Bilingual in Boston: Theatre By and For Immigrants
3 theatre companies have energized South Asian, Chinese, and Latin American audiences by staging plays in their first languages.
New England
Coverage of theatre in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
The Theater Offensive Announces 2023 Queer (Re)public Residents
Cheyenne Wyzzard-Jones, Victoria L. Awkward, and Annalise Guidry will participate in the 22-month residency that aims to support queer and trans artists of color.
Jason Cabral Named Executive Director of Gamm Theatre
An experience fundraiser for nonprofits across the U.S., he is returning to the region where he was raised and educated.
Huntington Names Christopher Mannelli Next Executive Director
Currently co-leading Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, N.Y., Mannelli wiill follow Michael Maso’s 41-year term in the Boston post.
David Beardsley Named SpeakEasy Stage’s First Executive Director
With experience in marketing and audience engagement, Beardsley joins a leadership that includes producing artistic director Paul Daigneault and new board co-chair Constance Gist Guindo.
Michael Maso: 40 Years on the Periphery of Genius
The Huntington’s longtime managing director reflects on 4 decades, and 4 artistic directors, at Boston’s largest theatre.
Huntington Names Lineup for Playwriting Fellows Summer Workshop
The retreat will feature readings of 3 new plays by playwrights Masha Obolensky, Melinda Lopez, and Catherine Epstein, and a community playwriting class taught by Lenelle Moïse.
Craig Lucas, Chisa Hutchinson, Ryan J. Haddad Win Provincetown Theater Awards
The three writers will be honored at a gala in August.
O’Neill Playwrights Conference Kicks Off With 6 New Plays
This year’s national conference features work by jose sebastian alberdi, Jan Rosenberg, a.k. payne, Alex Lin, Collin Van Son, and Liba Vaynberg.
Merrimack Rep to Commission Plays From Southeast Asian Artists
The Mayor Sokhary Chau Playwriting Fellowship is named for the mayor of Lowell, the first Khmer mayor in the country.
