Black Arts MKE Announces Theatre Festival Lineup
The 3-week-long event will offer ticketed and free events at various venues throughout Milwaukee this summer.
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Do We Not Laugh? Revising ‘The Complete Works’ for 2023
A comic theatre staple that originated at the ’87 Edinburgh Fringe, this speed-Shakespeare romp has gotten a new revision for the age of #MeToo and #Black Lives Matter.
EST’s First Light Festival Presents 6 New Plays
The festival, part of the EST/Sloan Project to develop plays exploring science and technology, continues through June 23.
Six Artists Receive theurbanX.org International Residencies
Six New York-based artists will receive micro-residencies in Mexico City, while a second cohort of Mexican creators will be selected in fall 2023 for residencies in New York City.
Hermitage, Roundabout Announce New-Work Partnership
The new partnership will launch this summer with playwrights York Walker and Dave Harris.
Tania El Khoury, Whitney White Win Alpert Awards for Theatre
Honorees in 5 categories each receive a $75,000 unrestricted prize and a CalArts residency.
Triple Threats
A look at two new reads for musical theatre fans: a thought-provoking analysis of Broadway’s body biases and a breezy memoir by dance icon Chita Rivera.
Red Bull Theater Appoints Martin Giannini Executive Director
The former general manager of the Broadway Dreams Foundation will serve as Red Bull’s first executive director starting this month.
Valley Youth Theatre Names Mark Stoddard Associate Artistic Director
The former theatre director and instructor at Xavier College Prep will work alongside producing artistic director Bobb Cooper and ultimately replace him when he retires.
This Month in Theatre History
From a famous British mimic’s take on American types to the development of Asian American work the West Coast, the month is packed with noteworthy developments.
