Alliance’s Susan V. Booth Will Be Next Artistic Director of Goodman Theatre
She succeeds Robert Falls at the company where she once worked as director of new-play development, after 21 years leading Atlanta’s biggest nonprofit theatre.
Great Lakes
Dispatches from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio. and Wisconsin.
Detroit Repertory Theatre: Keeping It in the Neighborhood
Serving a community of color without identifying as a theatre of color has led this 65-year-old theatre to build bridges, while struggling with fundraising.
Ken-Matt Martin, Dismissed by Victory Gardens Board, Won’t Return
The theatre that hired him a year ago is now under fire from staff and affiliated artists, not only for their treatment of Martin but for a general lack of transparency and high-handedness.
Detroit Rep Names Kendra Ann Flournoy Managing Artistic Director
A Detroit native, she will join executive artistic director Leah Smith in running the 65-year-old theatre.
Obsidian Theatre Fest Announces Lineup for Season 2
This year in-person offerings and a musical theatre showcase have been added to the Detroit festival uplifting Black stories and playwrights.
Mark Cuddy Named Interim Artistic Director at Cleveland Play House
The longtime leader of Rochester, N.Y.’s Geva Theatre Center will take the helm of Cleveland’s flagship theatre while it searches for a permanent successor to Laura Kepley.
Shauneille Perry, Pioneer on Page and Stage
Hailing from an accomplished Chicago family, she started in journalism, then went on to break barriers as an actor, playwright, and director.
5 Joyce Award Projects to Receive Largest Grants Ever
Artists Nancy García Loza, Nabil Ince, Michael Manson, Aram Han Sifuentes, and Pramila Vasudevan will join with institutions to create projects fostering culturally vibrant, equitable, and sustainable communities in the Great Lakes region.
‘Mamma Mia!,’ ‘Clue’ Top List of Popular High School Shows
The Educational Theatre Association’s annual statistics also show an uptick in theatre participation among young people, as in-person performances return.
Tender and Callow Fellows: Flint Rep’s Gay ‘Fantasticks’
Why a new same-sex revision of the classic Off-Broadway musical, with tweaks by original lyricist/librettist Tom Jones, may work even better than the original boy-girl version.
