Sivan Battat News

Berkeley Repertory Theatre Reveals 2026 Participants for The Ground Floor

by Chloe Rabinowitz — June 15, 2026

Berkeley Repertory Theatre has revealed the Summer Residency Lab participants of The Ground Floor: Berkeley Rep’s Center for the Creation and Development of New Work.

April Matthis, McKinley Belcher III and More to Star in STAGE LEFT PLAY FESTIVAL

by Chloe Rabinowitz — June 4, 2026

Working Theater and Broadway Advocacy Coalition have revealed the full lineup, creative teams, community partners, and featured casting for the second annual Stage Left, the innovative new play festival where art meets activism.

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.

STEVE BURNS: ALIVE and TWITCH to Make UK Premieres at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

by Stephi Wild — May 27, 2026

Steve Burns's autobiographical one-person show STEVE BURNS: ALIVE and Liliana Padilla's TWITCH will make their UK premieres at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, both running at Underbelly venues.

LIBERATION and More Set For Studio Theatre's 2026-2027 Season

by Stephi Wild — May 15, 2026

Studio Theatre in Washington, DC announced its 2026-2027 season, featuring works by Pulitzer Prize winners Sanaz Toossi, James Ijames, and Bess Wohl, alongside plays by Joshua Harmon and Alice Childress.

PRIDE PLAYS 2025 Announces Casting For New York Festival

by A.A. Cristi — June 16, 2025

Initial casting has been announced for Pride Plays 2025 in New York.

Broadway Advocacy Coalition and Working Theater Reveal Directors, Cast, and Partners For 2025 Stage Left Festival

by Stephi Wild — June 11, 2025

Broadway Advocacy Coalition and Working Theater have announced the directors, featured cast and key panelists for the first-ever Stage Left Festival, a bold new platform for social justice-centered storytelling.

Fault Line Theatre to Launch 2025 Season With 8th Year of IRONS IN THE FIRE Series

by Chloe Rabinowitz — April 9, 2025

Fault Line Theatre is launching their 15th Season.

James Bundy to Step Down From Positions at David Geffen School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 27, 2025

James Bundy, who has served Yale since 2002 as the fifth Elizabeth Parker Ware Dean of David Geffen School of Drama and fourth Artistic Director of Yale Repertory Theatre, will step down from these positions on June 30, 2026.

Photos: EMPTY RIDE World Premiere At The Old Globe

by A.A. Cristi — February 12, 2025

Empty Ride by Keiko Green is having its Globe commissioned, world premiere in a production directed by Sivan Battat.

FUZZY, THE YOM KIPPUR PLAY & More Set for Barrington Stage Company 2025 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 7, 2025

Barrington Stage Company has revealed the theatre’s 2025 season which includes seven productions, including two regional premieres and two world premieres.

Cast And Creative Team Set for EMPTY RIDE World Premiere at The Old Globe

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 14, 2025

The Old Globe has revealed the full cast and creative team for the Globe-commissioned world premiere of Empty Ride by San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award-winning playwright Keiko Green.

Playwrights Horizons Renames Mainstage 'The Judith O. Rubin Theater' After Longtime Board Chair

by A.A. Cristi — October 29, 2024

Playwrights Horizons has renamed its Mainstage Theater the Judith O.

Review Roundup: IN THE AMAZON WAREHOUSE PARKING LOT at Playwrights Horizons

by Nicole Rosky — October 29, 2024

Playwrights Horizons is now presenting Sarah Mantell’s Susan Smith Blackburn Prize-winning In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot.

NOISES OFF Completes The Old Globe's 2025 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — October 4, 2024

THE OLD GLOBE announced the upcoming production of NOISES OFF, a classic farce by Michael Frayn.

Old Globe 2025 Season Includes World Premiere Musical from LEGALLY BLONDE Writers & More

by A.A. Cristi — September 13, 2024

The Old Globe has announced its 2025 Season, which is packed with new musicals and plays, West Coast and San Diego premieres, and two of Shakespeare’s popular comedies.

Cast Set For IN THE AMAZON WAREHOUSE PARKING LOT at Playwrights Horizons

by Stephi Wild — September 12, 2024

Playwrights Horizons has announced the cast and creative team of Sarah Mantell’s Susan Smith Blackburn Prize-winning In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot, a Playwrights commission directed by Sivan Battat and presented in association with Breaking the Binary Theatre.