How ‘Becoming a Man’ Is Becoming a Play
In staging his 2020 memoir about his transmasculine journey, P. Carl is incorporating new lessons and context, and doubling down on the love story.
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Arizona Theatre Company’s 2-City Comeback
The theatre was stabilizing after a rough decade, and then Covid hit, offering fresh challenges and opportunities, including a move to a new venue.
Home Truths: 3 Plays With a Sense of Place
A daughter’s grief memoir on a Wisconsin farm, an Ireland-set comedy with roles for a large Santa Cruz ensemble, and a mall drama set in Portland.
Chita Rivera: Icon, Ancestor, Force, and Presence
A successor in the legendary role of Anita recalls her confidence-building encounter with the Broadway legend.
Cynthia Levin to Retire From Unicorn Theatre
The producing artistic director has been with Unicorn since 1979.
Marc Masterson to Retire As City Theatre’s Co-Artistic Director
He’ll leave the Pittsburgh company in June, capping a 45-year career which emphasized new-play development at various theatres, including South Coast Rep and Actors Theatre of Louisville.
Lisa Portes Named Chair of UCSD Theatre and Dance Dept.
The acclaimed director, a co-founder of the Latinx Theatre Commons, has relocated from Chicago to California for the job.
‘Between Two Knees’: Between Slaughter and Laughter
This raucous remix of Native American history by the 1491s, co-creators of ‘Reservation Dogs,’ is now onstage in NYC after a 6-year journey across the U.S.
‘Warrior Sisters of Wu’: Humor and Ferocity on the Eve of War
Damon Chua’s new play at Pan Asian Rep retells a portion of a Chinese epic that follows the badass icons Wan and Qing.
Nicole A. Watson Named Playwrights’ Center Producing Artistic Director
Watson comes to Playwrights’ Center from the McCarter Theatre Center.
