6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From a cellist to a scenic designer, from New Haven to St. Paul, a cohort marked by versatility and vision.
All Stories About American Conservatory Theater
Remembering the Gentle, Persistent, Calm, Avid Mark Rucker
The late director was expert at new plays, musicals, and classics, and as sensitive with actors as with design. Another art he mastered: friendship.
Mark Rucker Made Room for Others, and There Was No Better Place to Be
Gentle but passionate, as handy with farce as with tragedy, the late director brought together the Bay Area’s disparate theatrical tribes like no one else.
#TCG15 Plenary 4: Life-Saving, Game-Changing, and Stories That Matter
The TCG conference closed with a panel of artistic leaders discussing artistic risk vs. institution-building, and feted two dedicated field veterans, Rhodessa Jones and Jim O’Quinn.
A.C.T.’s 2015–16 Season Ranges From ‘Riverside’ to ‘Ah, Wilderness!’
The roster includes musicals, dramas and comedies from Eugene O’Neill to Will Eno.
Rebuilding While Rebelling: Carey Perloff’s First Year at A.C.T., Part 2
Her renegade first season at the earthquake-ravaged A.C.T. sparked outrage—and a surprise denouement.
ACT Executive Director Ellen Richard to Depart
A key figure in the theatre’s recent expansion projects, the American Conservatory Theater leader will leave after five years in the post.
Virtual Reality, Real Vices in ‘The Nether’
Jennifer Haley’s unsettling play, a hit in L.A. and London now on its way to New York, both dramatizes and questions our immersion in technology.
This Month in Theatre News (October 2014)
Check out what’s happened and is happening in theatre’s across the country this month.
The Jungle Theater, Woolly Mammoth and More Announce Staffing Changes
Bain Boehkle is stepping down as artistic director of the Jungle Theater. That plus new hires and staff transitions at various theatres nationwide.
