WE WILL DREAM: NEW WORKS FESTIVAL Announces Community Advisory Board
No Dream Deferred has announced its first Community Advisory Board (CAB) for the inaugural 2023 We Will Dream: New Works Festival. This advisory board will serve as thought partners and co-planners of the festival and will help with festival promotion and partnerships, artist selection, and community engagement.
Luna Stage Re-Opens MainStage With Nikkole Salter's TORN ASUNDER
Luna Stage will reopen for in-person performances on their MainStage on March 11th, exactly two years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the temporary closure of their building. The first event in the main space of the professional regional theatre will be a reading of long-term collaborator Nikkole Salter's play Torn Asunder on March 11th and 12th at 8pm, followed by a conversation with the playwright.
Mercein & Hege Bring GRÝLA Home To Iceland
A couple of years ago, New Yorker Christian Hege discovered Grýla completely by accident, searching online for something he can't even remember. Now he looks for audiences everywhere, and tells her story in dimly-lit spaces, to ruin Christmas a little for everyone. Why not.
UCSB's Launch Pad Zooms Into Action With ALONE, TOGETHER
LAUNCH PAD alumni playwrights have rallied to provide new material for UCSB's Department of Theater and Dance students. In an overwhelming response to an invitation from LAUNCH PAD Artistic Director Risa Brainin and Professor Annie Torsiglieri, 24 playwrights have written monologues and short plays inspired by the prompt a?oeAlone, Togethera?? and tailored specifically for the Zoom platform.
Southern Rep Theatre Announces Casting For AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
Southern Rep Theatre will debut its upcoming 2019-2020 Mainstage season with the professional regional premiere of Tracy Letts' 2008 Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY. Directed by Jason Kirkpatrick(The Walking Dead, ALL THE WAY at Southern Rep), the limited engagement will begin September 11, 2019 and run through October 6, 2019 at Southern Rep's permanent home located at 2541 Bayou Road, New Orleans.
Town Hall Discussion On Rape Culture to Be Hosted By NewYorkRep
In anticipation of White Ribbon day, also known as the International Day for the eradication of violence against women, NewYorkRep will present a staged reading and town hall discussion of A BAD NIGHT, a new docu-drama co-written by Nicole Pandolfo and Amy E. Witting, at Playwrights Horizons, this Sunday November 18that 12:00pm and 3:00pm. Markus Potteris set to direct.
Head Shots: X's and O's at Center Stage
I recall a story where a pastor spoke to his congregation about the 10 commandments. To paraphrase, the pastor said, 'About that commandment about not having any false idols--not applicable for today, right? Nobody praying before golden calves today, right?' Then, he held up a football.
X'S AND O'S Begins Rehearsals at Center Stage
The NFL takes Center Stage in X's and O's, a new, ripped-from-the-headlines play about America's love of football and the often traumatic impact the sport has on many of its players and families. X's and O's is the final production at Center Stage before building-wide renovations move the company's last two productions of the season to a temporary residency at Towson University.