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.
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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.
Marcus Gardley Named Playwriting Co-Chair at Geffen School of Drama
The poet, playwright, and screenwriter will succeed Tarell Alvin McCraney in the position, leading the program alongside co-chair Anne Erbe.
WAM Theatre Co-Founder Kristen van Ginhoven to Step Down
After 14 years with the arts activism organization, its producing artistic director will leave at the end of 2023.
Sakura Rosenthal Wins Next Narrative Monologue Competition
The Boston high schooler took first place and a $3,000 scholarship, with Atlanta’s Eryn Regans in second and Greensboro, N.C.’s Laylah Cooper-Hallman third.
Huntington Names Lyndsay Allyn Cox Producing Director
Cox will supervise the producing and casting teams.
Four Playwrights Receive Yale Rep Commissions
Guadalís Del Carmen, Dave Harris, Rachel Lynett, and Sanaz Toossi will develop new works with support from the Binger Center for New Theatre.
Marcelo Martínez Garcia Wins 2023 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship
In addition to $10,000 for the designer, the foundation also offers a grant to any Connecticut theatre that hires Martínez Garcia in the next two years.
