American Theatre Wing Announces December Events, New Book in Stores Today 12/1

The American Theatre Wing has announced that today marks the official publication date of its new book, "The Play That Changed My Life," as well as the latest additions to its unparalleled online archive of free audio and video programming on americantheatrewing.org.

The American Theatre Wing presents The Play That Changed My Life: America's Foremost Playwrights on the Plays that Influenced Them, is in stores today. The 178-page paperback, published by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books and edited by Ben Hodges (Theatre World), features an Introduction by Paula Vogel and essays and interviews from nineteen of America's most distinguished playwrights on the plays that transformed their lives.  Contributors, who have a combined total of some 40 Tony Awards, Pulitzer Prizes and Obies, include Jon Robin Baitz, Christopher Durang, Horton Foote, David Henry Hwang, Lynn Nottage, Suzan-Lori Parks, Sarah Ruhl, John Patrick Shanley and more. 

As the home for America's largest free online archive of media focused on how theatre is made, in the words of the very people who make it, in the past month, ATW has released two new online episodes of the television program "Working in the Theatre":
Leading Ladies with Laura Benanti, Beth Leavel, Bebe Neuwirth and Alice Ripley, moderated by Howard Sherman and presented in partnership with The Broadway League during "Back2Broadway" month.

The newest "Working in the Theatre," "InterNational Theatre," debuted on CUNY TV over the
holiday weekend and will be online shortly.

Six new editions of the podcast "Downstage Center," have made their debut:

Director Anne Bogart, founder of Siti Company and head of Columbia University's
Graduate Directing program
o http://americantheatrewing.org/downstagecenter/detail/anne_bogart

Playwright Tracy Letts, author of Broadway's Superior Donuts and August: Osage
County
o http://americantheatrewing.org/downstagecenter/detail/tracy_letts

Actress RoseMary Harris, currently appearing in Manhattan Theatre Club's The
Royal Family
o http://americantheatrewing.org/downstagecenter/detail/rosemary_harris

Actress Jayne Houdyshell, currently appearing in Roundabout's Bye Bye Birdie
o http://americantheatrewing.org/downstagecenter/detail/jayne_houdyshell

Director Robert Longbottom, currently represented in New York by Dreamgirls and
Bye Bye Birdie
o http://americantheatrewing.org/downstagecenter/detail/robert_longbottom

Playwright and actress Anna Deavere Smith, currently performing her newest work
"Let Me Down Easy" at New York's Second Stage
o http://americantheatrewing.org/downstagecenter/detail/anna_deavere_smith

Two editions of the new backstage video podcast, "In The Wings," premiered:
"Dance Captain" featuring Greg Graham of Billy Elliott
o http://americantheatrewing.org/inthewings/detail/dance_captain

"Make Up Designer" featuring Angelina Avallone of Rock of Ages and The Little
Mermaid
o http://americantheatrewing.org/inthewings/detail/make_up_designer

ATW also added to the collection:

Material from the SDCF "Masters of the Stage" series, including programs with Lynne
Taylor-Corbett, Marshall Mason & Lanford Wilson and Arthur Penn
o http://americantheatrewing.org/sdcfmasters/

Classic editions of The Broadway League's "This is Broadway" with Lou Jacobi, Peter
Evans, Judd Hirsch and Martin Balsam
o http://americantheatrewing.org/thisisbroadway/

The American Theatre Wing (Theodore S. Chapin, Chairman of the Board of Directors; Howard Sherman, Executive Director) is best known as the creator of the Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards®, which it presents annually with The Broadway League. In addition to "Downstage Center," "In The Wings," "Working in the Theatre," and a host of other online resources, The Wing sponsors many activities, all dedicated to recognizing excellence and supporting education in theatre. These programs include "Guides to Careers in the Theatre," a video series developed for schools and libraries; a grants program for New York City not-for-profit theatre companies, which has awarded nearly $3 million since its inception; the Theatre Intern Group, a career development program for young professionals; SpringboardNYC, a two-week college-to-career boot camp for young performers moving to NYC; and the Jonathan Larson® Grants, given annually to honor emerging composers, lyricists and book writers.  Visitors to americantheatrewing.org can listen to, watch or download from ATW's extensive media collection, and learn more about all of its programming for students, aspiring and working professionals, and audiences who want to learn more about the making of theatre.  Follow ATW on Facebook.com/TheAmericanTheatreWing and Twitter.com/TheWing.