Nominations were announced for the 2018 Joseph Jefferson Equity Awards, for Chicago-area theaters working under union contracts. Chicago Asian American theatre artists snagged six nominations. They include NEW WORK Minita Gandhi, “Muthaland”— 16th Street Theater Novid Parsi, “Through The Elevated… Continue Reading
Thanks to the support of the CAATA community (you!), CAATA (the Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists) have been able to shine a light on the vibrant, growing and changing field of Asian American theater for 12+ years. Join… Continue Reading
Lifeline Theatre in Chicago has an opening for an Artistic Director. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Artistic Director stewards the vision of the artistic ensemble, engages and inspires Lifeline’s extended family, seeks out meaningful collaborative opportunities and upholds… Continue Reading
East West Players (EWP), the nation’s longest-running professional theater of color and the largest producing organization of Asian Pacific American artistic work, celebrates THE COMPANY WE KEEP, its 52nd Anniversary season with the Annual Visionary Awards Dinner & Silent Auction.… Continue Reading
The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced the nine new playwrights today for the 2018-19 Emerging Writers Group. Now in its seventh cycle, the Emerging Writers Group is an ongoing initiative that targets playwrights… Continue Reading
Center Theatre Group’s Block Party 2018 is presenting Playwrights’ Arena’s production of “Bloodletting” by Boni B. Alvarez and directed by Playwrights’ Arena Artistic Director Jon Lawrence Rivera. Dates: Previews March 29 and 30, 2018. Opens March 31 at 8 p.m.… Continue Reading
Launched in 1998, South Coast Repertory’s annual Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF) is a major national showcase for new plays. The 21st festival in April 2018 will bring the total number of plays presented in PPF to 136, including many that… Continue Reading
PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for an Emerging American Playwright To a playwright with great talent and potential for lasting impact. JUDGES: Thomas Bradshaw, Lisa Kron, Liesl Tommy For his original voice, playful sense of provocation, and his body of… Continue Reading
From Theatremania… The Drama League has announced the theater directors and ensembles chosen to develop new plays and musicals as part of the 2018 Drama League Artist Residency Program. Public work-in-progress presentations will be held throughout the year at the… Continue Reading
Congratulations to East West Players for their Ovation Awards last night: Best Musical Large Theater as well as best director (Nancy Keystone), leading actress (Deedee Magno Hall) and feature actress (Isa Camille Briones). Additionally, Center Theatre Group presented the 2017… Continue Reading