Ryan Nicole Austin Receives Rainin Fellowship for Theatre
The annual fellowship, established to support visionary Bay Area artists working in various disciplines, comes with unrestricted grants of $100,000, as well as supplemental support.
Stories by American Theatre Editors
Ensemble Theatre Co. Names Scott DeVine Managing Director
The former general manager and CFO for TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will join the leadership of ETC in Santa Barbara.
PlayPenn Welcomes 2 Associate Artistic Directors
Susan Dalian and Santiago Iacinti will join PlayPenn as associate artistic directors, leading up to the 2022 return of the annual New Play Development Conference.
Kate Liberman Leaves Hudson Valley Shakes for Trinity Rep
The longtime arts leader will leave the New York company for a role at Rhode Island’s largest arts organization.
Offscript: Tim Bond’s Healing Journey Through the American Century Cycle
This week our guest is TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s artistic director Tim Bond, now directing August Wilson’s ‘Gem of the Ocean’ there.
Roundabout Announces 2nd Season of Refocus Project
This year’s summer reading series will feature works by Latinx playwrights René Marqués, Fausto Avendaño, María Irene Fornés, Rosalba Rolón, and Desmar Guevara.
Songwriters Isabella Dawis and Tidtaya Sinutoke Win Fred Ebb Award
The award, which comes with a $60,000 prize, recognizes excellence in musical theatre songwriting among emerging talents.
Michael Donald Edwards, Linda DiGabriele Announce Joint Departure From Asolo Rep
After 18 and 50 years respectively at the helm of Asolo Rep, the theatre’s producing artistic director and managing director will step down in June of 2023.
16 Shows Receive 2nd-Round Edgerton Awards
The second round of 2021-22 Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards, totaling $731,000, will support 16 world premiere productions with extended development and rehearsal time.
Keep Masks and Vax Checks, Say Most D.C. Theatregoers
53 percent of theatregoers are not in favor of ending the mask requirement on April 30, and 77 percent are very negative about eliminating the vaccination requirement.
