Greg Reiner Named Director of NEA’s Theatre Programs
The former administrator for Tectonic Theater Projects and Classic Stage Company will manage both theatre and musical theatre grants for the endowment.
Category Archives: South Atlantic
Coverage of theatres in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
The Magical CATF Formula: New Plays in an Historic Setting
The Contemporary American Theatre Festival brings political, edgy, evocative new work to loyal audiences in this idyllic West Virginia town.
Reunited Twins + Two Adaptations = ‘Double Trouble’
This new version of ‘The Parent Trap’ story, about teen girls separated by a divorce, draws on the German original but updates it for the contemporary U.S.
Nicholas Richberg To Be Zoetic Stage’s New Managing Director
The company public relations director will take over for Kerry Shiller, and continue acting on its stage.
The Welders Get Ready to Pass the Torch to a New Crew of Theatremakers
The D.C.–based playwrights collective has found their replacements, who’ll take over in 2016 and steer the company in some new directions.
Theater J Announces Lineup of 2015–16 Season
The Jewish theatre’s season will feature plays focusing on identity, with world premieres by Caleen Sinnette Jennings and Derek Goldman.
Ben Platt Goes from Nerd to Leading Man in ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
He’s happily played underdogs and second bananas, but in a new musical from Justin Paul and Benj Pasek, the ‘Pitch Perfect’ star at last has a role with range—and not just vocally speaking.
Maryland Ensemble Theatre Slates Season of Premieres, Adaptations
The roster includes a newly devised version of ‘Frankenstein’ and a new musical, ‘Oedipus Rox.’
Playwrights Called to Center Stage for New Collective
Center Stage adds a new writing initiative for local playwrights to collaborate and develop new work at the regional theatre.
‘Zombie: The American’ Occupies the White House
Robert O’Hara’s new play for Woolly Mammoth mixes Jacobean drama with political satire and the zombie apocalypse to make a statement about the undead way we live now.
