Dominique Morisseau, Jasmine Lee-Jones Receive Windham-Campbell Prizes For Drama
The prestigious award comes with an unrestricted grant of $175,000.
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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.
PlayPenn Announces New Initiatives for Playwrights
The Playwrights Cohort at PlayPenn and a new digital speaker series are designed to help serve even more writers this year.
Billie Holiday Theatre Receives National Medal of Arts
The Billie has received this award in recognition of 50 years carrying the mantle for Black voices and Black artistic expression in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
New School Names Jermaine Hill Dean of Drama
The acclaimed music director and former interim dean of theatre at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee will join the New School faculty this summer.
Theatre Producers of Color Announces 2023 ‘Producing 101’ Cohort
The third annual Producing 101 program welcomes 25 aspiring BIPOC producers for a tuition-free 11-week education on the fundamentals of commercial producing.
Stratford Festival, Intermission Magazine Launch IBPOC Critics Lab
The program is accepting applications from aspiring and emerging Canadian theatre critics who are Indigenous, Black, or people of color for a 7-week curriculum and residency at the Stratford Festival.
9th Annual High School Theatre Festival to Showcase Public Schools
In addition to performances from 5 NYC high schools, teens will back a senior citizen from Nevada who’s getting his wish to perform on a Broadway stage.
Lewberger Meets Fans Where They Are: Musical Theatre
Though their Off-Broadway show is sold out, the musical trio is still trying new things onstage.
