In this week’s podcast, I talk about the passing of my friend, Ed Stern. Chester Theatre Company in Massachusetts welcomes a new member to the artistic staff. There’s an interview with Dame Harriet Walter on Shakespeare Unscripted’s podcast. A Utah theatre gets profiled in the American Theatre Magazine column, Know a Theatre, and there’s a limited series you need to watch.

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Tara Franklin joins the artistic team at Chester Theater Company (MA)

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

Shakespeare Unscripted - Dame Harriet Walter

Know a Theatre - Salt Lake Acting Company (UT)

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Fosse/Verdon on FX premiering this Tuesday, April 9th.

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Today I’m going to be talking about Penguin Repertory having a new slate of shows. New Repertory Theatre has new leadership. American Theatre Magazine’s podcast, Offscript, features a panel discussion called The State of the Play. There’s an article in the San Francisco Chronicle about Lorraine Hansberry Theatre’s new leader and Julius Caesar is going to be on PBS’ Great Performances.

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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS

Penguin Repertory Theatre (NY)

WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT

Michael J. Bobbitt is New Repertory Theatre's new AD

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

American Theatre Magazine's podcast - Offscript Live at the Signature: The State of the Play

San Francisco Chronicle - Lorraine Hansberry Theatre's new leader envisions another chapter of liberation.

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London's Donmar Warehouse's production of Julius Caesar on PBS' Great Performances.

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Show-Score is branching out of NYC. I got a discounted ticket to see The Gods of Comedy at McCarter Theatre in Princeton for tomorrow and I can't wait. In today's news: Season Announcements: 2 summer theatres announced Adirondack Theatre Festival & Berkshire Theatre Group. Who's In & Who's Out: there's a lot happening in Chicago at Remy Bumppo, Chicago Dramatists & Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Articles & Interviews: an interview with Oregon Shakespeare Festival's incoming artistic director and There's Something I Had to Share With You.

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Adirondack Theatre Festival (NY)

Berkshire Theatre Group (MA)

WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT

Remy Bumpoo welcomes Ian Frank as the new Associate Artistic Director

Chicago Dramatists names Carson Grace Becker as the new Artistic Director

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has a new Associate Artistic Director, Leelai Demoz

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

American Theatre Magazine interviews Nataki Garrett about her new position as Artistic Director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival

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THEATER: All the Moving Parts

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In today’s news: 5 theatres announce their seasons; someone’s in at Actors Theatre of Louisville and someone’s out at Theatrical Outfit; I hope you’ll listen to a conversation with three artistic directors of Minnesota Theatres who all happen to be women; Daveed Diggs interview in American Theatre Magazine gives a wonderful shout-out to Bay Area theatres, and there’s also Something I Had to Share with You – someone on Twitter that I suggest you follow if you are an actor.

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Contemporary American Theatre Festival (VA)

Mountain Playhouse (PA)

Ogunquit Playhouse (ME)

Peach State Summer Theatre (GA)

Sharon Playhouse (CT)

WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT

Robert Barry Fleming is the new AD at Actors Theatre of Louisville

Tom Key will leave his AD post at Theatrical Outfit in June 2020

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

A Conversation with Women Leading Minnesota Theatres on Minnesota Public Radio

Daveed Diggs: Freedom is an Illusion - an interview with American Theatre Magazine

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@Daniellecasting on Twitter

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Back home and it's nice to be home but Knoxville was great. The town was very welcoming to all the conference attendees. Thanks for all the people that stopped by my table and especially those professors that bought the book, Treading the Boards. In today's episode three summer theatres announced 2019 seasons; an artistic director is retiring at the end of the '19-'20 season and a Texas theatre welcomes a new AD; and there are two articles I recommend you read about up & coming directors and a costume designer.

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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theatre (MA)

Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum (CA)

Theatre Aspen (CO)

WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT

Steven C. Anderson retires from CATCO (OH)

Shane Peterman is the new AD at WaterTower Theatre (TX)

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

A Directing Roundtable with Arpita Mukherjee, Christa Scott Reed and Colette Robert - The Interval

Wearing Their Subtext on Their Sleeve - TDF Stages

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In this week’s podcast, Rep Stage in Maryland has a video series hosted by the producing artistic director called A Conversation With…, there’s a new podcast I found called The Fabulous Invalid and I saw Detroit ‘67 by Dominique Morisseau last night at the Carousel Theatre venue which is part of Clarence Brown Theatre on the campus of University of Tennessee.

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Joseph Ritsch, producing artistic director of Rep Stage (MD), hosts a video series called A Conversation With... & interviews director Paige Hernandez.

The Fabulous Invalid podcast, episode 23 - The American Theatre Wing, an Oral History, the book.

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Had a really nice night at the theatre yesterday seeing Dominique Morisseau's Detroit '67 at Clarence Brown Theatre

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I've been burning the midnight oil prepping for next week's Southeastern Theatre Conference in Knoxville so pardon my delay in posting this episode. Today's news includes three theatres with new 2019 summer seasons, two managing directors leaving their posts, and two interviews that I found interesting and wanted to share.

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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS

Weston Playhouse Theatre Company (VT)

Tent Theatre (MO)

The Barnstormers (NH)

WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT

Rich Whittington, founding managing director, retires from Triad Stage.

James Haskins, current managing director for Wilma Theater will be relocating to Minneapolis to become the managing director at the Guthrie Theater. (American Theatre Magazine)

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

RollingOut.com interviews Ron OJ Parson, director/actor, on directing Sweat at The Goodman Theatre opening in March.

StageCraft with Gordon Cox. In the latest podcast, Cox interviews  Laura Benanti as she talks about her latest role as Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady at Lincoln Center.

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Today in the news quite a few theatres announced their 2019 season, Kentucky Shakespeare, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Barrington Stage Company, Elm Shakespeare Company, Saint Vincent Summer Theatre & Gateway Playhouse. I also talk about Rory O'Malley talking over the hosting duties of Geffen Playhouse's Unscripted podcast and this week he interviews a theatre & tv guy who's currently playing a legend at Geffen Playhouse.

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Kentucky Shakespeare (KY)

Williamstown Theatre Festival (MA)

Barrington Stage Company (MA)

Elm Shakespeare Company (CT)

Saint Vincent Summer Theater (PA)

Gateway Playhouse (NY)

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

Rory O'Malley is now hosting Geffen Playhouse's Unscripted Podcast. His latest interview is with Dule Hill who is currently in Geffen's Lights Out: Nat King Cole.

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Today in the news there’s season announcements from Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park, Shakespeare in the Park in New York City and Weathervane Repertory Theatre in New Hampshire has given us a partial list. New York Stage & Film has announced their new AD, there’s an article about women directing Chicago productions, Live from Lincoln Center is on this Friday and I found a new podcast, well at least it’s new to me.

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Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park (OK)

Shakespeare in the Park, Public Theater (NYC)

Weathervane Repertory Theatre (NH)

WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT

Christopher Burney is the new artistic director at New York Stage & Film (NY)

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

Chicago Reader - Four directors discuss the challenges of leading a theater production while female

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Live from Lincoln Center will air Dominique Morriseau's Pipeline this Friday

Folger Shakespeare Library's Shakespeare Unlimited podcasts

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Brrrrr, it's cold in them thar hills! Get a toasty beverage and sit and listen to this week's Treading the Boards' Regional Theatre News. There's four season announcements, the SDCF presents its annual award tonight in San Fran and I'm going to tell you about a really cool app for actors to use for auditions and casting directors to use to view actors' auditions.

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Shakespeare & Company (MA)

Bluff City Theater (MO)

Creede Repertory Theatre (CO)

Depot Theatre (NY)

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

BroadwayWorld.com - Loretta Greco receives Zelda Fichandler Award in SF

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Shoot Me! Auditions for Actors app

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