The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) has named six finalists in its annual playwriting competition, supported by generous funding from the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, which recognizes plays that premiered outside New York City.
The top honoree in the Steinberg /ATCA New Play Awards will receive $25,000 — the largest prize for a national [...]
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Play award finalists announced
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Posted by Chad Jones on 06 Mar 08 - 2 Comments
2007 theater Top 10
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Posted by Chad Jones on 27 Dec 07 - 5 Comments
I can always tell whether a theater year has been good or not so good when I sit down to hammer out my Top 10 list. If I can summon five or more shows simply from memory, it’s a good year. This year’s entire list came almost entirely from memory (which is a feat in [...]
Review: `The Crowd You’re in With’
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Posted by Chad Jones on 20 Nov 07 - 1 Comment
Opened Nov. 17, 2007 at the Magic Theatre
Gilman’s Crowd stands out
Four stars Pleasingly provocative
There aren’t many plays, especially new plays, that stick with you days after seeing them.
Rebecca Gilman’s The Crowd You’re in With, which had its world premiere last weekend at San Francisco’s Magic Theatre, is, in many ways, an astonishing play.
It seems so [...]
Magic announces new season
Archived in the category: Bill Pullman, Edna O'Brien, Magic Theatre, Rebecca Gilman, backstage, local theater, plays, theater news
Posted by Chad Jones on 07 May 07 - 0 Comments
San Francisco’s Magic Theatre, currently celebrating its 40th anniversary, is looking ahead to next season.
The lineup, announced last week, kicks off in September with a world premiere: Expedition 6, created and directed by Bill Pullman, best known as a film actor (While You Were Sleeping, Independence Day). This original docudrama explores the political and personal [...]
