SDC Davidson Award, Waterwell New Works Lab, Artios Awards, and More
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
Category Archives: News
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Ava Pickett Wins 2024 Blackburn Prize
Pickett earned the prestigious prize for her Tudor-era play ‘1536,’ while Justice Hehir received a special commendation for for her pandemic-era play, ‘The Dowagers.’
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.
GableStage Names Jeff Potts Managing Director
With 25 years of experience in business development and nonprofit administration, Potts will be the company’s first managing director.
Emily Jackson Named Kitchen Theatre Company Artistic Director
Jackson will take over from interim leader Rachel Lampert as producing artistic director, while her husband, Tyler M. Perry, assumes the role of director of production.
Rebecca Ende Lichtenberg Back at Studio Theatre After Stint at Shakespeare Theatre
Citing a personal decision involving her husband, who works at STC, Ende Lichtenberg has returned to her former job.
Lookingglass Meets Funding Goal, Names Kasey Foster Artistic Director
The Chicago ensemble theatre, which put this past season on pause, begins space renovations this spring and will return with programming in the fall.
Chicago Theatres Sign New Equity Agreement
AEA and Producers’ Association of Chicago Area Theatres have announced a new 4-year deal.
Margo Moskowitz Named Managing Director at Philadelphia Theatre Company
The former general manager has served as interim managing director since Emily Zeck’s departure last September.
Pacific Playwrights Fest, BIPOC Elders Grants, Essential Theatre Playwriting Award
A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.
