Goodman, Teatro Vista Take Centerstage at Equity Jeff Awards
Now in its 55th year, Chicago’s 2023 Equity Jeff Awards saw big wins for “The Who’s Tommy” and “The Dream King.”
Jessie Youngblood Named Metro Theater Interim Managing Director
Youngblood will succeed Joe Gfaller, who departs the company at the end of the month to join Clear Space Theatre Company.
This Month in Theatre History
October saw Congress vote against theatre, Frederick Douglass inveighing against minstrelsy, a ‘Shuffle Along’ sequel, a gravity-defying musical, and the passing of a genre-defining playwright.
National Latinx Theater Initiative to Regrant $9 Million to 52 Orgs
Administered by L.A.’s Latino Theater Company, the 10-year program is designed to support, bolster, and encourage Latinx theatres nationwide.
Marissa Castañón-Hernández Takes First in Voces Latinx Playwriting Contest
She’ll get the honor, sponsored by the Miranda Family, for her play ‘On the Eastside,’ with following prizes going to Christin Eve Cato and José Luis Useche.
Larissa FastHorse and Ty Defoe Make a Show ‘For the People’
Their new play for the Guthrie is a comedy, in large part because that’s what the Native community in the Twin Cities asked for.
Adriana Gaviria Receives 2023 Latinx Theatre Commons Diane Award
The annual award recognizes an individual working in the theatre field who is committed to increasing Latinx representation across disciplines and includes a $5,000 unrestricted prize.
Dipankar Mukherjee Named McKnight Foundation Distinguished Artist
The award is granted annually to a Minnesota artist and comes with a $100,000 prize.
Destinos Honors Ancestry, Posterity, y the Creative Alchemists de Hoy
This year’s 6th annual Latiné festival prepares to crack open the possibilities of the American theatre with ‘un poquito de todo.’
Marilyn Miller, Manager and Mentor
Long associated with the New York-based Phoenix Theater, she went to work as a general manager on several Broadway and Off-Broadway shows.
