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Latest Articles About American Experience on PBS
JAG Productions Wins NETC Regional Award for Outstanding Achievement in the American Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2017 JAG Productions closed its inaugural season with an enormous honor: as the 2017 recipient of the New England Theatre Conference's (NETC) Regional Award for Outstanding Achievement in the American Theatre. The award is given once a year in recognition of regional theaters that have perpetuated theatr... 
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. ... 
University of Virginia Department of Drama presents: SEVEN GUITARS
by Andrew Burrill - October 26, 2017 The University of Virginia Department of Drama presents SEVEN GUITARS by August Wilson, directed by Theresa M. Davis, Professor of Cross-Cultural Performance, in the Ruth Caplin Theatre!... 
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 ...
No Peeking's IN LAK'ECH Discusses Latin American Experience at Grassroots Community Space
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2017 Grassroots Community Space presents the premier of In Lak'Ech, a No Peeking Theatre production that discusses the diverse and multicultural perspectives of the Latin American Experience and its various definitions.... 
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....
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's 'Command and Control' Premieres on PBS Today
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2017 A cautionary tale of freak accidents, near misses, human fallibility, and extraordinary heroism, Command and Control exposes the terrifying truth about the management of America's nuclear arsenal and shows what can happen when the weapons built to protect us threaten to destroy us.... 
Center Theatre Group Names Three Local Students For AWMC National Finals
by A.A. Cristi - March 08, 2018 Center Theatre Group has named Hannah Franklin, Gerardo Navarro and Jackson Lewis as the top performers of the August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC) Regional Finals held at the Mark Taper Forum on March 5, 2018. Hannah Franklin and Gerardo Navarro will go on to represent Los Angeles in the nati... 
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... 
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....
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, ... 
'THE BOMBING OF WALL STREET' to Premiere on PBS' An American Experience Series Next Month
by Macon Prickett - January 30, 2018 On September 16, 1920, as hundreds of Wall Street workers headed out for lunch, a horse-drawn cart packed with dynamite exploded in front of Morgan Bank - the world's most powerful banking institution. The blast turned the nation's financial center into a bloody war zone and left 38 dead and hundred...
American Masters Pictures Films to World Premiere at Sundance
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 16, 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....
LA LA LAND, FENCES Among 2017 WRITERS GUILD AWARD Nominations; Full List
by Caryn Robbins - January 04, 2017 The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in screenwriting during 2016....
August Wilson's TWO TRAINS RUNNING Set for Seattle Rep's 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2017 Seattle Repertory Theatre is bringing back the work of Seattle legend August Wilson, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and playwright. Two Trains Running will be performed in Seattle Rep's Bagley Wright Theatre as part of its 2017/2018 season. The full 2017/2018 season announcement will be made later...
St. George Theatre Revival & More on Tonight's MetroFocus on THIRTEEN
by Caryn Robbins - February 14, 2017 The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast.... 
PBS and 'American Experience' Announce 'Woodstock,' New Documentary from Filmmaker Barak Goodman
by Tori Hartshorn - July 31, 2018 PBS and 'American Experience' Announce 'Woodstock,' New Documentary from Filmmaker Barak Goodman...
Tonight on MetroFocus on THIRTEEN - Homeless Hotels Failing Grade
by Caryn Robbins - February 07, 2017 The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast.... 
PBS Announces Premiere Dates for LITTLE WOMEN with Angela Lansbury, Tony Bennett Tribute ft. Josh Groban & More
by Caryn Robbins - December 06, 2017 PBS today announced its Winter/Spring 2018 schedule lineup, which includes the much-anticipated second season of MASTERPIECE's hit series Victoria (Sundays, January 14-February 25),starring Jenna Coleman, Tom Hughes and, this season, Dame Diana Rigg....
PBS's AMERICAN EXPERIENCE to Present Portrait of Rachel Carson, Today
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2017 Rachel Carson premieres on AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Today, January 24, 2017, 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET (check local listings) on PBS.... 
Northglenn Arts Presents Cleo Parker Dance Ensemble
by A.A. Cristi - January 17, 2019 Northglenn Arts presents two performances of the Cleo Parker Dance Ensemble on February 1. Cleo Parker Dance is a Denver institution, based in Five Points, that has served the community for 48 years, teaching generations of families the beauty, fun and healing power of dance.... 
Margaret Cho to Executive Produce MERCY MISTRESS
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 26, 2018 In a surprise announcement from her private lair, Margaret Cho announced last week that “I have joined an amazing new series, Mercy Mistress, as an Exec Producer. You will watch.”... 
BAM Presents HORROR NOIRE: A HISTORY OF BLACK HORROR
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 10, 2019 On Monday, February 4 at 7pm, BAM presents the east coast premiere of Xavier Burgin's Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019), a new documentary exploring a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced Black Americans in Hollywood, tra... 
BET Networks Announces New Game Show Series BLACK CARD REVOKED
by Caryn Robbins - November 10, 2017 BET Networks is bringing one of America's hottest party games to colorful life with the announcement of the new game show series, 'BLACK CARD REVOKED.'...
PBS Series AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Debuts Weekly 'Songs of the Summer'
by Caryn Robbins - June 02, 2017 Roll down the windows, turn up the volume and prepare to sing along as AMERICAN EXPERIENCE celebrates the music of the season with 'Songs of the Summer.'... |
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