Ayana Parker Morrison Named WP BOLD Associate Artistic Director
The WP Producers Lab alumna succeeds Rebecca Martinez after her 3 years in the role.
Yearly Archives: 2023
The Subtext: MJ Kaufman at Heart, at Home
This month Brian talks to MJ Kaufman, the co-writer of ‘A Transparent Musical,’ about their evolving sense of home, their creative instincts, and their dog, Milkshake.
Aniello Fontano Receives Clifford Odets Ensemble Commission
The annual commission partners an emerging playwright, director, and Method-trained actors to develop an ensemble play.
Offscript: Searching for the Future
This month we host a special conversation about the search process that led NYC’s Rattlestick Theatre to hire its new artistic director, Will Davis.
Seattle Rep Names Dámaso Rodríguez Its New Artistic Director
The former leader of Portland, Ore.’s Artists Repertory Theatre, he takes the reins of the theatre, and its already booked next season, from Braden Abraham.
Gulfshore Playhouse Announces New Works Festival Lineup
The theatre will showcase new works from Deb Hiett, Ivan R. Lopez, and F.J. Hartland.
A New Old West in ‘Shane’
In her new version for Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and the Guthrie, Karen Zacarías and a resourceful team stage the classic tale the way she always imagined it.
Chicago Theatre’s Phoenix Era
During a difficult time in Chicago theatre, we look at the current struggles of local theatres and the promise of theatre sustaining moving forward.
Theatre in Crisis: What We’re Losing, and What Comes Next
A look at this extraordinary moment of contraction for the U.S. theatre field, including a complete list of closures since March 2020.
Sarah Scafidi Is Waterwell’s New Managing Director
A recent Yale MFA grad, she succeeds Adam J. Frank as co-leader, with artistic director Lee Sunday Evans, of the civic-oriented NYC theatre.