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Cutting Ball Theater Announces 2013-14 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 06, 2013
San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater proudly announces the lineup for its 15th season. The season opens in October with the World Premiere of SIDEWINDERS by Basil Kreimendahl, directed by M. Graham Smith, followed by Alfred Jarry's UBU ROI in January, directed by Yury Urnov, in a new translation by Cutting Ball Artistic Director Rob Melrose. RISK IS THIS…THE CUTTING BALL NEW EXPERIMENTAL PLAYS FESTIVAL returns in February with five new works, including two new plays from resident playwright Andrew Saito, in staged readings that push the boundaries of what theater can be. Rounding out the season in April is the American Premiere of Samuel Galett's COMMUNIQUE N°10 in a World Premiere translation, and directed, by Rob Melrose. In addition to the main stage season, Cutting Ball Theater continues its Hidden Classics Reading Series with six new installments. The entire 2013-14 season will be staged in San Francisco at the Cutting Ball Theater in residence at EXIT on Taylor (277 Taylor Street at Ellis). Season memberships on sale May 13; single tickets on sale September 1. For tickets and information, the public may visit cuttingball.com or call 415-525-1205. (more...)
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Baltimore Commemorates A Trifecta Of Historic Events This Summer with Discounts & More
by BWW News Desk - Apr 22, 2013
America's history will come to life in Baltimore this summer with three historic commemorations marking important moments in the creation of our nation's identity: the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and birth of 'The Star-Spangled Banner,' a tribute to Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, and the continuation of the 150 th anniversary of the Civil War.
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BAM150, Brooklyn Academy of Music Documentary, Airs on THIRTEEN Today
by BWW News Desk - Apr 19, 2013
To commemorate its sesquicentennial, BAM (Brooklyn Academy Of Music) commissioned BAM150, a feature length documentary conceived by award-winning director Michael Sladek that weaves together the institution's vibrant past, present, and future presenting a rich history that mirrors the evolution of performing arts in 20th century America. This landmark film premiered last year at the Tribeca Film Festival and will air tonight, April 19 at 10pm on THIRTEEN. (more...)
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Alfre Woodard Joins Cast of BBC America's COOPER
by TV News Desk - Apr 11, 2013
There's a new face in the Five Points…BBC AMERICA and Cineflix Studios announced today that critically-acclaimed actress Alfre Woodard (Steel Magnolias, Twelve Years a Slave, True Blood) will guest star in the second season of COPPER, BBC AMERICA's highest-rated original drama set in 1860s New York City. The series returns Sunday, June 23, 10:00pm ET/PT. (more...)
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BAM150, Brooklyn Academy of Music Documentary, to Air on THIRTEEN, 4/19
by BWW News Desk - Mar 14, 2013
To commemorate its sesquicentennial, BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) commissioned BAM150, a feature length documentary conceived by award-winning director Michael Sladek that weaves together the institution's vibrant past, present, and future presenting a rich history that mirrors the evolution of performing arts in 20th century America. This landmark film premiered last year at the Tribeca Film Festival and will air on Friday, April 19 at 10pm on THIRTEEN. (more...)
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The Castillo Theatre Presents DR. DUBOIS AND MISS OVINGTON, 2/22-2/24
by BWW News Desk - Feb 21, 2013
The National Black Touring Circuit's 2013 Black History Month Play Festival presents Dr. DuBois and Miss Ovington, a drama about the early years of the NAACP written by Clare Coss and co-starring Peter Jay Fernandez as W.E.B. DuBois and Kathleen Chalfant as Mary White Ovington from February 22 - 24 at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 42rd Street (between 10th and 11th Avenue). (more...)
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Nana Kimati Dinizulu Set for Tribute to Frederick Douglass at African Burial Ground National Monument Today
by BWW News Desk - Feb 14, 2013
Frederick Douglass is recognized as one of the greatest American anti-slavery leaders of the 1800s. Eloquent, smart and determined, Douglass gained fame as a speaker, began his own anti-slavery publications, and became a 'conductor' on the Underground Railroad. Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland in 1838, The exact date of Douglass' birth is unknown. He chose to celebrate it on February 14. Join African Burial Ground National Monument for our first-ever celebration of the life of Frederick Douglass today, February 14, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (more...)
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Judy Collins, Andre De Shields and More to Set for THE CIVIL WAR IN WORDS AND MUSIC at Cooper Union Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Feb 13, 2013
Legendary folk singer Judy Collins; folk pop icon Dar Williams; Broadway star André DeShields; award winning actor Stephen Lang; and The Classical Theater of Harlem will bring the words and ideas of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass to life tonight, February 13th at 6:30 p.m. in the Cooper Union Great Hall, 7 East 7th St., NYC 10003 (b/w 3rd and 4th Aves) in a special program entitled, 'The Civil War in Words and Music.' (more...)
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Bigotry is Not Black and White: Denver's KKK Past Bared in Absorbing Historical Novel
by BWW News Desk - Feb 05, 2013
Sunday marked the mournful passing of Essie Mae Washington-Williams, mixed-raced daughter of staunch segrationist Sen. Strom Thurmond. 'Boldfaced Lies,' a bestselling historical novel set in 1925, the same year Washington-Williams was born, brings to the forefront the fear and secrets that Washington-Williams and other mixed-race women of her time buried far below skin-deep. (more...)
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Nana Kimati Dinizulu Set for Tribute to Frederick Douglass at African Burial Ground National Monument, 2/14
by BWW News Desk - Jan 31, 2013
Frederick Douglass is recognized as one of the greatest American anti-slavery leaders of the 1800s. Eloquent, smart and determined, Douglass gained fame as a speaker, began his own anti-slavery publications, and became a 'conductor' on the Underground Railroad. Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland in 1838, The exact date of Douglass' birth is unknown. He chose to celebrate it on February 14. Join African Burial Ground National Monument for our first-ever celebration of the life of Frederick Douglass on Thursday, February 14, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (more...)
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National Black Touring Circuit Presents The Black History Month Play Festival, 2/8-24
by BWW News Desk - Jan 30, 2013
The National Black Touring Circuit's Black History Month Play Festival 2013 will examine American history from anti-slavery Abolitionists to the emergence of the NAACP to the height of the civil rights movement through dramas on the lives of African American historic figures Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois and Adam Clayton Powell. Performances are in New York City theaters from February 8 - 24. (more...)
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