New Beginnings in the Year of the Dragon Do you need a fresh start to wipe the slate clean and set sights on new goals? Beginning with the Gregorian calendar’s New Year on Jan 1, to the Lunar New Year just ushered in with the first new moon of the lunar calendar, January has provided … Continue reading
Eileen Morris//Artistic Director//The Ensemble Theatre By Celeste Bedford Walker Eileen Morris is eating salad, but we’re talking gumbo. This artistic director of The Ensemble Theatre of Houston, Texas, founded in 1976, has agreed to carve out time on her “day off” to give me her thoughts on theatre in general and how she believes live … Continue reading
By Joan Channick Millie Barranger’s article on the origins of the American not-for-profit resident theatre field is a good reminder, or perhaps for younger readers a revelation, that women were at the forefront of that movement, playing a central role in the invention of a new theatre model for the 20th century. Like theatre itself, … Continue reading
WOMEN IN THEATRE Magazine 2011-2012 WOMAN NATION: WOMEN LEADING U.S. THEATRES IN THE 21ST CENTURY This celebratory issue of WOMEN IN THEATRE Magazine is a 54-page issue featuring profiles of artistic directors such as Diane Paulus of A.R.T. in Cambridge, Mass.; Raelle Myrick-Hodges of Brava Theater Center in San Francisco; Susan Booth at the Alliance in Atlanta, … Continue reading
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