The College of Fellows of the American Theatre

10/20/2026

Alabama Shakespeare Festival Insights:
Beyond Fences: August Wilson and the American Story
Saturday, October 31 | 12:45 pm - 1:30 pm

I am thrilled to join Dr. Jacqueline Trimble, Poet Laureate of Alabama, at the 2026 Alabama Shakespeare Festival for a lively and thoughtful conversation about August Wilson’s enduring impact. We'll explore Wilson's lasting influence on American theatre and culture, the richness and complexity of the human experience through his American Century Cycle (which chronicles Black American life across each decade of the twentieth century), and share thoughts on how the work of this master storyteller and prophetic voice speaks to our present.

RSVP to attend Beyond Fences: August Wilson and the American Story HERE: https://tickets.asf.net/15665/15718

Get tickets to attend a stellar performance of August Wilson’s Fences HERE: https://asf.net/august-wilsons-fences/

09/28/2026

The College of Fellows mourns the passing of designer extraordinaire John D. Ezell.

09/26/2026

The College of Fellows mourns the loss of our beloved colleague, George Judy!

08/28/2026

Congratulations to Fellow Thierry Dubost on the publication of his new book The Theater of Food: Cooking and Eating in 16 U.S plays (McFarland).
https://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/product/The-Theater-of-Food/

08/18/2026

Congrats to Fellow Benny Sato Ambush, who is in St Louis to direct “ Appropriate” for the Tennessee Williams Festival. Here he was hosted for breakfast by another College of Fellows friend Joan Lipkin, who received the Margo Jones Medal in April and is helping to promote the production.

07/28/2026

Theater scholar and College of Fellows member Laurence Senelick (Class of 2017) has released three incredible works that span centuries of dramatic literature and circus history:

👉 "The Trojan War Will Not Take Place" – A fresh, powerful English translation of Jean Giraudoux’s legendary 1935 pacifist masterpiece.

👉 "Puss-in-Boots" – A lively translation of Ludwig Tieck's classic, meta-theatrical German Romantic satire.(Both scripts are now available via Broadway Play Publishing!)

👉 "Clowns and Clowning" – Co-edited with Matthew McMahan and published by Routledge, this text serves as Volume 5 of the expansive series Circus in the Long Nineteenth Century: A Documentary History. It is a fascinating deep-dive into the global evolution and cultural impact of 19th-century comic performers.

07/24/2026

Huge thanks to College of Fellows Dean Emerita Karen Berman who joined me today in Baltimore to promote the August Wilson Fellowship for Students of Color in Technical Theater, Production, and Design at the opening of ATHE’s convention. We were so very pleased to experience such a high level of interest in this opportunity!

07/24/2026

Dean Emerita Karen Berman and Dean Emerita Sandra Shannon sharing information regarding the College’s August Wilson Fellowship at the ATHE Conference in Baltimore!

07/15/2026

07/04/2026

Congratulations to Dean Emerita Gail Humphries and Dean Emerita Karen Berman on having their book selected as a Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist!