Definition Theatre Announces 2024 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 20, 2023
Definition Theatre announces two world premiere plays as part of its 2024 season. The company has also added stage and production manager Julie Jachym and Sound Designer Willow James to the ensemble and welcomes media producer and host Troy Pryor to its artistic advisory board.
LIGHT Comes to Chester Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Jul 26, 2023
Chester Theatre Company (CTC) is delighted to bring The Light by Loy A. Webb, to the Chester Town Hall Theatre, 15 Middlefield Road, Chester, MA, from July 27th to August 6th, with performances Wednesday at 2pm, Thursday at 2pm and 7:30pm, Friday at 7:30pm, Saturday at 2pm and 7:30pm and Sunday at 2pm.
Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre Reveals 2023/2024 Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 15, 2023
The Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre has unveiled its highly anticipated 2023/2024 season, marking the 40th anniversary of the downtown Indianapolis theatre. With a lineup of exceptional plays and productions from our Cultural Centre Collectives, this season promises to charm audiences and showcase the Cultural Centre's commitment to excellence in the performing arts.
Review: THE LIGHT at Theatre Exile
by G K Schatzman - Feb 10, 2023
Directed by J. Paul Nicholas and starring Abdul Sesay and Angela Bey, The Light centers on the hot-and-cold engagement night of two youngish Chicagoans as they wind up reliving their romantic pinnacles alongside their separate, secreted traumas around sexual assault.
Review: THE LIGHT at The Hotchner Studio Theatre On The Washington University Campus
by James Lindhorst - Feb 10, 2023
THE LIGHT, the current offering at The Black Rep, is Loy A. Webb’s two-character play that takes on the painful topic of sexual assault and the victim’s devastation. Newly engaged couple Genesis and Rashad are celebrating when Genesis speaks a painful truth and Rashad deflects to protect the aggressor instead of the victim. Quickly their romantic evening unravels as Genesis sheds THE LIGHT on an assault that went unreported and unpunished.
Chester Theatre Company Announces 2023 Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 7, 2023
Recently appointed Co-Producing Artistic Directors James Barry and Tara Franklin have announced Chester Theatre Company’s 2023 season, the first under their direction. Barry and Franklin are known for their award-winning work on the Town Hall Theatre stage, and they are now heading the organization and programming works for Chester audiences.
Tipping Point Theatre to Present Michigan Premiere Of Loy A. Webb's THE LIGHT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 3, 2023
Tipping Point Theatre will continue its 15th theatrical season on January 26 at 8 p.m. with the Michigan premiere of Loy A. Webb's The Light. TPT's production of vibrant, culturally-significant, captivating theatrical offerings rank among some of the best professional performances offered in the state of Michigan.
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston Presents THE LIGHT
by A.A. Cristi - May 24, 2022
The Light by Loy A. Webb takes the audience inside a relationship as a newly engaged couple navigates the revelation of long-kept secrets while the power of love is tested. This enthralling, surprising, and thought provoking play will have audiences talking long after they have left the theater and closes the 2021/22 Season featuring the Lyric Stage directorial debut of Jacqui Parker, who has been onstage in past shows including Miss Witherspoon, Follies, and Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill.
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston Announces 2021-2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 28, 2021
The Lyric Stage Company of Boston will welcome audiences back for their 47th season. Their six-show season asks us how far we would go for the people and things we hold dear. They're excited to open their doors on September 24 and share these powerful, exciting, and moving shows with audiences.
WAM Theatre Announces Boston-Based Cast for Reading of THE LIGHT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 5, 2021
WAM Theatre has announced the casting of Boston-based actors Elle Borders and Brandon G. Green in their upcoming reading of the sensational new play THE LIGHT by Loy A. Webb, directed by Colette Robert, which will be available to stream from Sunday, April 25, to Sunday, May 2. Tickets are on sale now.
Online Play Reading Of LETTERS TO KAMALA Opens WAM 2021 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 2, 2021
WAM Theatre begins its 12th season with an Online Fresh Takes Play Reading of LETTERS TO KAMALA by Rachel Lynett, directed by Nicole Brewer, which will be available to stream from Sunday, March 14 to Sunday, March 21. Tickets are on sale now.
Mixed Media: How Artists Are Taking the 'Theater' Out of Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 20, 2021
Thanks to our new pandemic reality, the ambitions, aspirations, and survival instincts of the arts profession have been tested in every way imaginable. As is their wont, artists have risen to this challenge in multifarious ways, creating new and exciting innovations for an ancient artform.