Off-Broadway Stagehands’ Union Organizing Gains Steam
More crews are electing to join IATSE, spurring the union to broaden the call.
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.’
Offscript: Michael R. Jackson & Anna K. Jacobs Write With Bite
On this episode, Rob talks to the writer-composer team about their new horror-comedy musical ‘Teeth’ and checks in with Bay Area critic David John Chávez.
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.
On the D.C. Street Where You Live: The H Street Oral History Project
A multi-year community-based project led by Mosaic Theater Company and local director Psalmayene 24 culminates with 3 new plays.
