A.C.T. Names Elizabeth Williamson as New Artistic Director
American Conservatory Theater announced the appointment of OBIE Award-winning director Elizabeth Williamson as its new artistic director.
American Conservatory Theater announced the appointment of OBIE Award-winning director Elizabeth Williamson as its new artistic director.
Philadelphia Theatre Company announced AZ Espinoza as the recipient of the Terrence McNally Award for the play CARIBBEAN KING, selected from a record 100 submissions.
Lauren Yee’s Hookman has a lot it wants to say about perpetrator induced-traumatic stress, but the message of accountability is lost in a painfully banal and utterly vacuous script.
San Francisco Playhouse has commissioned six new works from theatre artists, including its first commissioned musical DEAD BEST FRIEND by Justin Huertas, as part of its expanded New Works Program.
BroadwayWorld has your official fall 2026 Off-Broadway preview, a complete guide to everything opening Off-Broadway! See West End transfers, stars in play revivals, multiple world premieres and more.
The 2026 Horton Foote Prize has been awarded to Talene Monahon for her play Meet the Cartozians.
Playwrights Foundation named four playwrights, directors, and dramaturgs for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival, set for readings in San Francisco with on-demand recordings to follow.
The Old Globe has announced its 2027 season, featuring Jay O.
Signature Theatre will present Lauren Yee’s semi-autobiographical comedy King of the Yees, in The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theater at The Pershing Square Signature Center starring Francis Jue and Kelly Marie Tran.
Firehouse Theater Company will stage the Colorado premiere of Lauren Yee's THE HATMAKER'S WIFE at the John Hand Theater in Denver, directed by Colby Bleicher.
PlayGround has announced four next-gen theatre leaders as its 2026-2027 Producing Fellows, selected from over 100 applicants to train across SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago.
Daniel Abelson, Eleanor Crosswell, Yasmin Dawes, Peter Landi, and Gabriella Leon will lead a 16-strong community chorus of Camden residents in Juliet Gilkes Romero's new play at Hampstead Theatre.
Next Act Theatre promoted Elyse Edelman to Associate Artistic Director and hired Gabriela Flores as Patron Services Manager, a shared role with Renaissance Theaterworks, as both companies prepare for their upcoming seasons.
PlayGround will present a simultaneous four-city gala honoring Margo Hall, Jessica Kubzansky, Emily Shooltz, and Ericka Ratcliff, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the June Anne Baker Prize for women and non-binary playwrights.
Tom Stoppard's Jumpers will be revived at Hampstead Theatre later this year, alongside the premieres of three new plays.
The Jewish Plays Project and the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History will present the 15th National Jewish Playwriting Contest Finals in Philadelphia, with audiences voting to select the winning play from three finalists.
Bold Proposal, a new producing collaboration led by Maurie Moore and Shamus, will launch with Lauren Yee's Hookman at The Chain Theatre in New York City.
The National Arts Centre in Ottawa announced its upcoming season, featuring new NAC Orchestra Music Director John Storgårds, dance, theatre, and performances by Bruce Cockburn, Hilary Hahn, and Zadie Smith.
Trinity Repertory Company has announced its 63rd season, which includes five shows in its subscription series and the theater's 50th anniversary production of A Christmas Carol.