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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) today announced the 2019 participants for its prestigious Newcomers Program. Since last year's expansion to include international talent beyond the U.K., BAFTA Los Angeles has become a hub for international rising talent in the U.S., and the program continues to further deliver BAFTA's mission to promote cultural exchange and strengthen global collaboration, with its most international group yet. This year, participants hail from across the globe, with representation from the U.K., Australia, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Nigeria, Poland, South Africa and Turkey.

Today, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA LA) announced the expansion of its Newcomers Program to include international participants for the first time. Launched in 2007 to support British talents transitioning to Los Angeles, the program recognizes the fruitful legacy of international talents moving to the U.S. to further their knowledge, develop their skills, and strengthen their network of peers.

Delving into the darkly absurd corners of corporate America and middle-man-purgatory, director Michael Sladek makes his NYC stage debut with a fresh production of Below the Belt by acclaimed playwright, Richard Dresser. Presented by Black Lodge Theater, the work will be staged in the old boiler room of the iconic Westbeth Center for the Arts.

Delving into the darkly absurd corners of corporate America and middle-man-purgatory, director Michael Sladek makes his NYC stage debut with a fresh production of Below the Belt by acclaimed playwright, Richard Dresser. Presented by Black Lodge Theater, the work will be staged in the old boiler room of the iconic Westbeth Center for the Arts.

Delving into the darkly absurd corners of corporate America and middle-man-purgatory, director Michael Sladek makes his NYC stage debut with a fresh production of Below the Belt by acclaimed playwright, Richard Dresser. Presented by Black Lodge Theater, the work will be staged in the old boiler room of the iconic Westbeth Center for the Arts.

The Invisible Dog opened in October 2009, a raw space in a vast converted factory building with a charmed history and an open-ended mission: to create, from the ground up, a new kind of interdisciplinary arts center.

Manhattan Theatre Source presents the world premiere of BILLY CARVER AND THE CHILDREN IN MIND from July 7th to the 24th. There will be a fundraiser event on July 3rd at 2 PM where preview scenes will be featured. Tickets are $18 and are available through Theatermania at theatermania.com or at (866) 811-4111. Performance times are 8 PM performances, Wednesdays through Saturdays, and 2 PM performances on Sundays.

Manhattan Theatre Source presents the world premiere of BILLY CARVER AND THE CHILDREN IN MIND from July 7th to the 24th. There will be a fundraiser event on July 3rd at 2 PM where preview scenes will be featured. Tickets are $18 and are available through Theatermania at theatermania.com or at (866) 811-4111. Performance times are 8 PM performances, Wednesdays through Saturdays, and 2 PM performances on Sundays.

Manhattan Theatre Source presents the world premiere of BILLY CARVER AND THE CHILDREN IN MIND from July 7th to the 24th. There will be a fundraiser event on July 3rd at 2 PM where preview scenes will be featured. Tickets are $18 and are available through Theatermania at theatermania.com or at (866) 811-4111. Performance times are 8 PM performances, Wednesdays through Saturdays, and 2 PM performances on Sundays.

First Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour, then Alan Ayckbourn's Woman in Mind had rights withheld because of Broadway producers' plans to mount the plays. So what does any self-respecting off off Broadway producer do?