People’s Light Launches Queerways, PA Development Program
The program, which will commission new works from queer playwrights of color, will debut with a play by Steve H. Broadnax III.
Yearly Archives: 2023
Raven Theatre Names Sarah Slight to Be New Artistic Director
A dramaturg by nature, Slight hopes to build on Raven’s commissions and its commitment to its local community.
Playwright ruth tang Receives Breaking the Binary Commission
The commission aims to support the creation of full-length works by trans, nonbinary, and two-spirit (TNB2S+) theatre artists, and comes with a $10,000 grant to develop new work with the company.
Winds of Change in the Windy City
AT’s new Chicago editors check in on happenings at theatres large and small: openings, closings, notable folks, and assorted chisme.
AriDy Nox, a.k. payne Named Van Lier New Voices Fellows
The fellowship comes with a $35,000 living stipend, a $5,000 artistic fund, mentorship with a chosen mentor playwright, workshops, readings, and more.
A Tale of Two Festes
2 trans actors discuss what they’ve found in the role of ‘Twelfth Night’s sad clown, in productions at St. Louis Shakespeare Festival and the Old Globe.
Victoria Nassif Wins Amphibian Stage Acting Competition
This year’s competition focused on artists from Middle Eastern, North African, and South Asian cultures.
Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin, David Lee Huynh Awarded Residences at Yangtze Rep
Both will receive $10,000 throughout the one-year Project YZ program.
Kenn McLaughlin to Retire from Stages Houston
The longtime artistic director will step down in June 2024.
Theatrical Mustang: Sav Souza’s Unbridled and Harnessed Creativity
This month Woodzick talks to the queer and trans performer about reviving ‘1776,’ developing a non-binary rom-com musical, and honoring their trans experience onstage.
