Eric Keen-Louie Wants Us to Remember Why We Do Theatre
As La Jolla Playhouse’s new executive producer, Keen-Louie aims to keep pushing the field forward, not just for his current collaborators but for the next generation.
Category Archives: West
Head out West with coverage of theatres in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
Fertile Ground Announces 2022 GROW Awards
Five projects will receive $500 to produce new work in the festival.
A Dramaturg on ‘Jeopardy’ and a Dream Come True
Last month Madison Mae Williams, a dramaturg with a focus on new plays, did the field proud in a national TV appearance.
On the Road With ‘Teenage Dick’
A co-production among Woolly Mammoth, the Huntington, and Pasadena Playhouse gives new life to Mike Lew’s disability-themed spin on ‘Richard III.’
The Week That Shook Center Theatre Group
When the L.A. theatre announced a season light on women playwrights, a protest led to change and greater transparency.
SCR Announces Newscripts Series and NewSCRipts in Schools Partnership
South Coast Rep’s play reading series will return, along with a new program bringing play readings to UC Irvine.
L.A. Artists Create and Share Anti-Racist Theatre Standards
Compiled by a group of 15 theatre workers, the standards set goals for more equitable representation, with compliance to be tracked a newly formed group called BLKLST.
ArtEquity Announces New BIPOC Cohort
Over 6 months of convening, artEquity’s cohort aims to tackle the challenges facing the aim of equity in the arts.
Actor: Jomar Tagatac
He’s grateful to be back in front of audiences, and also hopeful that a year-plus of down time has shown the field the true value of artists’ work.
Dámaso Rodríguez to Step Down as Artists Rep Artistic Director
After 9 years at the helm, he’ll leave to take an arts consulting job, also in Portland, and allow for further artistic changes at Artists Rep.
