Treading the Boards' Regional Theatre News: Recent Episodes
Alison Lenox
Treading the Boards' Regional Theatre News is a weekly podcast full of the latest happenings in regional equity theatres around the US as well as powerful interviews with well-known theatre professionals and articles about all things theatre.
In this week’s podcast, I talk about the passing of my friend, Ed Stern. Chester Theatre Company in Massachusetts welcomes a new member to the artistic staff. There’s an interview with Dame Harriet Walter on Shakespeare Unscripted’s podcast. A Utah theatre gets profiled in the American Theatre Magazine column, Know a Theatre, and there’s a limited series you need to watch.
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WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT
Tara Franklin joins the artistic team at Chester Theater Company (MA)
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Shakespeare Unscripted - Dame Harriet Walter
Know a Theatre - Salt Lake Acting Company (UT)
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Fosse/Verdon on FX premiering this Tuesday, April 9th.
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Today I’m going to be talking about Penguin Repertory having a new slate of shows. New Repertory Theatre has new leadership. American Theatre Magazine’s podcast, Offscript, features a panel discussion called The State of the Play. There’s an article in the San Francisco Chronicle about Lorraine Hansberry Theatre’s new leader and Julius Caesar is going to be on PBS’ Great Performances.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Penguin Repertory Theatre (NY)
WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT
Michael J. Bobbitt is New Repertory Theatre's new AD
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
American Theatre Magazine's podcast - Offscript Live at the Signature: The State of the Play
San Francisco Chronicle - Lorraine Hansberry Theatre's new leader envisions another chapter of liberation.
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London's Donmar Warehouse's production of Julius Caesar on PBS' Great Performances.
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Show-Score is branching out of NYC. I got a discounted ticket to see The Gods of Comedy at McCarter Theatre in Princeton for tomorrow and I can't wait. In today's news: Season Announcements: 2 summer theatres announced Adirondack Theatre Festival & Berkshire Theatre Group. Who's In & Who's Out: there's a lot happening in Chicago at Remy Bumppo, Chicago Dramatists & Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Articles & Interviews: an interview with Oregon Shakespeare Festival's incoming artistic director and There's Something I Had to Share With You.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Adirondack Theatre Festival (NY)
Berkshire Theatre Group (MA)
WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT
Remy Bumpoo welcomes Ian Frank as the new Associate Artistic Director
Chicago Dramatists names Carson Grace Becker as the new Artistic Director
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has a new Associate Artistic Director, Leelai Demoz
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
American Theatre Magazine interviews Nataki Garrett about her new position as Artistic Director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival
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THEATER: All the Moving Parts
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In today’s news: 5 theatres announce their seasons; someone’s in at Actors Theatre of Louisville and someone’s out at Theatrical Outfit; I hope you’ll listen to a conversation with three artistic directors of Minnesota Theatres who all happen to be women; Daveed Diggs interview in American Theatre Magazine gives a wonderful shout-out to Bay Area theatres, and there’s also Something I Had to Share with You – someone on Twitter that I suggest you follow if you are an actor.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Contemporary American Theatre Festival (VA)
Mountain Playhouse (PA)
Ogunquit Playhouse (ME)
Peach State Summer Theatre (GA)
Sharon Playhouse (CT)
WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT
Robert Barry Fleming is the new AD at Actors Theatre of Louisville
Tom Key will leave his AD post at Theatrical Outfit in June 2020
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
A Conversation with Women Leading Minnesota Theatres on Minnesota Public Radio
Daveed Diggs: Freedom is an Illusion - an interview with American Theatre Magazine
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@Daniellecasting on Twitter
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Back home and it's nice to be home but Knoxville was great. The town was very welcoming to all the conference attendees. Thanks for all the people that stopped by my table and especially those professors that bought the book, Treading the Boards. In today's episode three summer theatres announced 2019 seasons; an artistic director is retiring at the end of the '19-'20 season and a Texas theatre welcomes a new AD; and there are two articles I recommend you read about up & coming directors and a costume designer.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre (MA)
Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum (CA)
Theatre Aspen (CO)
WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT
Steven C. Anderson retires from CATCO (OH)
Shane Peterman is the new AD at WaterTower Theatre (TX)
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
A Directing Roundtable with Arpita Mukherjee, Christa Scott Reed and Colette Robert - The Interval
Wearing Their Subtext on Their Sleeve - TDF Stages
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In this week’s podcast, Rep Stage in Maryland has a video series hosted by the producing artistic director called A Conversation With…, there’s a new podcast I found called The Fabulous Invalid and I saw Detroit ‘67 by Dominique Morisseau last night at the Carousel Theatre venue which is part of Clarence Brown Theatre on the campus of University of Tennessee.
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ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Joseph Ritsch, producing artistic director of Rep Stage (MD), hosts a video series called A Conversation With... & interviews director Paige Hernandez.
The Fabulous Invalid podcast, episode 23 - The American Theatre Wing, an Oral History, the book.
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Had a really nice night at the theatre yesterday seeing Dominique Morisseau's Detroit '67 at Clarence Brown Theatre
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I've been burning the midnight oil prepping for next week's Southeastern Theatre Conference in Knoxville so pardon my delay in posting this episode. Today's news includes three theatres with new 2019 summer seasons, two managing directors leaving their posts, and two interviews that I found interesting and wanted to share.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company (VT)
Tent Theatre (MO)
The Barnstormers (NH)
WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT
Rich Whittington, founding managing director, retires from Triad Stage.
James Haskins, current managing director for Wilma Theater will be relocating to Minneapolis to become the managing director at the Guthrie Theater. (American Theatre Magazine)
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
RollingOut.com interviews Ron OJ Parson, director/actor, on directing Sweat at The Goodman Theatre opening in March.
StageCraft with Gordon Cox. In the latest podcast, Cox interviews Laura Benanti as she talks about her latest role as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady at Lincoln Center.
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Today in the news quite a few theatres announced their 2019 season, Kentucky Shakespeare, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Barrington Stage Company, Elm Shakespeare Company, Saint Vincent Summer Theatre & Gateway Playhouse. I also talk about Rory O'Malley talking over the hosting duties of Geffen Playhouse's Unscripted podcast and this week he interviews a theatre & tv guy who's currently playing a legend at Geffen Playhouse.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kentucky Shakespeare (KY)
Williamstown Theatre Festival (MA)
Barrington Stage Company (MA)
Elm Shakespeare Company (CT)
Saint Vincent Summer Theater (PA)
Gateway Playhouse (NY)
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Rory O'Malley is now hosting Geffen Playhouse's Unscripted Podcast. His latest interview is with Dule Hill who is currently in Geffen's Lights Out: Nat King Cole.
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Today in the news there’s season announcements from Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, Shakespeare in the Park in New York City and Weathervane Repertory Theatre in New Hampshire has given us a partial list. New York Stage & Film has announced their new AD, there’s an article about women directing Chicago productions, Live from Lincoln Center is on this Friday and I found a new podcast, well at least it’s new to me.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park (OK)
Shakespeare in the Park, Public Theater (NYC)
Weathervane Repertory Theatre (NH)
WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT
Christopher Burney is the new artistic director at New York Stage & Film (NY)
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Chicago Reader - Four directors discuss the challenges of leading a theater production while female
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Live from Lincoln Center will air Dominique Morriseau's Pipeline this Friday
Folger Shakespeare Library's Shakespeare Unlimited podcasts
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Brrrrr, it's cold in them thar hills! Get a toasty beverage and sit and listen to this week's Treading the Boards' Regional Theatre News. There's four season announcements, the SDCF presents its annual award tonight in San Fran and I'm going to tell you about a really cool app for actors to use for auditions and casting directors to use to view actors' auditions.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Shakespeare & Company (MA)
Bluff City Theater (MO)
Creede Repertory Theatre (CO)
Depot Theatre (NY)
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
BroadwayWorld.com - Loretta Greco receives Zelda Fichandler Award in SF
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Shoot Me! Auditions for Actors app
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Today I talk about UPTA's & SETC's, four theatres have announced seasons and there are 2 interviews I found very fascinating, one you listen to and one you read. Sort of short today but filled with good info.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chester Theatre Company (MA)
Peterborough Players (NH)
Westport Country Playhouse (MA)
Intiman Theatre (WA)
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
89.3 KCC The Frame: Tracy Letts' View from Linda Vista
The Interval interviews Sharriffa Ali and Victoria Clark on Directing and Strindberg
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A long-time AD is leaving the helm of a major regional theatre, two theater have season announcements, there's a new Broadway radio station in town and I found a new podcast that all actors should be listening to. Treading the Boards will be available for purchase at the upcoming UPTA's and ACL Theatre Resources will be a vendor at the SETC's. Hope to see you there.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pillsbury House + Theatre (MN)
Greenbrier Valley Theatr (WV)
WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT
BIG NEWS! Emily Mann, the artistic director at McCarter Theatre in NJ will leave at the end of the 2019-2020 season.
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IHeartRadioBroadway
You May Have Seen podcast by Brian Lafontaine
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In today's episode Drama Book Shop saved just like the Building & Loan in It's a Wonderful Life. I got fact checked by 2 theatres and I couldn't be happier. A Shakespeare company announces their season. Hartford Stage & Arkansas Rep announce new leadership and there's a really cool slide show on Playbill.com I want you to see.
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BIG NEWS
Drama Book Shop purchased by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tommy Kail, Jeffrey Seller & James L. Nederlander.
SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Shakespeare Theatre of NJ
Arkansas Repertory Theatre
WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT
Melia Bensussen will be the new AD at Hartford Stage
William Trice takes the helm at Arkansas Repertory Theatre
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Playbill.com - Anna Louizos Shares the Concepts Behind Her Designs of Broadway's Avenue Q, In The Heights, and More
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Happy Birthday, wait... Happy New Year! I'm looking forward to 2019. I have some great projects coming up and think it will be a fun & exciting year. I certainly hope that this year will be the same for you. Olney Theater Center, The Acting Co. and La Jolla Playhouse all announced seasons. Company of Fools in Idaho has a new producing AD. Some articles I talk about are Playbill.com's piece about Tarrell Alvin McCraney's philosophy on creating art, NYTimes.com piece about Samuel French being acquired by a music company, and OnStageBlog.com gives us Amy Clites' post, Three New Year's Resolutions for Actors That Actually Work and 2019 has been designated the Year of Chicago Theatre.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Olney Theater Center (MD)
The Acting Company (NYC)
La Jolla Playhouse (CA)
WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT
Company of Fools (ID) has new producing AD, Scott Palmer
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Playbill.com - With Broadway's Choir Boy, Moonlight writer Tarell Alvin McCraney Makes Necessary Theatre
NYTimes.com - Concord Music Acquires Samuel French in Big Push Into Theater Business
OnStageBlog.com - Three New Year's Resolutions for Actors That Actually Work
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2019 has been designated The Year of Chicago Theatre
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS! This episode is short and sweet to end 2018. Two summer seasons are announced and there are two articles that are really informative about understudy work and reasons you may have NOT gotten the job. I'll be back on Jan. 3rd with more Regional Theatre News.
SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Gloucester Stage Co. (MA)
Nebraska Shakespeare (NE)
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
The Secret Life of Understudies on Philly's Theater Scene
Reasons You Didn't Get the Job
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Two artistic directors interview each other about taking over for the founder and long-time leader of their respective theatres along with their visions for the future. Lynn Nottage, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, is having a busy winter. Three summer theatres announced their 2019 seasons. Actors Theatre of Louisville is granting theatre professionals a weekend of new american plays and check out TheatreTrip.com.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Hangar Theatre, NY
Marin Shakespeare Company, CA
Bay Street Theatre, NY
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Sarah Bellamy & Jamil Jude interview each other
TheatreMania interviews Lynn Nottage
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Actors Theatre of Louisville grants theatre practitioners a weekend of the 43rd Humana Festival of New American Plays
TheatreTrip.com
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Win a free issue of Treading the Boards. All you have to do is write a review after listening and I'll pick a winner on the Dec 13th show. I'm going to tell you about an LA theatre that has some 2019 summer shows coming up. Three theatres have announced new personnel. There's an NY Times article about 4 incredible actresses portraying Mothers on the Great White Way. She was asked to direct the tour of Hamilton but Tiffany Nicole Greene had to finish directing a gig at Dallas Theater Center first. A regional theatre combined audition is now taking applications. Great Performances - Harold Prince, The Director's Life.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Independent Shakespeare Company (CA)
WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT
Kenney M. Green is the new Producing AD at Depot Theatre (NY)
The Muny's (MO) new Managing Director will be Kwofe Coleman
Detroit Repertory Theatre (MI) welcomes a new AD after 61 years (American Theatre Magazine)
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
New York Times interview with Rosemary Harris, Stockard Channing, Glenn Close & Mercedes Ruehl
Tiffany Nicole Greene was asked to direct the tour of Hamilton but first she had to direct Dallas Theater Center's A Christmas Carol
REGIONAL AUDITIONS
Twin Cities Unified Theatre Auditions
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Great Performance on PBS - Harold Prince, The Director's Life
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Win a free issue of Treading the Boards, just write a review by Dec. 12th and you'll be in the running. Four summer theatres have announced their 2019 seasons, Aaron Sorkin writes about adapting To Kill a Mockingbird, Alabama Shakespeare Festival starts a new initiative commissioning 22 new plays, American Theatre magazine tells us about Williamston Theatre's Development Director and how she excels in fundraising. Popcorn Falls is available for licensing and there's a new podcast you should check out Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cortland Repertory Theatre (NY)
Peninsula Players (WI)
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival (NV)
Idaho Shakespeare Festival (ID)
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Aaron Sorkin writes about his experience adapting To Kill a Mockingbird for Broadway
Alabama Shakespeare Festival announces 22 new play commissions to enrich the Southern canon with new and relevant voices.
NYTimes.com article about ASF's new initiative
American Theatre Magazine's piece about Williamston Theatre's Development Director, Emily Sutton-Smith and her fundraising skills
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Popcorn Falls is available to license
Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine
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Since the past few weeks I've been working very hard on the latest issue I won't be talking about season announcements or who's in or who's out, you'll have to get the book for those tidbits. I do tell you about a couple of articles I read that I found interesting and remember that docu about Terrence McNally, Every Act of Life, I thought you about? Well there's a companion book and I might meet the authors.
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ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
NYTIMES.COM article/interview with Jay O. Sanders
Glamour.com Ann Dowd's speech
AmericanTheatre.com Steppenwolf Theatre Company has launched the MIX list.
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There's no date or time set but Drama Book Shop will have Terrence McNally and author/director of Every Act of Life, Jeff Kaufman, for an evening to discuss their project.
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PRE-ORDER the new issue of Treading the Boards which will be available next week. Some theatres have announced seasons (thank goodness it keeps me in business when they do that). There's an artistic director leaving and another coming in and some really good interviews to tell you about. Oh, and I saw the Terrence McNally documentary.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Cape May Stage, NJ
Barter Theatre, VA
Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre, NC
WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT
Joanie Schultz is leaving WaterTower Theatre, TX
Ethan Paulini is joining Weathervane Theatre as the AD
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Ethan McSweeny talks about why he gave American Shakespeare Center a chance and what he sees for the theater's future
Actor Jefferson Mays talks about his work in the new adaptation he and his wife wrote for A Christmas Carol.
Desdemona Chiang talks about directing her latest production of King of Yees at Baltimore's Center Stage.
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Drama Book Shop is relocating in early 2019. Summer is 7 months away but summer theatres are announcing 2019 shows. American Theatre Wing grants ten theatres $10,000 each. Signature Theatre in VA & Yale University are forging a new partnership to bolster musical theatre talent. Playbill.com has a bi-weekly job listings email AND Terrence McNally gets the documentary treatment with Every Act of Life.
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BIG NEWS OF THE WEEK
Drama Book Shop in NYC is relocating not closing for good. Due to a rent hike they will end their lease at the end of January 2019 but are looking for a new place hopefully in the Theater District. You can help by buying or donating to the Go-Fund-Me Page.
SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (PA)
Barrington Stage Company (MA)
Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (NY)
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
American Theatre Wing announces the ten theatres receiving the 2018 National Theatre Company grants of $10,000 each.
Signature Theatre in VA & Yale University forge a pioneering partnership to bolster musical-theater writing talent at the college level.
Playbill.com starts a bi-weekly email with the latest job listings.
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Four time Tony Award winning playwright Terrence McNally is getting the documentary treatment with Every Act of Life. It will be available on digital & VOD platforms on Nov. 6th.
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Five summer theatres announced their 2019 seasons and Frank Rizzo, a long-time Connecticut theatre critic talks about what theater Boards are asking of potential artistic directors that is so different from in the past.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
American Players Theatre, WI
Woodminster Summer Musicals, CA
Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, AK
The Muny, MO
NY1 Spotlight on The Muny
Lake Dillon Theatre Company, CO
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Frank Rizzo, a long-time theatre critic in Connecticut, writes about two top regional theatres in his state looking for new leadership and if they will "embrace the national trend of diversity."
In this episode I talk about how my friend, Mark Friedman, used my book to get his first show produced. Three theatres announce their upcoming seasons, there's a new AD in town in North Carolina and a playwright writes a book review on a biography of another playwright, which I think you'll find very interesting.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Congo Square Theatre, IL
Goodspeed Musicals, CT
Ozark Actors Theatre, MO
WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT
Eric Woodall is the new artistic director at North Carolina Theatre.
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins reviews a biography of Lorraine Hansberry for the New York Times.
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When this episode posts I'll be in NYC meeting a friend that has previously bought my book but I've never actually met and then I'm seeing a new Craig Lucas play which will be simultaneously performed in American Sign Language by a shadow cast of deaf actors. 5 more theatres have announced upcoming seasons. There's a new AD in town in Ft. Meyers, FL. Dominique Morriseau is a 2018 MacArthur Fellows and Suzan-Lori Parks wins the Mimi. SETC & NETC applications for annual auditions are online.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
B Street Theatre, CA
California Shakespeare Festival
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma
African-American Shakespeare Company, CA
Company of Fools Theatre, ID
WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT
Greg Longenhagen is the new artistic director at Florida Repertory Theatre and Jason Parrish is the new associate AD.
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Dominique Morriseau is a 2018 MacArthur Fellows
Suzan-Lori Parks wins the Mimi
REGIONAL AUDITIONS
SETC (Southeastern Theatre Conference)
NETC (New England Theatre Conference)
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On this week's episode, ALERT - Update on where to see Tea With The Dames. Six theatres announced their upcoming seasons. American Theatre Magazine's Top 10 Most-Produced Plays and Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights. Goodman Theatre in partnership with Chicago Dramatists name four writer for their Playwrights Unit. More regional auditions are accepting applications.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Theater at the Center, IN
Purple Rose Theatre Company, MI
Austin Shakespeare, TX
Austin Playhouse, TX
The Black Rep, MO
Eugene O'Neil Theater Center, CT
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
American Theatre Magazine's Top 10 Most-Produced Plays
American Theatre Magazine's Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights
Goodman Theatre in partnership with Chicago Dramatists select writers for their Playwrights Unit
REGIONAL AUDITIONS
Theatre Bay Area General Auditions, CA
UPTA, TN
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Update on where to view Tea With the Dames
Show Score
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iTunes is the hap. Please like, share, comment and click those stars if you are so inclined. In today's episode some summer & year-round theatres announce their seasons. There are two new artistic directors taking over. Listen to Gordon Cox's podcast with Janet McTeer & Theresa Rebeck about Bernhardt/Hamlet and organizations announce their annual auditions and technical interviews coming up in 2019.
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Upstream Theatre, MO
A Contemporary Theatre, WA
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, MO
@KCShakes on Facebook
Old Creamery Theatre, IA
WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT
David Ivers to be new AD at South Coast Repertory Theatre, CA
Kenny Leon names Jamil Jude as his successor at Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company, GA
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Stage Craft with Gordon Cox interviews Janet McTeer & Theresa Rebeck of Bernhardt/Hamlet
ANNUAL AUDITIONS AND TECHNICAL INTERVIEWS
A1 Conference, NYC
North Central Region Auditions, PA
MidWest Theatre Auditions, MO
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WOOHOO!! This podcast is on iTunes! Please like, share, comment & click those stars if you feel like it. You'll hear about 5 seasons that have been announced. A stalwart of the Broadway scene bids farewell. An interview with the actress Lois Smith and Something I Had To Share With You... (it's about dames).
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
WP Theater, NYC
WaterTower Theatre, TX
Seven Angels Theatre, CT
Actor's Theatre of Charlotte, NC
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, MO
WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT
Theater Talk
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
American Theatre Magazine Interviews Lois Smith
SOMETHING I HAD TO SHARE WITH YOU...
Tea with the Dames - YouTube Trailer & GoWatchIt.com
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In this week's program, I tell you why this didn't post on Thursday and why it has to do with Theresa Rebeck & my day job. Four theatres announce their upcoming seasons. Two theatres choose new ADs. The Horton Foote prizes for plays are announced. Theresa Rebeck, Theresa Rebeck, Theresa Rebeck which is also Something I Had To Share With You...
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Red Bull Theater, NYC
Soho Rep, NYC
Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO
Washington Stage Guild, DC
WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT
Shakepeare Theatre Company in DC chooses Simon Godwin as new AD
Johanna Pfaelzer will be the new AD at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in CA
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Lauren Yee & Jaclyn Backhaus win Horton Foote Prize for Plays
NYTimes.com article about Theresa Rebeck, "She's not revered, and she should be."
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I discuss seeing Theresa Rebeck's new play, Bernhardt/Hamlet and provide an additional article about Sarah Bernhardt from BBC.COM
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In this week's episode a couple of summer theatres announce their 2019 seasons, along with a few theatres produce Sept-May, Be More Chill heads to B'way, Geffen Playhouse has six new playwrights for their new initiative and there's Something I Had to Share With you.
SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival
Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre
Utah Shakespeare Festival
Vermont Stage Company
Phoenix Theatre in Indiana
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
John Ahlin's Blog
Be More Chill Heads to B'way
Geffen Playhouse Names Six Playwrights for Inaugural Writers' Room Cycle
SOMETHING I HAD TO SHARE WITH YOU...
Lincoln Center's production of The King & I is being shown in movies theatres Nov. 29 & Dec. 4th.
In this week's program we talk about the passing of Neil Simon, there are 5 theatres with new season announcements, an interview with playwright Ken Ludwig and we see who are the nominees for Chicago's Jeff Awards.
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The passing of Neil Simon
Check out the book's Facebook page to read a letter Neil Simon wrote to a LA critic that panned his play Proposals when it first opened there. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
AmericanTheatre.com - International City Theatre in Long Beach, CA
Target Margin Theatre in Brooklyn, NY
ART Station Theatre in Stone Mountain, GA
Women's Theater Company in Parsippany, NJ
Frank Theatre in St. Paul, MN
WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT
Nothing to report this week
ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS
1K, The 1,000 Second Podcast with playwright Ken Ludwig
The 2018 Jeff Award Nominees
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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS
Theatre Exile in Philadelphia.
The Garry Marshall Theatre in Burbank
The Studio Theatre in DC
WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT
BroadwayWorld.com shared Northlight Theatre's announcement that they are welcoming their first ever Artistic Fellowship, Mikael Burke. For more info about Mikael Burke and the theatre go to NorthlightTheatre.org.
American Theatre Magazine online shares that Marissa Wolf has been named as the new artistic director of Portland Center Stage at The Armory in Portland, OR. To read more about Marissa Wolf go to the theatre's website pcs.org or the article on AmericanTheatre.org.
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
American Theatre Magazine's series, Know A Theatre - Boise Contemporary Theater of Boise, ID.
Deadline.com interviews actor James Hong, one of the founders of East West Players in LA.
Theatre Philadelphia Announces 2018 Barrymore Award Nominees
SOMETHING I LOVE AND HAD TO SHARE WITH YOU...
Theatre Philadelphia offers $25/yr industry cards to theatre professionals that pass their criteria. They are offered discounts to 40 theatres in & around Philly, a monthly newsletter and discounts on other events and advertising.
Don't forget you can buy your own copy of Treading the Boards via acltheatreresoures.com, Amazon.com, Drama Book Shop in NYC or dramabookshop.com.
Thanks for listening. I hope you'll join me next Thursday and every Thursday for more Treading the Boards' Regional Theatre News.
In this week's program the Season Announcements include the summer theatre Hope Summer Repertory Theatre in Holland, MI, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre in NYC, Skylight Music Theatre in Milwaukee WI, Sierra Repertory Theatre in Sonora, CA.
In our segment Who's In and Who's Out finally after a few weeks of no changes three people are moving into new positions. Stephanie Ybarra will helm Center Stage in Baltimore, Classical Theatre of Harlem will welcome Carl Cofield as associate artistic director and up in Alaska at Perseverance Theatre, Joshua Midgett joins the team as the managing director.
Next up will be Articles and Interviews I want to share with you. TDF.org has an interview with Austin Pendleton "Meet the Hardest Working Man in New York Theatre." Broadwayworld.com has a piece about Actors' Equity's new BAT agreement.
Then I have an update to last week's Something I Had To Share With You courtesy of my pal, Jo Twiss.
In this week's program I get to share with you what I did last weekend and sneak peak, it has to do with Shakespeare x 2.
In the news, three theaters announced their 2018-2019 seasons, Centenary Stage Co. in NJ, Riverside Theatre in Iowa City and Second Stage Theatre in NYC.
No comings and goings in Who's In and Who's Out again this week.
In the segment Articles & Interviews, TheatreMania has the announcement that Christian Borle will be directing this fall in NYC. American Theatre Magazine online has a great article about the trials & victories for costume designers working on outdoor shakespeare productions. Finally, an interview with Dina Janis, the artistic director of the summer theatre, Dorset Theatre Festival on TheIntervalNY.com.
My very special segment Something I Had To Share With You is all about Playbill.com's list of 17 regional theatres every theatre lover (and theatre artist) should know.
Welcome to my very first podcast.
Treading the Boards is a book I've published for 20 years. It gives information for over 400 regional equity theatres around the US so theatre artists can get work. Between publication dates, a weekly email goes out with news, articles, interviews and sometimes Something I Had To Share With You because I'm so excited about it. The reason for the email is to keep you, the theatre artist, well-informed. It seemed like a natural transition to creating this podcast which supplements the email and the book.
In this first episode, I'll give you some back story about how I got here but first the news.
In Season Announcements, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati in Ohio, MetroStage in Virginia, The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse with the Atlanta Shakespeare Company based in Georgia and PICT Classic Theatre in Pittsburgh all announce their 2018-2019 seasons.
The next segment is Who's In and Who's Out which will focus on Artistic & Executive leaders coming in & going out. No movers & shakers this week though.
Next up is Articles & Interviews which are things I've read or listened to that I think they are relevant and interesting. There's a Q&A with Laura Leffler, AD of Umbrella Collective & associate AD for Park Square Theatre, on MinnesotaPlaylist.com. Playbill.com's Stage Directions Interview with director Darko Tresnjak and on PBS.org Christiane Amanpour interviews Sir Ian McKellen.