Guthrie’s 2018-19 Season to Include Lynn Nottage Premiere
Nottage’s ‘Floyd’s,’ a companion piece to ‘Sweat,’ joins Barbara Field’s new take on ‘Frankenstein’ among the offerings.
Nottage’s ‘Floyd’s,’ a companion piece to ‘Sweat,’ joins Barbara Field’s new take on ‘Frankenstein’ among the offerings.
The season will feature world premiere plays by Wendy MacLeod, Lauren Gunderson, and Sean Daniels.
An experienced director and longtime professor at Yale School of Drama, she succeeds the late Jim Houghton at the prestigious school.
Goyanes will take the reins from Howard Shalwitz in September.
‘Indecent’ and ‘Fun Home’ headline a six-show season that also includes Christina Anderson, Marcus Gardley, and Lauren Yee.
The program hopes to garner a total of 20 plays from a range of emerging and experienced playwrights.
From the repeal of a Pennsylvania anti-theatre law to the premieres of ‘Oklahoma!’ and ‘M. Butterfly,’ March was a memorable month for theatre.
Each will receive $165,000.
The season will feature works by Herb Gardner, Dominique Morisseau, Kate Hamill, and Holland Taylor.
He has experience leading Roundabout Theatre Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, and the Alley Theatre.