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A Pennsylvania-based director with a busy season ahead, and a Seattle-based writer and performer with strong point of view and a solo mini-tour.
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AGE Legacy Playwright Grant Recipients Announced
Mildred Lewis, DeLanna Studi, and Hope Villanueva will each receive $10,000 to support their acclaimed but under-produced work.
National Latinx Theater Initiative to Regrant $9 Million to 52 Orgs
Administered by L.A.’s Latino Theater Company, the 10-year program is designed to support, bolster, and encourage Latinx theatres nationwide.
Marissa Castañón-Hernández Takes First in Voces Latinx Playwriting Contest
She’ll get the honor, sponsored by the Miranda Family, for her play ‘On the Eastside,’ with following prizes going to Christin Eve Cato and José Luis Useche.
Larissa FastHorse and Ty Defoe Make a Show ‘For the People’
Their new play for the Guthrie is a comedy, in large part because that’s what the Native community in the Twin Cities asked for.
Marilyn Miller, Manager and Mentor
Long associated with the New York-based Phoenix Theater, she went to work as a general manager on several Broadway and Off-Broadway shows.
Are the Ticket Prices Too Damn High?
Box office isn’t the main revenue source for most nonprofit theatres, nor is pricing the biggest barrier for most patrons—but both sides of this exchange could benefit from more transparency.
Better Together: How Co-Productions Spread the Love (and Risk) Around
Theatres are increasingly turning to partnerships to shoulder the costs of large productions, but that’s not the only benefit of this industry practice.
Sound Designer Abe Jacob to Receive Ming Cho Lee Award
Jacob, known as “the Godfather of Sound,” will receive the lifetime achievement award at the Henry Hewes Design Awards on Oct. 23.
Colm Summers Named Artistic Director of Working Theatre
An experienced director, he will look to deepen and strengthen the company’s working-class programming.
