6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From an animatronics professor in North Carolina to a music director in Massachusetts, this installment features six theatre workers shaping arts education.
All posts by Allison Considine
Ryan J. Haddad, Star of His Own Life
His latest autobiographical comedy at the Public, ‘Dark Disabled Stories,’ is being designed with access in mind, even as it gets down and dirty about the ways society views and treats disabled people.
Liam Kaas-Lentz Becomes Portland Center Stage Managing Director
Kaas-Lentz will succeed Cynthia Fuhrman in the role, after having served as PCS’s interim managing director since March 2022.
TCG’s 2023 Rising Leaders of Color Will All Be Arts Journalists
The program will accept applications from early-career journalists and critics of color until Tuesday, March 7 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Blackburn Prize Announces 10 Finalists for 2023
The winner will be named at the award presentation and 45th anniversary celebration on March 27 at Playwrights Horizons in New York City.
Vinson Cunningham Wins 2021-22 Nathan Award for Criticism
The prestigious award comes with a $10,000 prize and commemorative trophy.
2023 TYA/USA Festival & Conference Headed for Arizona
Slated for May, this year’s gathering will feature performances, speeches, training, networking, and more.
This Month in Theatre History
February recalls the premieres of 2 groundbreaking Black musicals on Broadway, the contentious beginnings of English theatre in the Big Easy, and a little company that could in Pennsylvania.
2023 Black Choreographers Festival Runs This Month
The festival will present BCF @ CSUEB at the Cal State East Bay University Theater on Feb. 11 and New Voices/New Works at Dance Mission Theater on Feb. 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Clarence Coo Wins Williamstown’s L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award
The award comes with a $10,000 prize and an accompanying $10,000 Jay Harris Commission for a new play, to be read at the festival this summer.
