IF SAND WERE STONE Announces Cast of Off-Broadway Debut as Part of 2018 New York Musical Festival
Creators Carly Brooke Feinman and Cassie Willson are thrilled to announce the casting for their original musical If Sand Were Stone, making its Off-Broadway debut this July as part of the 2018 New York Musical Festival's (NYMF) Next Link Project. Featuring original music by Ms. Willson and original book & lyrics by Ms. Feinman, If Sand Were Stone will play a 5-performance run at The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row beginning July 18, 2018.
MAD COOL to Debut at Frigid Festival During Black History Month
Mad Cool will debut at the Kraine Theatre on February 17, 2018, as part of Frigid's three-week limited engagement. Co-written by emerging playwrights Nick Parker (BMI Lehmen Engel Advanced Musical Theatre) and Ayo Edebiri (The Rundown on BET assistant writer and UCB alum), the production is directed by award-winning multidisciplinary filmmaker and theater artist, Diane Chen, and is presented in association with producers Charles Hayes IV and Scott Caudill.
Corkscrew Theater Festival to Present 5 Free Readings of New Plays
Free tickets can now be reserved for the reading series presented by Corkscrew Theater Festival, running August 7 - September 3 at the Paradise Factory (64 East 4th Street, Manhattan). A joint effort from The Brewing Dept. and Fortress Productions, this new summer theater festival provides early-career artists a high level of production support and features five world premieres and five readings performed in repertory over four weeks. Special attention has been given to theater makers who are developing work through innovative and unusual collaborative models. A majority of the participating artists identify as women.