Emily Mann

Theatre News: Emily Mann to Retire As Artistic Director of McCarter Theatre Center

January 11, 2019 | awards, gloria, New Jersey, News, the cherry orchard, the house, the old man > | Artistic Director, Emily Mann, McCarter Theatre Center, NAACP, NJ, Outstanding Regional Theatre, Princeton, Resident Playwright, Tony Award, Tony Award Winner

Award-winning playwright and director Emily Mann, who has served as the Artistic Director and Resident Playwright of the McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, New Jersey since 1990, will retire from the position following the upcoming 2019-2020 season, McCarter announced. A fierce champion of works by women and people of color, Mann’s final season, which will be announced in March, will…

Off-Broadway Review: “Gloria: A Life” at the Daryl Roth Theatre on Union Square

It is not such a common occurrence that a playwright attempts to pay tribute to a living legend unless the work of that inspirational personality continues in the present as well as already being a pivotal part of history. That is why it is easy to understand the decision of Emily Mann to bring to the stage the life of…