Do We Even Need to Say This? Yes, Shakespeare Belongs on the Curriculum
A response to Dana Dusbiber’s wrongheaded ‘Washington Post’ column arguing that dead, white Shakespeare shouldn’t be taught anymore.
Maryland Ensemble Theatre Slates Season of Premieres, Adaptations
The roster includes a newly devised version of ‘Frankenstein’ and a new musical, ‘Oedipus Rox.’
Actor’s Co-op Announces 2015–16 Season
The roster includes Stephen Schwartz, Tennessee Williams, Brian Friel and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Offscript: Kameron Steele and the Worm
This week, teacher/performer/author Kameron Steele stops by to talk about a new book of Suzuki’s writing, and the editors argue about the Tonys and Bitter Lemons’ pay-for-reviews gambit.
Rough Writers Festival Take Cues From Georgia O’Keeffe’s Paintings
In conjunction with a touring exhibit of the painter’s works, eight new plays inspired by her art are on offer—including one by a distant relative.
Rob Weinert-Kendt To Succeed Jim O’Quinn as American Theatre Editor
After a three-decade run at the magazine he helped to found, O’Quinn will be succeeded by a current senior editor.
Theatre Vertigo Announces 2015–16 Season
The season’s roster features Adam Bock, Rob Handel, and Caryl Churchill.
Know a Theatre: Long Beach Playhouse of Long Beach, Calif.
This small two-stage theatre produces a wide-ranging season and operates 50 weeks out of the year.
Salt Lake Acting Company 2015-16 Season to Include Four World Premieres
The Utah theatre’s season will include an NNPN rolling world premiere by Steve Yockey and three locally grown works.
Annie Baker Named Inaugural Resident Playwright of Accabonac House
Baker will have a development retreat in the former house of Willem de Kooning.
