BWW Q&A: Elena Velasco on Native Gardens at NextStop Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Jan 17, 2025
We spoke to Elena Velasco about Native Gardens at NextStop Theatre. NextStop Theatre Company is an award-winning professional theatre company in the heart of Herndon, VA. Located minutes away from Reston Town Center, Historic Downtown Herndon, Dulles Airport, and the Herndon Silver Line Metro Station, the company has established a strong regional reputation for producing critically acclaimed productions and educational programs, while showcasing a wide array of local talent and arts relevant to the community.
Adventure Theatre MTC Announces All New Leadership May 2023
by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2023
Adventure Theatre MTCÂ (ATMTC), educating and inspiring new generations of theater artists and audiences with exceptional theatrical experiences, announces its return from a strategic pause with an all new leadership staff led by Executive Director and former Education Director, Melynda Burdette Wintrol, Artistic Director, Kurt Boehm, and Lisa Carrier Baker, Academy Director.
Jacob's Pillow to Rebuild Theatre Destroyed in Fire
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 17, 2022
After the tragic loss of the Doris Duke Theatre to a fire in November 2020, Jacob’s Pillow has announced that the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation has awarded a $10 million grant —the largest received in Jacob’s Pillow’s 90-year history—toward the building of a new, reimagined Doris Duke Theatre, slated to open in 2025.
Tony Award Winner Melba Moore Stars in ROLL ON! A GOSPEL MUSICAL This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 9, 2022
Roll On! Productions in association with the Center for Nonprofit Advancement and Dasu Productions will present Roll On! A Gospel Musical, starring legendary Tony Award Winner and Grammy Award nominee, Melba Moore, at the THEARC Theater in Washington, DC for 21 shows, opening Sunday, October 9 until Sunday, October 30, 2022.
Photos: American Repertory Theater Raises $1.35 Million & Honors Linda Henry at Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 10, 2022
The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University raised $1.35 million in support of the theater’s mission to expand the boundaries of theater through its artistic productions and educational offerings at its annual fundraising gala held last Monday, June 6. Check out photos from the gala!
Orlando REP Announces 2021-2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2021
A favorite Orlando REP actor, Stephen Pugh, takes on multiple characters as he vividly takes us back to the quaint village of Sleepy Hollow, where stories of wonder and spookiness surround the legend of a headless horseman and schoolmaster Ichabod Crane. Derek G. Martin and Jesse M. Sullivan adapted this Washington Irving classic for the stage.Â
MassOpera & OperaHub Announce Selected Work For New Opera Workshop
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2021
In June of 2020, MassOpera and OperaHub announced a call for proposal submissions to the New Opera Workshop (NOW) seeking creative and innovative operatic works to add to the American operatic cannon. Projects were required to feature a majority of female roles with a focus on roles for diverse women, by librettists and composers currently living in the United States.Â
Adventure's Sunday Presentation Celebrates Plays Created During COVID
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 14, 2020
Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC) presents Adventure Did What? during its weekly StoryTime this Sunday at 2PM on Facebook Live. Adventure Did What? both celebrates all the new plays ATMTC has developed during COVID and previews these works that will provide a rich pipeline of productions after the pandemic. To tune in, visit Adventure Theatre's Facebook Event page Sunday at 2PM.