Marie Franklin

WHITE Comes to Scripps Ranch Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 15, 2025

Scripps Ranch Theatre will continue their Season 45 with the San Diego Premier of WHITE,  written by James Ijames, the 2022 Pulitzer Prize Winner playwright of Fat Ham. 

The Old Globe Hosts Four Local Community Groups
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2024

The Old Globe hosts four local community groups in a special event, showcasing diverse talents and fostering community engagement through the arts.

The Old Globe Announces Cohort for the 2024 CLASSICAL DIRECTING FELLOWSHIP
by Stephi Wild - Mar 21, 2024

The Old Globe announced the four-member cohort for the 2024 Classical Directing Fellowship, a program of the Karen and Stuart Tanz Fellowships at The Old Globe, led by the Globe’s Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein.

The Old Globe Announces Cohort For The 2023 Classical Directing Fellowship
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 20, 2023

The Old Globe has announced the four-member cohort for the 2023 Classical Directing Fellowship, a program of the Karen and Stuart Tanz Fellowships at The Old Globe, led by the Globe's Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein, a leading Shakespearean teacher, author, podcast host, and director.

The Old Globe Announces Cohort for the 2022 CLASSICAL DIRECTING FELLOWSHIP
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 14, 2022

The Old Globe announced today the four-member cohort for the 2022 Classical Directing Fellowship, a program of the Karen and Stuart Tanz Fellowships at The Old Globe, led by the Globe’s Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein, a leading Shakespearean teacher, author, and director. 

The Old Globe Announces Cohort for the 2021 CLASSICAL DIRECTING FELLOWSHIP
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 4, 2021

The Old Globe has announced the four-member cohort for the 2021 Classical Directing Fellowship, a program of the Karen and Stuart Tanz Fellowships at The Old Globe, led by the Globe’s Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein, a leading Shakespearean teacher, author, and director. 

San Diego Theater Leaders Formally Join Together as Theatre Alliance
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 2, 2020

The San Diego Tribune has reported that a group of local theater leaders who had been meeting weekly on Zoom to share ideas about getting through the pandemic, has now been formally made into a permanent organization entitled The Theatre Alliance, under the umbrella of the San Diego Performing Arts League.

BWW Review: BREATHTAKING, HAIR WAITING, A PROMISE OF NEW LIFE, & THE WEDDING PREP by Common Ground Theatre & MOXIE Theatre
by E.H. Reiter - Jul 25, 2020

Review of all four shows BREATHTAKING, HAIR WAITING, A PROMISE OF NEW LIFE, & THE WEDDING PREP that are a part of the Dinner & A Zoom series by Common Ground Theatre & MOXIE Theatre

BWW Interview: Joy Yvonne Jones talks about writing, directing, and performing in A PROMISE OF NEW LIFE at Common Ground Theatre & MOXIE Theatres
by E.H. Reiter - Jul 23, 2020

An interview with writer, director, and performer Joy Yvonne Jones on A PROMISE OF NEW LIFE a part of the Dinner and Zoom live virtual theatre series of plays written, directed, and celebrating Black women presented by Common Ground Theatre and MOXIE Theatre.

GLOBE: CoLAB's Fourth Annual Juneteenth Presentation Offered As A Live Online Event!
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 13, 2020

The Old Globe, in collaboration with the George L. Stevens Seniors Resource Center, presents our fourth annual Juneteenth performance presentation as part of the Center's Juneteenth festival.

The Old Globe Announces Lineup For George L. Stevens Senior Center's Annual Juneteenth Celebration
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 14, 2019

For the third consecutive year, The Old Globe will participate in the George L. Stevens Senior Center's annual Juneteenth Celebration by presenting an original work developed through The Old Globe's arts engagement program coLAB: The Ruby in Us, with book and music written by Karen Ann Daniels, Director of the Mobile Unit at New York's Public Theater. Music for the piece was composed by Brandon Cerquedo, and language for the performance was collaboratively evolved in a workshop setting at the Center with the senior community that hosts the annual celebration. Award-winning director Delicia Turner Sonnenberg (Skeleton Crew at the Globe, Globe Classical Directing Fellow) returns to helm this wonderful program alongside lauded jazz musician, musical theatre favorite, and The Ruby in Us music director Leonard Patton.

FREAKY FRIDAY, SUMMER & More Earn San Diego Craig Noel Nominations
by Stephi Wild - Jan 2, 2018

The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle has announced the nominations for its 16th annual Craig Noel Awards for Theatrical Excellence, which will be presented in a ceremony on Feb. 12, 2018, at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation in San Diego.

Bethany Marie Franklin Releases 'Abandoned, Abused and Forgotten'
by Christina Mancuso - Mar 16, 2017

'Abandoned, Abused and Forgotten': an autobiographical memoir of a little girl who rises above the devastation of betrayal of all who should have loved and protected her and grows into a woman of deep and abiding faith in God. 'Abandoned, Abused and Forgotten' is the creation of published author Bethany Marie Franklin, now an ordained minister who has committed her life to living Christ's message by providing humanitarian aid to people in need around the world. She continues to practice her faith in all aspects of her life.