Brown University

Brown University has named acclaimed choreographer and current Associate Professor, Sydney Skybetter, as the Faculty Director of the Brown Arts Institute. Learn more!

Following a pause initiated in 2023, Brown University and Trinity Repertory Company have decided to indefinitely suspend new admissions to their MFA programs in acting and directing as they explore new training paradigms.

New Circle Theatre Company will present a workshop production of Critters by Eric Lane, inspired by the paintings of Bob Barnett next month at the New Circle Theatre Company's Michael Warren Powell Creative Center.

Michelle Liu Carriger of UCLA's Department of Theater received the Barnard Hewitt Award for her book on theater history, recognized for its innovative approach and meticulous scholarship. Learn more!

Brown/Trinity Rep has announced the presentation of FUGITIVE SONGS, a musical exploring themes of escape and self-discovery.

It was a family affair on the final weekend of Levon Hawke's Picture Day! The production, written and directed by Hawke, drew an impressive crowd of notable guests and theater lovers alike including sister Maya Hawke and mother Uma Thurman. Take a look at photos here!

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Broadway producer Adam Epstein. 

Levon Hawke, the son of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke will make his theater directing debut with Picture Day, a play he has also written. The play will serve as the first full-length production from Quick and Dirty Theatre Company. Learn more.

Carolyn Greenspan has been elected the new Board Chair at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, succeeding Tom Viertel who stepped down earlier this year.

The University of Washington School of Drama has announced the appointment of Chi-wang Yang as Assistant Professor of Acting, starting in Autumn 2024.

Explore the origins of the Gospel of Matthew in John Hushon's new historical fiction novel, THE TAX COLLECTOR'S GOOD NEWS. Learn more about the author and the book and see how to purchase.

GALA Theatre will present the premiere of Óyeme, The Beautiful, a powerful production brought to life by the talented students of Paso Nuevo, GALA’s esteemed youth program.

Celebrate Mother's Day at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC)'s upcoming Wonders of the Wurlitzer concert, “Mamma! Mamma!” on Wednesday, May 8 at noon. House Organist Peter Edwin Krasinski will play songs by and for Broadway moms, including Les Misérables' Fantine, Mamma Mia!'s Donna, Gypsy's Mama Rose, Hairspray's Edna and many more.

Explore the future of choreography with Sydney Skybetter's seminar, Clock, Fall: Choreorobotics and Near Futures of Choreographic Practice, at Harvard University's Mahindra Humanities Center.

The Old Globe is launching the inaugural Powers Playwriting Fellowship. Learn more about the fellowship!