Industry Theatre Newsroom Page 53

The Dramatists Legal Defense Fund has introduced their new toolkit, Dramatic Changes: A Guide to Producing Live Stage Works on College Campuses in Turbulent Times.

DISRUPTION, a new play written by Andrew Stein and directed by Hersh Ellis (Rain and Zoe Save The World; Pacific Overtures) will have an industry reading on Thursday, March 31 at 4:00PM at Open Jar Studios (1601 Broadway, 11th Floor).

Apples and Orange Arts, a non-profit organization dedicated to 'taking the starving out of artist,' is launching a new initiative to propel Broadway into new realities.

Actors’ Equity Association has released a statement in response to the news that New York City Mayor Eric Adams has appointed former Brooklyn City Councilmember Laurie Cumbo to serve as the new commissioner of cultural affairs. 

The 2022 Yale Drama Series Prize, one of the theater world’s most prestigious playwriting prizes, will be awarded to Seayoung Yim for her play Jar of Fat.

BSMS has announced the five stage managers receiving the 2022 Charlie Blackwell Symposium Scholarships for BIPOC stage managers and welcome them to the professional development and networking conference made by stage managers, for stage managers, featuring Broadway's stage managers.

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, has announced the appointment of Lisa L. Patterson as its new director of individual giving. Patterson will partner with TCG’s executive-leadership team to create, implement, and measure a development plan to grow a million-dollar annual fundraising budget.

New data points show that the theatre industry is once again at an inflection point - first, data backs up the anecdotal sense that the recovery from the pandemic shutdown has been uneven across the globe, and across different regions within countries. With pandemic response being handled on a local level, this uneven recovery is not surprising.

USITT President Carolyn Satter has announced that she has accepted the resignation of Executive Director David Grindle, who has led the association since 2010.

AARP The Magazine unveiled the winners of its annual Movies for Grownups®Awards with a 20th anniversary special, featuring honorees from Being the Ricardos, Belfast, CODA, Dopesick, Hacks, House of Gucci, King Richard and more. Winners were announced during tonight’s virtual event broadcast by Great Performances on PBS, hosted by Alan Cumming as part of #PBSForTheArts. Watch a clip from the awards below! 

The Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing Motion Picture - Live Action was presented tonight to the sound mixing team for Dune: Production Mixer Mac Ruth CAS; Re-Recording Mixer Ron Bartlett CAS; Re-Recording Mixer Douglas Hemphill CAS; Scoring Mixer Alan Meyerson CAS; ADR Mixer Tommy O'Connell and Foley Mixer Don White.

The 7th annual Hollywood Beauty Awards (HBAs), founded by CEO Michele Elyzabeth, took place on Saturday, March 19 at the Taglyan Complex in Los Angeles. The HBAs honor the architects of beauty, recognizing talent in hair, makeup, photography and styling for film, TV, music, the red carpet and editorial. 

Actors’ Equity Association has released a following statement in response to the Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act passing in the House of Representatives.

Oscar Cabrera, Alisha Espinosa, Latinx Playwrights Circle (LPC) and Primary Stages have announced that the playwrights selected for this year’s Intensive Mentorship are Julissa Contreras, Daniela Gonzalez y Perez, Luis Roberto Herrera, and Phanésia Pharel.

RWS Entertainment Group, the world’s exclusive, full-service provider of award-winning guest experiences and attractions, announces the appointment of former Feld Entertainment finance executive Keith Senglaub to the role of Chief Financial Officer. Senglaub joins RWS with more than 30 years of experience in corporate leadership roles ranging from Controller to CEO.

Theatre Communications Group has announced the publication of Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus by Taylor Mac. The play was originally commissioned by HERE Arts Center with the support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's National Playwright Residency Program, administered in partnership with HowlRound. Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus received its world premiere on Broadway in the spring of 2019.

Alan Cumming, André De Shields, Alexandra Billings, and Michael Urie are among the celebrities shining a light on how taxpayer dollars are being used to fund LGBTQ+ discrimination at faith-based schools and colleges. 

Music Theatre International (MTI) and Broadway Education Alliance Inc. (BEA) announced today at the American Camp Association NY/NJ Conference, that MTI has acquired the exclusive, worldwide rights to license the Camp Broadway branded camp editions of popular Broadway musicals.

Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP) has changed its name to Arts Ignite. Broadway's acclaimed Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Founder and Executive Director of Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP), will take on the new staff role as President.

The American Theatre Wing has announced the recipients of the 2021 Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative Classroom Resources Grants. Grant requests of up to $50,000 were considered for K-12 public schools, with nearly 135 applications received from across 35 states and just over $6 million dollars in requested funding.

Amas Musical Theatre and The Amas Lab will present private industry readings of “Settle Down,” a new musical with book & lyrics by Gabe Caruso and music by Sangwoo ‘Simon’ Lee. Directed by Christopher Scott, with music direction by Andrew Shield, the readings will be on Monday, April 11, 2022 at 4pm and Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 2pm & 6pm.

The announcement of the Tony Awards and the return of the BC/EFA Red Bucket campaign brought a huge sense of normalcy back to the theatre industry last week - unfortunately this week, we were also reminded how far the industry has to go in establishing the new normal with the release of Actors Equity Association’s latest Diversity and Inclusion report.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces a star-studded cast for this year's 2022 TRUSpeak: Hear Our Voices!, a virtual gala scheduled for Sunday, March 20, 2022 from 5pm to 7pm. Presented with generous sponsorship from R.K. Greene and The Storyline Project, Patrick Blake of Rhymes Over Beats, Merrie L. Davis of Next Act 2 Follow, Neal Rubinstein/Dangerous,   Judith Estrine of Prism Stage Company, Stephanie Rosenberg/Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors and Judith Manocherian LLC, this is an evening to raise awareness of current social issues, as well as awareness of the work TRU has been doing for the theater community for over 28 years. Tickets and details are available at http://TRUSpeakTix.com.

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), presented by UGG®, has announced the award-winning films for their 37th edition. Awards were announced at a ceremony this morning hosted by Maune Contemporary Gallery in Santa Barbara with Jury and Filmmakers in attendance.

The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa's Department of Theatre and Dance is sponsoring a free public webinar with Claire Warden of Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (IDC) about best practices in intimacy safety for theatre, television, and film. Warden’s talk, titled “Building a Consent Based Workspace: The Fundamentals of Intimacy Direction/Coordination,” will introduce the concept of Intimacy Direction, a growing artistic practice to promote psychological and physical safety in the performing arts.