American Theatre back issues from July 2008:
Editor's note.(theater criticism)(Editorial)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Nothing gets theatre people talking like the topic of criticism. American Theatre's February '08 special section "The Future of Criticism"--headlined by a landmark discussion between three iconic American critics, Eric Bentley, Robert Brustein and Stanley Kauffmann--prompted not only a ...
Other voices.(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2008 ... I applaud American Theatre for including multiple perspectives in the special section "The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict on Stage" (May/June '08). It is important to allow such alternative voices to be heard for reasons that go beyond the Middle East. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is ...
Wild and wilder.(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2008 ... It might be worthwhile to note that Our Town (1938) was not the first "vehicle Wilder used to eliminate the obtrusive bric-a-brac of scenery and props" and "synthesize life to its barest elements" ("Welcome Back to Grover's Corners," May/June '08). In 1931, a collection of his short plays ...
Ticketing tricks.(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2008 ... I am writing to express my appreciation for Eliza Bent's Strategies article "Come Back, Little Audience Member" (March '08). I find exorbitant ticket prices and the resulting lack of audience to be the most pressing issue in growing and sustaining American theatre today. A recent ...
Movies by parker.(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2008 ... I was thrilled to find a piece on Dorothy Parker's work for the theatre in your April issue ("Close to Home"). As a fan of Parker (and Moss Hart and George Cukor and, most especially, Judy Garland) I must offer a slight correction to the description of one of Parker's Hollywood offerings ....
Correction.(Correction notice)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The April '08 cover image, of The Cherry Orchard at New Jersey Shakespeare ...
How theatre saved America, part 1.(FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Every so often, TCG is contacted by a reporter who questions how common it is for theatres in America to have resident acting companies. The purpose of such a call is usually to confirm that there are just a handful. Sometimes the idea is to highlight the achievements of the companies that ...
TCG Awards.(NEWS FROM THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP AVAILABLE ONLINE)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The 2008 TCG Awards--annual honors for major contributors to the field--were presented in June at the close of the National Conference in Denver, Colo. The corporate award went to Time Warner, Inc.; the foundation award went to the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust; and the ...
2008 TCG National Conference transcripts.(NEWS FROM THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP AVAILABLE ONLINE)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Transcripts and video from TCG's 2008 National Conference, held in Denver, Colo., June 10-14, will be available on the website in August, including plenary sessions by Kinney Zalesne, co-author, microtrends: the small forces behind tomorrow's big changes; British playwright Kwame ...
Grant recipients, Bay Area Commissioning Fund.(NEWS FROM THEATRE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP AVAILABLE ONLINE)(Scott Fosdick, Sam Hurwitt, Nirmala Nataraj, and Chloe Veltman)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Four writers have been selected to participate in the first round of a new program at American Theatre. The Bay Area Commissioning Fund, supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, will support a one-year affiliation between established arts writers in the San Francisco Bay Area ...
Arriva Mexico en Chicago.(NEWS IN BRIEF)(Latino Theatre Festival)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... CHICAGO: Mexican culture is the rhythm pulsing-through the Goodman Theatre of Chicago's Latino Theatre Festival, running Aug. 8-24. The biennial summer event showcases international theatre companies along with Chicago troupes, which include Aguijon Theater Company, Albany Park Theater ...
Bard merger.(NEWS IN BRIEF)(Seattle Shakespeare Company and Wooden O merged for outdoor and touring performance)
Jul 01, 2008 ... SEATTLE: The 17-year-old Seattle Shakespeare Company has historically served its patrons September through June. Over the past 15 years, about six miles to the east, another company called Wooden O has performed free outdoor Shakespeare every summer at Mercer Island's Luther Burbank Park ...
Talking to teens about war.(NEWS IN BRIEF)(G-Star School of the Arts)(Children of Conflict)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... MANALAPAN, FLA.: The students of G-Star School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, Fla., don't have to wonder what it's like to be a young person in a war-scarred region. They can ask--thanks to "Children of Conflict," a project created by Florida Stage's director of education, Susan Hyatt ....
Windfalls for new writers.(NEWS IN BRIEF)(Second Stage Theatre)
Jul 01, 2008 ... ASHLAND, ORE., NEW HAVEN, CONN., AND NEW YORK CITY: During the past two seasons, many large theatre institutions are getting good traction--and large sums--by initiating new programming initiatives devoted exclusively to commissioning new and emerging playwrights. This past June, New ...
Drama in print.(NEWS IN BRIEF)(exhibition of William Kentridge prints )(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS.: Those who visit the exhibition of William Kentridge prints on view at the Williams College Museum of Art until Aug. 24 will be able to see how the South African artist's many printmaking techniques--such as lino-cut, sugar lift, silkscreen, drypoint, etching and ...
La Jolla plus.(NEWS IN BRIEF)(La Jolla Playhouse)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... LA JOLLA, CALIF.: Following the lead of many LORT theatres across the country, La Jolla Playhouse has launched a new initiative to assist smaller theatre companies in its region with no established venues. From Aug. 18 through Sept. 21, and again in May and June of 2009, Mo'olelo ...
Goodbye, Provincetown Playhouse?(NEWS IN BRIEF)
Jul 01, 2008 ... NEW YORK CITY: This past May, New York University proposed to demolisha row of four buildings and a 170-seat theatre on MacDougal Street where the Provincetown Playhouse first produced the plays of Eugene O'Neill. NYU's plan is to redevelop the brick buildings to create a new space that ...
Tennessee unity.(NEWS IN BRIEF)(Destiny Theatre Experience)(Destiny of the Shades of Black Festival)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... NASHVILLE: "Many people tend to think 'country music' when they think of Nashville," says Shawn Whitsell, whose Destiny Theatre Experience helped establish the Shades of Black Theatre Festival in that southern hub three years ago. "There's truly a renaissance going on here that ...
Google eyes.(NEWS IN BRIEF)(online advertising through Google Grants )(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... NATIONWIDE: When the economy flags, advertising is one of the first budget lines to feel the pinch. So goes the industry wisdom--but a growing number of theatres have been able to increase their online advertising despite the slowdown, thanks to Google Grants. Thus far the search-engine ...
'Wrights of the roundtable.(NEWS IN BRIEF)(Playwrights Alliance of Pennsylvania)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... HARRISBURG, PENN.: Playwright Marjorie Bicknell always found it invigorating when fellow scribes in her region of Pennsylvania got together to share work and advice. But the enclave was "continually falling apart and regrouping somewhere else," she recalls. With colleagues Kevin Pry, Cindy ...
Smoke effects.(impact of smoking bans on theatrical productions)
Jul 01, 2008; ... For playwrights, from Nilo Cruz to Noel Coward, having a figure on stage light a cigarette has been in strumental in setting the scene, revealing character and sparking interactions. But as public smoking becomes more restricted, the role of smoking on stage has inevitably been challenged ....
Eric Rosen.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(About Face Theatre of Chicago, Illinois)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Following the departure of Eric Rosen to Kansas City Repertory Theatre in Missouri, Bonnie Metzgar takes the artistic reins at Chicago's About Face Theatre. The co-creator and producer of the national 365 Festival, based on Suzan-Lori parks's 365 Days/365 Plays, leaves her post as director ...
Loretta Greco.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(Magic Theatre of San Francisco, California)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Loretta Greco is the new artistic director of San Francisco's Magic Theatre. Greco, who succeeds Chris Smith, was previously the producing artistic director of Women's Project in ...
Ryan Rilette.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(Southern Rep of New Orleans, Louisiana)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Orleans's Southern Rep looked to its own to find a replacement for exiting artistic director Ryan Rilette (who took the managing director post at Marin Theatre Company in California). Managing director Aimee Hayes stepped into the artistic ...
Brad Carlin and Jenny Larson.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(Salvage Vanguard Theater in Austin, Texas)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Brad Carlin and Jenny Larson have signed on as executive director and interim artistic director, respectively, of Salvage Vanguard Theater in Austin, Tex., whose founding artistic director, Jason Neulander, stepped down in May. Larson has served as ...
Paige Evans.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Lincoln Center Theater has created a new program ming initiative, LCY3, devoted to producing the work of emerging artists. Paige Evans, ...
Kevin Hagan.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(Shattered Globe Theatre in Chicago, Illinois)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Ensemble member and resident scenic designer Kevin Hagan is the new artistic director of Chicago's Shattered Globe Theatre. Hagan, who has ...
Richard Corley's.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(Madison Repertory Theater in Madison, Wisconsin)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The board of Madison Repertory Theatre has opted not to renew artistic director Richard Corley's contract, a decision cited as mutual. "It was time for the theatre to move in a new direction and time for me to ...
David Esbjornson.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(Seattle Repertory Theatre)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... David Esbjornson, artistic director of Seattle Repertory Theatre, will not seek a renewal of his contract when it expires in June 2009. Esbjornson, who director The ...
Stephen Richard.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(National Children's Museum in Washington, D.C.)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Stephen Richard, executive director of Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage for the past 17 years, has moved on to become vice president of external relations at the National Children's Museum. With artistic director Molly Smith, Richard launched Arena Stage's Next Stage Campaign for ...
Maggie Boland.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(Signature Theater in Arlington, Virginia)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Meanwhile, Arena Stage's own director of external affairs, Maggie Boland, has left to become managing director of Signature Theatre in Arlington, Va. Boland has been with Arena Stage since 1998 and held positions as communications and ...
William Russo.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(New York Theatre Workshop)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... William Russo has moved downtown to become managing director of New York Theatre Workshop (whose managing director Lynn Moffat stepped down at the end of 2007). Russo has served as general ...
Sara Rutstein.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Sara Rutstein will step down as managing director of Everyman Theatre in Baltimore, Md., this August. Her resume includes being managing director of Curious ...
Wesley V. Montgomery.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The New Orleans-based National Performance Network has tapped Wesley V. Montgomery to be its new chief operating officer. Montgomery was ...
Chicago's raven theatre has restructured its leadership staff.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(Michael Menendian and JoAnn Montemurro)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Chicago's Raven Theatre has restructured its leadership staff. Founders Michael Menendian and JoAnn Montemurro have transitioned into the roles of ...
Emily Morse.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... New Dramatists, the New York City-based playwrights' organization, has created two new senior staff positions. Emily Morse, previously playwright and literary services director and director of ...
Mark Bly.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Mark Bly takes on the senior dramaturg and director of new-play development post at Houston's Alley Theatre this July, shifting from the same position at Arena Stage in ...
Timothy Bond.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj of Syracuse Stage)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Producing artistic director Timothy Bond has appointed Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj associate ...
American repertory theatre and Harvard University.(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... American Repertory Theatre and Harvard University have announced Diane Paulus as the Massachusetts theatre's new artistic director, beginning this fall. The move to ART will follow two concurrent directing projects: Paulus's highly anticipated direction of Hair for Shakespeare in the Park, ...
Tracy Letts.(AWARDS & PRIZES)(2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Tracy Letts won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for August: Osage County. The runners-up were David Henry Hwang (Yellow ...
Moises Kaufman.(AWARDS & PRIZES)(Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Moises Kaufman received the $25,000 Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award for his 33 Variations. Both Deborah Zoe Laufer (End Days) and Sarah Ruhl ...
Laura Jacqmin.(AWARDS & PRIZES)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Chicago scribe Laura Jacqmin received the Was-serstein Prize ...
Zayd Dohrn.(AWARDS & PRIZES)(Marin Theatre Company)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... California's Marin Theatre Company announced the winners of new playwriting awards: Zayd Dohrn receives the $10,000 Sky Cooper/MTC New American Play Prize and a premiere next season of his ...
The Playwrights.(AWARDS & PRIZES)(Kia Corthron, Elisabeth R. Finch, Allison Moore, Kristen Palmer, Monica Raymond, Mat Smart, Victoria Stewart and Joy Tomasko)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis has given awards ranging from $10,000 to $25,000 each, in cash, development and/or residency resources, to ...
Richard Nelson.(AWARDS & PRIZES)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The PEN/Laura Pels Foundation Awards for Drama gifted Richard Nelson with a ...
Detroit Repertory Theatre.(AWARDS & PRIZES)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The 2008 Rosetta LeNoire Award from Actors' Equity Assocation recognized ...
Alan Eisenberg.(AWARDS & PRIZES)(Patrick Quinn Award for Distinguished Service to Actors)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Alan Eisenberg, who completed his 25-year tenure as AEA's executive director in ...
Doug Wright.(AWARDS & PRIZES)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Playwright Doug Wright accepted the Great Plains Playwright Award at the Great ...
Weston playhouse of Vermont.(AWARDS & PRIZES)(2008 New Musical Award)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Weston Playhouse of Vermont singled out The Listener of Funk City, by Liz Duffy Adams and John Hodian, for its 2008 New ...
Rajiv Joseph.(AWARDS & PRIZES)(Paula Vogel Playwriting Award of the Vineyard Theatre of New York)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Rajiv Joseph, author of Animals Out of Paper, received Vineyard Theatre of New York's Paula ...
Joseph Goodrich.(AWARDS & PRIZES)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The judges for the Mystery Writers of America's 2008 Edgar ...
The 15th annual Merritt Award.(AWARDS & PRIZES)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The 15th annual Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration went to sound designer David Budries during the ...
A new award.(AWARDS & PRIZES)(David Henry Hwang and Iris Shiraishi)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A new award for achievement in Asian-American performing arts, established by Mu Performing Arts and sponsored by ...
Robert Prosky.(AWARDS & PRIZES)(Edwin Forrest Award)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Walnut Street Theatre of Philadelphia's 199th annual gala culminated in the presentation of ...
Wallace Shawn.(AWARDS & PRIZES)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Playwright and actor Wallace Shawn took the Samuel H. Scripps ...
Neil Simon.(AWARDS & PRIZES)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Neil Simon accepted the Monte Cristo Award ...
Frank McCourt.(AWARDS & PRIZES)(Literature to Life Award)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... American Place Theatre of New York City recognized Pulitzer-winner Frank ...
Jessica L. Andrews.(AWARDS & PRIZES)(2008 Governor's Arts Award)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Jessica L. Andrews, executive director of Arizona Theatre Company, received her state's 2008 Governor's ...
Broadway producing team.(AWARDS & PRIZES)(Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley)(Actors Fund Medal of Honor)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Broadway producing team Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley were decorated in May with ...
Shelly Gross.(AWARDS & PRIZES)(Palm Beach Dramaworks' Shelly Award)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... South Florida impresario Shelly Gross is both the namesake and first recipient of the ...
Gretta Berghammer.(AWARDS & PRIZES)(Ann Shaw Observerships)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Three drama teachers received Ann Shaw Observerships from TYA/USA. Gretta Berghammer of the University of Northern Iowa was a teaching intern at the International Festival of Tolerance in the ...
The 2008 Michael Kanin Playwriting Awards.(AWARDS & PRIZES)(Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The 2008 Michael Kanin Playwriting Awards from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival went to George Brant, Christopher Dimond, Zayd Dohrn, Jennifer Fawcett, Isaac ...
End-of-season kudos: many NYC winners took root in the regions.(New York City)
Jul 01, 2008 ... BY the look of this season's awards tally, the best and the brightest of Broadway were birthed in the regional theatre. While Tony results weren't available at press time, the Steppenwolf Theatre Company juggernaut, August: Osage County, had already snagged Drama Desk, Outer Critics ...
Robert Alexander: 1929-2008.(In memoriam)
Jul 01, 2008; ... THERE ARE ARTISTS who make light. Not just with batteries, bulbs and candles, but by opening windows into the souls of those in the dark. Robert Alexander was a light-maker. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bob was the creator of the Living Stage Theatre Company, ...
Oni Faida Lampley: 1959-2008.(In memoriam)
Jul 01, 2008; ... TWELVE YEARS AGO I met Oni Faida Lampley when she read one of my plays at the New York Public Library of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Her truthfulness and bravery as an actress was matched by a sublime wit, and I was instantly drawn to her. At the time she was writing ...