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Review: BULRUSHER at Berkeley Rep Is a Lyrical Coming-of-Age Tale in a Small Northern California Town
by Jim Munson - Nov 8, 2023

What did our critic think of BULRUSHER at Berkeley Rep? BroadwayWorld reviews the captivating production of Eisa Davis' 'Bulrusher.' The 2007 Pulitzer Prize nominated play runs through December 3rd.

Berkeley Repertory Theatre Reveals Cast & Creative Team for Eisa Davis' BULRUSHER
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 14, 2023

Berkeley Repertory Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for Berkeley native Eisa Davis’ lyrical coming-of-age story, Bulrusher.

Cast and Creative Team Announced For CLYDE'S at The Huntington
by Stephi Wild - Feb 8, 2023

The Huntington has announced the cast and creative team of Clyde's, the Tony Award-nominated play written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage and directed by Taylor Reynolds, in a co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

VIDEO: Get A First Look At CLYDE'S at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
by Alan Henry - Feb 3, 2023

Berkeley Repertory Theatre production of Lynn Nottage's Tony Award-nominated play, Clyde's is now on stage, performing at Berkeley Rep's Peet's Theatre through Sunday, February 26, 2023. Get a first look at the production.

Review: CLYDE'S at Berkeley Rep
by Steve Murray - Jan 28, 2023

What did our critic think of CLYDE'S at Berkeley Rep?

Photos: First Look at Lynn Nottage's CLYDE'S at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 25, 2023

Get a first look at two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage’s Tony Award-nominated play, Clyde’s, is performing at Berkeley Repertory Theatre through February 26, 2023. 

Full Cast & Creative Team Announced for CLYDE'S at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 14, 2022

Berkeley Repertory Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage’s Tony Award-nominated play, Clyde’s, performing at Berkeley Rep’s Peet’s Theatre beginning Friday, January 20 and continuing through Sunday, February 26, 2023.

Photos: TROUBLE IN MIND Opens On Broadway!
by Bruce Glikas - Nov 19, 2021

Just last night, Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway premiere of Trouble in Mind opened on Broadway. Trouble in Mind is led by LaChanze as 'Wiletta Mayer,' with Michael Zegen as 'Al Manners,' Chuck Cooper as 'Sheldon Forrester,' Danielle Campbell as 'Judy Sears,' Jessica Frances Dukes as 'Millie Davis,' Brandon Micheal Hall as 'John Nevins,' Simon Jones as 'Henry,' Alex Mickiewicz as 'Eddie Fenton,' and Don Stephenson as 'Bill O'Wray.'

Arizona Theatre Company Announces 54th Season ~ 2021/2022
by Herbert Paine - May 14, 2021

Arizona Theatre Company is counting down the days to Opening Night. Announces its 54th Season for 2021-2022.

Casting and Dates Announced for Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival's 2021 Summer Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 3, 2021

The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival announced today performance dates and casting for its 2021 Summer Season, its final at Boscobel House and Gardens. The season will begin on June 24, 2021 with The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington by James Ijames, which will conclude on July 30.

OSF Presents Short Film ASH LAND Premiering On O!
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 11, 2020

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced today the premiere of the short film ASH LAND on its digital platform, O!.

OSF Announces Casting For 2020 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2019

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which is entering its 85th year, today announced the casts for the 2020 season, featuring some of the most beloved performers from OSF's history alongside newcomers from around the country. OSF is one of the most prominent theatre companies across the nation that have joined the Jubilee, a yearlong nationwide commitment by theatres to feature work generated by those who have traditionally been excluded from or marginalized by the theatre industry. Five Shakespeare plays staged as four productions, alongside two new plays inspired by him, take the Festival's stages in 2020. Two more commissions from OSF's multi-decade commissioning program American Revolutions: the United States History Cycle will also premiere.

BWW Review: BLKS is a Triumph at Woolly Mammoth Theatre
by Evann Normandin - Feb 12, 2019

Aziza Barne's BLKS is a stop-you-in-your-tracks, laugh-out-loud comedy that is about to take DC by storm. Barnes' electric writing powerfully celebrates, queerness, sisterhood and the implications of being 'Black and alive.' With director Nataki Garrett at the helm, the cast brings Aziza's words to life with infectious joy. My cheeks still hurt from smiling.

BWW Reviews: The'Whack' HOW WE GOT ON, 'Dope' and 'Fresh' at Cleveland Play House
by Roy Berko - Nov 3, 2014

HOW WE GOT ON: a Coming-of-Age Story Set During the Golden Age of Hip-Hop Comes to the Outcalt Theatre 10/24�"11/16
by Anna Bencivengo - Oct 8, 2014

Cleveland Play House proudly introduces their production of How We Got On, the coming-of-age story of three teens whose passion for hip-hop and determination to succeed generates creativity, artistry and friendship. Playwright Idris Goodwin's How We Got On will delight Cleveland audiences with its uplifting message and great grooves. Directed by Jaime Castañeda, and featuring an eclectic cast of actors including Cleveland School of the Arts graduate Cyndii Johnson, How We Got On is sure to have audiences of all ages feeling the beat October 24 - November 16 in the Outcalt Theatre at PlayhouseSquare. This production of How We Got On is sponsored by Cleveland Clinic.

Actors Theatre of Louisville's Apprentice Company Kicks Off SOLO MIO This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Sep 20, 2013

Please join The Actors Theatre of Louisville for the 42nd Apprentice Company's first solo pieces of the season today, September 20 at 2 p.m. and September 21 at 10 a.m. in the Victor Jory Theatre.

Actors Theatre of Louisville's Apprentice Company to Kick Off SOLO MIO, 9/20-21
by BWW News Desk - Sep 14, 2013

Please join The Actors Theatre of Louisville for the 42nd Apprentice Company's first solo pieces of the season on September 20 at 2 p.m. and September 21 at 10 a.m. in the Victor Jory Theatre.

Cleveland's Youth Poetry Slam Team Performs 7/8 At PlayhouseSquare
by BWW News Desk - Jul 8, 2009

Cleveland's National Youth Poetry Slam Team will perform on Wednesday, July 8 at 7 p.m. in the Westfield Insurance Studio Theatre in the Idea Center at PlayhouseSquare. The event is free and open to the public with no tickets or reservations required.

Cleveland's Youth Poetry Slam Team Performs 7/8 At PlayhouseSquare
by Ali Leskowitz - Jun 10, 2009

Cleveland's National Youth Poetry Slam Team will perform on Wednesday, July 8 at 7 p.m. in the Westfield Insurance Studio Theatre in the Idea Center at PlayhouseSquare. The event is free and open to the public with no tickets or reservations required.

PlayhouseSquare's SLAM U Ends, Finalists Appointed To Cleveland's Slam Team
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 21, 2009

The competition portion of Slam U came to a close on Friday, April 17 in the Ohio Theatre at PlayhouseSquare. More than 500 guests watched as fifteen of Northeast Ohio's best teen poets battled for six spots on Cleveland's National Youth Poetry Slam Team.