Actionplay Audition Workshop Now Accepting Submissions From Neurodiverse Actors From Across The Country!
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 15, 2023
Actionplay, a neurodiverse theatre company based in New York, is now accepting applications for their 2023 Audition Workshop. The Zoom-based workshop is open to neurodiverse actors from across the country. The deadline to submit a video audition is March 20, 2023 - there is no fee for participants, and a cohort of up to twelve actors will be selected to participate. The 2023 Actionplay Audition Workshop is made possible by a grant from NEXT for Autism.
Emily Bear to Moderate Andrew Lloyd Webber Discussion at TheaterMakers Summit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 5, 2021
TikTok and musical prodigy Emily Bear (The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical) will moderate the discussion with Eight-time Tony Award winner and keynote speaker Andrew Lloyd Webber at the fifth annual TheaterMakers Summit, this weekend, November 6 and 7, with a special bonus day November 8.
Over 50 New TheaterMakers Added to 5th Annual TheaterMakers Summit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 26, 2021
The TheaterMakers Studio will present the fifth annual TheaterMakers Summit, on November 6 and 7, with a special bonus day on November 8. With Broadway reopening, the theme of this year’s event is “Places Please.” The 2021 TheaterMakers Summit will be held virtually for attendees and speakers.
Ali Stroker, Adam Gwon, Lauren Ridloff and More Take Part in REVERB THEATRE ARTS FESTIVAL
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 8, 2021
Roundabout Theatre Company and Arts for All Abilities Consortium will present a virtual theatre festival dedicated to the voices of artists with disabilities tonight, April 8 (6pm ET). The festival is space for artists to develop and share new theatre works, created and hosted by Roundabout Theatre Company and with the participation of four lead partner organizations: Actionplay, CO/LAB Theater Group, DreamStreet Theatre Company and EPIC Players.
VIDEO: Watch Ali Stroker, John McGinty and More in ABLE: A Series
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 15, 2021
After a year on Amazon Prime, SoulStir Creative has just released ABLE, which aims to fill a gap of missing conversations within the entertainment world, on Youtube. In a series of episodic interviews, the hosts Kallen Blair and Alie B. Gorrie join various individuals with disabilities to discuss their experiences in all corners of the entertainment industry.
10glo Partners With NY Theatre Barn for Women's History Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 10, 2021
Today 10glo announced that they are partnering with NY Theatre Barn in anticipation of their upcoming event, A Seat at the Table: A Panel on Women In Theatre. In celebration of Women’s History Month, 10glo will release exclusive content highlighting NY Theatre Barn's panelists and other women whose work has been developed by the company.
The Sappho Project Announces Four Musicals Chosen for The W*rk Lab
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 6, 2020
The Sappho Project has announce that the 2020 W*rk Lab will include not three, but four new musicals! The selected musicals, chosen from fifty-nine applications, include AT THE BARRE (SMJ [they/them] and Sarah Flaim [she/her]), BREWSTERS (Cayenne Douglass [she/her]), MONTGOMERY (Britt Bonney [she/her]), and POWER (Sukari Jones [she/her]).
Ali Stroker and Maysoon Zayid Headline ADA 30th Anniversary Celebration
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 20, 2020
As the nation ramps up to the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA30) on July 26, the 50-member ADA Lead On 'Core Production Team' and 22 ADA Generation bloggers, influencers and signal boosters are focused and determined to flip the script on educating, entertaining and empowering people with (and without) disabilities.
Town Stages Announces The Recipients Of 2020 Sokoloff Arts Fellowship and Inaugural Residency Program Inductees
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 30, 2020
Last week, the Mayor ordered a shutdown of all Cultural Arts Spaces in order to protect everyone's health and safety in response to Covid-19. Today the governor ordered that 100% of non-essential workers must stay home; effectively shutting down the city. We are in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. However, this world, our one singular world, has been in crisis for some time, from sociopolitical & institutionalized oppression to the growing climate emergency.
The Music Of Little Women Returns To The Green Room 42
by Stephi Wild - Jan 21, 2020
Come to The Green Room 42 for a celebration of the music from Little Women. On the tails of the epic movie release, Annabelle Fox (producer + Amy March) decided it was the perfect time to remount their wildly successful concert that took place last May, in which they raised money for the NYC Women's March.