Alex Alpharaoh, Lisa Sanaye Dring Receive Antaeus NEXT Commissions
The commissions come with financial, dramaturgical, and logistical support for the development of original, full-length works.
Category Archives: West
Head out West with coverage of theatres in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
Desireé Clarke Named MOXIE Theatre Executive Artistic Director
The San Diego-based director, actor, and teaching artist will work alongside outgoing executive A.D. Jennifer Eve Thorn this month and officially step into the role in May.
Elizabeth McGovern Wants Us to See the Real Ava Gardner
In ‘Ava: The Secret Conversations,’ McGovern has written a vehicle for herself, as well as a tribute that plumbs the complications of a Golden Age beauty.
Jeremy B. Cohen to Lead Ojai Playwrights Conference
Cohen will remain with the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis through June 2024, even as he begins programming for Ojai.
Bruce Barthol, the Musical Conscience of the SF Mime Troupe
The smartest hippie in any room, Bruce married tireless anti-capitalist passion with lyrical wit and musical resourcefulness.
South Coast Repertory Announces Pacific Playwrights Festival Lineup
This year’s festival will present two world-premiere productions along with five staged readings of new works.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Receives Inaugural Pinnacle Commission
The new $60,000 commission is a joint effort by South Coast Repertory and Playwrights Horizons.
Film Noir as a Key to Adrienne Kennedy’s Style
The director of the world premiere of ‘Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side’ shares what unlocked this haunting play for him and the creative team.
Liam Kaas-Lentz Becomes Portland Center Stage Managing Director
Kaas-Lentz will succeed Cynthia Fuhrman in the role, after having served as PCS’s interim managing director since March 2022.
Cornerstone Artistic Director Michael John Garcés to Step Down
Succeeding the theatre’s founding artistic director, he will have led the company through nearly 17 years and several cycles of community-collaborative shows.
