Leslie Ishii News

The Perelman Performing Arts Center and Civis Foundation (a Galvan Initiatives affiliate) revealed the eight artistic commissions for the inaugural year of The Democracy Cycle, a program which invites artists to explore themes relating to the nature, practice, and experience of democracy. Learn more!

Perseverance Theatre, Alaska's premiere regional theatre, will present three titles in Juneau and Anchorage for their 2024-2025 season. Led by Artistic Director Leslie Ishii, Perseverance Theatre's upcoming Season will bring powerful stories by, for, and of Alaska to Juneau and Anchorage.

Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists (CAATA) welcomes Kayla Kim Votapek as General Manager and J. Ching-Irvine as Programs Manager. The new hires are part of CAATA's plan to rebuild and redesign the organization after the pandemic.

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Perseverance Theatre and EnActe Arts join forces to present the delightful romantic comedy, A Nice Indian Boy, in Juneau. Don't miss this heartwarming and hilarious production!

Perseverance Theatre brings The Great Leap by Lauren Yee to the Mainstage in Juneau, Alaska.

Perseverance Theatre and the UAA Department of Theatre and Dance have teamed up to co-produce The Great Leap by Lauren Yee, directed by Perseverance Theatre's Artistic Director Leslie Ishii.

United States Artists has announced the 2023 USA Fellows in the category of Theater & Performance. Learn more about the recipients here!

Perseverance Theatre and the UAA Department of Theatre and Dance have teamed up to co-produce The Great Leap by Lauren Yee, directed by Perseverance Theatre's Artistic Director Leslie Ishii. This production features Morgan Gwilym Tso as Manford, Karen Li as Connie, Bostin Christopher as Saul, and Edward Chen as Wen Chang.

The Great Leap comes to Perseverance Theatre this year. The play is by Lauren Yee and directed by Leslie Ishii. Juneau performances are February 17 - March 5, 2023, on the Perseverance Theatre Mainstage.

The Great Leap comes to Perseverance Theatre this year. The play is by Lauren Yee and directed by Leslie Ishii.

The National Theatre Conference is honoring new and long-time organizations and individuals who affect and inspire the field, and has named the recipients of its 2022 awards.

Perseverance Theatre and University of Alaska Department of Theatre and Dance to Co-Produce Little Women and The Great Leap in UAA Fine Arts Building.

Theatre Communications Group has announced the recipients of $10,000 RESPOND grants as part of the THRIVE! Uplifting Theatres of Color program.

Theatre Communications Group has announced the application launch of THRIVE! Uplifting Theatres of Color. 

Created in response to the sharp rise in hate directed toward the AAPI community over the past few years, Boston Court Pasadena, East West Players, and Pasadena Playhouse have joined forces to share a virtual reading of Jeanne Sakata's timely solo play Hold These Truths. 

The Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry Conference (EPIC) is thrilled to announce some of Broadway’s best to join a multi-national and highly regarded group of entertainment industry leaders to participate in the first-ever, 24-hour global online event for everyone working in, aspiring to work in, or wishing to explore the arts and entertainment sector.  

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation has announced the recipient and three finalists for its annual Zelda Fichandler Award. The Fichandler Award recognizes directors and choreographers who have demonstrated great accomplishment to date with singular creativity and deep investment in a particular community or region.

After over a year of being shuttered due to COVID-19, Perseverance Theatre is reopening its doors and returning to live, in-person theatre in the fall. National and local health and safety guidelines will be in place.

National New Play Network, the country's alliance of professional theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays, begins our new fiscal year with new staff, new roles, new Board Members, and gratitude for the work of past team members who have brought us to this moment.

The Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists, the national advocacy organization for Asian American Pacific Islander organizations and individual practitioners in the theater sector, is proud to announce that it will host an information session with representatives from the National Endowment for the Arts, speaking on the American Rescue Plan's Grants to Organizations program.