Trinity Rep to Launch 2019-20 Season With World Premiere
For the first time in two decades, the company will present a production composed by Stephen Sondheim.
New England
Coverage of theatre in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Newtown and Parkland, Linked by Tragedy and a Healing ‘Midsummer’
A musical version of the Shakespeare play, created in the wake of one school shooting, will get a staging in a community still mourning their own loss.
Dorset Theatre Season to Feature Theresa Rebeck Premiere
Also in the lineup are a new play by Heidi Armbruster, as well as Noël Coward’s ‘Private Lives’ and Wendy MacLeod’s ‘Slow Food.’
Harvard’s ART to Build New Center in Boston
Thanks to a $100-million gift, the theatre will construct a new facility across the river from its current one.
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.
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.
