David Henry Hwang, Lauren Gunderson & More to Judge 3rd Annual ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 1, 2023
Nationally recognized playwrights Idris Goodwin, Lauren Gunderson, Tony Award winner David Henry Hwang, Drama Desk winner Samuel D. Hunter, Pulitzer Prize-finalist Zora Howard, Antoinette Nwandu, Octavio Solis, and Lloyd Suh will select the winning plays for ENOUGH! Plays to End Gun Violence, a playwriting contest for teens.
Two Innovative Companies Join Forces For NYC Women's Fund Supported Play HOW TO MELT ICE
by A.A. Cristi
- Jan 10, 2023
Maria-Cristina Fusté, Executive Artistic Director of Boundless Theatre Company and Melody Brooks, Artistic Director of New Perspectives Theatre Company are using the combined strengths of their two companies--NPTC has an award-winning history of developing new plays by women and BTC has a team of top-notch designers working on Broadway, Off-Broadway and in Regional theatres--to produce How to Melt ICE, a new play by Amalia Oliva Rojas, running Wednesday, February 1 to Saturday, February 11, 2023. The play is directed by Elena Araoz.
REDCAT Announces Its Fall 2022 Season
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 14, 2022
Continuing a full year of live performance and art, Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT), CalArts' downtown center for contemporary arts presents a fresh slate of dynamic and innovative performances, screenings, and exhibitions, both in person and online – September through December 2022.
CalArts Center Opens 20th Season with SCENE WITH CRANES
by Blair Ingenthron
- Sep 3, 2022
CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) kicks off its 20th anniversary season on Thursday, September 29, 2022, with the world premiere of Scene with Cranes, written by acclaimed playwright Octavio Solis, directed by Chi-wang Yang. It will run from Sept. 29 through Oct. 1, 2022 at the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) in downtown Los Angeles.
Student Blog: As You Like It
by Student Blogger: Kat Mokrynski
- Aug 22, 2022
Recently, I had the chance to speak with Christopher M. Ramirez, who is playing Touchstone in the Public’s musical adaptation of As You Like It, the second time the production has been staged at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. We discussed Shakespeare, the Public's mission, and even pancakes!
Cal Shakes Artistic Director Eric Ting to Step Down
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 21, 2022
California Shakespeare Theater’s (Cal Shakes) Board of Directors announced that Artistic Director Eric Ting will depart the Bay Area non-profit theater organization following the conclusion of the 2022 season. The Board of Directors has formed a transition committee to begin the important work of overseeing the artistic leadership evolution.
Teatro Audaz Presents David Davila's THE MESQUITE TREE
by Stephi Wild
- Jun 11, 2022
Teatro Audaz continues its triumphant return to live productions with the latest play in their 2022 season dedicated to Latinx families. The Mesquite Tree, an American Tragedy, is a new family dramedy written by South Texas playwright David Davila (Manuel Vs the Statue of Liberty, The Aztec Pirates trilogy) and directed by Vanessa Rae Lerma.
San Francisco Playhouse Announces Updates To New Works Program
by Stephi Wild
- Jun 9, 2022
San Francisco Playhouse continued its commitment to developing new plays and nurturing the voices of active writers with the selection of seven playwrights comprising the fourth and fifth years of the company's Five-Year Commission Program.
BWW Review: QUIXOTE NUEVO at DCPA
by Jon Bee
- May 27, 2022
Throughout the decades, some shows have stood the test of time while newer productions test their strength to stand among the best. And sometimes, you see a new show about an old tale that is a sight for sore eyes. In DCPA's current prodution of Quixote Nuevo, audiences are delighted to a family tale with some twists and turns that would leave even Miguel de Cervantes in stitches.
Casting Announced For World Premiere Of ALMA at Center Theatre Group
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 25, 2022
Casting has been announced for the world premiere of up-and-coming playwright Benjamin Benne's new work “Alma” coming to Los Angeles at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre March 6 through April 3, 2022. Directed by Juliette Carrillo, “Alma” opens March 13, 2022, and is produced in cooperation with American Blues Theater.
The Huntington Announces Loretta Greco as Artistic Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 15, 2022
Chairman David Epstein and President Sharon Malt, on behalf of The Huntington’s Board of Trustees and Advisors, announced today the appointment of acclaimed stage director, producer, and community builder Loretta Greco as The Huntington’s next Norma Jean Calderwood Artistic Director.
Sam Woodhouse to Retire as Artistic Director of San Diego REP
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Feb 14, 2022
San Diego Repertory Theatre (San Diego REP) announced that Sam Woodhouse will step down as Artistic Director in September 2022 after leading the company for 46 years. At the end of this season, San Diego REP will have produced 333 productions under Woodhouse’s leadership - more than 50 of them were world premieres.
BWW Review: QUIXOTE NUEVO at Round House Theatre
by Hannah Land
- Oct 6, 2021
It’s rare that you come across a new adaptation of a classic text that feels groundbreaking and new while still retaining the heart of the original. But Quixote Nuevo by Octavio Solis, currently playing at the Round House Theatre, is just that.
CalArts Center For New Performance Kicks Off Fall 2021 With World Premiere From Daniel Alexander Jones
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 20, 2021
On Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, CalArts Center for New Performance (CNP) kicks off Fall 2021 with a world premiere from Alpert Award-winning theater artist Daniel Alexander Jones. Produced by CNP, Jones' new work, ALTAR NO. 1 – ATEN, uses the solar system as both metaphor and method for an immersive journey through the celestial, within and without. The work is intended to, as Jones states, “remember us whole.”
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