15 Theatre Artists Among 129 MacDowell Resident Fellows
This year’s cohort, its first at full capacity since COVID, includes such familiar theatre names as Dave Malloy, Anne Washburn, and Sanaz Toossi.
New England
Coverage of theatre in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Long Wharf Takes the Off-Ramp to a New Future
What does it mean for a venerable 57-year-old regional theatre to become itinerant? The answer matters beyond New Haven.
A More Intentional Era for American Regional Theatre
The itinerant experiment at Long Wharf Theatre can be a model for other theatres that have lost connection with their communities.
Exuberant and Wild: The Long, Evolving Ride of Sylvan Oswald’s ‘Pony’
An iconic play about trans men and butch lesbians arrives in Maine at an auspicious time, both for its writer and for trans representation onstage.
Barrington Stage Names Alan Paul to Be Its New Artistic Director
Currently associate artistic director at Shakespeare Theatre Company in D.C., Paul will succeed Julianne Boyd, who has led Barrington Stage Company since its founding 27 years ago.
O’Neill Conference: Long Days’ Journey Into a Legacy
Scholars and fans gathered in Boston last month to consider, and reconsider, the contemporary and global relevance of the great, tormented American dramatist.
If Internships Go Away, What’s Next for the Next Generation?
As theatres scrap training programs that have often been more exploitive than educational in favor of paid positions, entry-level work may grow both scarcer and more equitably accessible.
Patricia Garza Receives LTC’s Inaugural Diane Rodriguez Teatrista Award
The award is dedicated to a theatremaker working to increase Latinx representation and comes with a $5,000 unrestricted grant.
Jonathan Berry Named Artistic Director of Penobscot Theatre
A Chicago-bred director, producer, and teacher, Berry will join Penobscot executive director Jen Shepard to lead the company’s 49th season.
5 Theatre Projects Receive NEFA Grants
New England theatremakers Aaron Jafferis, Articine, Bess Welden, Sam Plattus, and creative team Gail Burton and Josie Bray have been awarded grants to support their work.
