Making a Musical ‘Prelude to a Kiss’
Craig Lucas’s fanciful, freighted romance returns to the theatre that commissioned it, South Coast Repertory, this time with songs attached.
Category Archives: West
Head out West with coverage of theatres in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
Snehal Desai: At Last, a Roadmap for CTG
With a 7-show season at 2 of Center Theatre Group’s venues, the new artistic director is putting special focus on reviving the beloved, beleaguered Mark Taper Forum.
John Langs to Leave Seattle’s ACT to Become Drama Dean at UNCSA
This summer, Langs will succeed Scott Zigler as dean of the School of Drama where he studied directing decades ago.
EST First Light, Company One Volt Lab, LAWTF Awards, and Preservation Awards
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
Jeanette Harrison to Lead Native Theater Project
A leader with a track record of nurturing and producing work by Native artists, Harrison will begin the project in residency at Oregon’s Bag&Baggage Productions.
Who’s Afraid of ‘Kathy Acker’?
Riding a fresh wave of interest with a new generation, Jack Skelley’s 40-year-old punk rock novel about American decline has been adapted by Siena Foster-Soltis into a play.
Bill Bushnell, Impresario of Spring Street
In leading the boldly visionary if ultimately doomed Los Angeles Theatre Center for 6 legendary years, Bush inspired generations of artists and leaders.
Eric Keen-Louie Named Artistic Producing Director at La Jolla Playhouse
Previously the theatre’s executive producer, he will join the leadership team alongside artistic director Christopher Ashley and managing director Debby Buchholz.
Fountain Theatre Artistic Director Stephen Sachs to Retire
The L.A. theatre’s co-founder, a busy writer and director both at his company and elsewhere, will step down at the end of the year.
Charlotte Brathwaite and Sunder Ganglani to Lead Cornerstone Theater Co.
The co-artistic leaders will join managing director Megan Wanlass in a leadership triumvirate, succeeding Michael John Garcés.
