Monthly Archives: April 2010

Actors and Directors Project

Written on April 19, 2010 at 3:59 pm, by

The Actors and Directors Project (ADP) was established in 1997 to promote the development of American directors of Shakespeare. In particular, ADP seeks to develop directors’ sensibility for Shakespeare’s language and enhance their understanding of how actors can bring Shakespeare’s text to life. Each season, Theatre for a New Audience invites six to eight young…Read More »

2010 Scripps Award Honorees Julie Taymor and Elliot Goldenthal

Written on April 4, 2010 at 2:13 pm, by

A director of theatre, opera and film, Julie Taymor is the first woman to win the TONY Award for directing a musical (The Lion King), for which she also won Best Costume Design. Elliot Goldenthal is a renowned composer who creates works for the concert stage, theatre, opera and film, including several Oscar-nominated films and…Read More »