Harold Steward Is Named NEFA Executive Director
After 6 years at Boston’s The Theatre Offensive, Steward will succeed Cathy Edwards in the role at NEFA.
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Actors’ Equity Issues Strike Threat Over Touring Contract
The union has been negotiating with the Broadway League for a new national touring contract since January; the current contract expired on Feb. 5.
Jessica Robblee, Mark Ragan to Lead Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado
Robblee and Ragan will take over from the theatre’s founding leadership team, Stephen Weitz and Rebecca Remaly.
Kimberly E. Douglas Named Woolly Mammoth Managing Director
The hire makes Woolly Mammoth one of few major U.S. theatres to be led by two women of color, as D.C. native Douglas joins artistic director Maria Manuela Goyanes.
Rapid Eye Repertory Announces Season of AI-Authored Plays
A groundbreaking new effort promises to combine generated text with live performance.
Mia Chung, Emma Wippermann Win 2023 Whiting Awards for Drama
The dramatists will present a reading with the other 2023 award winners at the Center for Fiction on March 30.
PlayPenn Announces New Initiatives for Playwrights
The Playwrights Cohort at PlayPenn and a new digital speaker series are designed to help serve even more writers this year.
Sarah Mantell Wins 2023 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
They take the honor for the as-yet-unproduced play ‘In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot,’ written for cast of 7 women, non-binary, and trans actors over 50.
Billie Holiday Theatre Receives National Medal of Arts
The Billie has received this award in recognition of 50 years carrying the mantle for Black voices and Black artistic expression in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
New School Names Jermaine Hill Dean of Drama
The acclaimed music director and former interim dean of theatre at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee will join the New School faculty this summer.
