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Winners Announced For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards PhotoWinners Announced For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards
by BWW Awards - January 14, 2026

Winners have been announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025....


David Henry Hwang to Receive 2025 Impact Award From Playwrights Foundation PhotoDavid Henry Hwang to Receive 2025 Impact Award From Playwrights Foundation
by Josh Sharpe - June 02, 2025

Playwrights Foundation will honor Tony and Pulitzer Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang with the 2025 Impact Award in recognition of his theatrical achievements and profound influence on current and rising generations of writers....


Review: HOUSE OF JOY at Seattle Public Theater PhotoReview: HOUSE OF JOY at Seattle Public Theater
by Amelia Divine - May 18, 2025

In House of Joy, co-produced by Pratidhwani and Seattle Public Theater, the house is more than just a setting. It listens. It responds. It protects and encourages. It even moves, embodied by the stunning choreography of the guards. These dancers don’t just live in the house. They are the house. Th...


DRIVING THE GIRLS Live Reading To Take Place At Playwrights Foundation May 17 PhotoDRIVING THE GIRLS Live Reading To Take Place At Playwrights Foundation May 17
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2025

Playwrights Foundation will present a public reading of Driving the Girls, a new play by Resident Playwright Cat Brooks on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. ...


Playwrights Foundation Releases THE JUSTICE IS JUST ASLEEP By Ruben Grijalva On-Deman PhotoPlaywrights Foundation Releases THE JUSTICE IS JUST ASLEEP By Ruben Grijalva On-Demand
by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2025

Playwrights Foundation, the West Coast's premier launchpad for new plays and playwrights, will release the on-demand recording of the public reading of The Justice is Just Asleep, a new play by Resident Playwright Ruben Grijalva, commissioned by San Francisco Playhouse, from April 14-20, 2025....


Isabella Esler, Jake Epstein, Chilina Kennedy & More Will Star in LIFE AFTER in To PhotoIsabella Esler, Jake Epstein, Chilina Kennedy & More Will Star in LIFE AFTER in Toronto
by Nicole Rosky - November 04, 2024

The full cast and creative team for the new musical LIFE AFTER at CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre has just been announced. The new musical will play a limited engagement from Wednesday, April 16 – Sunday, May 4, 2025 as part of the 2024/25 Off-Mirvish Season. Check out who is joining the cast here!...


NAATCO adds Portland Center Stage to its National Partnership Project PhotoNAATCO adds Portland Center Stage to its National Partnership Project
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 23, 2024

Portland Center Stage will be the fifth partner to join NAATCO’s efforts towards promoting more expansive and long-lasting representations of Asian Americans in theater. Learn more about the partnership....


Cast Set For Rodgers & Hammerstein's PIPE DREAM at Berkshire Theatre Group PhotoCast Set For Rodgers & Hammerstein's PIPE DREAM at Berkshire Theatre Group
by Stephi Wild - July 08, 2024

Berkshire Theatre Group has announced the cast for its upcoming production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Pipe  Dream, a musical tale of love and hope from John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row & Sweet Thursday....


Playwrights Foundation Releases On Demand Readings & Events For 46th Bay Area Playwri PhotoPlaywrights Foundation Releases On Demand Readings & Events For 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival
by A.A. Cristi - May 02, 2024

Discover the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival's on-demand readings and events, released by Playwrights Foundation. ...


National Asian American Theatre Co. Announces New National Partners and Upcoming Pro PhotoNational Asian American Theatre Co. Announces New National Partners and Upcoming Productions for 2024-'25
by A.A. Cristi - March 13, 2024

NAATCO partners with new organizations to increase Asian American representation in the arts and has announced upcoming Off-Broadway productions....


Photos: First Look at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's QUEEN PhotoPhotos: First Look at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's QUEEN
by Blair Ingenthron - March 09, 2024

Two women dream of shattering academia’s glass ceiling and saving the bees in Queen, presented by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Written by San Jose-born playwright and filmmaker Madhuri Shekar (House of Joy, Amazon/Blumhouse’s Evil Eye, HBO’s “The Nevers”), this topical and engaging wo...


Video: Go Behind The Scenes Of QUEEN at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley PhotoVideo: Go Behind The Scenes Of QUEEN at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Joshua Wright - March 05, 2024

Get a behind the scenes look at Madhuri Shekar's QUEEN with director Miriam A. Laube and actors Deven Kolluri, Uma Paranjpe, and Kjerstine Rose Anderson in an all-new video....


Playwrights Foundation Announces Cohort And Finalists For Resident Playwrights Progra PhotoPlaywrights Foundation Announces Cohort And Finalists For Resident Playwrights Program
by A.A. Cristi - February 15, 2024

Playwrights Foundation announces cohort and finalists for Resident Playwrights Program, offering a two-year residency to Bay Area playwrights for artistic growth and career advancement. Meet the selected playwrights: Cat Brooks, Ruben Grijalva, Sloka Krishnan, and Leigh M. Marshall....


Interview: Playwright Nandita Shenoy and ESSPY at NJ Rep PhotoInterview: Playwright Nandita Shenoy and ESSPY at NJ Rep
by Marina Kennedy - February 14, 2024

New Jersey Repertory Company (NJRep) will kick off its 27th season with the world premiere of Nandita Shenoy’s ESSPY, directed by Peter J. Kuo.  The world premiere play will begin shows on February 22 and run through March 17....


QUEEN Comes to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in March PhotoQUEEN Comes to TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in March
by Stephi Wild - January 19, 2024

Two women dream of shattering academia’s glass ceiling and saving the bees in Queen, presented by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. The show will be presented March 6-31, 2024....


High Stakes Environmental Drama QUEEN to be Presented at TheatreWorks in March PhotoHigh Stakes Environmental Drama QUEEN to be Presented at TheatreWorks in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 08, 2023

Discover the high stakes environmental drama 'Queen' coming to TheatreWorks in March. Written by Madhuri Shekar and directed by Miriam A. Laube, this engaging play follows two Ph.D. candidates as they research the collapse of bee colonies and debate the consequences of their findings....


Schauspielschule Krauss Announces 75th Anniversary Celebration PhotoSchauspielschule Krauss Announces 75th Anniversary Celebration
by Team BWW - September 26, 2023

The acting school Schauspielschule Krauss has announced plans for its 75th anniversary celebration. Throughout the year, the city of Vienna celebrates the school's long and rich history with a series of theatre performances, scenic and multimedia readings, and musical entertainment. ...


Boston Playwrights' Theatre to Kick Off 2023-24 Season With MR. PARENT PhotoBoston Playwrights' Theatre to Kick Off 2023-24 Season With MR. PARENT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 15, 2023

The first production of Boston Playwrights’ Theatre’s season will be the hilarious and heartbreaking Mr. Parent, written by Melinda Lopez with Maurice Emmanuel Parent, conceived with and directed by BPT Artistic Director Megan Sandberg-Zakian. Learn how to purchase tickets!...


Finalists/Semifinalists Revealed For 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival PhotoFinalists/Semifinalists Revealed For 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 01, 2023

Playwrights Foundation, the West Coast's premier launchpad for exceptional new plays and playwrights, has revealed the semifinalists and finalists for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival, which will be presented in a hybrid festival....


Roundabout Theatre Company Announces REFOCUS PROJECT, SEASON THREE PhotoRoundabout Theatre Company Announces REFOCUS PROJECT, SEASON THREE
by Blair Ingenthron - April 27, 2023

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the third season of The Refocus Project, its multi-year project to elevate and restore marginalized plays to the American canon. This year's series of readings will feature Asian American and Pacific Islander playwrights: Prince Gomolvilas, Velina Hasu ...


Hana Sharif Will Step Down as Artistic Director Of The Rep PhotoHana Sharif Will Step Down as Artistic Director Of The Rep
by Stephi Wild - April 25, 2023

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) announced that Hana Sharif is stepping down as its Augustin Family Artistic Director after a five-year tenure leading the top regional theatre and advancing its legacy of artistic excellence to become Artistic Director of Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. ...


Arena Stage Names Hana Sharif as New Artistic Director PhotoArena Stage Names Hana Sharif as New Artistic Director
by Stephi Wild - April 25, 2023

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced that its Board of Trustees has unanimously selected Hana Sharif, Augustin Family Artistic Director of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, as its next Artistic Director. She will succeed Molly Smith, who is retiring at the end of June ...


Theater Mu Will Host AAPI Generations Conference PhotoTheater Mu Will Host AAPI Generations Conference
by Stephi Wild - April 24, 2023

To celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, Theater Mu's 30th anniversary season, and Asian American theater as a whole, we're bringing some of the field's luminaries to the Twin Cities in a weekend of artist talks, exhibits, our annual New Eyes play-reading festival, and more. Each event will be centered on ...


James Monroe Iglehart-Directed SPELLING BEE And More Announced For TheatreWorks Silic PhotoJames Monroe Iglehart-Directed SPELLING BEE And More Announced For TheatreWorks Silicon Valley 53rd Season
by A.A. Cristi - April 10, 2023

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has announced its 53rd season to be presented October 2023 through June 2024....


Anna Baryshnikov, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio & More to Star in A BRIGHT NEW BOISE Off-Broa PhotoAnna Baryshnikov, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio & More to Star in A BRIGHT NEW BOISE Off-Broadway Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 12, 2023

Signature Theatre will present the Off-Broadway premiere of Samuel D. Hunter’s 2011 Obie Award-winning dark comedy A Bright New Boise, directed by Oliver Butler. See production dates and how to purchase tickets....





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