{"id":134653,"date":"2023-09-12T16:19:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T16:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finbestnews.com\/?p=134653"},"modified":"2023-09-12T16:19:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T16:19:47","slug":"moonlight-choir-boy-writer-tarell-alvin-mccraney-named-geffen-playhouse-artistic-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finbestnews.com\/business\/moonlight-choir-boy-writer-tarell-alvin-mccraney-named-geffen-playhouse-artistic-director\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Moonlight’, ‘Choir Boy’ Writer Tarell Alvin McCraney Named Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moonlight <\/em>and Choir Boy<\/em> writer Tarell Alvin McCraney has been named artistic director for Los Angeles’ Geffen Playhouse, the non-profit theater’s Board of Directors announced today. <\/p>\n

Effective immediately, McCraney joins the Geffen staff to begin building the 2024-2025 season. He’ll report to the theater’s Board of Directors.<\/p>\n

McCraney shared a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar with director Barry Jenkins for the 2016 film Moonlight<\/em>, and was Tony-nominated for the 2018 Broadway production of Choir Boy,<\/em> his play that had been staged at the Geffen in 2014.<\/p>\n

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In a statement, McCraney said, “I see my role as continuing a legacy of exceptional artistry, reinvesting in the Geffen’s unique capability to nurture and support artists, build upon collaborative partnerships including with UCLA, and reach audiences that we share a community with across Los Angeles. I am excited to foster intimate innovation in performance, digging deep into our collective need for live connection here at Geffen Playhouse.”<\/p>\n

In his new role, McCraney will program new works along with re-envisioned classics. He will set the strategic artistic course for the Geffen’s Gil Cates and Audrey Skirball Kenis Theaters, as well as lead the artistic and production teams.<\/p>\n

“I am delighted to welcome and partner with Tarell,” said Geffen Playhouse Executive Director\/CEO Cates. “From Choir Boy <\/em>to the Cast Iron<\/em> residency, and now as our new artistic director, Tarell has come full circle with the Geffen and we couldn’t be more excited.” Cates called McCraney “an exceptional artist and storyteller, and a true visionary with extraordinary ideas for where we can go as a theater, as a home for artists and as part of the cultural landscape in Los Angeles.”<\/p>\n

In addition to the 2014 West Coast premiere production of Choir Boy, <\/em>McCraney’s official relationship with Geffen Playhouse continued when, in 2020, he was part of the new Geffen Playhouse artist residency announced with Cast Iron Entertainment, a cohort of artists also including Sterling K. Brown, Glenn Davis, Brian Tyree Henry, Jon Michael Hill and André Holland.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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