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Jessie Baldinger Wins 2026 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2026

The Burry Fredrik Foundation has named scenic designer Jessie Baldinger as the recipient of the 2026 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship and its $10,000 award.

Photos: Aubrey Plaza and More in LET'S LOVE Rehearsals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 9, 2025

You can now get a first look inside rehearsals for Atlantic Theater Company’s world premiere production of Let's Love! at Atlantic's Linda Gross Theater. See photos here!

Review: MOTHER PLAY: A Play in Five Evictions at Shakespeare & Company
by Marc Savitt - Sep 2, 2025

I found MOTHER PLAY devastatingly powerful. The standing ovation and calls of bravo made it clear that others in the opening performance audience felt so as well, even perhaps without the full forced direct gut punch.

World Premiere Production Of BIPOC Playwrights Selection At Boise Contemporary Theater
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 29, 2025

World Premiere production at Boise Contemporary Theater (BCT) of a 2023 BIPOC Playwrights Festival Selection, The Life You Gave Me by Novid Parsi, directed by Hamid Dehghani.

Arthur Wilson Named as Recipient of 2025 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 24, 2025

The Burry Fredrik Foundation has named costume and scenic designer Arthur Wilson as the recipient of the 2025 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship and its $10,000 award. Learn more about Wilson and about the award.

Cast and Creative Team Set for the World Premiere of IRAQ, BUT FUNNY at Lookingglass
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2025

Lookingglass Theatre Company has revealed the cast and creative team for its next production, the world premiere of Iraq, But Funny. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: THREE TALL PERSIAN WOMEN at Shakespeare & Company
by Marc Savitt - Sep 10, 2024

Despite the title, character names, and some references, the dialogue is contemporary and comfortable. It seems as if we could be viewing three generations of just about any family unit. There are plenty of mmh hmmh moments and head nods as the action unfolds that feels familiar regardless of one’s ethnic background or even gender.

Yale Rep's WISH YOU WERE HERE Cast and Creative Team Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Aug 22, 2023

Yale Repertory Theatre  begins its 2023–24 season with Wish You Were Here by Sanaz Toossi, directed by Sivan Battat, October 5–28, at Yale Repertory Theatre. Opening Night is Thursday, October 12, which is also press night.