Jon Krupp's KILONOVA Wins The 15th Annual Barbour Playwrights Award
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 6, 2022
After three staged readings of three new plays by innovative emerging playwrights were presented to enthusiastic audiences at Guild Hall, the votes for the Episcopal Actors' Guild's 15th Annual Barbour Playwrights Award are in. The judges have selected Jon Krupp's Kilonova as this year's winner.
The Center At West Park Announces Evolution Festival Lineup
by Stephi Wild
- Jul 1, 2022
THE CENTER AT WEST PARK (CWP), the Upper West Side's cultural hub for diverse, engaging, and boundary-pushing performing arts, announces the lineup for The 2022 Evolution Festival, a multi-disciplinary performance festival featuring six original works-in-progress of theater, dance, and music by NYC-based artists.
New 42 Announces 2022-23 Cohort of New Victory LabWorks Artists
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jun 16, 2022
Today, New 42 announced the tenth group of New Victory LabWorks and LabWorks Launch artists for the 2022-23 season. LabWorks explores, devises and reimagines what theater for families can be by supporting New York-based artists of all disciplines.
The 15th Annual Barbour Playwrights Award Announced
by Stephi Wild
- May 19, 2022
The Episcopal Actors' Guild (EAG) has announced that the Barbour Playwrights Award will be back for its fifteenth year this June. The festival celebrating new work for the theatre will feature readings of three new plays nominated by this year's partnering company Playwrights Gallery.
15 Shows Announced for Ars Nova's 14th Annual ANT Fest
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Apr 27, 2022
Ars Nova has announced the lineup for its 14th Annual ANT Fest featuring 15 shows, 13 of which will premiere in-person and online at Ars Nova Supra with the first two shows premiering exclusively online.
Premiere Stages At Kean University Announces 2022 Premiere Play Festival Finalists
by A.A. Cristi
- Apr 8, 2022
Premiere Stages, the professional theatre company in residence at Kean University, has selected its four finalists for the 2022 Premiere Play Festival. Now in its 17th year, the Festival is an annual competition for unproduced scripts that offers developmental opportunities to playwrights with strong affiliations to New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware. This year's finalists were selected from 655 submissions.
Palm Beach Dramaworks Announces New Year/New Plays Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jan 24, 2022
The New Year/New Plays Festival, one of Palm Beach Dramaworks’ most popular annual events, will take place online from February 2 - 6, with readings of five intriguing plays that are still in development.
Nia Calloway, Rachel Lin & More To Develop New Solo Plays For AFO's 2022 Solo Collective
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jan 4, 2022
All For One Theater has selected 5 playwrights who will create and develop five brand new solo plays as part of All For One's 2022 Solo Collective development series: Nia Calloway (HOMEBODY: A Ritual Party), Rachel Lin (Dear John), Matthew Paul Olmos (the un'admiring), Reynaldo Piniella (Black and Blue), and Jason Odell Williams (Destroying David).
Photos: TROUBLE IN MIND Opens On Broadway!
by Bruce Glikas
- Nov 19, 2021
Just last night, Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway premiere of Trouble in Mind opened on Broadway. Trouble in Mind is led by LaChanze as 'Wiletta Mayer,' with Michael Zegen as 'Al Manners,' Chuck Cooper as 'Sheldon Forrester,' Danielle Campbell as 'Judy Sears,' Jessica Frances Dukes as 'Millie Davis,' Brandon Micheal Hall as 'John Nevins,' Simon Jones as 'Henry,' Alex Mickiewicz as 'Eddie Fenton,' and Don Stephenson as 'Bill O'Wray.'
WP Theater To Host Workshop Of BLACK GIRL JOY By Phanésia Pharel
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Nov 8, 2021
On November 14-16th, Egg & Spoon will produce a workshop of Phanésia Pharel's play, Black Girl Joy, as part of their 2021 Incubation Series. It will take place at WP Theater, and will be co-produced by viBe Theater Experience, a partner organization of WP Theater.
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Phylicia Rashad, and More Set For LIVE AT THE LORTEL
by Stephi Wild
- Sep 13, 2021
This upcoming season, Live at The Lortel looks at the intersection between art and activism. We honor the work of theater artists who boldly use their public platform for philanthropy, to advance the state of theater, and to support the issues that they are passionate about. We look to explore how an artist's passion for activism and philanthropy influences their artistry on the stage.
Two River Theater Announces 10th Annual Crossing Borders Festival
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling
- Sep 9, 2021
Since 2011, Two River Theater has introduced new voices from across the country to their annual Crossing Borders (Cruzano Fronteras) Festival of new plays by Latinx playwrights. This year’s playwrights explore stories about family history, computer science, teens navigating the “new normal”, and a makeshift family arriving at the cusp of the 22nd century.
Syracuse Stage Begins Season With Free Fully Staged Professional Reading
by A.A. Cristi
- Sep 3, 2021
Syracuse Stage reopens its doors for public performances with a fully staged professional reading of “Baldwin vs. Buckley: The Faith of Our Fathers,” a “theatricalization” by Stage's resident playwright Kyle Bass of the 1965 debate between writer and Civil Rights activist James Baldwin and conservative commentator William F. Buckley, Jr. The debate took place at Cambridge University and was broadcast by the BBC.
Joshua Henry Joins Classical Theatre of Harlem's Bryant Park Picnic Performance
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Aug 30, 2021
The award-winning Classical Theatre of Harlem has announced programming for their upcoming appearance in the 2021 Picnic Performance series in Bryant Park. CTH will present excerpts from two new works, A Harlem Dream and Langston in Harlem, on Friday September 10 at 7pm. The event is free and open to the public with limited capacity.
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