PlayGround Announces 2023 Festival of New Works Lineup
The festival will feature shorts, staged readings, and a Young Playwrights Festival.
The festival will feature shorts, staged readings, and a Young Playwrights Festival.
The former general manager of the Broadway Dreams Foundation will serve as Red Bull’s first executive director starting this month.
The former theatre director and instructor at Xavier College Prep will work alongside producing artistic director Bobb Cooper and ultimately replace him when he retires.
From a famous British mimic’s take on American types to the development of Asian American work the West Coast, the month is packed with noteworthy developments.
Guadalís Del Carmen, Dave Harris, Rachel Lynett, and Sanaz Toossi will develop new works with support from the Binger Center for New Theatre.
This year’s readings will feature works by Asian American and Pacific Islander playwrights.
The fellowship comes with a $5,000 stipend, personalized mentorship, and a three-week incubation period, followed by a one-week developmental workshop and presentation of their work.
Former Raven production manager and artistic producer Cole von Glahn will assume the role of interim managing director at the beginning of May.
The new 99-seat theatre will be called the Procope Theater in her honor.
In addition to $10,000 for the designer, the foundation also offers a grant to any Connecticut theatre that hires Martínez Garcia in the next two years.