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EDGE STRATEGY Is Released

BOSTON, MA(Marketwired - Mar 8, 2016) - Companies are on a constant quest to try to get customers to spend more. But the upselling techniques that work today are very different from what many companies are actually doing.

Theatre Development Fund Awarded $35,000 Grant for Phase II of 'Triple Play'

Theatre Development Fund (TDF) and Theatre Bay Area (TBA) are pleased to announce that they have received a grant in the amount of $35,000 from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Fund for National Projects in support of Phase II of their consortium project, Triple Play. Triple Play explores the crucial relationship between playwrights and other generative artists, theatres and audiences. This exploration aspires to create a paradigm shift in the way the field thinks about audiences and the way audiences experience new work, and in so doing will increase audience appetite for new work and help to restore theatre's relevance as a national art form.

Stage Entertainment Announces Dan Hinde as New Director of International Content, 11/9

Today, Peter O'Keeffe, Chief Content Officer, announced the appointment of Dan Hinde as Stage Entertainment's new Director of International Content. Dan will start in his new role on 9 November. He will support the managing directors and executive producers of each territory in long-term strategic programme planning, assisting in product choices and negotiating licences for new titles where appropriate. Dan will focus on our licensed content side of the business while working together closely with Tali Pelman, who will continue her focus on new product development. The International Production Department under Ulf Maschek will report to Dan. 

John Krasinski to Lead Sarah Burgess' DRY POWDER at The Public in 2016

The Public Theater announced today that John Krasinski has been cast in the role of 'Seth' in the world premiere play DRY POWDER by Sarah Burgess. Directed by Thomas Kail, this gripping, razor-sharp new play about the people molding and messing with the American economy begins previews on Tuesday, March 1 and runs through Sunday, April 10.

HCTO to Stage THE ADDAMS FAMILY

THE ADDAMS FAMILY features an original story, and it's a father's worst nightmare: GOMEZ ADDAMS' darkness-loving daughter WEDNESDAY has gotten engaged to a man from a "normal" family, and she doesn't want her mother MORTICIA to know. Now GOMEZ must do something he's never done before-keep a secret from his beloved wife. Everything will change on the night when WEDNESDAY invites her fiance LUCAS BEINEKE and his parents to dinner.

TCG Reveals Latest Round of Leadership U Grant Recipients

Theatre Communications Group (TCG) announces the 2015 Round 3 Cycle B recipients of the Leadership U[niversity]-Continuing Ed program. Through the support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, grants of up to $5,000 will support six mid-career and veteran theatre professionals at TCG Member Theatres for learning opportunities to advance their leadership skills. The goal of this program is to strengthen the field by developing the individuals who are the core and the future of theatre.

Matthew Lillard Makes NYC Directing Debut with Animus Theatre's COLLECTED SHORTS Tonight

Animus Theatre Company is pleased to announce Collected Shorts by Tennessee Williams (The Long Goodbye, Moony's Kid Don't Cry, The Pink Bedroom, and Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen) as their 2014-2015 Workshop Production and final production of the season. Marking the New York theatre directorial debut for acclaimed actor Matthew Lillard, the show will feature Eric William Morris. Performances begin tonight, April 24 and run through Saturday, May 2, at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street).

Matthew Lillard to Make NYC Directing Debut with Animus Theatre's COLLECTED SHORTS This Spring

Animus Theatre Company is pleased to announce Collected Shorts by Tennessee Williams (The Long Goodbye, Moony's Kid Don't Cry, The Pink Bedroom, and Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen) as their 2014-2015 Workshop Production and final production of the season. Marking the New York theatre directorial debut for acclaimed actor Matthew Lillard, the show will feature Eric William Morris. Performances begin Friday, April 24 and run through Saturday, May 2, at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street).

The Inconvenience Names New Artistic Director

The Inconvenience is very happy to announce a new Artistic Director, as well as it's recent hiring of Development and Managing Directors. After leading the company since it's inception, Chris Chemlik is handing the reigns of Artistic Director over to Founding Member Missi Davis, who has been serving as the Executive Director and Producer. Chris is still an active and integral member of The Inconvenience, and is excited for Missi to lead the company in a new direction both creatively and within the administration. The Inconvenience also welcomes Charlie Otto as the company's Managing Director, and Joe Varisco as the new Development Director.

BWW Reviews: In Tandem's CUDAHY CAROLERS Sing a Fond Farewell to Milwaukee

Something wonderful happens in a city when a production captures characters and a niche of suburban culture close to home. In Tandem Theatre at the Tenth Street Theatre developed this crazy charm in the last decade through multiple performances--almost 300 by the end of this current run--of their alternative holiday musical A Cudahy Caroler Christmas. Cudahy, Milwaukee and the surrounding suburbs embraced the parodies with consumptive delight.

Gloucester Stage Names Interim Artistic Director

Gloucester Stage Company has announced that Robert Walsh will join the 35-year old professional theatre as Interim Artistic Director, effective immediately. Walsh succeeds Eric Engel, who stepped down as Artistic Director at the end of the 35th Season, after a 13-year tenure with the theatre.

CATF's Managing Director James McNeel to Depart

The Contemporary American Theater Festival at Shepherd University (CATF) has announced that its Managing Director, James McNeel, has accepted the same position at City Theatre Company in Pittsburgh, PA. McNeel, who has been in this role for the last four seasons, will officially close his tenure on December 12th. The Theater Festival is currently in the process of hiring his replacement.

Six Scripts Selected for NNPN's 2014 National Showcase of New Plays in Sarasota This Weekend

The NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK (NNPN), the country's alliance of non-profit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, will produce six new plays in staged reading format at its National Showcase of New Plays, hosted this weekend, November 21-23 in Sarasota, FL by Florida Studio Theatre. A committee of artistic, managing and literary leaders from across the country selected plays by Kevin Artigue, Hilary Bettis, Kristiana Colon, Mfoniso Udofia, and Steve Yockey for the twelfth installment of the Showcase.

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