Treading the Boards' Regional Theatre News

In this week’s podcast, I talk about the passing of my friend, Ed Stern. Chester Theatre Company in Massachusetts welcomes a new member to the artistic staff. There’s an interview with Dame Harriet Walter on Shakespeare Unscripted’s podcast. A Utah theatre gets profiled in the American Theatre Magazine column, Know a Theatre, and there’s a limited series you need to watch. TO JOIN THE MAILING LIST, TEXT TREADINGTHEBOARD TO 22828 WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT Tara Franklin joins the artistic team at Chester Theater Company (MA) [https://berkshireonstage.wordpress.com/2019/04/02/chester-theatre-company-announces-appointment-of-tara-franklin-as-associate-artistic-director-director-of-education/?fbclid=IwAR2cOj7Hu636KViRXdGBX8pvs6xg8wTvrrJ4zYbcZhJwu-uAZ3MSgxQyW0U] ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS Shakespeare Unscripted - Dame Harriet Walter [https://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited/harriet-walter?utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ShakespearePlus3Apr2019&utm_content=version_A&promo=] Know a Theatre - Salt Lake Acting Company (UT) [https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/04/02/know-a-theatre-salt-lake-acting-company/?fbclid=IwAR3ldFxMQb9nf7x5zqZEcvPyDcRf1zTS02XieGG9VeI4wumDwhkK8WNa7bA] SOMETHING I HAD TO SHARE WITH YOU... Fosse/Verdon on FX premiering this Tuesday, April 9th. [https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/fosse-verdon] Buy the latest issue of Treading the Boards or pre-order the new issue due on May 15th here [https://acltheatreresources.com/order-treading-the-boards/]. THANKS FOR LISTENING & HAVE A CREATIVE DAY!

Today I’m going to be talking about Penguin Repertory having a new slate of shows. New Repertory Theatre has new leadership. American Theatre Magazine’s podcast, Offscript, features a panel discussion called The State of the Play. There’s an article in the San Francisco Chronicle about Lorraine Hansberry Theatre’s new leader and Julius Caesar is going to be on PBS’ Great Performances. Join the mailing list by texting TREADINGTHEBOARD to 22828 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS Penguin Repertory Theatre (NY) [https://www.penguinrep.org/] WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT Michael J. Bobbitt is New Repertory Theatre's new AD [http://www.newrep.org/2019/03/21/new-ad-michael-j-bobbitt/] ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS American Theatre Magazine's podcast - Offscript Live at the Signature: The State of the Play [https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/03/25/offscript-live-at-the-signature-the-state-of-the-play/] San Francisco Chronicle - Lorraine Hansberry Theatre's new leader envisions another chapter of liberation [https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/theater/lorraine-hansberry-theatres-new-leader-envisions-another-chaper-of-liberation]. SOMETHING I HAD TO SHARE WITH YOU... London's Donmar Warehouse's production of Julius Caesar on PBS' Great Performances. [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/great-performances-julius-caesar-about/9378] Buy your copy of Treading the Boards here [https://acltheatreresources.com/order-treading-the-boards/] THANKS FOR LISTENING & HAVE A CREATIVE DAY!

Show-Score [https://www.show-score.com/] is branching out of NYC. I got a discounted ticket to see The Gods of Comedy at McCarter Theatre in Princeton for tomorrow and I can't wait. In today's news: Season Announcements: 2 summer theatres announced Adirondack Theatre Festival & Berkshire Theatre Group. Who's In & Who's Out: there's a lot happening in Chicago at Remy Bumppo, Chicago Dramatists & Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Articles & Interviews: an interview with Oregon Shakespeare Festival's incoming artistic director and There's Something I Had to Share With You. TO JOIN THE MAILING LIST, TEXT TREADINGTHEBOARD TO 22828 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS Adirondack Theatre Festival (NY) [https://www.atfestival.org/upcoming-shows/] Berkshire Theatre Group (MA) [https://www.berkshiretheatregroup.org/on-our-stages/] WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT Remy Bumpoo welcomes Ian Frank as the new Associate Artistic Director [https://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/Remy-Bumppo-Names-Ian-Frank-Associate-Artistic-Director-20190320] Chicago Dramatists names Carson Grace Becker as the new Artistic Director [https://www.chicagodramatists.org/Blog/7230265] Steppenwolf Theatre Company has a new Associate Artistic Director, Leelai Demoz [https://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/Leelai-Demoz-Appointed-Associate-Artistic-Director-of-Steppenwolf-20190315] ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS American Theatre Magazine interviews Nataki Garrett about her new position as Artistic Director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival [https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/03/19/nataki-garrett-named-next-artistic-director-of-oregon-shakespeare-festival/] SOMETHING I HAD TO SHARE WITH YOU... THEATER: All the Moving Parts [http://tv.cuny.edu/show/Theaterallthemovingparts] To buy your own copy of Treading the Boards, click here [https://acltheatreresources.com/order-treading-the-boards/] THANKS FOR LISTENING & HAVE A CREATIVE DAY

In today’s news: 5 theatres announce their seasons; someone’s in at Actors Theatre of Louisville and someone’s out at Theatrical Outfit; I hope you’ll listen to a conversation with three artistic directors of Minnesota Theatres who all happen to be women; Daveed Diggs interview in American Theatre Magazine gives a wonderful shout-out to Bay Area theatres, and there’s also Something I Had to Share with You – someone on Twitter that I suggest you follow if you are an actor. To join the mailing list, text TREADINGTHEBOARD to 22828 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS Contemporary American Theatre Festival (VA) [https://catf.org/] Mountain Playhouse (PA) [http://www.mountainplayhouse.org/events/list/] Ogunquit Playhouse (ME) [http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/2019-season] Peach State Summer Theatre (GA) [https://www.valdosta.edu/colleges/arts/communication-arts/psst/season.php] Sharon Playhouse (CT) [https://www.sharonplayhouse.org/] WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT Robert Barry Fleming is the new AD at Actors Theatre of Louisville [https://www.cleveland.com/onstage/2019/03/cleveland-play-house-associate-artistic-director-robert-barry-fleming-tapped-to-lead-actors-theatre-of-louisville.html] Tom Key will leave his AD post at Theatrical Outfit in June 2020 [https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/03/07/theatrical-outfit-artistic-director-to-retire-in-2020/] ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS A Conversation with Women Leading Minnesota Theatres on Minnesota Public Radio [http://qoo.ly/vxd9s?fbclid=IwAR2cF9IAGLAOGIFQHyrxLh9PukWBJ1qxXroKCzRiBaP6-TyCJDK4DAfF--E#https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/03/04/women_in_theater?fbclid=IwAR2HkbcMZlIIgjsgaMLLHsphn1q8pbUzoPyR3Jc6WztCRuNp8zAeGlq8rB8] Daveed Diggs: Freedom is an Illusion - an interview with American Theatre Magazine [https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/03/08/daveed-diggs-freedom-is-an-illusion/] SOMETHING I HAD TO SHARE WITH YOU... @Daniellecasting [https://twitter.com/DanielleCasting] on Twitter To buy your own copy of Treading the Boards, click here [https://acltheatreresources.com/order-treading-the-boards/] THANKS FOR LISTENING & HAVE A CREATIVE DAY!

Back home and it's nice to be home but Knoxville was great. The town was very welcoming to all the conference attendees. Thanks for all the people that stopped by my table and especially those professors that bought the book, Treading the Boards. In today's episode three summer theatres announced 2019 seasons; an artistic director is retiring at the end of the '19-'20 season and a Texas theatre welcomes a new AD; and there are two articles I recommend you read about up & coming directors and a costume designer. To join the mailing list text TREADINGTHEBOARD to 22828 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre (MA) [http://www.what.org/2019-season/] Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum (CA) [https://theatricum.com/repseason/] Theatre Aspen (CO) [https://www.theatreaspen.org/whats-on/summer-season/] WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT Steven C. Anderson retires from CATCO (OH) [https://www.columbusunderground.com/catco-director-steven-c-anderson-to-retire-at-end-of-2019-20-season-tm1?fbclid=IwAR0BInXDkKwPIJZ1NcmVyhcMXzW6j4aKPz_5TlofQ8phNgxe8VNEC6z5xVM] Shane Peterman is the new AD at WaterTower Theatre (TX) [https://watertowertheatre.org/watertower-theatre-announces-shane-peterman-as-new-producing-artistic-director] ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS A Directing Roundtable with Arpita Mukherjee, Christa Scott Reed and Colette Robert - The Interval [https://www.theintervalny.com/interviews/2019/03/a-directing-roundtable-with-arpita-mukherjee-christa-scott-reed-and-colette-robert/] Wearing Their Subtext on Their Sleeve - TDF Stages [https://www.tdf.org/articles/2099/Wearing-Their-Subtext-on-Their-Sleeves] To buy your issue of Treading the Boards, click here [https://acltheatreresources.com/order-treading-the-boards/]. THANKS FOR LISTENING & HAVE A CREATIVE DAY!