Wake Up With BWW 8/6: THE WASTE LAND to Be the First Live Professional Theater Production on the West Coast Since COVID, and More!

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The first live, in-person public professional theater production on the West Coast since Covid struck earlier this year will take place September 11-October 4, 2020 when actress and playwright Lisa Ramirez performs a world-premiere adaptation of T.S. Eliot's THE WASTE LAND at Oakland Theater Project. The production is not yet fully approved by Actors' Equity Association, and is expected to be so in the coming days, pending the completion of the latest requirements.

From playwright and screenwriter Paul Rudnick and directed by Jay Roach, HBO's socially distanced comedy Coastal Elites debuts Saturday, September 12 (8:00-9:30 P.m. ET/PT). The film stars Bette Midler, Kaitlyn Dever, Sarah Paulson, and more!

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Today's Call Sheet - Upcoming Online Events:

- Today at 2pm and 8pm, Seth Rudetsky will continue his Stars in the House series, featuring new Broadway stars performing and answering questions! Watch live on YouTube here!

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Learn about more online streaming events happening today, and in the future, on our streaming calendar at /streaming-schedule/.

News: Oakland Theater Project Will Stage Drive-In Production of THE WASTE LAND

The first live, in-person public professional theater production on the West Coast since Covid struck earlier this year will take place September 11-October 4, 2020 when actress and playwright Lisa Ramirez performs a world-premiere adaptation of T.S. Eliot's THE WASTE LAND at Oakland Theater Project (1501 Martin Luther King Jr. Way in downtown Oakland, California.) T.S. Eliot's classic poem, THE WASTE LAND has been adapted for this production as a solo play by Lisa Ramirez, John Wilkins and Michael Moran, who directs.

It has been determined that the Oakland Theater Project production of THE WASTE LAND is not yet fully approved by Actors' Equity Association, and is expected to be so in the coming days, pending the completion of the latest requirements.

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