Shannon A. Jones Named TheatreSquared Executive Director
Jones will succeed Martin Miller in the position.
Category Archives: South Central
Stories from the South, in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Leadership Changes Announced at NOLA Project
With artistic director A.J. Allegra’s departure, Leslie Claverie and Pamela D. Roberts have been named associate artistic directors and Monica R. Harris interim managing director.
Alabama Shakes Commissions Writers to Create New Southern Canon
The ambitious program, slated to seed 22 new plays, has announced its first 4 commissioned writers: Donnetta Lavinia Grays, Robert Schenkkan, Mansa Ra, and Lauren Gunderson.
‘Flex’: Taking the Lady Train From the Arkansas Delta to Lincoln Center
Candrice Jones’s new play about a Southern girls’ basketball team has come a long way, but it hasn’t been a layup.
Exec Director Martin Miller to Leave TheatreSquared for McCarter
Miller, who has been TheatreSquared’s executive director since 2009, will leave for his new job in September.
Madeleine Lambert Named Alabama Shakes Associate AD
The leader, performer, and educator succeeds deputy artistic director and education director Greta Lambert (no relation) in the role.
Micah-Shane Brewer Named Nashville Rep Artistic Director
Brewer is currently a producer at the theatre.
TheatreSquared Honored With Architecture Awards
The theatre’s new building has been recognized by the American Institute of Architects and USITT.
A New-Play Fest Is Born in Greenville, S.C.
The latest entry in the new-play festival game, staged in August across 5 venues in an arts-centric town, had impressive local buy-in and enthusiastic full houses.
On Holy Ground: The National Black Theatre Festival
Back in August after a pandemic hiatus, the biennial gathering of Black theatremakers reclaimed its status as both a reunion and a showcase for new work.
