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Review: Paula Vogel's Stunning INDECENT at American Stage

What did our critic think of Paula Vogel's INDECENT at American Stage?

Gloucester Stage Company To Present THE THIN PLACE

With the supernatural as the setting, Tony Award Nominated Playwright LUCAS HNATH 's suspenseful play is an immersive exploration of the fragile boundary between our world and the one just beyond

Mad Cow Theatre's Streaming Videographer Rose Ray Captures POETRY OUT LOUD

Celebrating National Poetry Month, Mad Cow Theatre releases Poetry Out Loud, the sixth streaming on-demand video of its online series, Bringing Home the Herd.

Mad Cow Theatre Announces 7th Annual Science Play Festival

Mad Cow Theatre's original Science Play Festival returns using, guess what!?...Science! To bring their unique festival of science related plays to life, they will be live-streaming their events online.

Mad Cow Theatre Announces Cast Of MEN ON BOATS

Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. Men on Boats is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. Variety says, 'Off-the canyon-walls funny. Paddle or portage your own boat to the theatre - but get there!'

Take A Risk On New Works At PLAYFEST 2019

The Basel-Kiene Family joins City Beverages in presenting PlayFest. Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF's PlayFest 2019 is set for November 1 a?" 3 and 8 a?" 9, 2019 and features seven readings of new plays in development.

Take A Risk On New Works At Orlando PLAYFEST 2019

The Basel-Kiene Family joins City Beverages in presenting PlayFest. Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF's PlayFest 2019 is set for November 1 a?" 3 and 8 a?" 9, 2019 and features seven readings of new plays in development. At the two-weekend festival, patrons will experience ground-breaking new works while participating in the creative process. Tickets to individual PlayFest readings ($10) may be purchased online at orlandoshakes.org, by phone at (407) 447-1700 ext. 1, or in person at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center (812 East Rollins Street). PlayFest Passes ($56) and PlayFest VIP Passes ($100) are on sale now and may be purchased by phone or in person.

Mad Cow Theatre Announces Cast & Crew Of TOP GIRLS

Mad Cow Theatre announces the cast of Top Girls, opening March 29, 2019.  Women and power are back on the table in Caryl Churchill's feminist feast.

American Stage Presents: AN EVENING WITH SHAKESPEARE'S LOVERS

The St. Petersburg Celebration of the Arts is celebrating the work of William Shakespeare with local arts and cultural organizations presenting variations on the Bard's work during the month of February. American Stage will feature a one-night-only performance of An Evening With Shakespeare's Lovers with Shakespeare and Shakespeare-inspired scenes, sonnets, and songs.

American Stage Presents The Tampa Bay Premiere Of Dominique Morisseau's PIPELINE

American Stage continues its 2018-2019 Season 'LIFE. OUT LOUD' with the Tampa Bay Premiere of PIPELINE written by Dominique Morisseau (co-producer on the Showtime series SHAMELESS) and directed by L. Peter Callender (Director of recent American Stage hits A RAISIN IN THE SUN, JOE TURNER'S COME & GONE and JITNEY).

American Stage Presents The Tampa Bay Premiere Of Dominique Morisseau's PIPELINE

American Stage continues its 2018-2019 Season 'LIFE. OUT LOUD' with the Tampa Bay Premiere of PIPELINE written by Dominique Morisseau (co-producer on the Showtime series SHAMELESS) and directed by L. Peter Callender (Director of recent American Stage hits A RAISIN IN THE SUN, JOE TURNER'S COME & GONE and JITNEY).

American Stage Presents The Tampa Bay Premiere Of Dominique Morisseau's PIPELINE

American Stage continues its 2018-2019 Season 'LIFE. OUT LOUD' with the Tampa Bay Premiere of PIPELINE written by Dominique Morisseau (co-producer on the Showtime series SHAMELESS) and directed by L. Peter Callender (Director of recent American Stage hits A RAISIN IN THE SUN, JOE TURNER'S COME & GONE and JITNEY).

Mad Cow Theatre Announces Cast Of RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN.

Mad Cow Theatre presents Rapture, Blister, Burn, the 2013 Pulitzer Prize finalist from House of Cards and Pulitzer nominated writer Gina Gionfriddo, for its Zehngebot-Stonerock Theatre season opener. Gionfriddo has received an Obie Award, the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, the Helen Merrill Award for Emerging Playwrights and a Guggenheim Fellowship. With blazing wit, this new comedy takes a tantalizing look at family, career, romance and the decisions made that may define one's life. The New York Times calls Rapture, Blister, Burn "intensely smart and immensely funny," and has been called "a smart, funny, and lightning-paced look at feminism" by The New York Daily News. The show's run begins on Friday, October 26, 2018 and plays through Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Mad Cow Theatre in downtown Orlando.

Mad Cow Announces SHE SPEAKS A Workshop For Young Women

Mad Cow Theatre is excited to offer an innovative workshop, She Speaks, to empower girls and young women and to give them the confidence to stand up for themselves.

Mad Cow Announces Cast And Creative Team For THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE

Mad Cow Theatre is thrilled to announce the cast and creative team of Charles Busch's mid-life-crisis comedy The Tale of The Allergist's Wife, which will take the Harriett stage Jan. 19, 2018 as the fourth mainstage production of Mad Cow Theatre's Season 21.

Mad Cow Theatre Announces Cast of GROUNDED

Mad Cow Theatre is delighted to announce the cast and creative team of George Brant's Grounded, a theatrical exploration into an unnerving new kind of war, which will take the Zehngebot-Stonerock stage Oct. 27, 2017 as the second production of Mad Cow Theatre's Season 21. Mad Cow is thrilled to bring this new play to life.

Mad Cow Theatre to Experiment with 2017 Science Play Festival

Mad Cow Theatre has announced the 2017 Science Play Festival, running February 24-26 in the Harriett Theatre.

Mad Cow Theatre to Experiment with 2017 Science Play Festival

Mad Cow Theatre has announced the 2017 Science Play Festival, running February 24-26 in the Harriett Theatre.

BWW Review: THE GOD GAME Provides Unrealistic Look at Religion and Politics at Mad Cow

Opening just three weeks before the presidential election, a play analyzing the confluence of religion and politics on a personal level should be a perfect theatrical opportunity. However, in light of this particular presidential contest, the handling of the issue feels simplistic and dated in THE GOD GAME, running at Orlando's Mad Cow Theatre through November 20th. This intimate, regional premiere from playwright Suzanne Bradbeer feels more like a thought exercise devoid of real world calculations than an honest introspection of a third rail in American politics.

'Pro99' Actors' Equity Members Send Open Letter to AEA President

Members of the 'Pro99' movement of Actors' Equity Association have issued an open letter to AEA's newly elected president, Kate Shindle, in response to her victory and to her inaugural address as president of the national union for actors and stage managers. The open letter is signed by over 400 Equity members (listed below), including such notable names as Ed Asner, Francis Fisher, Sally Kirkland and Alfred Molina. The 'Pro99' movement formed in late 2014 in opposition to AEA's rollout of a new plan that will effectively force 'intimate theaters' in Los Angeles to pay Equity actors minimum wage, go 'non-union' or even close - despite an overwhelming vote against the plan by 66% of the Los Angeles membership on an advisory referendum. 'Pro99' members around the nation, who take their name from the current AEA '99 Seat Plan' that allows members to volunteer in smaller venues, oppose AEA's new promulgated plan. They are requesting that Equity leadership put a moratorium on the plan until local members' voices can be heard, and that the union work with its members to develop an alternative plan that will more realistically address the needs of the Los Angeles theater community.

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