Remembering Robert E. Somerfeld
Known for his absurdist one-act plays, Somerfeld was also an accomplished copywriter and screenwriter.
Yearly Archives: 2023
Equity, L.A. Producers Team for ‘Catch Up California’ Rally
The rally launched fundraising efforts for the Equitable Payroll Fund.
NAMT Announces Writers Residency Grants
The grants have awarded funds to eight new musical theatre projects.
Could It Happen Here? How U.S. and U.K. Plays Are Staging Antisemitism’s Resurgence
Over the past year, no fewer than 10 shows on both sides of the Atlantic have addressed the historical rise of Nazism and/or the troubling resurfacing of antisemitism.
Estefanía Fadul, Graeme Gillis Are EST’s New Co-Artistic Directors
After a year-long search process, Fadul joins Gillis, who has been serving as interim artistic director since William Carden stepped down last year.
2 Artists at the Top of Their ‘Endgame’
Bill Irwin and John Douglas Thompson, who first bonded in a Public staging of ‘King Lear,’ confront the opacity, playfulness, and unavoidable bleakness of another master, Beckett.
2023 Jerome Hill Artist Fellows Announced
9 theatre artists have been awarded fellowships.
Jamal Howard Named 2023 Maggio Directing Fellow
Howard has previously choreographed work at the Goodman.
Artists Rep Names Lava Alapai Associate Artistic Director
Alapai will take part in a year-long leadership residency program.
Hayley Finn Named Theater J Artistic Director
The former Playwrights’ Center associate A.D. will join managing director David Lloyd Olson on the leadership team as of Feb 1.
