Drama Book Shop is relocating in early 2019. Summer is 7 months away but summer theatres are announcing 2019 shows. American Theatre Wing grants ten theatres $10,000 each. Signature Theatre in VA & Yale University are forging a new partnership to bolster musical theatre talent. Playbill.com has a bi-weekly job listings email AND Terrence McNally gets the documentary treatment with Every Act of Life.

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Drama Book Shop in NYC is relocating not closing for good. Due to a rent hike they will end their lease at the end of January 2019 but are looking for a new place hopefully in the Theater District.  You can help by buying or donating to the Go-Fund-Me Page.

SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (PA)

Barrington Stage Company (MA)

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival (NY)

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

American Theatre Wing announces the ten theatres receiving the 2018 National Theatre Company grants of $10,000 each.

Signature Theatre in VA & Yale University forge a pioneering partnership to bolster musical-theater writing talent at the college level.

Playbill.com starts a bi-weekly email with the latest job listings.

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Four time Tony Award winning playwright Terrence McNally is getting the documentary treatment with Every Act of Life. It will be available on digital & VOD platforms on Nov. 6th.

Don't forget to PRE-ORDER your own issue of Treading the Boards today at ACLTheatreResources.com. It will be available on Nov. 15th.

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Five summer theatres announced their 2019 seasons and Frank Rizzo, a long-time Connecticut theatre critic talks about what theater Boards are asking of potential artistic directors that is so different from in the past.

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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS

American Players Theatre, WI

Woodminster Summer Musicals, CA

Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, AK

The Muny, MO

NY1 Spotlight on The Muny

Lake Dillon Theatre Company, CO

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

Frank Rizzo, a long-time theatre critic in Connecticut, writes about two top regional theatres in his state looking for new leadership and if they will "embrace the national trend of diversity."

In this episode I talk about how my friend, Mark Friedman, used my book to get his first show produced. Three theatres announce their upcoming seasons, there's a new AD in town in North Carolina and a playwright writes a book review on a biography of another playwright, which I think you'll find very interesting.

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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congo Square Theatre, IL

Goodspeed Musicals, CT

Ozark Actors Theatre, MO

WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT

Eric Woodall is the new artistic director at North Carolina Theatre.

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins reviews a biography of Lorraine Hansberry for the New York Times.

The new issue of Treading the Boards will be ready to ship on November 15th so pre-order your copy TODAY! Go to ACLTheatreResources.com.

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When this episode posts I'll be in NYC meeting a friend that has previously bought my book but I've never actually met and then I'm seeing a new Craig Lucas play which will be simultaneously performed in American Sign Language by a shadow cast of deaf actors. 5 more theatres have announced upcoming seasons. There's a new AD in town in Ft. Meyers, FL. Dominique Morriseau is a 2018 MacArthur Fellows and Suzan-Lori Parks wins the Mimi. SETC & NETC applications for annual auditions are online.

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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS

B Street Theatre, CA

California Shakespeare Festival

Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma

African-American Shakespeare Company, CA

Company of Fools Theatre, ID

WHO'S IN & WHO'S OUT

Greg Longenhagen is the new artistic director at Florida Repertory Theatre and Jason Parrish is the new associate AD.

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

Dominique Morriseau is a 2018 MacArthur Fellows

Suzan-Lori Parks wins the Mimi

REGIONAL AUDITIONS

SETC (Southeastern Theatre Conference)

NETC (New England Theatre Conference)

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On this week's episode, ALERT - Update on where to see Tea With The Dames. Six theatres announced their upcoming seasons. American Theatre Magazine's Top 10 Most-Produced Plays and Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights. Goodman Theatre in partnership with Chicago Dramatists name four writer for their Playwrights Unit. More regional auditions are accepting applications.

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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS

Theater at the Center, IN

Purple Rose Theatre Company, MI

Austin Shakespeare, TX

Austin Playhouse, TX

The Black Rep, MO

Eugene O'Neil Theater Center, CT

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

American Theatre Magazine's Top 10 Most-Produced Plays

American Theatre Magazine's Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights

Goodman Theatre in partnership with Chicago Dramatists select writers for their Playwrights Unit

REGIONAL AUDITIONS

Theatre Bay Area General Auditions, CA

UPTA, TN

SOMETHING I HAD TO SHARE WITH YOU

Update on where to view Tea With the Dames

Show Score

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iTunes is the hap. Please like, share, comment and click those stars if you are so inclined. In today's episode some summer & year-round theatres announce their seasons. There are two new artistic directors taking over. Listen to Gordon Cox's podcast with Janet McTeer & Theresa Rebeck about Bernhardt/Hamlet and organizations announce their annual auditions and technical interviews coming up in 2019.

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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS

Upstream Theatre, MO

A Contemporary Theatre, WA

Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, MO

@KCShakes on Facebook

Old Creamery Theatre, IA

WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT

David Ivers to be new AD at South Coast Repertory Theatre, CA

Kenny Leon names Jamil Jude as his successor at Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company, GA

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

Stage Craft with Gordon Cox interviews Janet McTeer & Theresa Rebeck of Bernhardt/Hamlet

ANNUAL AUDITIONS AND TECHNICAL INTERVIEWS

A1 Conference, NYC

North Central Region Auditions, PA

MidWest Theatre Auditions, MO

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WOOHOO!! This podcast is on iTunes! Please like, share, comment & click those stars if you feel like it. You'll hear about 5 seasons that have been announced. A stalwart of the Broadway scene bids farewell. An interview with the actress Lois Smith and Something I Had To Share With You... (it's about dames).

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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS

WP Theater, NYC

WaterTower Theatre, TX

Seven Angels Theatre, CT

Actor's Theatre of Charlotte, NC

Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, MO

WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT

Theater Talk

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

American Theatre Magazine Interviews Lois Smith

SOMETHING I HAD TO SHARE WITH YOU...

Tea with the Dames - YouTube Trailer & GoWatchIt.com

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In this week's program, I tell you why this didn't post on Thursday and why it has to do with Theresa Rebeck & my day job. Four theatres announce their upcoming seasons. Two theatres choose new ADs. The Horton Foote prizes for plays are announced. Theresa Rebeck, Theresa Rebeck, Theresa Rebeck which is also Something I Had To Share With You...

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SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS

Red Bull Theater, NYC

Soho Rep, NYC

Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, MO

Washington Stage Guild, DC

WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT

Shakepeare Theatre Company in DC chooses Simon Godwin as new AD

Johanna Pfaelzer will be the new AD at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in CA

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

Lauren Yee & Jaclyn Backhaus win Horton Foote Prize for Plays

NYTimes.com article about Theresa Rebeck, "She's not revered, and she should be."

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I discuss seeing Theresa Rebeck's new play, Bernhardt/Hamlet and provide an additional article about Sarah Bernhardt from BBC.COM 

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In this week's episode a couple of summer theatres announce their 2019 seasons, along with a few theatres produce Sept-May, Be More Chill heads to B'way, Geffen Playhouse has six new playwrights for their new initiative and there's Something I Had to Share With you.

SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS

Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival

Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre

Utah Shakespeare Festival

Vermont Stage Company

Phoenix Theatre in Indiana

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS

John Ahlin's Blog

Be More Chill Heads to B'way

Geffen Playhouse Names Six Playwrights for Inaugural Writers' Room Cycle

SOMETHING I HAD TO SHARE WITH YOU...

Lincoln Center's production of The King & I is being shown in movies theatres Nov. 29 & Dec. 4th.

In this week's program we talk about the passing of Neil Simon,  there are 5 theatres with new season announcements, an interview with playwright Ken Ludwig and we see who are the nominees for Chicago's Jeff Awards.

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The passing of Neil Simon

Check out the book's Facebook page to read a letter Neil Simon wrote to a LA critic that panned his play Proposals when it first opened there. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.

SEASON ANNOUNCEMENTS

AmericanTheatre.com - International City Theatre in Long Beach, CA

Target Margin Theatre in Brooklyn, NY

ART Station Theatre in Stone Mountain, GA

Women's Theater Company in Parsippany, NJ

Frank Theatre in St. Paul, MN

WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT

Nothing to report this week

ARTICLES AND INTERVIEWS

1K, The 1,000 Second Podcast with playwright Ken Ludwig

The 2018 Jeff Award Nominees

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Thanks for listening. I hope you'll join me next Thursday and every Thursday for more Treading the Boards' Regional Theatre News.