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59E59 Theaters Partners With Local Bookstores to Celebrate New York’s Literary Heritage
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2025

59E59 Theaters announced its collaboration with three iconic bookstores as part of an initiative to build relationships with local businesses. This partnership comes in connection with their upcoming production of The Bookstore.

LAOWANG, CALF SCRAMBLE, and More Set For 59E59 Theaters' Winter 2025/26 Season
by Stephi Wild - Aug 5, 2025

59E59 Theaters has announced the lineup of its Winter 2025/26 season, plus Resident Off Broadway Theater Company Primary Stages’ full program for the year including Alex Lin’s Laowang: A Chinatown King Lear and more.

Photos: Stage Managers’ Association's Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement
by Stephi Wild - Oct 30, 2024

On Monday, October 28th 2024, the Stage Managers’ Association presented its annual Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management at the National Opera Center’s Marc A. Scorca Hall in NYC. Check out photos here!

Review: THE BOOKSTORE at NJ Rep-An Excellent and Engaging Play
by Marina Kennedy - Jul 14, 2024

See 'The Bookstore' this summer while you can and enjoy a trip to one of the New Jersey shore’s favorite theatres!

Interview: Janet Zarish in THE BOOKSTORE at NJ Rep from 7/11 to 8/4
by Marina Kennedy - Jul 10, 2024

NJ Rep to Debut 152nd World Premiere - Michael Walken's THE BOOKSTORE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2024

NJ Rep will present its 152nd world premiere with Michael Walken's THE BOOKSTORE this summer. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Del Hughes Awards Honorees for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management, The Founders Award & Special Recognition Award Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2024

The Stage Managers’ Association (SMA) has announced its annual Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management.

Ensemble Studio Theatre to Present FIRST LIGHT FESTIVAL Beginning Tomorrow
by Blair Ingenthron - May 6, 2023

Ensemble Studio Theatre (Estefanía Fadul and Graeme Gillis, Co-Artistic Directors) and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (Doron Weber, Vice President and Program Director) have announced the lineup for the 2023 First Light Festival, part of the EST/Sloan Project to develop plays exploring science and technology.  

Mary Elizabeth Hamilton's SMART to Premiere at Ensemble Studio Theatre This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 23, 2023

Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced that Mary Elizabeth Hamilton, an EST Youngblood Graduate, will make her Off-Broadway debut with her new play SMART.

Industry Pro Newsletter: Innovate to Survive, Tony Eligibility Decisions Raises Eyebrows
by Alex Freeman - Feb 6, 2023

In both the US and the UK government funding decisions have shifted the way that many companies are able to go about their business - in England, the massive shift in Arts Council England funding has left many major stages looking to fill huge gaps in their books.

Ensemble Studio Theatre Names Estefanía Fadul and Graeme Gillis New Co-Artistic Directors
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 31, 2023

Ensemble Studio Theatre has appointed Estefanía Fadul and Graeme Gillis the new Co-Artistic Directors of the 55-year-old award-winning off-Broadway theater company.

Ensemble Studio Theatre Announces 2022/23 Youngblood Members
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 16, 2022

Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Youngblood program has announced new members for the 2022-2023 season: Lyndsey Bourne, K'yana Faulkner-Smith, Renae Jarrett, kl, Charlie Oh, Holly Settoon, Danny Tejera, and Susan Yassky.

Ensemble Studio Theatre Announces Casting For Marathon Of One-Act Plays
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 5, 2022

Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST) has announced complete casting 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). This year's selection of eleven plays was curated by Co-Artistic Directors Mike Lew (Teenage Dick) and Colette Robert (Behind the Sheet). Ten plays will be presented across two different series from Sunday October 16 through Sunday November 13 at EST.

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 Lineup for 38th Marathon of One-Act Plays, Featuring 11 Works
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2022

Ensemble Studio Theatre has announced the lineup 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. T

Ensemble Studio Theatre & the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announce the 2022 First Light Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 25, 2022

ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE along with The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation have announced the lineup for the 2022 First Light Festival, part of the EST/Sloan Project to develop plays exploring science and technology.  

The Civilians Announces 20th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 23, 2021

The Civilians has announced programming for its 20th anniversary season which includes a return to in-person events. The season, running December 13, 2021 – June 6, 2022, celebrates the vital and necessary human connections that have made The Civilians thrive for two decades.

Ensemble Studio Theatre and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announce 2021 Artist Cultivation Event and EST/Sloan Project Commissions
by Stephi Wild - Nov 23, 2021

Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST) (William Carden, Artistic Director), along with The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (Doron Weber, Vice-President and Program Director) and the EST/Sloan Project, announced today the 2021 Fall Artist Cultivation Event for the EST/Sloan Project.

Ensemble Studio Theatre Announces 2021-2022 EST/Youngblood New Members
by Stephi Wild - Sep 17, 2021

EST celebrates the 2021/22 season's new members of Youngblood, the Obie Award-winning collective of emerging professional playwrights. Now in its 28th year, Youngblood serves as a creative home for the next generation of theatre artists.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces O! Readings Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 26, 2021

Oregon Shakespeare Festival has announced the month-long, five-play O! Reading Series. For this new initiative, five directors who are part of OSF’s artistic staff have each chosen a play to be performed as a live digital staged reading by some of OSF’s favorite actors.