The following is a list of LORT Theatres that employee dramaturges:
Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery, Alabama has Susan Wilis on staff as a Dramaturge. This is a class C and D LORT.
Center Stage located in Baltimore, Maryland is a class B/C LORT Theatre. Drew Lichtenberg is one of three Dramaturges on staff. Center Stage was awarded a 2 million dollar grant from the Andrew W. Mellon foundations to establish the nation’s first dramaturge endowment.
The Clarence Brown Theatre located in Knoxville, Tennessee is a class D LORT Theatre. This is affiliated with University of Tennessee and is only 1 of 17 universities nationwide that are a member of LORT.
The Actors Theatre of Louisville located in Louisville, Kentucky is a class B/D LORT Theatre. Julie Dubiner is the resident dramaturge. Future Dramaturges can do their internship here but you must submit a 10 page written paper of your work first.
The Alley Theatre located in Houston, Texas is a class B/C LORT Theatre. Mark Bly is the Senior Dramaturge and director of new play and development. This is where I took my first acting lesson at the ripe age of 10 and was cast as Alice in Alice in Wonderland.
The American Repertory Theatre located in Cambridge, Massachusetts is a class B LORT Theatre. Arthur Holberg is the Literary Director. Each summer they participate in Shakespeare on The Square where the join the Actors Shakespeare Project and Revel Theatre and perform to the public for free.
The Berkley Repertory Theatre located in Berkley, California is class B LORT Theatre and Madeline Oldham is their Literary Director/Dramaturg. Last year they brought their show Passing Strange to New York where they won numerous awards.
The Cleveland Playhouse is a class C LORT Theatre located in Cleveland, Ohio and Seth Gordon is Associate Artistic Director/Literary Director. This is to be the oldest theatre in the country and Roni Reed who won a Tony for her role in August: Osage County is an alumnus.
The Goodman Theatre located in Chicago, Illinois is class B+/D LORT Theatre and Tanya Palmer is their Literary Director. In 1992 the Goodman won a Special Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre
