Write, Erase, Do It Over: On Failure, Risk and Writing Outside Yourself
Learning how to fail well is as crucial a part of a writer’s craft as putting words on a page. With other kinds of failure, you have less control.
SITI Company Announces Spring 2015 Programming, Conservatory Schedule
The NYC-based ensemble will premiere ‘the theater is a blank page,’ a collaboration with visual artist Ann Hamilton, plus more tour dates for ‘A Rite’ and ‘Steel Hammer.’
Onstage This Week: Mar. 9-16
Tales of transformation and transfiguration, from ancient Greece to an apocalyptic future, populate the nation’s stages.
Court Theatre 2015–16 Season to Include New Translation of ‘Agamemnon’
Also announced for the Chicago theatre are ‘Satchmo at the Waldorf,’ ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ and Greta Oglesby, back as Aunt Esther in ‘Gem of the Ocean.’
CTG Ahmanson’s New Season Is All Musicals, All the Time
The L.A. theatre’s slate ranges from revivals of ‘The Sound of Music’ and ‘Titanic’ to imports of two of last season’s most admired Broadway offerings, and a visit from composer Jason Robert Brown.
Berkeley Rep Season to Include ‘Amelie’ and Mary Zimmerman’s ‘Treasure Island’
Also on tap at the California theatre are an appearance by Chicago’s Hypocrites, a staging of Ayad Akhtar’s ‘Disgraced’ and a new play by Julie Cho.
Jobsite Theater Slates Season of Comedies, Dramas and a Musical Parody
Florida theatre’s 2015–16 season will range from Shakespeare to a ‘Silence of the Lambs’ parody.
Charles Schulz, Louis Sachar and Roald Dahl Lead First Stage’s 2015–16 Season
The Milwaukee company’s 29th season also includes the world premiere of a stage adaptation of ‘Ella Enchanted’ and new works in the theatre’s First Steps series.
Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Season to Include Wilson, the Hypocrites and Humana
Also on deck for the Kentucky theatre are plays by Amy Herzog and Rebecca Gilman, ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ and a few holiday favorites.
Michael Feingold Wins Nathan Award for Criticism
The former Village Voice critic takes the award for online writing at TheaterMania.com, particularly two pieces, one playful, the other thoughtful.
