This Month in Theatre History
December brought the premieres of a powerful Pulitzer-winning drama, a Yiddish play by a prolific Jewish playwright, and a docudrama about a flashpoint in U.S. history.
All Stories About Marsha Norman
Marsha Norman to Step Down From Juilliard’s Playwrights Program
Playwright Tanya Barfield will succeed Norman as the co-director, with David Lindsay-Abaire, of the Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program.
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.
Tony Award Winning Duo Marsha Norman and Jason Robert Brown Discuss ‘Bridges of Madison County’
The duo behind the new musical reveal their writing process, collaborative efforts and why an out of town preview was helpful.
U.S.A. Today
Humana Festival playwrights project trouble on the home front.
Grim Reaper Is Strong Presence in Louisville
Death came for everyone, or nearly so, in this year’s Humana Festival offerings.
Marsha Norman’s Triple Play
What 3 new works by the author of ‘’night, Mother’ say about her unique career arc, and about the field in which she’s gained a tenuous but undeniable hold.
Cultivation for a Change
Actors Theatre of Louisville is seeking out new work by ‘established American writers,’ with mixed results.
Susan Kingsley: 1947-1984
A true resident theatre actor, she will be greatly missed by all who collaborated with her or saw her work.
