History Set to Music in Black Ensemble Theater’s 2015 Season
A season of musical tributes will salute Bill Withers and great pop divas, as well as Moses Fleetwood Walker, the first black baseball pro, and film critic Roger Ebert.
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Annie and 'Fanny,' as They Were Meant To Be Seen
Annie Baker’s disorienting experience with a digital showing of ‘Fanny and Alexander’ fueled her play ‘The Flick.’ IFC has invited her back for a 35mm screening and a chat.
NEA's First Cycle of 2015 Grants Totals $29 Million
Among the first batch of grants announced under Jane Chu’s chairmanship, more than $3.58 million went to theatre companies.
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Announces 2015 Season
‘Arabian Nights’ and ‘An Iliad’ will join ‘Midsummer’ and ‘Winter’s Tale’ in the open-air tent in Garrison, N.Y. next summer.
The Chance Theater Announces Its 2015 Season
The SoCal theatre’s expanded season includes a world premiere musical about the Loch Ness monster and new works by resident playwright Lauren Yee.
Crowded Fire Theater Announces 2015 Season
Outgoing CFT artistic director Marissa Wolf’s final season includes plays by A. Rey Pamatmat, Idris Goodwin and a world premiere by Geetha Reddy.
Pillsbury House Theatre Announces 2015 Season
Recent plays by Marcus Gardley and Lucas Hnath, a world premiere from Tracey Scott Wilson, comprise the theatre’s 24th season.
United Solo Theatre Festival Announces Award Winners
Among the honorees of the fifth annual festival was Billy Crystal.
Sundance Institute Unveils Retreat Roster
Playwrights Ayad Akhtar and Mallery Avidon and composer Julianne Wicke Davis are among those who will share development space at the Sundance’s ranch in Wyoming.
Gina Young Wins the 2014 Jane Chambers Playwriting Award
A lesbian spin on “The Women” takes the top prize for new feminist plays by women.
