Harlem Sculpture Gardens Launched At City College
by Stephi Wild - Dec 15, 2023
Harlem will host its first large-scale sculpture exhibition in Spring, 2024. The historic parks Morningside, St. Nicholas, and Jackie Robinson have been selected to be the featured sites for these works as well as the campus of City College and the Roosevelt Triangle on 125th Street.
NJSCA & The Alliance Announce 2021 Cultural Access Award Recipients
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 29, 2021
New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, two of the state's largest arts service organizations, congratulated the 2021 Cultural Access Awards recipients with a virtual event of learning and celebration on Thursday, June 24.
20th Anniversary Of GCTC/CCLA Lawyer Play Pays Tribute To A Radio Classic
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2019
From June 5th to June 8th, Great Canadian Theatre Company and the County of Carleton Law Association will be presenting the 20th Annual Lawyer Play Fundraiser. A cast of 23 local lawyers and judges will perform War of Two Worlds, a new work and adaptation by GCTC's Artistic Director and Managing Director, Eric Coates and Hugh Neilson, with apologies to Orson Welles. The production is a radio-play-within-a-play, following an ensemble of voice actors in the late 1940s as they attempt to save their radio station while recreating Orson Welles' The War of the Worlds.
BWW Review: OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD, Tobacco Factory Theatres
by Tim Wright - Apr 24, 2019
It's a sensible time to be tackling Timberlake Wertenbaker's modern classic Our Country's Good. The role of theatre in society is ripe for the examination, as cuts bite arts institutions and school curriculums alike. The question is, what is there to be gained by putting on a play?
Tobacco Factory Theatres Announces Cast For 2019 Factory Company Season
by Stephi Wild - Jan 25, 2019
Tobacco Factory Theatres has announced the casting of its second Factory Company - the resident professional ensemble that will perform new in-house productions of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and Timberlake Wertenbaker's Our Country's Good between February and May 2019.
19th Annual Lawyer Play Fundraiser Raises $140,000 For GCTC And Charity Partner Tungasuvvingat Inuit
by Julie Musbach - Jun 13, 2018
With one preview and three gala performances under their belts, the cast of the 19th Annual GCTC/CCLA Lawyer Play have cause to celebrate. With combined gross revenue from sponsorships and ticket sales, this year's Lawyer Play - The Rule of Three by Agatha Christie - exceeded all of its fundraising targets, raising $140,000 in funds to support GCTC and this year's charity partner, Tungasuvvingat Inuit.
Agatha Christie's THE RULE OF THREE to Be Brought To Life By 23 Lawyers
by A.A. Cristi - May 23, 2018
Lawyers are known for prosecuting and defending, but for four special nights they'll be in the spotlight playing villains, victims and criminals. The Great Canadian Theatre Company with the County of Carleton Law Association will be presenting Agatha Christie's The Rule of Three from June 6th to June 9th - three one act plays featuring a cast of 23 lawyers and judges for their 19th Annual Lawyer Play Fundraiser.
BWW Review: UP DOWN MAN, Tobacco Factory Theatre
by Tim Wright - Nov 10, 2017
My name is Matty Butler and I like foxes . We're told the reaction to foxes is often similar to people with Down's syndrome like Matty. Some people think they're cute, some think they shouldn't be there. After the success of previous production Up Down Boy, we're back with Matty and his family but this time Matty is not a boy, but a man. Matty may share many of the best child-like qualities but he's now 29 and wants a boyfriend.
BWW Interview: Heather Williams Talks UP DOWN MAN at Tobacco Factory Theatres
by Tim Wright - Oct 5, 2017
Myrtle Theatre Company is renowned for its ground-breaking work that is influenced and inspired by the voices in society that often go unheard. In recent times, the company has enjoyed a special relationship with Nathan Bessell- a performer with Down's syndrome who was the star and inspiration for Up Down Boy (which toured and had a stint at the National Theatre) and the upcoming revival of it's sequel Up Down Man.
Tobacco Factory Theatres Announces Ambitious 2017 Season, Creation of Factory Company
by BWW News Desk - Jul 27, 2017
This week Tobacco Factory Theatres launches its most ambitious ever season of productions for Aug - Dec 2017, including five in-house productions throughout the autumn and at Christmas. In addition, the theatre announces a new chapter in its history: the creation of the Factory Company which will perform two electrifying plays between February and May 2018.