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Digital Theatre+, Simon Stephens and an award-winning cast of playwrights, directors, designers and actors join forces to deliver a series of free-to-access theatre videos!

Broadway stage manager Cherie B. Tay (Hadestown, Amelie, Gettin' The Band Back Together) has launched the timely and highly necessary a?oeUNSAD Podcasta??, (Uplifting News Sleep Aid Daily), for those feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or restless during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Board of Directors of The Shubert Foundation has appointed Diana Phillips to serve as President of the Foundation. Ms. Phillips will take over the position previously held by Michael I. Sovern, who passed away on January 20, 2020.

The American Theatre Wing's Network for Emerging Leaders (formerly known as the Theatre Intern Network) just released its first virtual webinar: In the Zoom Where it Happens: A Conversation on Theatrical Work in a Digital Moment.

Award-winning casting director Jen Rudin and author of Confessions of a Casting Director continues to offer weekly online support chats to for young actors and their parents at this time. Each week, the hour-long chats focus on a specific theme such as headshots, self-tapes and best practices for the audition waiting room.

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. announced that it has completed its spin-off from Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., formerly The Madison Square Garden Company, and that it will begin trading today on the NYSE under the symbol a?oeMSGE.'

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents the April Panel Solo Strategies: Finding Your Story (and the People Who'll Want to Hear It) on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 via Zoom.

In response to Covid-19, TSDCA (tsdca.org) has launched the Student Sound Designer Connection, a new Facebook group specifically for college students studying sound design to connect with one another, as well as receive mentorship from professional sound designers.

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. today announced an amendment to its existing credit agreement, the completion of a new revolving credit facility and a cost reduction and cash management program.

HowlRound is livestreaming the #ArtistResource panel Look for the Helpers: Learnings and Teachings for Building Resilience (ASL & Captioned) on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv.

Playwright Lauren Gunderson presents a free playwrighting class livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 8 April 2020 at 12 p.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 2 p.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 3 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4).

HB Studio, one of New York's original institutions for theatrical training, recently introduced virtual learning opportunities for actors and playwrights. Artists located around the globe can now train with the legendary studio's notable faculty for the first time since its inception 75 years ago.

The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) has selected six finalists for the Harold and Mimi Steinberg / American Theatre Critics Association 2020 New Play Award, recognizing playwrights for the best scripts that premiered professionally outside New York City during 2019.

IATSE president Matthew Loeb gave a video statement regarding the union's response to the current health crisis.

Tony award-winning producers of Moulin Rouge!, Jagged Little Pill, The Other Josh Cohen, and Angels in America host a Producing 101 class for current and aspiring producers.

As first reported by the Chicago Tribune, small theatres and event organizers continue to have issues with ticketing agencies, who have resorted to new processes to repay their clients in this time of uncertainty. In the case of Chicago's Griffin Theatre, $3000 in emergency donations have not yet been received from OvationTix, the company which collected the funds in the wake of the pandemic.

Sean Patrick Flahaven, who became President of Concord Theatricals upon its formation in December 2018, has been promoted to Chief Theatricals Executive for Concord. He will now report to the company's CEO, Scott Pascucci.

Organized by Yara Travieso and Brighid Greene of La Medeaa?" a Creative Capital project that, as an immersive musical and simulcast film, re-imagines Euripides' myth into a Latin-disco-pop-feminist variety showa?" the panel will focus on livestreaming for artists and art institutions from creative, curatorial, and technical perspectives.

Artist Relief Tree (ART), an online fundraiser supporting artists affected financially by COVID-19, announced today that it is beginning a second phase of fundraising toward US$1,000,000. Funds will be used to support artists of any discipline with a one-time 'solidarity' donation of US$250.

CreateTheater.com, an online community of theater professionals, announces their new Monday Night Reading Series that will take place completely online starting Monday, March 23, 2020. The series' goal is to help keep new work in development moving forward during the current crisis.

According to American Theatre, PlayGround Company has announced a producer fellowship program, which will add Chris Steele, Lana Richards, Donny Goglio, and Edna Mira Raia to the leadership team as part-time paid fellows.