Ava Pickett Wins 2024 Blackburn Prize
Pickett earned the prestigious prize for her Tudor-era play ‘1536,’ while Justice Hehir received a special commendation for for her pandemic-era play, ‘The Dowagers.’
Category Archives: Mid Atlantic
Stories from Delaware, Washington, DC, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
Emily Jackson Named Kitchen Theatre Company Artistic Director
Jackson will take over from interim leader Rachel Lampert as producing artistic director, while her husband, Tyler M. Perry, assumes the role of director of production.
Margo Moskowitz Named Managing Director at Philadelphia Theatre Company
The former general manager has served as interim managing director since Emily Zeck’s departure last September.
How ‘Days of Wine’ and ‘White Chip’ Stage Alcoholism and Recovery
2 shows currently running in New York mix unique strengths with some predictable tropes about ‘rock bottom’ and recovery.
Tom Walker, Don Quixote of the Living Theatre
Swept up first as a fan of Julian Beck and Judith Malina’s legendary experimental ensemble, he became one of its essential members.
HERE Announces New Leadership Structure
Amanda Szeglowski has been promoted to co-director, with the remaining director positions expected to be filled by June.
Nidia Medina Named Producing Director of INTAR
Previously an associate artistic director with the NYC company, she’ll now lead alongside artistic director Lou Moreno.
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.
‘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.
