Itamar Moses Receives 2022 Trish Vrandenburg New Jewish Play Prize
Moses will be awarded $15,000 and a reading of his play ‘The Ally’ at Theater J’s annual benefit next week.
South Atlantic
Coverage of theatres in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
Study Finds COVID Concerns Still Deterring D.C. Audiences
Many theatregoers in the region say they’d be more likely to attend if masks were required.
Blow, Winds: Florida Theatres After Hurricane Ian
Fort Myers’s Florida Rep reckons with at least $1 million in damage, while other theatres, and the region in general, face a steep path to recovery.
Matt Barbot Receives Commission From Miami New Drama and the Black List
In the first theatre project undertaken by the influential screenwriting platform, the Brooklyn-based writer will receive $10,000 to develop a new work with the Florida theatre.
Theater J Commissions 7 Playwrights for Expanding the Canon Initiative
Created to broaden racial and ethnic portrayals of Jewishness onstage, the program provides playwrights with a $10,000 commission and a $5,000 developmental budget to support the creation of their new full-length plays over the next two and a half years.
Sean Daniels Leaves Arizona to Helm Florida Studio Theatre Recovery Project
After 3 years as artistic director at Arizona Theatre Company, Daniels will lead new-play development at the Sarasota theatre, particularly of work dealing with addiction and recovery.
Madeleine George Receives Hermitage Major Theater Award
The award comes with a $35,000 cash prize to support an original work, along with a residency at the Hermitage and a developmental workshop of the play in a major arts capital in the fall of 2023.
Synetic Theater Names Ben Cunis Managing Director
The theatre welcomes the one-time company member, who also has extensive experience in film, into a leadership role.
Kacie Pimentel Is Alliance Theatre’s New BIPOC Stage Management Fellow
A graduate of the University of Houston with extensive credits in D.C. and elsewhere, she joins the Atlanta theatre for the 2022-23 season.
Life During Wartime: The Backdrop of Kenny Leon’s ‘Much Ado’
How a Shakespeare in the Park production taught this designer that ‘political theatre’ could mean something different for Black and white Americans.
