a Canon for All
As we work to expand our definition of classics beyond the work of white men, let’s not forget to look outside English-language drama as well.
American Blues Theater Announces Blue Ink Winner
Mardee Bennett’s ‘The Reapers on Woodbrook Avenue’ has taken the award, which comes with $2,500 prize.
