CTG Digital Stage Schedule Week Of February 1, 2021

See what's coming up on the Center Theatre Group Digital Stage schedule this week:

"Christa McAuliffe's Eyes Were Blue" premieres Thursday, February 4 at 5 pm Pacific and will be accessible through April 4, 2021. The video will be free to Center Theatre Group subscribers and supporters or $10 for all others. Part of Center Theatre Group's L.A. Writers' Workshop Festival: New Plays Forged in L.A., the virtually produced reading of "Christa McAuliffe's Eyes Were Blue" is written by Kemp Powers (2019-2020 L.A. Writers' Workshop participant) and will be available at www.CTGLA.org/ChristaMcAuliffe.

"Christa McAuliffe's Eyes Were Blue" follows Bernard and Steven Gentry, twins who have lived starkly different lives. One is plagued by racism because of his dark skin while the other passes as white. Steven spent his childhood trying to fit in and is now a successful attorney. Bernard was a star student who dreamt of space, but his current prospects are about as dismal as the Challenger Space Shuttle that once inspired him. Moving between their 80s New York City childhood and a Minnesota courthouse in 2006, "Christa McAuliffe's Eyes Were Blue" is a haunting meditation on race and privilege in America.

Directed by Jennifer Chang, the cast of "Christa McAuliffe's Eyes Were Blue" features Giovanni Adams, Jovan Adepo, Amaia Arana, Lorena Martinez, Connor Paolo, Adam J. Smith, Cory Michael Smith, Larry Bates and Justin Lawrence Barnes.

The Stratford Festival's "Romeo and Juliet" premiered December 10 and is available on demand through March 8, 2021. The lavish Stratford Festival film is free to Center Theatre Group subscribers and supporters and $10 for all others at www.centertheatregroup.org/digitalstage/digital-stage-plus/the-stratford-festival-presents-romeo-and-juliet/.

Falling headlong in love, two teenagers defy the long-simmering hatred between their families. But daring to love one's enemy comes with a terrible cost, as the needless sacrifice of young lives brings this heartbreaking story to its tragic conclusion.

Directed by Scott Wentworth, "Romeo and Juliet" is the first of five Shakespeare plays captured at North America's leading classical theatre company which will be presented on CTG's Digital Stage.

The first episode of Not a Moment, But a Movement premiered January 21 and is available on demand through March 22, 2021. The video is free to Center Theatre Group subscribers and supporters and $10 for all others at www.CTGLA.org/NotAMoment.

Not a Moment, But a Movement is a series of events that amplify and center Black artists. The first episode is introduced by Vanessa Williams, hosted by Bruce A. Lemon Jr. and features a reading of Angelica Chéri'sone-person play "Crowndation; I Will Not Lie to David" paired with the music of Jessica Lá Rel and the work of visual artist Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle.

Directed by Cezar Williams and performed by Sheria Irving, "Crowndation" is a one-woman show following 29-year-old Fatima Seed. Now the same age as her mother when she died of breast cancer, Fatima battles her inner-contradictions, yanked in multiple directions by her faith, her sexuality, her purpose and a secret she discovers about her father, all in pursuit of becoming whole before her time runs out.

Presented in conjunction with Watts Village Theater Company and The Fire This Time Festival, Not a Moment, But a Movement events feature a host who guides the audience through the work of a visual artist, a musician and a theatre artist. Each event is paired with a panel discussion to create a uniquely comprehensive cultural experience.

"The Forum: Amplifying the Roots of the Movement" is moderated by SoulCenter founder Erin Michelle Washington and featuring three influential Black theatre practitioners Woodie King Jr., Rhodessa Jones and Nancy Cheryll Davis-Bellamy. The discussion is free to the public and available on demand at www.CTGLA.org/NotAMoment.

The Stratford Festival's "Love's Labour's Lost" premiered Thursday, January 14 and is available on demand through April 14, 2021. The lavish Stratford Festival film is free to Center Theatre Group subscribers and supporters and $10 for all others at www.centertheatregroup.org/digitalstage/videos/the-stratford-festival-loves-labours-lost/.

Four young men swear off women to devote themselves to learning-only to fall for four attractive newcomers. Shakespeare's language reaches its most virtuosic heights in a vivacious comedy that will dazzle and delight.

Directed by John Caird, "Love's Labour's Lost" is one of five Shakespeare plays captured at North America's leading classical theatre company which will be presented on CTG's Digital Stage.

Actress Kate Burton interviews director John Caird ("Les Misérables," "Nicholas Nickleby") about his experience directing "Love's Labour's Lost" by William Shakespeare with The Stratford Festival. The video is free to Center Theatre Group subscribers and supporters and available at www.centertheatregroup.org/digitalstage/videos/kate-burton-and-john-caird/.

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