Repertory East Playhouse’s SoCal production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof was canceled after an actor went into the audience to confront a heckler. The theatre later fired the actor. Read the article here.
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TCG National Conference Day One Recap
This is a recap written by playwright Jacqueline E. Lawton of the first day of the 2014 TCG conference in San Diego, CA. Read the recap here.
TCG: Complex Racial Themes in Theatre
In this TCG article, writer Keith Josef Adkins discusses the Trayvon Martin project, which is six ten-minute plays involving issues raised by the Martin-Zimmerman case that will be staged at theatres across the country. Also, in this article, playwrights discuss how today’s generation of writers are writing more complexly both stylistically and content-wise regarding issues about race, and they talk about engaging the audience in a dialogue once the show is over. Read the article here.
LA Times: Mandela’s Influence on Art
In this LA Times article, playwright and director Emily Mann discusses Nelson Mandela’s influence on theatre during apartheid in South Africa and how he continues to inspire artists today. Read the article here.
Geek Outsider: Why Black & Brown Representation in Pop Culture is Important. A Rant.
This article from the Geek Outsider discusses the importance of “black and brown” representation in the media and how that representation is necessary to change our viewpoint of minorities in light of the Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis killings. Read the article here.
Book Launching Event at Central Square Theatre
On February 3 at 7 p.m., Underground Railway Theatre, in connection with Community Change, is co-hosting a book launch event for Waking Up White, written by Debby Irving. This event is part of URT’s commitment to diversity and inclusion an important part of its company. Community Change is an organization dedicated to focusing of systematic racism’s effects. All board and staff members of all theatre companies are encouraged to attend. There will be a Q&A with conversation, and the author will be interviewed. The event is at Central Square Theatre, located in Cambridge, MA.
Scientific American: Why Scientists Should Embrace Liberal Arts
Cornell University president David J. Skorton, in a recent issue of Scientific American, says it is necessary that we teach our future young scientists the arts. Read the article here.
HowlRound: Antipermanence: An Argument for Increased Infrastructural Ephemerality in America’s Nonprofit Theaters
On HowlRound, theatre artist Annah Feinberg wrote an essay piece called Antipermanence: An Argument for Increased Infrastructural Ephemerality in America’s Nonprofit Theatres. In this essay, Feinberg states that the downfall of nonprofit theatre comes from an increased importance on job security and sustenance. In addition, she argues that the original idea that the nonprofit theatre movement was founded on is largely economically unfeasible in the long term. Read the entire essay here.
Jumper: Artistic Homes? Excerpts From a Recent Talk…
On Jumper, an artsjournal.com blog created by theatre artist Diane Ragsdale, Ragsdale recounts a talk she gave at a conference in Edinburgh about rethinking and reframing the idea of becoming a building-based arts organization. In her blog post, she lays out the core belief, the supporting beliefs, the opposing supporting beliefs, and then creates a new core belief. Read her post here.
InterAct Theatre Company Announces Its New Play Commissions Recipients
InterAct Theatre Company, located in Philadelphia, annouced the winners of this year’s 20/20 New Play Commissions. They are Rehana Lew Mirza for her play Neighborhood Watch and C1 artist Idris Goodwin (How We Got On) for Sanctity. Read the article here.