Peter Brosius Believes That Children Are Our Future
As he enters his last season leading Minneapolis’s Children’s Theatre Company, he reflects on the unique inspiration and value in making work for young people.
High Schoolers Lauren A. Marchand, Langston Lee Win Top Jimmy Awards
96 high school nominees from 48 regional awards programs performed in the annual showcase, where a total of 20 awards and scholarships were presented to participants.
Rattlestick Theater Names Basil Kreimendahl Playwright in Residence
Kreimendahl will continue his ongoing residency through a Mellon Foundation grant.
Amalia Oliva Rojas, Danielle Stagger Receive Hansberry Lilly Playwright Fellowships
Part of the Lorraine Hansberry Initiative to support women and nonbinary playwrights of color, the award comes with a $25,000 living-expenses stipend for each year of the fellows’ graduate studies.
Indiana Rep’s Janet Allen, Benjamin Hanna: Staying Power
As IRT’s longest-serving artistic director, Allen has led the company with an eye on the future, and now it’s Hanna’s turn to serve Indiana’s unique Midwestern audience.
Alex Edelman, a Good Boy With Boundaries
In his Broadway show about Jewishness, antisemitism, and whiteness, ‘Just for Us,’ the comic makes audiences ponder who the ‘us’ is.
BoHo Theatre and the ‘Brutal Calculus’ of Chicago Storefronts
Struggling to draw funding and audiences while aiming for the goal of livable wages, companies like 20-year-old BoHo Theatre are making an exit.
Playwrights’ Center, Venturous Theater Fund Name Playwright Fellows
The three fellows will partner with producing theatres across the country.
Sheldon Harnick: A Blessing on His Head, Mazel Tov
He was a lyricist’s lyricist, sure, but his words spoke to everyone, and his life was as full of joy and surprise as his songs.
Book-It’s Last Chapter: Seattle Theatre to Shut Down After 3-Decade Run
Leadership turnover, faltering ticket sales, and decreasing philanthropic backing have led the unique literary-oriented theatre to close the book.
