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The University of Iowa’s new major in screenwriting arts builds on the institution’s long and renowned tradition in creative writing—and enrollment is growing fast.

I Shall Not Be Moved and Your Negro Tour Guide will run from April 9 through May 7.

I Shall Not Be Moved and Your Negro Tour Guide will run from April 9 through May 7.

Cincinnati Magazine April 8, 2021 ETC’s streaming production of “Side Man” features Spencer Lackey (top), Jennifer Joplin, Charlie Clark, and five other actors. Photograph provided by Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati has had to be scrappy over its 35-year history, long before Over-the-Rhine was a go-to destination, surviving and thriving thanks to the creative leadership of Producing Artistic Director D. Lynn Meyers. Like theaters everywhere, ETC screeched to a halt in March 2020 when the pandemic shut down the world, especially venues where audiences gathered. Th...

Philip Gotanda Among Legacy Playwrights Initiative’s Inaugural Winners Posted On NEW YORK — The Legacy Playwrights Initiative has announced the recipients of the inaugural Legacy Playwrights Initiative Awards, which aims to honor and advocate for elder playwrights who have fallen out of the public eye. The winners are Ed Bullins, Constance Congdon, and Philip Kan Gotanda. The playwrights were recognized at the Dramatists Guild Foundation “Write in the Dark” virtual benefit on Dec. 21, featuring special guests Lou Bellamy, Oskar Eustis, David Henry Hwang, Tony Kushner, Phylicia Rasha...