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.
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Kimberly E. Douglas Named Woolly Mammoth Managing Director
The hire makes Woolly Mammoth one of few major U.S. theatres to be led by two women of color, as D.C. native Douglas joins artistic director Maria Manuela Goyanes.
Mia Chung, Emma Wippermann Win 2023 Whiting Awards for Drama
The dramatists will present a reading with the other 2023 award winners at the Center for Fiction on March 30.
Actors’ Equity and LORT Reach New Tentative Agreement
The agreement comes after 6 days of in-person bargaining and multiple sessions on Zoom.
People’s Light Announces the Kiln New Works Program
6 artists will present new works in development over 2 weekends in April.
Jeremy B. Cohen to Lead Ojai Playwrights Conference
Cohen will remain with the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis through June 2024, even as he begins programming for Ojai.
Black Theatre Coalition, Black Broadway Men Partner for Playwriting Initiative
The partnership will see Black Theatre Coalition fellows working on an upcoming Black Broadway Men play reading.
Chicago’s Sideshow Theatre Company to Cease Operations
The storefront theatre company, known for producing world and American premieres, will donate all remaining funds to 7 other Chicago nonprofits.
Jesús I. Valles Wins 2023 Yale Drama Prize
Valles will attend a new residency program created by playwright Jeremy O. Harris, who also selected Valles’s play ‘Bathhouse.pptx’ for the prize.
Candrice Jones Wins 2023 Kesselring Prize
Jones wins for her play ‘Flex,’ which will open at Lincoln Center Theater this summer.
