Alabama Shakes Returns to Repertory for 2018-19 Season
The first programmed by ASF’s new artistic director, Rick Dildine, it features world premieres and musicals alongside classics.
Category Archives: South Central
Stories from the South, in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Playwrights Board a Minivan With a Mission to Redefine the South
Alabama Shakespeare Festival sent four playwrights on a road trip to engage with a changing culture—and look for ways to reshape it.
The NOLA Project Announces 2018-19 Season
The season will feature a world premiere musical comedy by Adam Szymkowicz.
In Alabama State Parks, a Show About the Boys Who Built Them
How FDR’s forgotten ‘Tree Army’ is retaking the stage in Alabama.
Les Waters’s Vision of Life
The outgoing artistic director of Actors Theatre of Louisville talks about new plays, directing vs. interpreting, and his impressive beard.
Southern Rep Theatre Announces First Full Season in New Home
The New Orleans theatre will have all productions in the same building after six years on the road.
Arkansas Rep to Suspend Operations
The state’s largest theatre has cancelled the remainder of its season, citing financial troubles.
Women Ran the Table at the 2018 Humana Festival
At the 42nd Humana Festival of New American Plays, the Kilroys and Anne Bogart spoke, Lauren Gunderson got a prize, and a majority female-authored program commanded the stage.
Lauren Gunderson Wins Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award
The prize recognizes her play ‘Book of Will’ and comes with $25,000.
Amy Wegener, the Heart Behind Humana
The literary director at Actors Theatre leads the yearlong charge of selecting the lineup.
