Onstage This Week: June 8–14
David Ives is well represented this week, along with family dramas and iconic musicals from Alaska to Rhode Island.
Regina Taylor’s ‘stop.reset.’ Gives the Goodman Something to Tweet About
The author’s new play about the advance of technology offers tweet seats, an interactive hallway entrance and a microsite.
Bailiwick Chicago’s ‘The Wild Party’ Tops Non-Equity Jeff Awards
At last night’s ceremony honoring non-union productions, Bailiwick and Griffin Theatre Company were big winners, and a posthumous award went to Russ Tutterow.
In Hollywood, Theatre Is Already on the Fringe, So Why Not Name It and Claim It?
Modeling itself after Edinburgh, the Hollywood Fringe Festival may be bigger than ever, but the shows are still small, scrappy and uncurated.
Playwrights Called to Center Stage for New Collective
Center Stage adds a new writing initiative for local playwrights to collaborate and develop new work at the regional theatre.
Rules of Clubbed Thumb: Funny, Strange, Provocative—and Fast
The troupe’s 20th Summerworks festival, featuring plays by Jerry Lieblich, Kate E. Ryan and Jaclyn Backhaus, showcases both its downtown aesthetics and its experimental work ethic.
Caption Contest: Backstage Tech Edition
Play this month’s caption contest and you might win a copy of ‘Father Comes Home From The Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)’ by Suzan-Lori Parks!
What You Missed at the Tony Awards
While CBS ran commercials, a lot of important, even historic, awards were doled out.
Oregon Shakes Launches Equity and Inclusion Training Program
The initiative will hold annual workshops to train national theatre leaders on issues of equity, diversity and inclusion.
The House Jac Alder Built: More Than Just a Theatre, a Theatre Community
Colleagues remember the visionary cofounder of Theatre Three, who died two weeks ago.
