MacDowell Colony Names Philip Himberg Executive Director
The artistic director of Sundance Institute’s Theatre Program will take over leadership of the New Hampshire colony this summer.
Category Archives: New England
Coverage of theatre in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Williamstown Theatre Festival Announces 2019 Season
The summer slate, including 5 world premieres, will feature performances by Uma Thurman, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jane Kaczmarek, S. Epatha Merkerson, and more.
Barrington Stage Company Announces 2019 Season
The lineup will include four world premieres and five new works across their two stages.
Wilbury Theatre Group Names Darcie Dennigan Playwright-in-Residence
The Rhode Island-based playwright, poet, and community engagement manager will develop new works at the theatre.
Stacey Rose to Receive Bonnie and Terry Burman New Play Award
The playwright is the inaugural winner of the national contest at Barrington Stage Company.
What Dreams May Come: A VR ‘Hamlet’ Puts Us in the Room
Commonwealth Shakespeare Company has teamed with Google to make an immersive virtual-reality adaptation, viewed by a ghostly roving camera.
Ruderman Family Foundation and Yale School of Drama Announce Partnership
The collaboration aims to advance the inclusion of people with disabilities in entertainment.
John Logan to Receive the 19th Monte Cristo Award
The playwright/screenwriter will be honored by the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in April.
Melia Bensussen Named Artistic Director of Hartford Stage
The acclaimed director will succeed Darko Tresnjak to become the theatre’s sixth artistic director.
Nancy L. Donahue, Board Backbone
For 4 decades this Lowell, Mass., native has stayed involved with the theatre she helped create there, Merrimack Rep.
