Nashville Says 'Ciao' to Chiorini

Backstage: "People's Branch Theatre is dropping its affiliation with Actors' Equity Association — for now — following an unexpected funding cut. But that's not the only loss for the 6-year-old troupe that has rebounded before from close calls with fiscal ruin. Now, artistic director Matt Chiorini announced that he has been selected to run the newly formed Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre."