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Since 2016, the Theatre Communication Group’s Rising Leaders of Color (RLC) program has nurtured, supported, and uplifted 44 leaders committed to initiating and upholding equitable practices in the theatre field. The RLC 2020 Cohort began their program activities just as the global pandemic closed theatres. In this video from TCG, here’s what was on their minds then and what they’re thinking about as we move toward reopening.

Read More »TCG | Rising Leaders of Color (2020): Then & Now

The 2021 North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC), which is set to take place as a virtual event July 20, 21, and 22, 2021, will kick off with a keynote address by Jennifer Mallard, a Principal with Diamond Schmitt Architects in Toronto, Canada.

Bill Sapsis, Director of the North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) is very happy to announce that Jennifer Mallard, a Principal with Diamond Schmitt Architects in Toronto, Canada will give the NATEAC Keynote Address. In keeping with NATEAC tradition, the Keynote will lead off the 2021 Conference on Tuesday Morning, July 20th.Read More »Jennifer Mallard to Serve as Keynote Speaker at NATEAC 2021

CBS and Tony Award Productions will celebrate Broadway’s return of live theatre with a multi-platform event, The Tony Awards® Present: Broadway’s Back! on Sunday, September 26 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+ and the CBS app.

The evening will kick-off with the presentation of the American Theatre Wing’s 74th Annual Tony Awards® at 7:00 p.m. EDT/4:00 p.m. PDT live exclusively on Paramount+. The streaming presentation will honor the shows, performances, and artistry of the 2019-2020 Broadway season, which was brought to a halt by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tony Awards are presented by the Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing.Read More »The Tony Awards Return on Sunday, September 26, 2021

The Actors Fund, the national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, announced today that Tony Award^®-winning set designer and architect David Rockwell will donate his royalties from the new book Drama to The Fund and its vital efforts to support those in the performing arts and entertainment community.Read More »David Rockwell Will Donate the Royalties from his New Book Drama to Support The Actors Fund

College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) Dean bruce d. mcclung has announced the appointment of Maranda DeBusk as Assistant Professor of Lighting Design in CVPA’s School of Theatre at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. We at Stage Directions send our congratulations to DeBusk on her new appointment!

DeBusk holds an MFA in Lighting Design and Digital Media from the University of Tennessee, and a BA in Theatre Arts from Furman University. She is a member of the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) and the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT).Read More »Maranda DeBusk Appointed as Assistant Professor of Lighting Design at UNC Greensboro

Dipu Gupta will join the School of Music, Theatre & Dance as a Visiting Associate Professor in the Design & Production area of the Department of Theatre & Drama during the 2021-22 academic year. Gupta is a prolific designer both within the fields of theatre as well as architecture and design. We at Stage Directions send our congratulations to Gupta on his new appointment!

“I am thrilled to be joining one of the country’s top BFA design programs,” said Gupta. “It is an exciting time of evolution across the country for live and virtual design. I look forward to working with the students, faculty, and staff in helping to train the next generation of visual storytellers.”Read More »Scenic Designer Dipu Gupta Joins the SMTD Faculty at the University of Michigan in Fall 2021