BWW Review: HARLEM DUET explores racism and relationships at Coronado Playhouse
HARLEM DUET, now streaming from Coronado Playhouse is an apt name for this beautiful, and heartbreaking play. In a “prequel” to Shakespeare’s OTHELLO, the play follows one couple in the 1860s, 1928, and in modern Harlem. It explores how echoes of the same old songs of racism, privilege, and relationships can be heard throughout history and into the modern-day. Streaming through April 18th
San Diego REP Announces The Cast & Creative Team Of SWEAT
San Diego Repertory Theatre (San Diego REP) announced today the cast and creative team for Lynn Nottage's Sweat, winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Best Play. Directed by REP artistic director Sam Woodhouse, Sweat will be the final show in The REP's 43rd season. Sweat will run April 18 - May 12, 2019, at San Diego REP's Lyceum Stage Theatre, with previews April 18 - 23, and press opening on Wednesday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m.
MCCC Students Present Multiple Performance Events In December
Community residents seeking cultural events in December need travel no further than Mercer County Community College (MCCC). The MCCC Theatre, Dance and Music programs combine their talents for a variety of concerts and performances - and all are free! Events take place on the college's West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
The Old Globe Celebrates Five Years of Globe For All With A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
The Old Globe invites your participation as Globe for All celebrates five years of making theatre matter to more people! This talented company of professional actors will tour Shakespeare's most popular comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream throughout San Diego County to a wide variety of economically, geographically, and culturally diverse communities. The free Globe for All Tour begins Tuesday, October 30 and will visit 17 community partner venues new and old, from Oceanside to the South Bay, from Linda Vista to the Imperial Valley. Patricia McGregor returns to direct her second Globe for All tour, following Measure for Measure in 2016, along with recent critical acclaim for her direction of the world premiere of Lights Out: Nat "King" Cole (People's Light, Geffen Playhouse) and Skeleton Crew (Studio Theatre, Geffen Playhouse).
MCCC's Theatre Program to present MEDEA, 12/1-3
Greek mythology comes to life in 'Medea,' to be performed by the Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Theatre/Dance Program today and Saturday, Dec 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m.
MCCC's Theatre Program to present MEDEA, 12/1-3
Greek mythology comes to life in 'Medea,' to be performed by the Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Theatre/Dance Program on Friday and Saturday, Dec 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m.
Mercer Dance Ensemble to Present 'ROOTS TO WINGS' at Kelsey Theatre
Creative exploration and joyful energy have been the hallmarks of the Dance Program at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) this year. With new artistic direction and three new instructors, MCCC's current students, Dance alumni and faculty are eager to bring their work to the stage. The Mercer Dance Ensemble (MDE) presents 'Roots to Wings: MDE in Concert' on Saturday, May 6 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 7 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor Campus at 1200 Old Trenton Road.
MCCC Theatre/Dance Program to present Federico Lorca's Classic BLOOD WEDDING
The Academic Theatre and Dance program at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) will combine storytelling, dance and music in the spell-binding production "Blood Wedding." Wildly popular in its day and still performed regularly in Latin countries, this Spanish classic comes to Kelsey Theatre Fridays, April 21 and 28 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, April 22 and 29 at 8 p.m., and Sundays, April 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
Aurora Theatre Opens 25th Season with DEAR MASTER
Aurora Theatre Company proudly opens its 25th anniversary season with a revival of the play that started it all, DEAR MASTER. Joy Carlin (The How and The Why, Talley's Folly, Jack Goes Boating) helms this elegant portraitfeaturing Bay Area favorite Michael Ray Wisely (The Letters, The Arsonists) and Aurora's first leading lady Kimberly King (Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance), wife of Aurora co-founder Ken Grantham, who played Flaubert in the original production. DEAR MASTER plays September 2 through October 2 at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley. For tickets ($32-56) and information the public can call (510) 843-4822 or visit auroratheatre.org.
Photo Flash: First Look at MCCC Theatre's Student Adaptation of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Mercer County Community College's (MCCC's) Academic Theatre Company will present an original adaptation of Shakespeare's classic A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Kelsey Theatre. Dates and show times are Todays, April 1 and 8 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, April 2 and 9 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, April 3 and 10 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college's West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below!