Tony Simotes Leaves Post as Shakespeare & Co.'s Artistic Director
Tony Simotes, Tina Packer’s successor at Shakespeare & Company will depart Nov. 10, leaving leadership to new exec director, Rick Dildine.
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Stephen Rountree Succeeds Edward Rada as Center Theatre Group Managing Director
Stephen Rountree, a longtime leader on the business side of L.A.’s Music Center, takes a similar role at CTG’s three-stage company.
Jungle Theater Announces Its 2015 Season
The Jungle Theater announces its 2015 season, its last under founder and artistic director Bain Boehkle.
Garry Marshall Brings "Billy and Ray" to New York
The filmmaker and TV producer talks about why he prefers L.A. to his native New York, about plans for a “Pretty Woman” musical, and about beating “Miss Saigon” at softball.
Three Playwrights Receive $50,000 United States Artists Fellowship
Playwrights Kia Corthron, Sibyl Kempson and Sigrid Gilmer are among the 2014 USA Fellows; each will receive $50,000.
Martha Lavey and David Hawkanson on Their Steppenwolf Succession Plans
The artistic director and executive director of Steppenwolf Theatre Company talk about their decisions to step down and the legacy they hope to leave.
'Hank Williams' and 'Brigadoon' Among Big Winners at Equity Jeff Awards
At Chicago’s Equity Jeff Awards, productions at American Blues Theater, Goodman Theatre and Writers Theatre were the biggest winners of the night.
‘BASETRACK Live’ Marks Reboot of En Garde Arts
Site-specific maven Anne Hamburger, back from producing live shows for Disney theme parks, is behind a new multimedia piece about U.S. Marines, ‘BASETRACK Live.’
Know a Theatre: Quantum Theatre of Pittsburgh, Pa.
International in its focus and its aesthetic, the Quantum Theatre has staged multidisciplinary, site-specific work all over Pittsburgh.
Onstage This Week: Oct. 13-20
Halloween is weeks away, but things are already getting a little ugly this October, whether the bloodletting is graphic or the damage is internal. Even the kids’ shows this week are about a bat, a Gorgon and a big bad wolf. Be careful out there.
