Cast Announced For OUR DEAR DEAD DRUG LORD At The Kirk Douglas Theatre
by A.A. Cristi
- Jul 21, 2023
Named a New York Times Critics Pick, “Our Dear Dead Drug Lord” by playwright Alexis Scheer, directed by Center Theatre Group Associate Artistic Director Lindsay Allbaugh, and produced in association with IAMA Theatre Company, comes to the Kirk Douglas Theatre from August 20 to September 17, 2023 with the press opening on August 27.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Public Lays Off 19% of Staff, IATSE Gets a New Touring Contract
by Alex Freeman
- Jul 17, 2023
IATSE was able to notch a win for their members this week as a new touring contract was ratified. However, the news wasn’t all bright in the theatre world as the Public Theater became the latest major institution to announce layoffs of their staff - laying off 19%, and announcing a deeper restriction on programming for next season.
World Premiere of KILL SHELTER to Take The Stage at Theatre of NOTE in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jul 14, 2023
Get ready for the world premiere of 'Kill Shelter' at Theatre of NOTE. This compelling drama written by Ashley Rose Wellman delves into themes of choice, autonomy, and power dynamics. Don't miss this highly anticipated production that challenges the easy categorization of its characters and highlights the paths of compassion and empathy.
The 2023 Obie Awards Announce Judges & Eligibility
by Blair Ingenthron
- Jul 12, 2023
The American Theatre Wing (Heather Hitchens, President & CEO) has announced its 2023 panel of judges and eligibility details for The Obie Awards. Now in its 67th year, the annual event, celebrating the best of Off and Off Off Broadway, is co-chaired by Obie-winning director David Mendizábal and veteran theater critic Melissa Rose Bernardo.
Review: FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN at Kirk Douglas Theatre
by Evan Henerson
- Jul 4, 2023
In FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN, Will Power investigates the friendship as a fascinating dual study in individual character and cultural identity. Under Debbie Allen’s rocking direction at the Douglas, the play is as exciting as it is thoughtful. THE BEAR’s Edwin Lee Gibson and Ray Fisher act the daylights out of it.
Industry Pro Newsletter: CTG Presses Pause, A Look at OSF's Finances
by Alex Freeman
- Jun 20, 2023
It isn’t just the organizations - as cities and regions struggle with keeping their mass transit organizations afloat, this puts a further strain on theatre groups whose audiences and artists often rely on these methods of transportation to get to and from the theatre - as the San Francisco Chronicle reported this week.
Readings and Special Events Announced for TheatreWorks' 20th Anniversary NEW WORKS FESTIVAL
by Blair Ingenthron
- Jun 17, 2023
Hundreds of lovers of new theatre will gather this August for an advance look at tomorrow's hits at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's 20th Anniversary New Works Festival. This unique festival returns to Palo Alto's Lucie Stern Theatre with its extraordinary opportunity for audiences to experience new plays and musicals in their early stages of development and see their evolution over multiple performances.
Interview: Playwright Will Power Reveals the Inner Workings of FETCH CLAY, MAKE MAN
by Gil Kaan
- Jun 15, 2023
Will Power’s Fetch Clay, Make Man (a co-production of Center Theatre Group and The SpringHill Company) will open June 18, 2023, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. Debbie Allen, in her CTG directorial debut, directs this account of the unlikely (but real life) friendship between the great Cassius Clay and the controversial Stepin Fetchit; with the cast of Ray Fisher, Edwin Lee Gibson, Wilkie Ferguson II, Alexis Floyd and Bruce Nozick. I managed to spar with Will over a few behind-the-scenes queries.
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