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Filmed in Los Angeles over a school year, this groundbreaking social experiment features a diverse group of LA teens who open up their lives and phones to offer an intimate glimpse into how social media has reshaped childhood.

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Brooklyn Museum Announces Public Program Schedule For January
by Molly Tracy - December 19, 2016

The Brooklyn Museum will present a variety of programs for adults, teens, and kids in January. Public programs include talks, performances, and hands-on workshops for children and adults that amplify the Museum's exhibitions and permanent collection, serve its diverse public, and support learning th...


Boulevard Books Presents THE LUCKY LIGHTHOUSE
by Christina Mancuso - August 22, 2016

THE LUCKY LIGHTHOUSE, the new adult coloring book by poet Jessica Kratz, shows the beauty of lighthouses. Newly published by Boulevard Books, Jessica R. Kratz has always been inspired by the natural treasures and scenic wonders of her hometown of Staten Island NY, where she has lived nearly her enti...


Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park Receives Grant from Carolyn Watson Foundation
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2017

Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park (OSP) is pleased to announce it has received a $15,000.00 grant from the Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation and its Community Grant program.  The grant will be used to assist in funding the Short Shakespeare touring program, which will allow Oklahoma ...


2016 August Wilson Monologue Competition Chicago Finals to be Held at Goodman Theatre
by Tyler Peterson - March 01, 2016

Twenty-one Chicago high school students will perform in the August Wilson Monologue Competition Finals on Monday, March 7, 2015 at 6:00 pm at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St. for a chance to represent Chicago in the National Competition in New York City. Judges for this years' competition in...


Ailey Celebrates Black History Month Across The United States
by Molly Tracy - February 02, 2017

As Black History Month launches, Ailey continues to inspire, enlighten and educate all people with national tours by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Ailey II, classes for aspiring dancers and the general public, and the launch of a new Arts In Education residency program for elementary school...


BWW Review: SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! JR. Brings Back Fond Memories Photo BWW Review: SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE! JR. Brings Back Fond Memories
by Anton Anderssen - September 29, 2017

Remember those educational cartoons when you were a little kid, like Conjunction Junction, I'm just a Bill, and Interjection? Now is your chance to hear all of those timeless tunes in one setting, at Spotlight Players in Canton, where director John Sartor works his unique brand of magic bringing out...


PROMETHEUS PROJECT Education Concert Opens The Cleveland Orchestra's 100th Season Photo PROMETHEUS PROJECT Education Concert Opens The Cleveland Orchestra's 100th Season
by A.A. Cristi - August 24, 2017

On September 22 a collaborative education project with Cleveland Orchestra musicians and Cleveland School of the Arts (CSA) students centered around the music of Beethoven will culminate when the Orchestra and Music Director Franz Welser-Most perform a special Education Concert, "Beethoven & Prometh...


Ailey Celebrates Black History Month Across The United States
by Molly Tracy - February 02, 2017

As Black History Month launches, Ailey continues to inspire, enlighten and educate all people with national tours by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Ailey II, classes for aspiring dancers and the general public, and the launch of a new Arts In Education residency program for elementary school...


Jessica Kratz Voted as Best Writer in Staten Island
by Christina Mancuso - October 13, 2016

Jessica R. Kratz, author of The Lucky Lighhouse, has always been inspired by the natural treasures and scenic wonders of her hometown of Staten Island NY, where she has lived nearly her entire life. Walks along the forests, wetlands, and waterfronts of her beloved borough have inspired many of her m...


FST Announces Winners of Young Playwright's Festival
by Tyler Peterson - April 25, 2016

FST has announced the winning plays of this year's Young Playwright's Festival. For 25 years, FST has honored thousands of young playwrights from all around the world through the WRITE A PLAY(WAP) program. Over the course of the 2015-2016 season, FST received plays written by over 3,600 young playwr...


Chicago's Ireon Roach Tops 2016 National August Wilson Monologue Competition
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2016

Chicago Public School student Ireon Roach was awarded first place in the National August Wilson Monologue Competition, which was held May 2, 2016, at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway in New York City....


Pushcart Players to Bring A SEASON OF MIRACLES to Union County PAC
by BWW News Desk - November 09, 2016

Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy nominated and award-winning touring theater for young audiences presents 'A Season of Miracles' at 11:00 am on Saturday December 3 at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway, NJ....


Sellersville Theater to Stage STONE SOUP
by Tyler Peterson - April 27, 2016

Sellersville Theater 1894 in Sellersville PA will present Pushcart Players in 'Stone Soup and other Stories' on from Tuesday, May 3 through Friday, May 6, 2016 at 10:00 am. Pushcart is the Emmy-nominated educational theater for young audiences, now in its 43rd year of bringing something special to s...


HEAVY SKETCHES is Released
by Christina Mancuso - March 01, 2017

ASHEVILLE, N.C., March 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ Getting kids to pay attention has always been a challenge for teachers. But this is even more true today when most students own multiple devices that entertain, offer them instant gratification, and divert their attention from traditional book learning. Te...


StoneCrabs, Yellow Earth and Japan Foundation to Present WINDS OF CHANGE Readings
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2016

Winds of Change (Ashita No Kaze) is a brand new monthly series of staged readings of Japanese plays to be presented at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Studio Theatre in London this winter....


Comedic Memoir, MISTER B is Released
by Christina Mancuso - March 31, 2016

Mister B: Living with a 98-Year-Old Rocket Scientist, is a fool's memoir to charm the bejeebers out of the Greatest Generation, WWII and the Cold War. In 2013, an old man's chauffeur-cum-cook records the story of M-i-s-t-e-r B, who was born in 1916, the Rhode Island son of Polish immigrants. The mem...


Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Recognized as First Arts Organization Included in Sonoma County's Upstream Investments Policy
by A.A. Cristi - August 31, 2016

Today, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (The Center) announced its recognition as the first arts organization to be included in Sonoma County's Upstream Investments Policy. This policy, sponsored by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and widely supported throughout the community, seeks to elim...


BWW Featured Studio: BALLET TECH Photo BWW Featured Studio: BALLET TECH
by Caryn Cooper - July 25, 2017

Ballet Tech is a unique partnership between the Ballet Tech Foundation, Inc. and the New York City Department of Education. Here students beginning in grade 4 have the opportunity to combine professional tuition-free arts instruction with a public school education. With approximately 180 students en...


National Reading Month Kicks Off With Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration
by Christina Mancuso - February 01, 2017

TEANECK, N.J., Feb. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ As Dr. Seuss once said'The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.' Every year at the beginning of March, children across the country kick-off National Reading Month by celebrating the birthday of...


New Documentary THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY to Premiere on THIRTEEN, 9/12
by Caryn Robbins - August 31, 2016

Glenfield Middle School in Montclair, New Jersey, is the anchor school for the south end in Montclair. The school is divided into houses, each of whose students keep the same core teachers from sixth through eighth grade....


AMONG THE FURIES Wins New York Summerfest Theater Festival; Full List! Photo AMONG THE FURIES Wins New York Summerfest Theater Festival; Full List!
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2017

AMONG THE FURIES, written & directed by DAVID SCALA, took home the top playwriting prize Tuesday night at New York City's Hudson Guild Theatre, during the New York Summerfest Theater Festival's closing night award ceremony. The play also won Best Actress for Claire Ganshert, and Best Set Design by A...


Sophia Amoruso, Beauty and the Beer, and Art History Happy Hour part of October 2016 Public Programs
by Liz Cearns - September 23, 2016

The Brooklyn Museum will present a variety of programs for adults, teens, and kids in October. Public programs include talks, performances, and hands-on workshops for children and adults that amplify the Museum's exhibitions and permanent collection, serve its diverse public, and support learning th...


Pushcart Players Awarded Grant for 'Readers Theater' Project in Passaic
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2017

Pushcart Players, the renowned touring theater for young audiences celebrating its 43rd year, has been awarded the contract for Non-Profit Arts Partner of "Readers Theater - AIM to Achieve Project" at Martin Luther King School No. 6 in Passaic New Jersey....


Jacques d'Amboise's National Dance Institute Shares The Power of Movement with Millions
by Christina Pandolfi - May 25, 2017

It's May 8, 2017 and I'm sitting in the National Dance Institute Center for Learning & the Arts' quaint auditorium in Upper Manhattan, waiting for the students to take the stage. As part of the celebrated Art Nest series, this evening's mixed medium program centers on the loneliest woman in mytholog...


Ailey Celebrates Black History Month Across The United States
by Molly Tracy - February 02, 2017

As Black History Month launches, Ailey continues to inspire, enlighten and educate all people with national tours by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Ailey II, classes for aspiring dancers and the general public, and the launch of a new Arts In Education residency program for elementary school...






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