Nia Calloway

Pangea to Launch New Pop-Up INCUBATOR FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 6, 2025

A new cross-disciplinary festival, Pangea's “Incubator Festival,” is about to launch in the East Village. See full programming and learn how to attend the festival!

Alexander Perez's New Play THE BAD IN EACH OTHER Will Have NYC Premiere at The Tank
by Stephi Wild - Jun 21, 2024

Alexander Perez's new two hander The Bad in Each Other is slated to have its New York City Premiere at The Tank in midtown Manhattan this summer.

HERE to Present PRIESTESS OF TWERK: A BLACK FEMME STAR TEMPLE + WISDOM SCHOOL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2024

Experience the empowering journey of self-discovery in PRIESTESS OF TWERK: A BLACK FEMME STAR TEMPLE + WISDOM SCHOOL by Nia O. Witherspoon, presented by HERE. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

All For One Theater To Present Nia Calloway's HOMEBODY: A RITUAL PARTY At HERE
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 16, 2023

All For One Theater (Michael Wolk, Founder & Artistic Director and Nicholas A. Cotz, Executive & Producing Director) has announced the All For One Theater Solo Collective (AFO SoCo) presentation of HOMEBODY: A Ritual Party, written and performed by Nia Calloway and directed by Paula Ali.

JACK Launches 2022 Performance Festival RADICAL ACTS
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 6, 2022

After a thrilling inaugural festival in 2021, JACK returns to its DIY roots for their annual performance festival: Radical Acts. From November 9 - 19 JACK will be home to all things radical — radical joy, radical mayhem, radical vulnerability, and radical confrontations with today's pressing issues.

Nia Calloway, Rachel Lin & More To Develop New Solo Plays For AFO's 2022 Solo Collective
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 4, 2022

All For One Theater has selected 5 playwrights who will create and develop five brand new solo plays as part of All For One's 2022 Solo Collective development series: Nia Calloway (HOMEBODY: A Ritual Party), Rachel Lin (Dear John), Matthew Paul Olmos (the un'admiring), Reynaldo Piniella (Black and Blue), and Jason Odell Williams (Destroying David).

New Light Theater Project Announces Free Virtual Events This October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 13, 2020

New Light Theater Project has announced an array of free virtual events this October that range from new work to radio dramas to panel discussions. Kicking off the virtual season is a presentation of songs from a new musical in development, METROPOLIS an Afrofuturist Musical, written by AriDy Nox and Brandon Webster, directed by Zhailon Levingston.

Virtual Theatre Today: Friday, June 26- Lea Salonga, Sara Bareilles and More
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 26, 2020

Today (June 26) in live streaming: A new Next on Stage, Lea Salonga visits Backstage Live! and so much more!

Cherry Lane Theatre to Present a Workshop Presentation of (THE MAKING OF) HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD IN 90 MINUTES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 11, 2020

Cherry Lane Theatre (Angelina Fiordellisi, Executive Director; Seri Lawrence, Artistic Director) has announced a workshop presentation of a new work, The Making Of) How to Save the World in 90 Minutes by writer/composer Shawn Randall, directed by Alfredo Narciso and mentored by Diana Oh ({my lingerie play}). Performances will run March 4 - 14, 2020, at the Cherry Lane Studio Theatre (38 Commerce Street). For tickets, schedule and more information, please visit www.cherrylanetheatre.org.

Poetic Theater Productions Presents Love Redefined: RENEW
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 25, 2020

Poetic Theater Productions announces their tenth annual Love Redefined showcase, Love Redefined: RENEW to take place Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 at 8:00pm at Judson Memorial Church, presented with Judson Arts. Love Redefined is a celebration of radical love of self and others with a night of poetic, theatrical, and musical remixes, re-imaginings and riffs.

BEHIND THE SHEET Adds Unprecedented Third Extension At Ensemble Studio Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 12, 2019

Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST) (William Carden, Artistic Director, Sarah McLellan, Executive Director) and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (Doron Weber, Vice-President, Programs) announced today that due to unprecedented and overwhelming response, the World Premiere of Behind the Sheet has been extended for a third time. Part of the EST/Sloan Science & Technology Project (Graeme Gillis, Program Director; Linsay Firman, Associate Director), Behind the Sheet is written by Charly Evon Simpson (Jump) and directed by Colette Robert (Mary's Wedding).

BEHIND THE SHEET Extends Again At Ensemble Studio Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 5, 2019

Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST) (William Carden, Artistic Director, Sarah McLellan, Executive Director) and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (Doron Weber, Vice-President, Programs) announced today a second extension for the World Premiere of Behind the Sheet, written by Charly Evon Simpson (Jump) and directed by Colette Robert (Mary's Wedding). Part of the EST/Sloan Science & Technology Project (Graeme Gillis, Program Director; Linsay Firman, Associate Director), Behind the Sheet began previews at EST's Curt Dempster Theatre (549 W. 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019) on January 9, 2019, and opened January 17. Originally set to close on February 3, the play will now run through February 17, 2019.

Ensemble Studio Theatre Extends BEHIND THE SHEET
by Julie Musbach - Jan 24, 2019

Ensemble Studio Theatre (EST) and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced today an extension for the World Premiere of Behind the Sheet, written by Charly Evon Simpson (Jump) and directed by Colette Robert (Mary's Wedding).

Ensemble Studio Theatre Completes Cast of Charly Evon Simpson's BEHIND THE SHEET
by Julie Musbach - Nov 26, 2018

Ensemble Studio Theatre and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced today casting for the World Premiere of Behind the Sheet, written by Charly Evon Simpson (Jump) and directed by Colette Robert (Mary's Wedding).

Barefoot Shakespeare Company and Occupy Verona Presents ALL ONE FOREST
by BWW News Desk - Jun 7, 2018

Barefoot Shakespeare Company ?and Occupy Verona ?are teaming up for "She Doth Persist," a season celebrating feminism and activism. First up is All One Forest, a new play that explores what happens when famous characters from Shakespeare's plays meet each other outside of their stories. All performances will be held at Summit Rock in Central Park and admission is free.

Barefoot Shakespeare Company and Occupy Verona Presents ALL ONE FOREST
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2018

Barefoot Shakespeare Company ?and Occupy Verona ?are teaming up for "She Doth Persist," a season celebrating feminism and activism. First up is All One Forest, a new play that explores what happens when famous characters from Shakespeare's plays meet each other outside of their stories. All performances will be held at Summit Rock in Central Park and admission is free.