Caridad Svich

GALA Theatre to Launch 51st Season With Political and Community-Driven Programming
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 20, 2026

GALA Theatre announced its 51st season, with Artistic Director Gustavo Ott describing the lineup as a response to current anxieties, blending artistic and literary work with political themes rooted in the Spanish-speaking community.

HONOR ROLL! to Open Nominations for Fourth Annual Marjorie Bicknell Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 16, 2026

Honor Roll!, an advocacy group for women+ playwrights over 40, is accepting nominations in five categories for the Marjorie Bicknell Honors, recognizing producers, festivals, and individuals supporting their work on the American stage.

Review: Strawdog Theatre's 12 OPHELIAS (A PLAY WITH BROKEN SONGS) at The Factory Theater
by Angela Lin - Apr 18, 2026

In a mirrored world from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, 12 OPHELIAS features familiar characters reimagined in a new light and given new life. 

Workshop Theater Will Present WORDS MATTER at Intrepid Museum Benefiting Veteran's Spouse Project
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2026

The Workshop Theater will present a one-night-only reading of Words Matter at the Intrepid Museum, featuring new plays by four commissioned playwrights inspired by conversations with military spouses.

GARBO, EVA LUNA, EL CORONEL NO TIENE QUIEN LE ESCRIBA & More Set For Gala Hispanic Theatre 2026–2027 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 2, 2026

GALA Hispanic Theatre has announced its 51st season, titled Imagine. Resist. Revolt., featuring world premieres, U.S. premieres, a flamenco festival, film programming, youth showcases, and community celebrations in Washington, DC.

Strawdog Theatre Company to Stage 12 OPHELIAS in Chicago This Spring
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 18, 2026

Strawdog Theatre Company has announced the cast for the final production of its 38th season, 12 Ophelias, written by Caridad Svich and directed by Strawdog co-artistic director, Kamille Dawkins*.

Mind Dream Theater To Premiere Season Of Episodic Audio Plays By Experimental Theater Artists
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2025

mind dream theater, a new DIY 'property-less' audio theater, will produce brand new experimental audio plays as an accessible path for experimental artists to create low-stakes work that is high-imagination.

Submissions For ATC's National Latine Playwrights Award Are Open Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 3, 2025

Arizona Theatre Company has launched a call for submissions for the 2026 National Latine PlaywrightsAward. Now in the 29th year of the award, submissions will be accepted through January late January.

Photos: Needs More Work Productions Concludes Run Of Climate Play COUNTERINTUITIVE
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 7, 2025

New York City’s immersive company Needs More Work Productions has completed a successful run of Counterintuitive at Moore Jackson Community Garden in Woodside. Check out photos of the production.

THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS Opens in November at Cal State Fullerton
by Stephi Wild - Oct 23, 2025

Caridad Svich's “The House of the Spirits” is a poetic adaptation of celebrated Chilean author Isabel Allende's haunting novel, which centers on the women of the Trueba family as they rise from rags to riches in the shadow of social and political turmoil.

Lucille Lortel Theatre Reveals Artistic Programming Including 121 Project, 11 New Commissions, and More
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2025

The Lucille Lortel Theatre has announced new artistic programming that deepens the historic theater's impact on the Off-Broadway community and the field nationally. Learn more here!

Cypherbird Projects to Present INK & IMAGINATION Plays By Local Playwrights
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 18, 2025

Cypherbird Projects is inviting audiencees to experience three bold new works in INK & IMAGINATION, an evening of staged readings at Junkyard Social Club in Boulder.

Cypherbird Projects to Present INK & IMAGINATION Featuring New Plays by Local Playwrights
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 14, 2025

Cypherbird Projects is inviting audiences to experience three bold new works in INK & IMAGINATION, an evening of staged readings. Learn how to attend!

Candela Announces Fellows for Third Annual Playwrights Summer Fellowship Program
by Emmy Rice - Jul 6, 2025

Candela, a groundbreaking initiative dedicated to expanding access to theater education for playwrights, book writers, and lyricists of Latin American and Caribbean heritage, has announced the fellows selected for its third annual Playwrights Summer Fellowship program.

Theatrical Rights Worldwide Promotes Three Key Executives
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2025

TRW promoted Lysna Marzani to the position of Managing Director, TRW Plays, Craig Pospisil to the position of Senior Vice-President, TRW Plays and Robert Vaughan to the position of Senior Vice-President, TRW Plays.

St. Louis' JOAN LIPKIN Inducted into the College Of Fellows Of The AmericanTheatre
by James Lindhorst - May 3, 2025

This week St. Louisan Joan Lipkin was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre in ceremonies held on April 26 – 27, 2025 at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. Lipkin is a internationally renowned theatre artist, playwright, educator, and activist who works in the intersection of performance and civic engagement to create dialogue about pressing issues. Lipkin called the cohort inducted this year “wonderful.” She was humbled to be included with the esteemed group of theatre professionals who were also inducted including Tony winner André De Shields, playwright and songwriter Caridad Svich, playwright and screenwriter Kristopher Diaz, author Daniel Banks, author J. Ellen Gainor, and Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning Playwright August Wilson who was inducted posthumously on what would have been his 80th birthday.  

Lucille Lortel Theatre Unveils New Programming from The Alcove at the Lortel
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 2, 2025

The Lucille Lortel Theatre has revealed updates from The Alcove at the Lortel, the Lortel’s new play development program for early and mid-career playwrights. Learn more about upcoming programming!

Climate Change Theatre Action Festival Reveals 2025 Season Slated for September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 21, 2025

Climate Change Theatre Action, a project of the Arts & Climate Initiative in partnership with the Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts, will return for another season of storytelling and activism. Learn more

Climate Change Theatre Action Festival Reveals 2025 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2025

Climate Change Theatre Action will return for another season of storytelling and activism. A worldwide festival of short plays about the climate crisis celebrating its 10-year anniversary and final season.

RED BIKE by Caridad Svich Comes to CalRep
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2025

Red Bike, by OBIE award-winning playwright, Caridad Svich, will open in the Players Theatre on the campus of California State University, Long Beach this month.