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Chris Cornwell is an actor and musician from Austin, Texas and holds a B.F.A. in Theatre from Texas State University.
Chris is also the co-founder the bluegrass rock 'n' roll band, The Rusty Guns.

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ANTON GOES TO HEAVEN (?) Comes to the Theater For The New City This September

'Anton Goes To Heaven (?)', the newest play from Swiss playwright Stefan Diethelm is coming to Theater for the New City's Cabaret Theater this September.
Photos: First Look at THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW at the ZACH Theatre

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is running at the ZACH Theatre from now through May 1st. With music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien, the cult-classic returns to ZACH this time as part of ZACH360 with audience involvement and participation packs as part of the event.
Photos: First Look at Cecil Washington Jr. as Frank-N-Furter in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at ZACH Theatre

ZACH Theatre is presenting The Rocky Horror Show running April 6 - May 1. With music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien, the cult-classic returns to ZACH this time as part of ZACH360 with audience involvement and participation packs as part of the event.
Cast Announced for THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at ZACH Theatre

ZACH Theatre has announced the cast for The Rocky Horror Show running April 6 – May 1. With music, lyrics and book by Richard O’Brien, the cult-classic returns to ZACH this time as part of ZACH360 with audience involvement and participation packs as part of the event.
Prospect Theater Company Announces Details for Final Two Shows in Their VISION SERIES

Prospect Theater Company has announced the final two release dates for their inaugural Fall 2020 VISION Series of original music-theater on film. Brain. Storm. will premiere on Wednesday, December 16th at 7pm, the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birthday.
Prospect Theater Company Announces Commissions for VISION Series

Prospect Theater Company has announced the full lineup for their fall season with the VISION Series of original music-theater on film. The Fall 2020 series will feature six original short works from a variety of artists, including four pieces filmed on location during a September residency at the Goodwill Theatre.
James Duke Walker Leads The Cast Of Controversial Cop Drama SPLIT SECOND At New Vibe Lounge

James Duke Walker, who won a string of acting awards for his film debut in the independent short thriller Roadside Assistance, will play the leading role of NYPD police office Val Johnson in the staged reading production of Dennis McIntyre's controversial police drama Split Second which comes to the New Vibe Lounge, Rockville Centre on Sunday November 17 at 7pm.
Controversial Cop Drama SPLIT SECOND Comes To New Vibe Lounge

a??a??a??a??a??a??a??A controversial police drama that triumphed Off Broadway nearly forty years ago but seems more timely than ever before, is coming to Rockville Centre's New Vibe Lounge.
David Heron And Cast Of Colonial Theatre Celebrate Stellar Run of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

a??a??a??a??a??a??a??Award winning actor and playwright David Heron and the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Colonial Theatre, Rhode Island are celebrating a highly successful run following their final performance at Wilcox Park in Westerly last Sunday, August 18.
David Heron To Play Oberon/Theseus In Colonial Theatre's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Award winning actor and playwright David Heron has been cast in the pivotal roles of Oberon, King of the Fairies and Theseus, Duke of Athens in the Colonial Theatre of Rhode Island's Shakespeare in The Park production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The Academy Invites 842 To Membership; 50% Are Women

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 842 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. The 2019 class is 50% women, 29% people of color, and represents 59 countries. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy's membership in 2019.
La Mama - The 2018 Tony Award Winning Theatre Presents CHASING THE NEW WHITE WHALE

LA MAMA - the 2018 Tony Award winning theater - will present the world premiere play-CHASING THE NEW WHITE WHALE, by newly appointed "Playwright in Residence" MIKE GORMAN, at the Ellen Stewart Theater (66 E. 4 St.) in the East Village,November 24 - December 9, 2018.  Previews begin Saturday November 24 prior to a press opening night on Monday November 26.
Erika Phoebus' RUSALKA Premieres At The 10th Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity

The audience is invited to eavesdrop on the vibrant and perilous world of RUSALKA. Blending history with the atmosphere of an underground speakeasy, this world is brought to life by the bar's live house band, playing an eclectic selection of music from the WWII era as well as stylized interpretations of modern music meant to invoke the fire & frenzy of a world at war. The story revolves around two young sisters infiltrate an underground bar catering to jazz-loving Nazis who find an escape in the music they are meant to forbid. One SS Lieutenant in particular welcomes a sweet romance, though the sisters have been tasked to seduce him to a darker fate. The nearby woods await revenge as music, dancing, boozing and secrets weave together to unlock this wild tale of youthful resistance.
Erika Phoebus' RUSALKA Premieres At The 10th Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity

The audience is invited to eavesdrop on the vibrant and perilous world of RUSALKA. Blending history with the atmosphere of an underground speakeasy, this world is brought to life by the bar's live house band, playing an eclectic selection of music from the WWII era as well as stylized interpretations of modern music meant to invoke the fire & frenzy of a world at war. The story revolves around two young sisters infiltrate an underground bar catering to jazz-loving Nazis who find an escape in the music they are meant to forbid. One SS Lieutenant in particular welcomes a sweet romance, though the sisters have been tasked to seduce him to a darker fate. The nearby woods await revenge as music, dancing, boozing and secrets weave together to unlock this wild tale of youthful resistance.
Erika Phoebus' RUSALKA Premieres At The 10th Annual Planet Connections Theatre Festivity

The audience is invited to eavesdrop on the vibrant and perilous world of RUSALKA. Blending history with the atmosphere of an underground speakeasy, this world is brought to life by the bar's live house band, playing an eclectic selection of music from the WWII era as well as stylized interpretations of modern music meant to invoke the fire & frenzy of a world at war. The story revolves around two young sisters infiltrate an underground bar catering to jazz-loving Nazis who find an escape in the music they are meant to forbid. One SS Lieutenant in particular welcomes a sweet romance, though the sisters have been tasked to seduce him to a darker fate. The nearby woods await revenge as music, dancing, boozing and secrets weave together to unlock this wild tale of youthful resistance.
New Play with Music CRY EDEN Gets Workshop in NYC This Fall

Producers Taylor Norton, Hannah Rosenthal and Lindsay Wormser will present the workshop production of a new play with music, CRY EDEN, at the Access Theater Black Box (380 Broadway) from November 17-20.
New Play with Music CRY EDEN Gets Workshop in NYC This Fall

Producers Taylor Norton, Hannah Rosenthal and Lindsay Wormser will present the workshop production of a new play with music, CRY EDEN, at the Access Theater Black Box (380 Broadway) from November 17-20.
Theatre 4the People to Stage Erika Phoebus' KISS IT, MAKE IT BETTER at The New Ohio, 5/28-6/18

Theatre 4the People (NYIT Award for Outstanding Production of a New Play for In Vestments) will present Erika Phoebus' KISS IT, MAKE IT BETTER, directed by Isaac Byrne (The Other Mozart) at The New Ohio (154 Christopher Street, between Greenwich and Washington, 10014), May 28-June 18 with performances Thursday through Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 5pm with additional performances on Saturday, June 11 & 18 at 3pm and Monday, May 30 and Wednesday, June 1 at 7:30pm. Admission is Pay-What-You-Can. Reserve a seat at www.newohiotheatre.org. The show runs approximately 90 minutes, with no intermission.
Hannah Sloat, Hardy Pinnell & More Set for THE GLORY OF LIVING at Access Theatre, Begin. 8/1

REVOLVE PRODUCTIONS is pleased to announce Rebecca Gilman's THE GLORY OF LIVING, directed by Ashley Kelly Tata. THE GLORY OF LIVING will play a three-week limited engagement at the Access Theater (380 Broadway, New York, NY). Performances begin Thursday, August 1 and continue Sunday, August 18. Opening Night is Saturday, August 3 (8 p.m.).
The Brooklyn Lyceum Presents BNW Rep's THE AMERICAN CLOCK, Closes 3/13

One year after their sold-out site-specific run of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, one of Brooklyn's most acclaimed theater companies, Brave New World Repertory Theatre is back with Miller's dramatic vaudeville, The American Clock, at The Brooklyn Lyceum in Park Slope March 3-13, where it has been awarded a subsidized run.*

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