Mary Hoffman

Westport Country Playhouse Radio Theater, a free-of-charge broadcast series, in partnership with WSHU Public Radio, will present the new audio play combining humor and suspense, “Special Delivery,” on Saturday, July 10, at 1:06 p.m. (following a news update at top of the hour), with a rebroadcast on Sunday, July 11, at 4:06 p.m.

Soul Rep Theatre Company's 'lucky' 13th season of plays - SOUL TO KEEP - continues with the regional premiere of Shay Youngblood's adaptation of the celebrated children's book series by Mary Hoffman, AMAZING GRACE, February 20 - March 8 at the South Dallas Cultural Center, located at 3400 S. Fitzhugh Avenue, adjacent to Fair Park.

San Francisco -- As part of its unique annual Hands-on-Opera education and youth performance program, Opera Parallèle (OP) will present the world premiere of Amazing Grace, by OP composer-in-residence Christopher Pratorius. Based on the children's book of the same name by Mary Hoffman and with a libretto by Opera Parallèle's Brian Staufenbiel and Roma Olvera, three free performances will be presented this weekend, November 12 & 14, at the African American Art & Culture Complex in San Francisco.

San Francisco, CA, August 28, 2015 – As part of its unique annual Hands-on-Opera education and youth performance program, Opera Parallèle (OP) will present the world premiere of Amazing Grace, by OP composer-in-residence Christopher Pratorius. Based on the children's book of the same name by Mary Hoffman and with a libretto by Opera Parallèle's Brian Staufenbiel and Roma Olvera, three free performances will be presented November 12 & 14at the African American Art & Culture Complex in San Francisco. The fully staged and costumed production will be developed during an innovative eight-week residency with fourth and fifth grade students at Saint Martin de Porres Catholic School in Oakland, assisted by the Opera Parallèle creative team and professional singers. The production will be directed by Krista Wigle, and conducted by David Gordon. Performances will be given Thursday, November 12, at 6 pm and Saturday, November 14, at 11 am and 1 pm at the African American Art & Culture Complex, 762 Fulton Street (at Webster) in San Francisco. Admission is free; past Hands-on-Opera performances have filled up quickly, so audience members are encouraged to arrive early. For more information, visit www.operaparallele.org .

San Francisco, CA, April 9, 2015 – Opera Parallèle has announced its 2015--2016 season, which will feature its first collaboration with SFJAZZ, a new production of Peter Maxwell Davies' riveting and mysterious The Lighthouse, and the world premiere of a new children's opera by Chris Pratorius. Opera Parallèle and SFJAZZ will present their first collaboration: a new, fully staged production of Champion: An Opera in Jazz by Terence Blanchard, SFJAZZ Resident Artistic Director, with eight performances to be given February 19-28, 2016 at SFJAZZ Center. Based on the life of African-American boxing champion Emile Griffith (1938-2013), the production marks both Opera Parallèle's first foray into an operatic jazz idiom and SFJAZZ's first opera. The complete schedule of performances will be announced and tickets go on sale to the general public mid-July, 2015. For more information, visit www.operaparallele.org and www.sfjazz.org. Peter Maxwell Davies' three-character opera, The Lighthouse, based on the mysterious and unsolved disappearance of three people off the Scottish coast in 1900 will be given a new production April 29-May 1, 2016 at Z Space in San Francisco. The season will open with the world premiere of a new children's opera by Chris Pratorius entitled Amazing Grace, featuring San Francisco fourth graders and soloists, November 12-14, 2015, at a venue to be announced. For more information about the Opera Parallèle season, visit www.operaparallele.org .

Two holiday favorites return to the Blackfriars stage along with a 2013 Fringe Festival hit.

Eleven students of Main Street Theater's Education Department explore the very real issues of discrimination and perseverance in the play Amazing Grace by Shay Youngblood, adapted from the book by Mary Hoffman. There are 3 public performances: tonight and Saturday, February 15 and 16, at 7:30pm, and Sunday, February 17 at 3:30pm. Performances are at Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market, located at 4617 Montrose Blvd. For tickets, call 713-524-6706 or log on to mainstreettheater.com. All tickets are $5.00.

Eleven students of Main Street Theater's Education Department explore the very real issues of discrimination and perseverance in the play Amazing Grace by Shay Youngblood, adapted from the book by Mary Hoffman. There are 3 public performances: Friday and Saturday, February 15 and 16, at 7:30pm, and Sunday, February 17 at 3:30pm. Performances are at Main Street Theater - Chelsea Market, located at 4617 Montrose Blvd. For tickets, call 713-524-6706 or log on to mainstreettheater.com. All tickets are $5.00.

Mesa Arts Center invites music lovers to enjoy their Thursday lunch hour outdoors at Mesa Arts Center's Wells Fargo Garden for the Out to Lunch Concert Series. These live concerts are free and open to the public and will feature music by a diverse range of talented local musicians. Chairs and lawn seating are available; guests are encouraged to bring stadium cushions or blankets.

Last year, thousands of patrons enjoyed free weekly concerts outdoors at Mesa Arts Center. On Thursday, Oct. 28, the Out to Lunch concert series returns for another season. These concerts will feature local artists playing a variety of music including 50's rock-n-roll, acoustic country, jazz and more. Break away from your computer screen, discover new music, and enjoy the weather and fresh air. Chairs and lawn seating are available, but guests are encouraged to bring stadium cushions and blankets. Cucina Di Vita, Italian deli will provide sandwiches, wraps, soups, salads, antipasto plates, fresh lemonade, iced tea, coffee, and more onsite at Mesa Arts Center. Brown bags and picnic baskets are welcome and many of Downtown Mesa's unique restaurants offer convenient and appetizing take-out options. Out to Lunch concerts are FREE and open to the public.

Last year, thousands of patrons enjoyed free weekly concerts outdoors at Mesa Arts Center. On Thursday, Oct. 28, the Out to Lunch concert series returns for another season. These concerts will feature local artists playing a variety of music including 50's rock-n-roll, acoustic country, jazz and more. Break away from your computer screen, discover new music, and enjoy the weather and fresh air. Chairs and lawn seating are available, but guests are encouraged to bring stadium cushions and blankets. Cucina Di Vita, Italian deli will provide sandwiches, wraps, soups, salads, antipasto plates, fresh lemonade, iced tea, coffee, and more onsite at Mesa Arts Center. Brown bags and picnic baskets are welcome and many of Downtown Mesa's unique restaurants offer convenient and appetizing take-out options. Out to Lunch concerts are FREE and open to the public.

Seeking 'to provide an artistic outlet to Nashville and surrounding cities, as well as to provide a platform for actors, directors, producers, writers and theatre enthusiasts to network and learn,' the fourth annual Shades of Black Theatre Festival begins Monday night, August 24, with an opening mixer to be held from 6 to 8 p.m. (CDT) at Darkhorse Theatre, 4610 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville.

Seeking 'to provide an artistic outlet to Nashville and surrounding cities, as well as to provide a platform for actors, directors, producers, writers and theatre enthusiasts to network and learn,' the fourth annual Shades of Black Theatre Festival begins Monday night, August 24, with an opening mixer to be held from 6 to 8 p.m. (CDT) at Darkhorse Theatre, 4610 Charlotte Avenue, Nashville.

On Tuesday, July 25, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, co-host of the ABC daytime talk show 'The View,' will make a special appearance at TheatreworksUSA's critically acclaimed production of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie & Other Story Books at Off-Broadway's Lucille Lortel Theatre

Children's storybooks come to musical life in this witty and delightful collection from TheatreworksUSA.

TheatreworksUSA, the leading not-for-profit professional theatre for family audiences, will launch its 45th anniversary season with the one-hour musical revue If You Give a Mouse a Cookie & Other Story Books, presented as Theatreworks' annual Free Summer Theatre Program for New York City youth.

TheatreworksUSA, the leading not-for-profit professional theatre for family audiences, will launch its 45th anniversary season with the one-hour musical revue If You Give a Mouse a Cookie & Other Story Books, presented as Theatreworks' annual Free Summer Theatre Program for New York City youth.