‘Blues for an Alabama Sky’ Celebrates Its 20th Birthday at the Alliance Theatre
Playwright Pearl Cleage, for whom tales of the Harlem Renaissance were childhood bedtime stories, reflects on her 1995 period piece.
Category Archives: South Atlantic
Coverage of theatres in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
TheatreWashington’s Linda Levy to Retire After 27 Years
Linda Levy will leave the theatre advocacy and awards organization to focus on her recovery from spinal surgery.
Center Stage Announces Season Ranging From Jane Austen to the Gridiron
On the slate are a new adaptation of ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ a staging of ‘The Secret Garden’ and the docutheatre piece ‘X’s and O’s (A Football Love Story).’
Rep Stage Announces a Season of All Female Playwrights for 2015-16
The season will include revivals of works by Paula Vogel and Brooke Berman, as well as a world premiere by Jami Brandli and a five-part anthology inspired by ‘Antigone.’
South Florida Theatre Community Celebrates at 2015 Carbonell Awards
At the annual awards, GableStage took home four prizes and Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre won big for ‘Murder Ballad.’
Theatre Alliance and ‘Colossal’ Win Big at Helen Hayes Awards
TheatreWashington showered more awards than ever on D.C. theatre at the newly reorganized Helen Hayes Awards.
Anna Deavere Smith to Preview New Work as Part of NEH Lecture
The playwright/performer will speak about her search for the American character, including pieces from work-in-progress about the school-to-prison pipeline.
Know a Theatre: Virginia Repertory Theatre of Richmond, Va.
There’s no ‘art for art’s sake’ at this storied River City theatre, which has a rich history and keeps its focus on local artists and audiences.
Women’s Voices To Be Heard at More Than 50 D.C.-Area Theatres
Dozens of artists and companies will be part of the 2-month tribute to female playwrights.
Actor’s Express Puts the Spotlight on Its Hometown for Its 2015–16 Season
The city’s notorious child murders of 1979 are the backdrop of Janine Nabers’s ‘Serial Black Face,’ and Steve Yockey will get two world premieres.
