Nashville Rep Names Rebecca Gilman Its 2015–16 Ingram Playwriting Fellow
The author of ‘Luna Gale’ and ‘Boy Gets Girl’ will mentor four emerging playwrights in anticipation of the theatre’s New Works Festival in May 2016.
Category Archives: South Central
Stories from the South, in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Announces 2016 Season
Partnerships with local symphonies and playwrights commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death.
Nashville Companies Unite for ‘Hamlet’ Reading
The presentation is part of a cross-promotional campaign for upcoming performances of ‘King Lear’ and ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.’
‘Pot Mom’ Gets Relit in Nashville, and I’m Having Flashbacks
Justin Tanner’s great 1990s comedies taught me about the beautiful impermanence of theatre. But artists keep creating, and plays can be revived. Maybe you can go home again.
‘LoveMusik’ Kicks Off Bluegrass Opera’s 2015–16 season
The Kentucky company will present the regional premiere of the Weill/Lenya bio-musical, as well as two other new tuners.
New Tennessee Williams Theatre Company Presents ‘Kingdom of Earth’
A brand new production company dedicated to the Southern playwright kicks off with a rarely staged work.
Georgia Ensemble Theatre, a.k.a. the Farley Family Business
The theatre brought Bob Farley and Anita Allen together nearly 50 years ago, and they’ve been intertwining their lives and their work ever since.
National New Play Network Announces $125,000 in Grants
NNPN largesse goes to playwrights and theatres to produce, and partner to produce, new work.
Turning Nashville’s Moment into New-Play Momentum
Plays in Nashville Rep’s Ingram New Works Lab go from seedling to sapling. The town’s new-play scene, and the appetite for it, is growing, too.
The NOLA Project Announces 2015–16 Season
The resourceful, venue-less Big Easy company plans a range of offerings, including three immersive pieces.
