Colin Hovde News

Santa Fe Playhouse (SFP) shares first look photos inside the first rehearsals for the New Mexico premiere of the Pulitzer Prize finalist groundbreaking play What the Constitution Means to Me, by Heidi Schreck, directed by Lynn Goodwin, with Kate Udall (SFP’s Sweat; Netflix’s Daredevil) taking on the role of Heidi.

The penultimate production in Theater Alliance’s 21st Season, The Trans-Atlantic Time Traveling Company marks the final phase of a new play development process many years in the making.

Santa Fe Playhouse (SFP) began rehearsals last week for Or, and Born With Teeth, two historical plays with contemporary sensibilities by acclaimed playwright Liz Duffy Adams, directed by Zoe Burke and Antonio Miniño, respectively. See photos from the first day in the rehearsal room.

SFP announces new leadership model with three artistic directors. Find out more about the exciting changes at Santa Fe Playhouse.

Santa Fe Playhouse announces a new leadership model with three artistic directors.

This summer Broadway World went on the road to catch some amazing entertainment, and one of the stops was at the Santa Fe Playhouse.

Santa Fe Playhouse (SFP) has announced that Robyn Rikoon is stepping down as its Artistic Director after a three-and-a-half-year tenure leading the regional theatre and advancing its legacy of artistic excellence. Rikoon will leave her role at SFP at the end of this month to pursue her career as an independent theatre and filmmaker.

Santa Fe Playhouse (SFP) is currently in rehearsals for the Tony Award-winning Edwardian-style murderous musical farce, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, and is thrilled to share a first-look into their sing-thru rehearsal. With a book by Robert L. Freedman, music by Steven Lutvak, and lyrics by Freedman and Lutvak. The production is directed by Rebecca Aparicio. See photos from inside rehearsal.

Santa Fe Playhouse (SFP) has shared a look inside the first rehearsal for Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play SWEAT, directed by SFP artistic director Robyn Rikoon. See photos from inside rehearsal!

The Baby Monitor is powerful, raw and must-see. Get your tickets now.

David Stallings' THE BABY MONITOR at the Santa Fe Playhouse, a new play about race, class, and queer parenting in America featuring Laura Gómez of Orange is the New Black, has released behind-the-scenes rehearsal photos.

Check out rehearsal photos for Santa Fe Playhouse's THE BABY MONITOR!

Santa Fe Playhouse (SFP) presents the Southwestern premiere of David Stallings' The Baby Monitor, directed by SFP's Executive Director Colin Hovde (DC's Theater Alliance).

The exciting performance schedule includes the Tony Award-winning musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder and the Pulitzer Prize-winning labor rights drama, Sweat. The first play, The Baby Monitor, written by Santa Fe resident David Stallings, opens March 4. 

Catch this amazing production - A Delicate BAlance April 23-May 15, Santa Fe Playhouse. Tickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35812/production/1098941

Play Your* Part presents Oedipus the King by Sophocles. This Live-Streamed International Broadcast features thirteen actors from across the nation bringing us this cautionary tale LIVE from the safety of their own homes, while a tech savvy team streams their feeds out in real time. All performances are ASL Interpreted and feature Open Captioning.

From the second we step through the doors of Anacostia Playhouse, we're asked to join the world of Dominique Morisseau's Blood at the Root - not just as observers but participants. Every corner of the lobby has been decked out like the hallways of a high school - in this case, Cedar High, located somewhere north of New Orleans. We glance upward and see a banner prominently featuring their mascot, the Pelican. There's a bulletin board littered with flyers and posters - Keep Calm and Wear Your Uniform. And just next to the entrance of the theater is a pair of lockers covered with real-life photographs of the young cast in their natural habitats - school, church, family reunions, summer camp. There's a lot to explore.

Raymond O. Caldwell has been hired as Theater Alliance's next Producing Artistic Director. Caldwell currently serves as Theater Alliance's Associate Artistic Director. He succeeds Colin Hovde, who announced his departure in July 2018 after seven years at Theater Alliance's helm.

Writing about gun violence is difficult. There's no 'how-to' guide when it comes to preventing these attacks which have become more and more commonplace. The more we try to understand the inner machinations of the monsters who carry out such senseless assaults, the more we begin to spiral into someone we hardly recognize. Such is the thesis of David Greig's The Events, which opened last week at Theater Alliance at the Anacostia Playhouse. While the work is incredibly poignant, some artistic decisions muddle the plot and make the 80-minute performance drag during the middle of the production.

"I don't like works which require an explanation," begins Timothy Nelson, the new Artistic Director for the In Series, at Sunday's performance of Viva VERDI. Even after Mr. Nelson describes the performance with great detail, he encourages the audience to embrace their inevitable confusion. Instead, Mr. Nelson explains, this is a work that should be felt rather than understood. Keeping true to Mr. Nelson's suggestion, Viva VERDI is a work that only a genius could fully understand. Nevertheless, it is one of the most emotionally stirring performances I have seen in recent memory.