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Our Kind of People follows a strong-willed, single mom as she sets out to reclaim her family's name and make an impact with her revolutionary haircare line that highlights the innate, natural beauty of black women. But she soon discovers a dark secret about her own mother's past that will turn her world upside-down and shake up this community forever. 

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PLAYING WITH FIRE to Open Off-Broadway 6/21
by Kelsey Denette - June 04, 2012

August Strindberg Repertory will move its all black cast production of Strindberg's 'Playing With Fire' to the Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond Street, from June 15 to June 30, raising it to an Off-Broadway contract....


Salt Lake Acting Company Launches $1M Capital Campaign to Make its Theatre More Acces Photo Salt Lake Acting Company Launches $1M Capital Campaign to Make its Theatre More Accessible
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 28, 2021

Salt Lake Acting Company, Utah's leading destination for brave, contemporary theatre, today announces the official kickoff of a $1M capital campaign. The new initiative, of which the magnitude is a first for the company, supports SLAC's ongoing commitment to create a theatre ecosystem that is access...


Sundance Institute Announces Seven New Members of Board of Trustees Photo Sundance Institute Announces Seven New Members of Board of Trustees
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 26, 2020

The nonprofit Sundance Institute today announced the newly appointed and recent additions to the Institute’s Board of Trustees. ...


Castillo Announces Mario Fratti-Fred Newman Political Play Reading Series
by BWW News Desk - August 01, 2011

The Castillo Theatre (Dan Friedman, artistic director, Diane Stiles, managing director) is presenting three winning scripts from the 2011 Mario Fratti-Fred Newman Political Playwriting Contest, selected from over 150 entries including from U.S., Italy , New Zealand, Africa and the UK....


The Castillo Theatre Announces Political Play Reading Series, Opening 8/1
by Kelsey Denette - July 06, 2011

The Castillo Theatre (Dan Friedman, artistic director, Diane Stiles, managing director) is presenting three winning scripts from the 2011 Mario Fratti-Fred Newman Political Playwriting Contest, selected from over 150 entries including from U.S., Italy , New Zealand, Africa and the UK. The plays are ...


August Strindberg Repertory Theatre and Negro Ensemble Company to Present PLAYING WITH FIRE, 5/18-6/10
by Kelsey Denette - April 27, 2012

August Strindberg's Chekhovian comedy, 'Playing With Fire' (Leka med elden, 1893), in a translation by Ulrika Brand that has been newly adapted by Obie-winner Leslie Lee, Executive Director of Negro Ensemble Company, will be presented May 18 to June 10 with an all-black cast as the inaugural product...


Castillo Announces Mario Fratti-Fred Newman Political Play Reading Series
by Gabrielle Sierra - July 22, 2011

The Castillo Theatre (Dan Friedman, artistic director, Diane Stiles, managing director) is presenting three winning scripts from the 2011 Mario Fratti-Fred Newman Political Playwriting Contest, selected from over 150 entries including from U.S., Italy , New Zealand, Africa and the UK....


FOX Gives Series Order to Drama OUR KIND OF PEOPLE Photo FOX Gives Series Order to Drama OUR KIND OF PEOPLE
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 29, 2021

Last September, FOX gave OUR KIND OF PEOPLE a writers’ room commitment to allow Gist, Daniels and their team to further develop the project prior to today’s series order. ...


Judith Light, Thomas Schumacher & More to Serve as Judges for Tony Awards' First Theatre Education Award
by Tyler Peterson - March 04, 2015

The Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) today announced the panel of esteemed judges for the inaugural 'Excellence in Theatre Education Award.'...


August Strindberg Repertory Theatre and Negro Ensemble Company Present PLAYING WITH FIRE, Now thru 6/10
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2012

August Strindberg's Chekhovian comedy, 'Playing With Fire' (Leka med elden, 1893), in a translation by Ulrika Brand that has been newly adapted by Obie-winner Leslie Lee, Executive Director of Negro Ensemble Company, will be presented tonight, May 18 to June 10 with an all-black cast as the inaugura...


A.R.T. Announces 'HEAR WORD!' Act II Speaker Series And WOC Support Circle Photo A.R.T. Announces 'HEAR WORD!' Act II Speaker Series And WOC Support Circle
by Julie Musbach - January 31, 2018

American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), under the leadership of Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Producer Diane Borger, announces a series of Act II post-performance conversations with cast members, scholars, creative team members, and additional guests in conjuncti...







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