People’s Light Announces the Kiln New Works Program
6 artists will present new works in development over 2 weekends in April.
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Jeremy B. Cohen to Lead Ojai Playwrights Conference
Cohen will remain with the Playwrights’ Center in Minneapolis through June 2024, even as he begins programming for Ojai.
Theatre Producers of Color Announces 2023 ‘Producing 101’ Cohort
The third annual Producing 101 program welcomes 25 aspiring BIPOC producers for a tuition-free 11-week education on the fundamentals of commercial producing.
Black Theatre Coalition, Black Broadway Men Partner for Playwriting Initiative
The partnership will see Black Theatre Coalition fellows working on an upcoming Black Broadway Men play reading.
Stratford Festival, Intermission Magazine Launch IBPOC Critics Lab
The program is accepting applications from aspiring and emerging Canadian theatre critics who are Indigenous, Black, or people of color for a 7-week curriculum and residency at the Stratford Festival.
Chicago’s Sideshow Theatre Company to Cease Operations
The storefront theatre company, known for producing world and American premieres, will donate all remaining funds to 7 other Chicago nonprofits.
Jesús I. Valles Wins 2023 Yale Drama Prize
Valles will attend a new residency program created by playwright Jeremy O. Harris, who also selected Valles’s play ‘Bathhouse.pptx’ for the prize.
Candrice Jones Wins 2023 Kesselring Prize
Jones wins for her play ‘Flex,’ which will open at Lincoln Center Theater this summer.
Philly Theatre Week to Return March 23
All of this year’s festival shows will offer pay-what-you-can tickets.
Anthropologists Theatre to Have Actual Anthropologist in Residence
The investigative theatre troupe will work with anthropologist Dr. Haile Eshe Cole to create a play about doulas and Black motherhood.
