Gina Femia Receives 2021 Neukom Institute Award for Playwriting
Nkenna Akunna also received runner-up honors for her play ‘Some of Us Exist in the Future.’
Category Archives: New England
Coverage of theatre in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Williamstown Announces New Play Award and Commissions
John J. Caswell Jr. is the recipient of this year’s L. Arnold Weissberger New Play Award and the 2022 Jay Harris Commission.
Olympia Dukakis, Minister of the Interior
A fierce, unsentimental explorer of the human experience, she was also a subversive wit and a dear friend, especially to her audiences.
Huntington Theatre Company Announces In-Person 40th Season
The 2021-22 season will feature 2 world premieres and 7 total productions while the Huntington Theatre undergoes renovations.
Williamstown Theatre Festival Announces Live 2021 Season
The festival will feature 3 world premiere productions, all performed outside and socially distanced.
Executive Producer Diane Borger to Step Down From ART
After 11 years helping Harvard’s resident theatre mount many works that went to Broadway, she’ll return to her native London.
Barrington Stage Company Announces 2021 Season
The season features 3 world premieres and a combination of indoor and outdoor productions.
Tamilla Woodard Named Chair of Yale School Acting Department
The experienced leader and teacher will also serve as resident director at Yale Rep for a five-year term.
Central Square Announces Brit d’Arbeloff Women & Science Theater Festival
The ongoing virtual festival will feature 3 new-play readings, in addition to a variety of panels on science and theatre.
Survey Tracks Adjustments to Changes in COVID-Era Arts Learning
Data from the consulting firm ArtsBridge suggest that parents and students remain concerned but cautiously optimistic about the future of arts education.
