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Birth Place: Chicago

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Dana Hall (she/her) is a playwright, actor, and mental health therapist. She was awarded Excellence In Playwriting by the Theater Association of NYS (TANYS). Her Edgar Allen Poe adaptation, Under the Floorboards, was named Outstanding Theatrical Adaptation, Gee-Rated Intertainment. She was a finalist with Morecambe Fringe John Clarke Memorial Prize for scriptwriting. Her self-performed/original monologue (Snowglobe) won the Femuscript Monologue Contest. She was the Audience Choice Award winner (Underneath) Eclectic Theatre Patchwork Festival 2021. A Finalist Winner in 2021 Hear Me Out Monologue Competition & Labor Day Festival (Sound Mind). Away from the stage, her best-selling children’s book Beyond Words, which focuses on inclusivity and kindness, won the Mother’s Choice Award in 2020. Her plays have been published with Next Stage Press, Heuer, Stage Plays, & Smith Scripts. New York Journal recognized her as one of their 50 under 50 most influential creators during the pandemic list 2022. She is in the Dramatists Guild Institute's Certificate of Dramatic Writing program. She is also a member of the Dramatists Guild, League of Professional Theatre Women, Honor Roll!, and International Centre for Female Playwrights. DanaHallCreates.com
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Palos Village Players to Present Agatha Christie's Timeless Classic THE HOLLOW

Palos Village Players will present THE HOLLOW, a timeless classic by Agatha Christie, beginning this month.
Open-Door Playhouse Debuts UN(DRINKABLE) in February

Open-Door Playhouse presents '(UN)Drinkable,' a podcast play highlighting the Flint water crisis and systemic racism. Debuting on February 7, 2024.
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER Takes Center Stage With Palos Village Players 

Prepare for an evening of laughter and entertainment as Palos Village Players present the classic comedy 'The Man Who Came to Dinner.' Get all the details here!
PlayGround-Chicago Season 2 Monday Night PlayGround Blasts Off Next Month with ORIGIN STORY

Join PlayGround-Chicago for the start of their 2nd season with the Monday Night PlayGround series, featuring original short plays inspired by the prompt 'Origin Story.' The event will be held in-person and simulcast online on October 30th at 7pm CT.
Hoff-Barthelson Announces Appointment Of Gabriella Sanna As Its Next Executive Director

Hoff-Barthelson Music School announces the appointment of Gabriella Sanna as its next Executive Director as of January 1, 2024, following the retirement of current Executive Director Ken Cole on December 31 of this year. 
STAGE IT AND STREAM IT: PLAYS FOR VIRTUAL THEATER Published By Applause Theater And Cinema Books/Rowman & Littlefield

Stage It and Stream It: Plays for Virtual Theater, edited by John Patrick Bray, has been published by Applause Theater and Cinema Books/Rowman & Littlefield.
Previews: DIGITAL, VIEW-ON-DEMAND VOICES OF WOMEN THEATRE FESTIVAL by Powerstories Theatre

Started during the pandemic, The Voices of Women Theatre Festival has become a cornerstone of Powerstories Theatre's mission to amplify the stories of women playwrights. The first event without their physical theatre space due to developers replacing it with high-rise apartments, Powerstories Theatre has proven that the show will go on.
National Women's Theatre Festival Announces Lineup For WTFringe23

The National Women's Theatre Festival (WTF), the nation's largest symposium on gender and theatre, has announced the full schedule of WTFringe23 which will be presented June 22-July 1 as part of their 8th annual festival.
PlayGround-Chicago Concludes Season 1 In-Person With Best Of PlayGround-Chicago Gala

Playwright incubator PlayGround-Chicago celebrates the best writers and short works from its inaugural season and its first in-person performance at the BEST OF PLAYGROUND-CHICAGO GALA.
Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press Announce Winner of February 2023 GO TRY PLAYWRITE CONTEST

Each month Kumu Kahua Theatre co-sponsors this playwriting contest with Bamboo Ridge Press in their combined effort to nurture local playwrights and authors. The monthly Judges are theatre practitioners from the Hawaii theatre community. All plays submitted are read by Kumu Kahua Theatre Artistic Director, Harry Wong III. 
Eclectic Full Contact Theatre Announces Playwrights for 2nd Annual Patchwork New Play Festival

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre has announced the playwrights chosen for their 2nd Annual Patchwork New Play Festival, Patchwork 2: Eclectic Booglaoo.
Eclectic Full Contact Theatre Announces 10th Season

Eclectic Full Contact Theatre's 10th season is focused on new works and new directions.
Chicago Philharmonic Welcomes Record 15 Member Musicians For 2022-23 Season

The Chicago Philharmonic Society has announced the addition of 15 new musician members for the 22/23 Season. With the addition of these new members, Chicago Philharmonic has expanded its pool of the Midwest's finest musicians to 209.
Chicago Philharmonic Welcomes Record 15 Member Musicians For 2022-23 Season

The Chicago Philharmonic Society has announced the addition of 15 new musician members for the 22/23 Season. With the addition of these new members, Chicago Philharmonic has expanded its pool of the Midwest's finest musicians to 209.
Thornhill Theatre Space Announces Dates and Line-up for 3rd Annual Virtual Worldwide Fringe Festival

This year's edition of their fringe is themed Christmas in July and will run July 24th through the 30th, 2022 on their Facebook page, YouTube channel as well as audio productions on their Spotify. From traditional re-tellings of “A Christmas Carol” to uniquely British Pantomime, and everything in between, this festival is sure to have something for everyone to enjoy. 
Rogue Theater Festival is Back and BIGGER than Ever!

Special Offer - Rogue Theater Festival is back and BIGGER than ever!
Farmington Players Present One Act Festival

The Farmington Players are hosting a festival of short one-act plays written by playwrights with Michigan connections.  The eight finalists were selected from over 70 entries in a blind submission process, and audiences will vote for their favorite play, with the winning playwright taking home a $100 prize and the coveted “People’s Choice” award.
Imaginarium Theatre Co. Presents Sixteen New Works

Imaginarium Theatre Company's seasonal writer's group culminates in a weeklong festival this June, featuring sixteen in-person and virtual play readings from the group participants. ITC writer's groups meet weekly and are guaranteed readings at the end of each cycle.
Rogue Theater Festival Returns to The Players Theatre and ShowTix4U

Rogue Theater Festival is at again! Making waves this year in person at The Players Theatre AND digitally on ShowTix4U, Rogue is ready to present a brand new lineup of shows in their, here to stay, hybrid theater festival. Lasting from June 30th through July 3rd, the festival will include 18 brand new shows to be presented LIVE and in person at The Players Theatre along with 27 brand new shows that can be streamed on demand virtually on ShowTix4U.
Jersey City Theater Center Presents the 6th Annual New Play Festival: STRENGTH, May 5 - May 26

Jersey City Theater Center announces the 2022 New Play Festival beginning Thursday, May 5, 2022 through Thursday, May 26, 2022, with selected works centering on the theme of STRENGTH.

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