Sean San José Receives Rainin Fellowship for Theatre
The Magic Theatre artistic director is one of 4 fellows awarded an unrestricted grant of $100,000, as well as supplemental support.
Category Archives: West
Head out West with coverage of theatres in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
Robert Patrick, Pioneering Gay Playwright and Cultural Archivist
This lifelong fixture of Off-Off-Broadway was singing songs and telling stories right up to the end.
Boston Court Pasadena Announces Festival Lineup
The event will feature plays by Tira Palmquist, Austin Owens Kelly, and Vasanti Saxena.
Snehal Desai Is Named Next CTG Artistic Director
Filling a major vacancy at the helm of the three-theatre L.A. company, Desai comes to the job after 7 years leading East West Players.
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.
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.
