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Lena Waithe Joins The Fire This Time Festival New Works Lab; 8th Cycle Playwrights Revealed
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 4, 2026

Emmy award-winning writer, actor, and producer Lena Waithe has joined The Fire This Time Festival as a Creative Consultant for their New Works Lab. TFTT also revealed the artists who were selected for Cycle 8th of New Works Lab.

Top Innovators Join Miami Immersive Intensive for a Groundbreaking Four-Day Experience in Downtown Miami
by Team BWW - Jun 9, 2025

Two of Miami’s most visionary cultural forces — Live Arts Miami and Juggerknot Theatre Company — are joining forces to launch the Miami Immersive Intensive (MII), a four-day convening of creators, performers, and producers pushing the boundaries of performance, storytelling, and audience experience.

Horizon Theatre Hosts Annual New South Young Playwrights Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 2, 2025

Inman Park's Horizon Theatre is hosting over two dozen talented young playwrights from across the country in its 27th Annual New South Young Playwrights Festival. Learn more and see how to attend.

Playwrights Set for THE FIRE THIS TIME Festival 7th Cycle Of New Works Lab
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 24, 2024

The Fire This Time Festival will present Melda Beaty, Rachel Herron, and Marcus Scott as playwrights for its New Works Lab. Learn more about the Lab and about the playwrights!

Pittsburgh Public Theater To Open New Speaker Series MAKING ART WORK
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 9, 2024

Pittsburgh Public Theater will present the new speaker series, MAKING ART WORK, featuring industry leaders. The series aims to inspire and transform regional theater through idea exchange. Learn how to attend.

Norm Lewis, Myles Frost, and More to Be Honored at NAACP Theatre Awards
by Blair Ingenthron - May 11, 2024

The NAACP Theatre Awards has revealed the honorees for the 30th Annual Awards Ceremony, taking place on June 3rd in Los Angeles.

France-Luce Benson, Adrienne Dawes, Deneen Reynolds-Knott And Mars Wolfe To Develop Work In The Fire This Time Festival New Works Lab
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 13, 2023

France-Luce Benson, Adrienne Dawes, Deneen Reynolds-Knott, and Mars Wolfe will be developing their work in The Fire This Time Festival New Works Lab. Get all the details here.

YOGA WITH JILLIAN Limbers Up For The Edinburgh Fringe
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 7, 2023

Guaranteed to get the blood pumping and open your Chakras so you're ready for a day on the Fringe, Yoga with Jillian, a brand-new screwball comedy by Lia Romeo opens at the Pleasance on 2 August and promises to give your chuckle muscles a good workout.

Project Y Theatre Presents 10 Commissions As Part Of 8th Annual Women In Theatre Festival
by Stephi Wild - May 4, 2023

Project Y Theatre Company will present the eighth annual Women in Theatre Festival, a festival of new work written and created by women, June 3-18 at the Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre at the A.R.T./New York Theatres (502 West 53rd Street New York, NY 10019).

THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT West Coast Premiere to be Presented at The Fountain Theatre in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2023

What's more important: writing the truth, or telling a good story? The Fountain Theatre will present the West Coast premiere of the Broadway hit play, The Lifespan of a Fact, by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell and Gordon Farrell.

The Cell Theatre Announces 2023 Programming Featuring Over 30 Resident Artists
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 9, 2022

Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre (Artistic Director Kira Simring) has announced their 2023 season, featuring a year of full productions, art exhibitions, developmental workshops, and over 30 resident artists.

Ensemble Studio Theatre Announces Directors for 38th Marathon of One-Act Plays
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 20, 2022

Ensemble Studio Theatre has announced the directors for the 38th Marathon of One-Act Plays, which will be fully comprised of work from artists who identify as Black, Indigenous & People of Color (BIPOC).

Ensemble Studio Theatre Announces Directors for the 38th Marathon of One-Act Plays
by Stephi Wild - Sep 20, 2022

Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST) announced the directors for the 38th Marathon of One-Act Plays, which will be fully comprised of work from artists who identify as Black, Indigenous & People of Color (BIPOC). The full list of directors is Sivan Battat, Dominic Colón, nicHi Douglas, Chika Ike, Cameron Knight, Rebecca Martinez, Jonathan McCrory, Jess McLeod, Keenan Tyler Oliphant, Erin Tripp and Elizabeth Van Dyke.

Greenway Arts Alliance to Present WET: A DACAMENTED JOURNEY in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 16, 2022

Greenway Arts Alliance will present WET: A DACAmented Journey written and performed by Alex Alpharaoh and directed by Daphnie Sicre. The production will kick off Greenway’s25th Anniversary Season at Greenway Court Theatre in Los Angeles. Performances begin on October 22 and run to November 13.

Greenway Arts Alliance Presents WET: A DACAmented Journey
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 16, 2022

Greenway Arts Alliance will present the critically acclaimed WET: A DACAmented Journey written and performed by Alex Alpharaoh and directed by Daphnie Sicre.

Greenway Arts Alliance Announces 25th Anniversary Season & Mohammed Ali Ojarigi As Producing Director
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 13, 2022

Greenway Arts Alliance has announced its 25th Anniversary Season at Greenway Court Theatre along with the appointment of Mohammed Ali Ojarigi as Producing Director at Greenway Court Theatre.

Photos: Get a First Look At IF I FORGET At Fountain Theatre
by Grace Cutler - Jul 24, 2022

Jason Alexander directs L.A. premiere of Steven Levenson’s funny, powerful ‘If I Forget’ at Fountain Theatre

Jason Alexander Directs L.A. Premiere Of Steven Levenson's IF I FORGET At Fountain Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 15, 2022

The Fountain Theatre presents a deeply personal play about history, responsibility, and what we're willing to sacrifice for a new beginning. Tony Award-winning actor Jason Alexander, widely known from TV's Seinfeld, directs the Los Angeles premiere of If I Forget by Steven Levenson, running July 23 through September 10 on the Fountain's indoor stage. Previews begin July 20.

Zoetic Stage Announces Winners Of The 2nd Annual Finstrom Festival Of New Work
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2022

Zoetic Stage has announced the four winners of its second annual Finstrom Festival of New Work. They are One Stone: The Story of Mileva Marić and Albert Einstein by Kathleen Cahill, Effect If Not Intent by David Rosenberg, Sibling Rivalries Or, Spooks in the Ivory Tower by Marcus Scott and The Public Execution of the American President by Nick Valdes.

New Black Fest at the Apollo to Launch This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2022

 This month marks the launch of New Black Fest at the Apollo, a festival celebrating contemporary Black playwrights from across the nation. On April 22, 23, and 25 at 7pm, audiences will have the opportunity to see original works by 18 playwrights, each commissioned by the Apollo and New Black Fest co-founder Keith Josef Adkins.