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A corrupt politician covers up his daughter Vicky's pregnancy by forcing her to give the baby up for adoption. The newborn is adopted by a loving couple unable to have children, but a year later Vicky, now in college, realizes she was forced into signing the papers and really wants her daughter back. After sneaking into the adoption agency to find out who the adoptive parents are, she takes them to court to fight for custody.

Guest Blog: 'I Had Set Myself an Impossible Task'; Writer and Actor Lucinda Coyle on Photo Guest Blog: 'I Had Set Myself an Impossible Task'; Writer and Actor Lucinda Coyle on the Challenges and Triumphs of Creating OUR FIRST LAST
by Guest Author - June 02, 2023

Writing Our Last First was never going to be easy. From the start I had set myself up for an impossible task and opened myself up to criticism…but that was why I needed to write it....


Prime Stage Theatre Presents Two Holocaust Plays Of Hope And Healing Photo Prime Stage Theatre Presents Two Holocaust Plays Of Hope And Healing
by A.A. Cristi - February 03, 2025

Prime Stage Theatre tells the story of those children and one of their extraordinary teachers in Celeste Raspanti's I Never Saw Another Butterfly & The Terezin Promise running for seven shows Feb. 28-Mar. 9, 2025 at New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, on Pittsburgh's Northside....


Broadway DNA Will Present Industry Reading of SMJ's SWAY Photo Broadway DNA Will Present Industry Reading of SMJ's SWAY
by Stephi Wild - October 25, 2022

Broadway DNA will present a private industry reading of SMJ's SWAY at Open Jar Studios in Midtown Manhattan November 17 at 2 and 7 PM....


The 14/48 Projects Present Family Parks Show MEGA HERO RANGERS GO GO GO SUPREME!!! Photo The 14/48 Projects Present Family Parks Show MEGA HERO RANGERS GO GO GO SUPREME!!!
by Stephi Wild - June 02, 2022

The 14/48 Projects returns to Seattle parks once again this summer with Mega Hero Rangers Go Go Go Supreme!!!. Written and produced by Andy Park-Buffelen, directed by Michael Nevárez, and managed by Rosemary Lisa Jones, this new play will be performed FREE in parks around Seattle starting July 9, 20...


Review: WHO'S HOLIDAY Is a Holiday Tradition at The Studio Theatre Photo Review: WHO'S HOLIDAY Is a Holiday Tradition at The Studio Theatre
by Theresa Bertram - December 20, 2022

What did our critic think of WHO'S HOLIDAY at The Studio Theatre?...


WE ARE THE LAND Comes to ArtsEmerson This Month Photo WE ARE THE LAND Comes to ArtsEmerson This Month
by Stephi Wild - September 05, 2023

ArtsEmersonw ill bring the Wampanoag Nation's We Are The Land to Boston audiences as its first stage production of its 2023-2024 season. Following its premiere in Plymouth, UK, We Are The Land comes to Boston for a very special two performance engagement from September 29 – 30, 2023 at the Emerson C...


World Premiere of A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS to Open at Seattle Opera in February Photo World Premiere of A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS to Open at Seattle Opera in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 29, 2022

On February 25, 2023, McCaw Hall will host the world premiere of A Thousand Splendid Suns, written by composer Sheila Silver and librettist Stephen Kitsakos, based on the gripping novel by Khaled Hosseini....


The Holy Gasp Releases New Album '…And the Lord Hath Taken Away' Photo The Holy Gasp Releases New Album '…And the Lord Hath Taken Away'
by Michael Major - April 11, 2023

Toronto-born founder of The Holy Gasp, Benjamin Hackman, along with fellow composer, Anthony William Wallace, and Maestro Robert W. Stevenson, continue their undefinable style, aiming their artform towards the intersection of words and music on the newly released album, “…And the Lord Hath Taken Awa...


Sunflower Bean Share Single 'Champagne Taste' From New Album Photo Sunflower Bean Share Single 'Champagne Taste' From New Album
by Josh Sharpe - January 28, 2025

Rock band Sunflower Bean has announced a new album, Mortal Primetime coming April 25th. The first single off of Mortal Primetime is “Champagne Taste,” a fuzzed-out anthem of reckless determination. Listen to it here....


S. Dylan Zwickel's THE MOSS MAIDENS Makes SheNYC History With Two Extensions Photo S. Dylan Zwickel's THE MOSS MAIDENS Makes SheNYC History With Two Extensions
by Blair Ingenthron - July 29, 2023

The Moss Maidens from playwright S. Dylan Zwickel makes SheNYC Arts Summer Theater Festival history as the first production to be extended twice in the festival's eight-year existence. ...


World Premiere of A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS to Open at Seattle Opera in February Photo World Premiere of A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS to Open at Seattle Opera in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 29, 2022

On February 25, 2023, McCaw Hall will host the world premiere of A Thousand Splendid Suns, written by composer Sheila Silver and librettist Stephen Kitsakos, based on the gripping novel by Khaled Hosseini....


American Alliance For Theatre And Education Hosts 3rd Annual Leaders Of Color Institu Photo American Alliance For Theatre And Education Hosts 3rd Annual Leaders Of Color Institute
by A.A. Cristi - November 10, 2022

The American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE), a nonprofit organization that serves youth theatre education artists, scholars, and practitioners, will host the Leaders of Color Institute as a space for BIPOC/GM to learn and innovate within the field....


Review: THE REVENGE OF POPPERFACE, The Place Photo Review: THE REVENGE OF POPPERFACE, The Place
by Matthew Paluch - September 10, 2023

The Revenge of Popperface by Gareth Chambers invites the audience to muse over 'an experimental exploration of masculinity' through the occult and opera no less....


Open-Door Playhouse Debuts GRACE Next Month Photo Open-Door Playhouse Debuts GRACE Next Month
by Stephi Wild - April 15, 2024

Open-Door Playhouse will continue to present short plays in podcast form. Its upcoming play Grace will debut on May 14, 2024 online....


Review: EDINBURGH 2024: ALISON LARK: GRIEF . . . A COMEDY, Assembly George Square Stu Photo Review: EDINBURGH 2024: ALISON LARK: GRIEF . . . A COMEDY, Assembly George Square Studios
by Kat Mokrynski - August 28, 2024

When Archbishop Desmond Tutu tells you to tell the world your story, you aren’t going to say no, are you? Alison Larkin: Grief . . . A Comedy is Larkin’s response to the archbishop’s suggestion, with her telling audiences about falling in love in her 50s and dealing with the grief of loss in her own...


Review: THE IMMIGRANT AT SYNETIC THEATRE Photo Review: THE IMMIGRANT AT SYNETIC THEATRE
by Brian Bochicchio - March 19, 2025

And it always is with Synetic. For those unfamiliar with the company, their craft is based on expression through physical movement and scenic snapshots. Sound is used as aural choreography, but words are rarely heard. With this innovative approach, they have tackled some of the classics of stage in ...


Minnesota Students Held 'Sit-In' to Protest Canceled Theatre Productions Photo Minnesota Students Held 'Sit-In' to Protest Canceled Theatre Productions
by Joshua Wright - May 01, 2024

The College of St. Scholastica has announced the decision to suspend its theater productions this coming fall, prompting a vibrant sit-in protest by students, alumni, and community members....


Norwegian National Opera Chorus and the Norwegian National Opera Orchestra Present PA Photo Norwegian National Opera Chorus and the Norwegian National Opera Orchestra Present PARSIFAL ACT 3
by Stephi Wild - July 21, 2022

Parsifal is the last music drama written by Richard Wagner. Its final act may very well feature the master’s most powerful piece of music. Now you can experience it as a concert – complete with brilliant soloists, the Norwegian National Opera Chorus and the Norwegian National Opera Orchestra!...


Grand Kyiv Ballet To Premiere SNOW QUEEN At Newmark Theatre Photo Grand Kyiv Ballet To Premiere SNOW QUEEN At Newmark Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - November 04, 2024

Grand Kyiv Ballet will present the world premiere engagements of the newest Ballet, SNOW QUEEN! Snow Queen will play one night only on Monday, December 9 at 7 pm at The Newmark Theatre....


Acclaimed Filmmaker Roya Sadat Directs World Premiere of A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS at Photo Acclaimed Filmmaker Roya Sadat Directs World Premiere of A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS at Seattle Opera
by Stephi Wild - February 03, 2023

When acclaimed Afghan filmmaker Roya Sadat agreed to direct the operatic premiere of A Thousand Splendid Suns, the challenges encountered by the story's Mariam and Laila, two women brought together under brutal Taliban rule, were a reminder of a traumatic period in Afghanistan's history. ...


Minnesota Students Held 'Sit-In' to Protest Canceled Theatre Productions Photo Minnesota Students Held 'Sit-In' to Protest Canceled Theatre Productions
by Joshua Wright - May 01, 2024

The College of St. Scholastica has announced the decision to suspend its theater productions this coming fall, prompting a vibrant sit-in protest by students, alumni, and community members....


Review: LA TRAVIATA, London Coliseum Photo Review: LA TRAVIATA, London Coliseum
by Franco Milazzo - October 24, 2023

Much shorter than Richard Eyre’s three-hour plus version for the ROH, Peter Konwitschny’s La Traviata perhaps should be renamed La Trav or L’ Abbreviata. Its breathless sprint over 105 uninterrupted minutes takes more than it gives but there’s an admirable boldness to it all....


Review: WHERE WE BELONG at Portland Center Stage Photo Review: WHERE WE BELONG at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - March 08, 2023

Madeline Sayet’s sweeping and poetic one-person play WHERE WE BELONG tells the story of Achokayis, a Mohegan theatre-maker, who in 2015 moves to England to get her PhD in Shakespeare. It deals with issues that we as a country have actively worked to avoid talking about, or at least to relegate them ...


NELL'S PLAGUE Play Reading To Be Presented At Frigid NYC DAYS OF THE DEAD Festival Photo NELL'S PLAGUE Play Reading To Be Presented At Frigid NYC DAYS OF THE DEAD Festival
by A.A. Cristi - October 20, 2023

Frigid NYC Days of the Dead Festival presents NELL'S PLAGUE PLAY, a one-woman play set in 1616 during the plague year and Shakespeare's death. Join the wardrobe mistress of Shakespeare's company on a mystical journey of hope and survival. Featuring original music by John Gromada....


MuMu Shares 'Wrapped Up (Post Roe)' Single Photo MuMu Shares 'Wrapped Up (Post Roe)' Single
by Michael Major - August 09, 2022

With the recent, abhorrent overturning of Roe v. Wade at the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court, MuMu felt a responsibility to share a live session of her track 'Wrapped Up,' a song that retells the challenges of unplanned pregnancy. It expresses the vitality of one's right to choose, and the detriment...






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