The Blank Theatre Announces Young Playwrights Festival Winners
The 12 teenage playwrights hail from 5 different states, and this year’s live presentations will be the first performed in person since 2019.
Category Archives: West
Head out West with coverage of theatres in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
Nataki Garrett to Leave Oregon Shakes Amid Emergency Fund Drive
The artistic director’s departure caps a 4-year period of extraordinary promise, crisis, and controversy, while the festival seeks help with its next steps.
Tania El Khoury, Whitney White Win Alpert Awards for Theatre
Honorees in 5 categories each receive a $75,000 unrestricted prize and a CalArts residency.
PlayGround Announces 2023 Festival of New Works Lineup
The festival will feature shorts, staged readings, and a Young Playwrights Festival.
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.
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.
