Charlayne Woodard News
BWW Review: SILENT SKY at Blackfriars Theatre
Blackfriars Theatre continues its 2021-2022 season (doing alternating repertory performances with Charlayne Woodard's 'Pretty Fire') with 'Silent Sky', an original play by Lauren Gunderson, who holds the unique accolade of being America's most produced living playwright.
Student Blog: Working at the La Jolla Playhouse and The Garden
This past September, I got a new job working in the front of the house at The La Jolla Playhouse.
Manhattan Theatre Club Announces New Commissioning Program, New Slate Of Commissions and Inaugural Groundworks Lab For New Work Development
Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) have announced a robust slate of playwright commissions through Manhattan Theatre Club's new partnership with the Edgerton Foundation, as well as a new round of commissions supported by ongoing partnerships with Bobbie Olsen and o
BWW Review: PRETTY FIRE at Blackfriars Theatre
After a 19-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic the lights at Blackfriars Theatre are once again lit, albeit casting light on only one performer, a simple set, and a modest-sized audience (buy your tickets now! All safety precautions are being taken! Get vaccinated if you haven't already!).
Blackfriars Theatre Opens The 21-22 Season With Two Productions In Rep
Blackfriars Theatre returns to live, indoor performances this October with two beautiful and heart-warming productions to kick off its 72nd Season in downtown Rochester.
BWW Review: THE GARDEN at La Jolla Playhouse Features Dynamic and Emotional Performances
Charlayne Woodard’s new play THE GARDEN, now playing at La Jolla Playhouse through Oct 17th, proves that relationships are like gardens; they need to be tended regularly in order to flourish.
La Jolla Playhouse Announces Cast/Creative Team For THE GARDEN
La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for its world-premiere production of The Garden, a Playhouse commission by Tony Award nominee Charlayne Woodard (Playhouse's The Night Watcher, Pretty Fire), co-directed by Patricia McGregor (Roundabout Theatre's Ugly Lies the Bone) and Delicia
'Hear Me Out' Monologue Competition Announces Its Finalists
Each of the finalists were given the prompt 'Borders' for their submission.
Finalists Announced for The 2nd Annual HEAR ME OUT MONOLOGUE COMPETITION
With over 400 submissions from around the world, this year's Hear Me Out New American Monologue Competition's founder Roland Tec has announced this year's 13 finalists.
BWW Review: PRETTY FIRE at Sankofa African American Theatre Company
Sankofa’s production of Pretty Fire at Gamut Theatre is a beautiful performance that will elicit a range of emotions from the audience.
Austin Pendleton, Gretchen Cryer, Christine Toy Johnson & Charlayne Woodard to Judge HEAR ME OUT Monologue Competition
Hear Me Out New American Monologue Competition’s founder Roland Tec has announced this year’s Finalist Judges Gretchen Cryer, Christine Toy Johnson, Austin Pendleton, and Charlayne Woodard: all award-winning playwrights with equally masterful careers as performers.
PRETTY FIRE Will Be Performed by Sankofa African American Theatre Company This Summer
On an almost bare stage, the lyrical, lifting words of Charlayne Woodard begin weaving stories of two young sisters through three generations of African American family love, struggle and triumph in their small world of Albany, New York, and the hilltop black town of Rosignol Hill, Georgia where the
PRETTY FIRE By Charlayne Woodard Will Be Performed by Sankofa African American Theatre Company
On an almost bare stage, the lyrical, lifting words of Charlayne Woodard begin weaving stories of two young sisters through three generations of African American family love, struggle and triumph in their small world of Albany, New York, and the hilltop black town of Rosignol Hill, Georgia where the
La Jolla Playhouse Announces Special Engagement Of HASAN MINHAJ - EXPERIMENT TIME
La Jolla Playhouse has announced a special engagement of Hasan Minhaj – Experiment Time, written and performed by Hasan Minhaj.
Caroline Stefanie Clay Joins University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts Faculty as Professor of the MFA Acting Program
The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts recently completed a national search to fill the position of the lead acting professor.
Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards Announce First Round of 2021 Recipients
Theatre Communications Group has announced the recipients of the first round of the 2021 Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards.
BWW Interview: OPC's Robert Egan On Creative CONNECTIONS Post-Vaccinations
Ojai Playwrights Conference (OPC) will be presenting their virtual celebration CONNECTIONS benefiting their 2021 season June 12, 2021.
Danai Gurira, Phillipa Soo, John C. Reilly & More to Take Part in Ojai Playwrights Conference's CONNECTIONS Benefit
A starry cast, some of whom will perform their own work, has been set for the Ojai Playwrights Conference presentation of “Connections,” a virtual celebration to benefit the OPC 2021 season, on Saturday, June 12 at 5 p.
BWW Review: IN REAL LIFE at Hattiloo Theatre
There's an old cliché that says, 'If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.
