Making My Playhouse Great
In this excerpt from his new book about running the Pasadena Playhouse for 2 decades, Epps arrives at the intersection of its history and his.
Category Archives: West
Head out West with coverage of theatres in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
Shermona Mitchell Named Sound Theatre Co-Artistic Director
Mitchell will serve alongside founding artistic director Teresa Thuman.
The ‘Little Theatre’ and Big Personality That Made Justin Tanner a Playwright
Through much of the 1990s, Diana Gibson’s Cast Theatre in Hollywood was Tanner’s personal playhouse, but a new play peeks backstage at the hidden costs of that odd arrangement.
Josefina López: The Arts Can’t Be Left to the Privileged
The ‘Real Women Have Curves’ playwright talks about ‘Remembering Boyle Heights,’ a new ensemble-devised play collecting the stories of her L.A. community.
Nik Whitcomb Named Bag&Baggage Artistic Director
The program director of the Black Theatre Coalition succeeds Cassie Greer as leader of the Oregon company.
Jasson Minadakis to Exit Marin Theatre Company
The artistic director has served 17 seasons and produced 88 shows at the Northern California theatre.
Matt Barbot Receives Commission From Miami New Drama and the Black List
In the first theatre project undertaken by the influential screenwriting platform, the Brooklyn-based writer will receive $10,000 to develop a new work with the Florida theatre.
Angel Adedokun Named RHE Foundation Artistic Fellow
The Bay Area singer-songwriter will receive a $10,000 award funded by the RHE Foundation and Theatre Bay Area performing arts organization.
Tim Robbins Never Blames the Audience
With a 40th anniversary staging of ‘Ubu The King,’ the Actors’ Gang co-founder is revisiting his company’s roots, though he never strayed very far from them in the first place.
How Phyllida Lloyd and Whitney White Make Work Worth Their Time, and Ours
Joined for the Rolex Arts Mentorship program, these 2 directors have a lot of common interests: interrogating Shakespeare, staging music, and welcoming new audiences.
