South Coast Repertory Names Suzanne Appel As Managing Director
South Coast Repertory and its Board of Trustees have announced that Suzanne Appel will be the theatre’s new managing director. The appointment follows a national search. Appel joins Artistic Director David Ivers as co-chief executive officer of the Tony Award-winning theatre, now celebrating its 60th season.
Review: RED SPEEDO, Orange Tree Theatre
The world of professional swimming has been dogged by stories of doping and Hnath's play seeks to explore the ethical aspects of this issue and how far someone will go to be a winner. So far, so intriguing, but Red Speedo feels unfinished and Hnath fails to either dig deep enough or offer any interesting commentary about these themes.
Dezart Performs Announces 2024/2025 Season
The Season opens with the 2019 Broadway political dark comedy HILLARY AND CLINTON by Lucas Hnath (November 15 - 24, 2024). Next is the 2022 Pulitzer Prize winner FAT HAM,a modern-day Hamlet by James Ijames (January 17 - 26, 2025). The season continues with the Off-Broadway hit drama GRAND CONCOURSE by award-winning playwright Heidi Schreck.
THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: NATIONALS 2024 Cohort Announced
THE 24 HOUR PLAYS has announced this year's cohort for The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, which will return this summer for their 13th year. A weeklong professional development initiative for early-career theater artists, The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals 2024 will take place July 15-22, 2024 at the Pace University Lower Manhattan campus.
Review: A DOLL'S HOUSE: PART II at Beck Center
Western culture was struck by numerous changes in the late twentieth century. Many monarchs fell, Socialism, Communism and Democracy made in-roads, the social sciences developed the concepts of psychology and sociology, the industrial revolution changed manufacturing, and the way the middle class would live was drastically altered.
NYU Skirball Reveals Lineup For Fall 2024 Season
NYU Skirball’s Fall 2024 season will open on Friday, September 6 with the North American premiere of Counting and Cracking, a two-week run co-presented with The Public Theater. Learn more about the season here!
Interview: Jessica Kubzansky's Multi-Tasking Discovering THE BODY'S MIDNIGHT
In a co-production with IAMA Theatre Company, Boston Court’s current production - Tira Palmquist’s The Body’s Midnight opened April 18, 2024. Boston Court’s artistic director Jessica Kubzansky directs this world premiere cast of Ryan W. Garcia, Jonathan Nichols-Navarro, Sonal Shah and Keliher Walsh. Midst her multiple responsibilities, Jessica found time to answer a few of my queries.
Photos: On the Red Carpet at Opening Night of MARY JANE
Mary Jane, led by Rachel McAdams, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog, officially opened on Broadway last night, April 23. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the opening night red carpet here!