PlayGround Announces 8 Producing Fellows for 2023-24
The San Francisco-based company will work with next-generation theatre leaders from its hometown as well as from Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago.
Category Archives: West
Head out West with coverage of theatres in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
Voces del Teatro: Let Our Voices Be Heard
The untold history of the Latinx theatre movement in modern Los Angeles.
Giovanna Sardelli Named Artistic Director of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
Weeks after stepping into the role on an interim basis after Tim Bond’s departure, Sardelli and the board have made the leadership transition official.
Geffen Playhouse Announces 2023 Writers’ Room Residents
The twelve-month residency, which begins in September, features monthly workshops and culminates in new play development readings produced by the Geffen.
Katie Maltais Named Managing Director at 5th Avenue Theatre
Maltais suceeds Bernadine C. Griffin, who retired after 21 years at the Seattle company.
Seattle Rep Names Dámaso Rodríguez Its New Artistic Director
The former leader of Portland, Ore.’s Artists Repertory Theatre, he takes the reins of the theatre, and its already booked next season, from Braden Abraham.
Book-It’s Abrupt Ending, and Why Seattle Is Poorer for It
After 3 decades staging literature in innovative and increasingly ambitious ways, the company closed suddenly last month, leaving a bewildering loss.
Lost to Fun: Robert Farid Karimi in Shangri La
How an artist rescued a pandemic-cancelled gig and turned it into a performative museum residency all about playfulness, provocation, and healing.
TheatreWorks Artistic Director Tim Bond to Lead Oregon Shakespeare Festival
After three years at TheatreWorks, Bond will return to OSF as of Sept. 1.
Book-It’s Last Chapter: Seattle Theatre to Shut Down After 3-Decade Run
Leadership turnover, faltering ticket sales, and decreasing philanthropic backing have led the unique literary-oriented theatre to close the book.
