Victoria Podesta Named Chicago Dramatists’ Exec Director
A playwright and former chief communications officer, Podesta began her new role on Jan 1.
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Jennifer Haley’s ‘Froggy’: Cutscenes and In-Game Action
The author of ‘The Nether’ wrote her new play in graphic-novel form, and now it’s getting a multimedia staging at CenterREP.
New Audience Behavior Study Shows Promising Signs
More patrons are buying fewer tickets, new ticket buyers are a growing demographic, and other takeaways from a new report by JCA Performing Arts.
Phillip Fazio Named Naples Players Artistic Director
He joins CEO and executive artistic director Bryce Alexander in leading the organization.
Repping Arkansas: Arkansas Rep Hires Steve Broadnax III as Artistic Director
The versatile director returns to Little Rock, joining executive director Will Trice and producing director Ken-Matt Martin to lead their hometown regional theatre into its next chapter.
Offscript: What Mfoniso Udofia and Awoye Timpo Find in ‘The Grove’
This month we speak to the playwright and director of a new play at the Huntington, and check in with NY Times critic at large Maya Phillips.
Lessons From Kosovo for Theatre in Times of Uncertainty
Theatre in Kosovo—state-sanctioned and safe during the Soviet era, scrappy in the war years—offers models both cautionary and instructive for U.S. theatres facing headwinds.
The Colony Theatre’s Barbara Beckley: Integrity, Generosity, Attention to Detail
She knew every subscriber to her L.A. theatre by name, and she was no less inviting to artists.
New NEA Guidelines Require Compliance With Trump’s Anti-DEI, Anti-Trans Orders
Other updates include a cancellation of Challenge America grants and a new emphasis on patriotic ‘America250’ projects.
The Subtext: Aya Ogawa, In Control
This month Brian talks with playwright, director, and performer Aya Ogawa about “hacking away with a machete” toward a career and directing their own work.
