Kate Attwell

ELECTRA AMERICA World Premiere, Newly Adapted THE SEAGULL and More Set for Yale Rep 26-27 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 27, 2026

Yale Repertory Theatre has revealed its 2026-27 season. 2026-27 kicks off with August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom in October, and will be followed by world premieres and more.

Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon Will Depart American Conservatory Theater
by Stephi Wild - Nov 21, 2025

American Conservatory Theater announced that Tony Award–winning Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon will depart the Bay Area’s premier nonprofit theater organization at the close of the 2025/26 season.

Longlisted Plays Revealed For The Women's Prize For Playwriting 2025
by Stephi Wild - Oct 17, 2025

The Women's Prize for Playwriting - produced by Ellie Keel Productions and Paines Plough - has announced the 41 longlisted scripts for its 2025 award, selected from a record-breaking 1,275 submissions.

Review: TESTMATCH, Orange Tree Theatre
by Debbie Gilpin - Apr 25, 2024

“This way, you win, no matter what.” The Women’s Cricket World Cup Final in the present day, and eighteenth century Calcutta – on the face of it there’s the barest of connections, but when you drill down a bit deeper you can see how the relationship between England and India was first forged. Or, perhaps more accurately, forced.

Orange Tree Theatre Announces New Ot Associate Artists In First Cohort Under Artistic Director Tom Littler
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 15, 2024

Orange Tree Theatre has announced 10 new artistic associates, marking the first cohort under the leadership of Artistic Director Tom Littler.

Review: BIG DATA at American Conservatory Theatre
by Steve Murray - Feb 22, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is THE hot topic of the day, touted as the panacea for societies’ ills and capable of providing more leisure time and making life easier. The flip side is getting equal play time – we’re being overrun with technology, ostensibly losing our identity to algorithms, and reducing us to big data.

Full Cast Set For The UK Première Of Kate Attwell's TESTMATCH at Orange Tree Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 15, 2024

Orange Tree Theatre has announced full casting for the UK première of Kate Attwell's Testmatch. Testmatch opens at the Orange Tree on 24 April and runs until 18 May, with previews from 24 April and will then tour to Octagon Theatre Bolton from 24 May until 1 June, with previews from 23 May.

Video: BD Wong Explains What BIG DATA is All About
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 2, 2024

Up next at American Conservatory Theater is the world premiere of Kate Attwell's Big Data, performing at A.C.T.'s Toni Rembe Theater. In this video, watch as BD Wong explains what the new play is all about!

Video: Kate Attwell On The World Premiere Play BIG DATA at American Conservatory Theater
by Joshua Wright - Feb 1, 2024

Get a first look at American Conservatory Theater's world premiere of Kate Attwell's Big Data, performing at A.C.T.'s Toni Rembe Theater, on stage from February 15 through March 10, 2024.

Pam MacKinnon and Orlando Pabotoy to Receive 2022-2023 Joe A. Callaway Awards From SDCF
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2024

Pam MacKinnon and Orlando Pabotoy receive the 2022-2023 Joe A. Callaway Awards from Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation for excellence in directing and choreography.

Cast And Creative Team Set For BIG DATA At American Conservatory Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 11, 2023

The cast and creative team has been revealed for 'Big Data' at A.C.T. - Find out who will be bringing this exciting new production to life.

Lucas Hnath, Trevor Nunn, Noel Coward, and More Set For The Orange Tree Theatre's Upcoming Season
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2023

The Orange Tree (OT) has announced its first full year of programming under new Artistic Director Tom Littler. It features world and European premieres by Zoe Cooper and Lucas Hnath; revivals from Mustapha Matura, Noël Coward and Oliver Goldsmith; directors including Trevor Nunn and Matthew Dunster; and Niamh Cusack headlining the first major London revival of Polly Stenham's breakout hit That Face.

Broadway Aimed HIPPEST TRIP — THE SOUL TRAIN MUSICAL & More Set for A.C.T. 2023/24 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 21, 2023

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) has announced the productions that will make up the company’s 2023/24 season. See the lineup, and learn how to purchase tickets!

Manhattan Theatre Club Announces Six 2021 Sloan Playwriting Commissions
by Stephi Wild - Jul 28, 2021

Since 2001, MTC has awarded a total of 100 commissions through the Sloan Foundation Program. Learn more about this year's commissions here!

Rorschach Theatre Announces Original (Digital) Works
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2020

This year's Magic in Rough Spaces New Play Lab (MIRS) is going virtual!

Manhattan Theatre Club Announces Recipients of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative Commissions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 18, 2020

Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) have announced this year's six recipients of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative commissions. The commissioned writers are Kate Attwell, Mia Chung, Noah Diaz, Julia Izumi, Ife Olujobi, and Stacey Rose.

English Touring Theatre Postpones TESTMATCH, and MUGABE, MY DAD & ME
by Stephi Wild - Apr 6, 2020

English Touring Theatre has announced the postponement of two of its upcoming shows: Testmatch and Mugabe, My Dad & Me.

Remainder Of Yale Rep Season Canceled Due to Coronavirus
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 12, 2020

Following updated guidance from Yale University on Tuesday evening, March 10, in response to the ongoing challenges posed by COVID-19, James Bundy, Artistic Director of Yale Repertory Theatre, has announced that the final two productions of the season, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Carl Cofield, and Testmatch by Kate Attwell, directed by Margot Bordelon, have been canceled. 

Full Casting Announced For UK Premiere Of Kate Attwell's TESTMATCH At The Ustinov Studio
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2020

Theatre Royal Bath Productions and English Touring Theatre today announce full casting for the UK premiere of Testmatch, a fast-paced, study of sport, gender politics and the legacy of colonialism, by emerging playwright Kate Attwell which runs at Bath's Ustinov Studio from 2 April to 9 May 2020. Testmatch is directed by Nicole Charles (Emilia, The Merry Wives of Windsor) with an all-female cast starring Komal Amin, Subika Anwar-Khan, Bessie Carter, Sally Messham, Lotte Rice and Tripti Tripuraneni. The production includes Set and Costume Design by Camilla Clarke, Lighting Design by Jess Bernberg and Sound Design by Max Pappenheim.

Playwrights Horizons Announces 2019 Commissions
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2019

According to American Theatre, Playwrights Horizons has announced its new roster of playwrights who have been commissioned to develop new works with the company.