Sean San José Receives Rainin Fellowship for Theatre
The Magic Theatre artistic director is one of 4 fellows awarded an unrestricted grant of $100,000, as well as supplemental support.
Yearly Archives: 2023
City Theatre Momentum Festival Slated for May
The festival will include new works by playwrights Martin Giles, Inda Craig-Galván, and Tami Dixon, as well as a documentary following Sharon Washington’s writing process.
Todd Haimes: Trust and Tirelessness
Yes, he saved a near-bankrupt nonprofit and turned it into a Broadway juggernaut, but all with the aim of supporting artists and serving audiences.
Theatrical Mustang: Will Wilhelm Lives Out Loud
This month Woodzick talks with Chicago theatremaker Will Wilhelm about taking up more space as a trans non-binary artist, centering gender-imaginative stories in the canon, and finding resilience through the work.
Robert Patrick, Pioneering Gay Playwright and Cultural Archivist
This lifelong fixture of Off-Off-Broadway was singing songs and telling stories right up to the end.
Megan Terry: A Brilliant Spirit Who Pushed Theatre Forward
Forged by New York City’s downtown theatre scene in the 1970s, she went on to change lives and open minds as co-founder of the Omaha Magic Theatre.
Corinne Denny Named Managing Director at Phamaly Theatre
The theatre has also named AJ Watson their new production accessibility manager.
Hana Sharif Named Arena Stage’s Next Artistic Director
The current artistic director the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Sharif will succeed Molly Smith when the longtime AD retires in June.
Four Playwrights Receive Liberation Theatre Company Writing Residencies
The program offers playwrights dramaturgical and career support over a 10-month period, with the aim completing a draft of an original full-length play.
The Man Who Tickled the Great Intelligent Beast
The creator of impro, a hugely influential approach to improvisational theatremaking, Keith Johnstone is still guiding students, even after his death.