Shaunda Miles McDill Is Pittsburgh Public’s New Managing Director
McDill assumed her role at the end of February.
Yearly Archives: 2023
This Month in Theatre History
California gets its first theatre and a grand pageant, a choreographer preserves classic Broadway dance, and an early Paula Vogel work is staged in Canada.
The Playwrights Realm Announces INK’D Festival Lineup
The festival will show readings of work by the Realm’s 2023 Writing Fellows.
Dominique Morisseau, Jasmine Lee-Jones Receive Windham-Campbell Prizes For Drama
The prestigious award comes with an unrestricted grant of $175,000.
Amy Gravell to Step Down from the Gamm Theatre
Gravell has served as the Gamm’s managing director since 2019.
Elizabeth McGovern Wants Us to See the Real Ava Gardner
In ‘Ava: The Secret Conversations,’ McGovern has written a vehicle for herself, as well as a tribute that plumbs the complications of a Golden Age beauty.
‘This Is Why We Tell Stories’: 3 Afro-Latina Playwrights on Their Off-Broadway Debuts
Guadalís Del Carmen, Christin Eve Cato, and Julissa Contreras talk about authenticity, new forms, and making shows for their own community—and their own families.
Harold Steward Is Named NEFA Executive Director
After 6 years at Boston’s The Theatre Offensive, Steward will succeed Cathy Edwards in the role at NEFA.
Actors’ Equity Issues Strike Threat Over Touring Contract
The union has been negotiating with the Broadway League for a new national touring contract since January; the current contract expired on Feb. 5.
Jessica Robblee, Mark Ragan to Lead Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado
Robblee and Ragan will take over from the theatre’s founding leadership team, Stephen Weitz and Rebecca Remaly.