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Latest Articles About American Experience on PBS
PBS and BBC Announce AUTUMNWATCH-NEW ENGLAND
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 28, 2018 PBS announced today, as part of its co-production partnership with the BBC, that a new three-part live event, AUTUMNWATCH - NEW ENGLAND, will air Wednesday-Thursday, October 17-18, 2018, at 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET and Friday, October 19, 2018 at 8:30-9:30 p.m. ET. ... 
Becky and Baldwin Presents OTHER MONOLOGUES Virtual Theatre Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 12, 2020 Becky and Baldwina??s Other Monologues Virtual Series a?" a week-long digital showcase of monologues by Mara De La Rosa (creator of OutfestNowa??s a?oeBAES Welcomea??) and Nicholas Pilapil. Other Monologues will feature performances by some of Los Angelesa?? most exciting talent in comedy and theate... 
WCT Presents DISABILITY: THE EVOLUTION
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2018 The Waukesha Civic Theatre presents disABILITY: The Evolution, running October 4 - 7, 2018. While the Broadway hit 'Hamilton' explored the founding fathers of American Experience, this show explores the history of the human experience of disability from the dawn of recorded history is set to music w... 
FREEDOM RIDERS Featuring John Lewis and C.T. Vivian Streaming on PBS.org
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 20, 2020 In honor of the recent passing of two of the original Freedom Riders, longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis and the Reverend C.T. Vivian, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE announced today that it will stream Stanley Nelson's Freedom Riders beginning today, Monday, July 20 on PBS.org and the PBS Video App.... 
PassinArt A Theatre Company Will Present August Wilson's SEVEN GUITARS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 20, 2020 A Theatre Company presents Seven Guitars by Pulitzer winning playwright August Wilson takes an in-depth look at the plight of African Americans through the lives of seven African American characters during the nineteen forties in Pittsburgh after attending the funeral of a friend. The play reveals f... 
Leslie Odom, Jr. To Deliver Carnegie Mellon Commencement Address
by A.A. Cristi - April 02, 2019 Leslie Odom, Jr., the Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor and singer best known for his role in the Broadway musical 'Hamilton,' will deliver the keynote address at Carnegie Mellon University's 122nd Commencement at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 19, in the university's Pittsburgh campus.... 
Dayton Celebrates The Brilliance of Black Dance with 50 World Class Performances in Three Days
by Stephi Wild - December 12, 2018 Dayton-area audiences will be in for a treat when the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) partners with local favorite Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) to present a dazzling array of dance performances by many of the leading Black dance companies from the U.S. and abroad, Jan... 
American Experience to Stream RFK In Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy's Assassination
by Macon Prickett - May 29, 2018 To mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, American Experience will stream its acclaimed 2004 portrait, RFK from June 5 through Labor Day on its site. Written and directed by David Grubin and produced by Grubin and Sarah Colt, the acclaimed two-hour film traces RFK's ris... 
Chelsea Symphony Concert to Feature Works by Contemporary Female Composers in Honor of International Women's Day
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 06, 2020 In honor of International Women's Day, The Chelsea Symphony's March 6 and 7, 2020 concert series, Songs of Hope, feature compositions by contemporary American female composers whose work captures the American experience.... 
PBS Presents the American Experience's New Film THE EUGENICS CRUSADE
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 23, 2018 The Eugenics Crusade tells the story of the unlikely –– and largely unknown –– project to breed a better American race, tracing the rise of a movement that turned a scientific theory of heredity into a powerful instrument of social control. Populated by figures both celebrated and obscure, it is an ... 
New 2-Part American Experience Documentary THE CIRCUS Premieres October 8-9 on PBS
by Macon Prickett - June 14, 2018 “The Circus,”a four-hour, two-part documentary, explores the colorful history of this popular, influential and distinctly American form of entertainment, from the first one-ring show at the end of the 18th century to 1956, when the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey big top was pulled down for the l... 
PBS to Air Encore Broadcast of American Experience's STONEWALL UPRISING
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 30, 2019 When police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in Greenwich Village in New York City on June 28, 1969, the street erupted into violent protests that lasted for days. The Stonewall riots, as they came to be known, marked a major turning point in the modern gay civil rights movement in the Un... 
PBS Announces its SUMMER OF SPACE Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 04, 2019 During its presentation at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, PBS announced a celestial programming spectacle sure to excite any space enthusiast. A SUMMER OF SPACEmultiplatform experience, anchored by the highly anticipated AMERICAN EXPERIENCE six-hour film “Chasing the Moon,” an... 
American Masters Pictures Films to World Premiere at Sundance
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2019 Three American Masters Pictures documentaries will have their world premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2019, which runs from January 24 – February 3: Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, N. Scott Momaday: Words from a Bear and Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am.... 
Palo Alto Players Presents FLOWER DRUM SONG
by Sarah Hookey - April 02, 2019 Palo Alto Players continues its 2018-19 season with FLOWER DRUM SONG, Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang's new adaptation of the 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein classic musical.... 
BWW Interview: 29 and Counting at Arena for TWO TRAINS RUNNING's David Emerson Toney
by Benjamin Tomchik - March 20, 2018 It is not uncommon for actors to have multiple credits at the same theatre. However, to say that David Emerson Toney has appeared at Arena Stage several times would be a bit of an understatement.... 
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE THE VOTE, Featuring the Voices of Audra McDonald, Laura Linney, and More, Begins Today
by Stephi Wild - July 06, 2020 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The Vote, a new four-hour, two-part documentary series, tells the dramatic story of the epic - and surprisingly unfamiliar - crusade waged by American women for the right to vote.... 
PBS Summer Slate Celebrates the Cultural, Technological Milestones of Summer of 1969
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 02, 2019 PBS, America's home for documentary film, is telling the story of '69 with a special summer slate commemorating the cultural milestones and technological triumphs of 50 years ago.... 
PBS American Experience Special THE CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT to Have National PBS Broadcast Debut May 29
by Macon Prickett - May 08, 2018 In the context of ongoing national debates over immigration, the timely new two-hour documentary The Chinese Exclusion Act, from Emmy® Award winning documentary filmmakers Ric Burns and Li-Shin Yu, will debut as a special presentation of the award-winning PBS television series American Experience o... 
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Receives Grant From Gulf Coast Community Foundation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 10, 2020 Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe recently received an Arts Appreciation Grant of $30,000 from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. The grant will support WBTT's operations as well as the costs associated with its 2020-2021 season....
WOMEN WHO MOVE AMERICA Comes to the Hatbox
by Stephi Wild - February 05, 2019 Tales Told Productions presents Women Who Move America: A three-part program exploring the unique challenges facing women throughout American history. Performances will be held Saturday, February 23rd and Sunday, February 24th at 2:00 pm, at the Hatbox Theatre, 270 Loudon Road, Suite 1161, Concord, ... 
PBS Explores America's History, Food and Culture January-March 2020
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 05, 2019 From new episodes of FINDING YOUR ROOTS with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Season 2 of NO PASSPORT REQUIRED with Marcus Samuelsson to SOMEWHERE SOUTH, a new series with Chef Vivian Howard, PBS will explore America's diversity through food, history and culture with a series of programs scheduled from Jan... 
National Finalists Named For 2019 August Wilson Monologue Competition Held At Taper
by A.A. Cristi - March 15, 2019 Center Theatre Group has named Dejean Deterville, Mylah Eaton and Daniel Velez as the top performers of the August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC) Regional Finals held at the Mark Taper Forum on March 11, 2019. Deterville and Eaton will go on to represent Los Angeles in the national finals on Ma... 
SUMMER OF SOUL Documentary Headed to Searchlight Pictures and Hulu
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 05, 2021 The acquisition is for worldwide rights, with the film set for theatrical release as well as exclusively streaming on Hulu in the U.S. and internationally on Star and Star+.... 
Showtime Documentary Films Announces New Docu-Series GOSSIP Starring Cindy Adams
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 26, 2019 SHOWTIME Documentary Films today announced a new limited docu-series, GOSSIP STARRING CINDY ADAMS (w/t), profiling the longtime columnist whose work at the New York Post made her the reigning queen of gossip. Imagine's Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are executive producing, with Emmy and BAFTA® nominee... |
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