David Ellenstein and Bill Kerlin to Lead Laguna Playhouse
Ellenstein and Kerlin will also maintain their roles at North Coast Repertory Theatre.
Category Archives: West
Head out West with coverage of theatres in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
Deborah Lawlor, the Fountain Theatre’s Guardian Angel
In her life and her work producing theatre and dance in Los Angeles, she never gave less than her all, and we are all the richer for it.
Fuse Theatre Announces OUTwright Theatre Festival Lineup
The new musical ‘The Pursuit of Happiness (or The Wacky Lesbian Adventures of Brillo Pad and Hula Hoop)’ will headline the festival.
Playwrights Foundation Announces Programming Changes
The Bay Area Playwrights Festival will become a biennial hybrid offering, the Resident Playwrights program will become a 2-year residency, and the foundation will conclude their Rough Readings program.
Matt M. Morrow Named Center REP Artistic Director
Morrow, who spent the last 8 years running San Diego’s Diversionary Theatre, will lead the company in residency at the East Bay’s Lesher Center for the Arts.
Christina Anderson Wins Steinberg/ATCA Award for ‘the ripple, the wave that carried me home’
Her 2022 play took home the $25,000 prize, while Madison Fiedler won the Osborn Prize and Suzan-Lori Parks and Rebecca Gilman received citations for their work.
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.
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.
