Marcus Gardley Named Playwriting Co-Chair at Geffen School of Drama
The poet, playwright, and screenwriter will succeed Tarell Alvin McCraney in the position, leading the program alongside co-chair Anne Erbe.
Taper Cuts: L.A.’s CTG Cancels Shows at Flagship Theatre Through 2024
With audiences and donations down by at least 20 percent, theatre leaders say the move was “unavoidable.”
Deeksha Gaur Named Executive Director of TDF
The co-founder of Show-Score, Gaur, who has a background in nonprofit arts administration, will succeed Victoria Bailey in August.
Life Jacket Theatre Co. Announces Commission for Trans Playwrights
The commissioned playwright will use Life Jacket’s ethnographic research approach to create a play about trans people in the U.S.
How to Empower a New Generation of Latinx Actors
Whether students are in the process of reclaiming or rejecting their identities, a new book offers resources to help subvert stereotypes and understand embodiment.
Mei Ann Teo Joins Ping Chong & Co.’s Leadership Team
Teo rounds out the team, formed after the retirement of the company’s namesake leader last year.
Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati Announces JumpStart Partners
The theatre will help develop musical theatre programs at 3 middle schools.
Can a Live Video Game Connect ‘Dot’s’ to Real-Life Housing Activism?
A Host of People is joining forces with Detroit Action to dramatize the legacy of housing discrimination in a participatory, collective setting.
Offscript: Will Martyna Majok & Stephen Adly Guirgis Go to the Tonys?
On this special pre-Tony Awards edition, we talk to the playwrights nominated for ‘Cost of Living’ and ‘Between Riverside and Crazy,’ and to Playbill’s Diep Tran.
Barbara Gaines: Finding Her Own Dream Time
After 37 years at the helm of Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Gaines has found the right time to step away from the company she founded.
