Vivienne Benesch Honored With SDC’s Fichandler Award
PlayMakers’s producing artistic director receives an award named for one of her mentors and idols.
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ICWP’s 50/50 Applause Awards Honor Theatres With Gender Parity
Dozens of theatres worldwide are recognized for staging works by female playwrights for 50 percent of their season.
Playwrights Realm Announces 2017-18 Writing Fellows
Isabella D’Esposito, Christina Quintana, Sarah B. Mantell, and Celine Song will receive 9-month fellowships from the Off-Broadway theatre company.
St. Ann’s Warehouse 2017-18 Season to Feature 5 American Premieres
Next season at the Brooklyn theatre will include works by Enda Walsh, Duncan Macmillan, Thomas Ostermeier, and a Rufus Wainwright concert.
Cal Shakes Announces 2018 Season of Classics
California Shakespeare Theater will mount reimagined classics by Octavio Solis and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, plus a Shakespeare adaptation.
Dallas Children’s Theater Announces 2017-18 Season of Home
The young-audience theatre will present 11 productions, ranging from “Goosebumps the Musical” to a new “Jungle Book” adaptation.
L.A. Theatre Works 2017-18 Season to Feature “I Love Lucy” Play
The Los Angeles audio theatre producer will present a new play by Gregg Oppenheimer, about Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
How Did We Love Martha? Let Us Count the Ways
How Martha Lavey grew into a leadership role she was born to play, not only for her company but for her city and for the American theatre.
Christopher V. Edwards Named Artistic Director of Actors’ Shakespeare Project
Edwards will join the Boston theatre in August.
Kwame Kwei-Armah to Leave Helm of Center Stage
The artistic director will step down at the end of the 2017-18 season.
