Entrances and Exits for November 2014
From Steppenwolf to USC drama school, recent staff changes abound.
Executive Director's Note for November
TCG’s Theatre Facts report gives cause for hope, and a new database of Holocaust plays recalls theatre’s essence as a living document.
Editor's Note for November
From Young Jean Lee to Roald Dahl, from Shaw to Wedekind, the issue is packed with peril and conflict.
Gates McFadden Steps Down from Helm of Ensemble Studio Theatre/LA
Intending to serve as interim artistic director, McFadden instead oversaw five years of growth for the company, including the building of a new home.
The Personal Is Political in Ayad Akhtar’s ‘Disgraced’
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author talks about unsettling his audience and repainting the Muslim image in the West.
Top of the Pods
Brass tacks and emotional outbursts highlight this week on the nation’s theatre podcasts.
Equity Names Gail E. Gabler Its New Western Regional Director
A former SEIU organizer takes the helm of the stage union’s Western region at a potentially dramatic juncture.
Staging ‘God of Carnage’ Near a House of God
Elements Theatre Company, a stage troupe within a Benedictine Christian community, forgoes religious pageantry for a mix of classics and new plays.
James McNeel to Join City Theatre as Managing Director
The current managing director of the Contemporary American Theatre Festival will bring his new-play passion to Pittsburgh.
Jim Simpson to Leave the Flea Theater
The founder of the Off-Off-Broadway mainstay leaves as the theatre plans a move into a new three-theatre complex.
