Patricia Garza Receives LTC’s Inaugural Diane Rodriguez Teatrista Award
The award is dedicated to a theatremaker working to increase Latinx representation and comes with a $5,000 unrestricted grant.
The award is dedicated to a theatremaker working to increase Latinx representation and comes with a $5,000 unrestricted grant.
After 36 years of artistry in the Gulf South, and a move to a permanent space that didn’t pan out, the theatre’s board president says they have “exhausted all options.”
Theatremakers Miranda Cornell, Thaddeus McCants, Aileen Wen McGroddy, Attilio Rigotti, Andrew Rodriguez, and Minghao Tu will receive support to develop projects, theatre tickets, research, or travel.
Fellows Tania Crescencio (connectivity), Fatima Dyfan (new work), and Malaya Press (development), will each have paid year-long department-specific positions that include benefits and a housing stipend.
The former general manager of Oregon Shakes will join Woolly in an interim capacity this summer, succeeding Emika Abe in the position until a new director is selected.
The Making Waves William S. Yellow Robe Jr. Playwright Residency Program will provide a stipend and training for a playwright to develop new work with an intersectional lens.
Two NYC companies have joined forces to support the city’s independent theatres and artists through grant-making, fundraising, and real estate challenges.
Connected by their love of theatre, a primarily white liberal arts institution and the largest HBCU in the country have come together to drive industry change and center underrepresented stories.
After 6 months as interim executive director, McClimon will step into the full role alongside artistic director Paige Evans.
The plan begins with founding artistic director Ping Chong and longtime executive director Bruce Allardice stepping down at the end of 2022.