‘Shared Sentences’: Families Doing Time Together on the Outside
A new production from Houses on the Moon Theater Company explores the untold stories of family members whose loved ones are incarcerated.
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Michel Hausmann and New Miami Drama Receive Thornton Wilder Prize
Next week’s awards ceremony will feature a conversation among Hausmann, playwright Sarah Ruhl, and the author’s nephew, Tappan Wilder.
The Tank Opens Affordable New NYC Rehearsal Space
The expansion includes five spaces on the sixth floor of the Tank’s current Midtown Manhattan location.
Study Finds COVID Concerns Still Deterring D.C. Audiences
Many theatregoers in the region say they’d be more likely to attend if masks were required.
This Month in Theatre History
November looks back on some Houdini hijinks, the origins of two major regional theatres, and a First Nations-led premiere.
Theater J Commissions 7 Playwrights for Expanding the Canon Initiative
Created to broaden racial and ethnic portrayals of Jewishness onstage, the program provides playwrights with a $10,000 commission and a $5,000 developmental budget to support the creation of their new full-length plays over the next two and a half years.
22 Theatres Receive TCG THRIVE! RECOGNIZE Grants
22 BITOC grantees will receive a total of $900,000 in general operating support and the opportunity to join REBUILD: A Learning Cohort.
Cathy Tagnak Rexford Receives NTC’s Stavis Playwright Award
The annual award recognizes an outstanding emerging playwright with a $2,000 honorarium and a public reading of their play.
Charles Henry Fuller Jr.: Playwright, Collaborator, Friend
Director Clinton Turner Davis remembers Charles Fuller, the playwright known for ‘A Soldier’s Play,’ which earned the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2020 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play.
Sarah Benson and Meropi Peponides Step Down as Directors of Soho Rep
The 2 leaders will leave the influential Off-Broadway theatre after 15 and 8 years, respectively, but not before planning the company’s next 2 seasons.
