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 Arizona State University's School of Music, Dance and Theatre will present excerpts from Machos. The production will be presented virtually via Vimeo October 23-24 at 7:30 p.m. as well as October 25 at 2 p.m.

Audiences will be given the opportunity to return to the newly refurbished New Vic Theatre and revisit pieces from its critically acclaimed 2015 Staffordshire Hoard Festival in Hoard: Rediscovered, screened at the theatre as part of its Housewarming Season this November.

Founding Artistic Director Akia Squitieri announced today that Rising Sun Performance Company will be presenting a new LIVE virtual event 'HallowStream'.

BabsonARTS has announced the Fall 2020 production from The Empty Space Theater Company (TEST) a curated series of 21st century monologues by Christina Anderson, Sam Chanse, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Idris Goodwin, Jen Silverman, and James Still, titled Altered States presented digitally on Vimeo, November 1-7, 2020.

Sharp Short Dance, the annual dance festival presented by FORM Dance Projects, will be held online from 26th October to 21st November, showcasing the work of young dancers and choreographers from around Australia.

Theater in Quarantine, a pandemic performance laboratory from writer, director, and performer Joshua William Gelb and choreographer Katie Rose McLaughlin, has announced a new series of live-streamed performances that push the boundaries of live performance inside the digital space.

Theaters in Hawaii have adjusted to life with the pandemic, some moving to online performances, with others attempting in person shows with social distancing guidelines in place.

The Frist Art Museum presents Albrecht Dürer: The Age of Reformation and Renaissance, an exhibition featuring one hundred engravings, etchings, and woodcuts by the brilliant and versatile German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer (1471a?"1528). Organized by the Cincinnati Art Museum, the exhibition will be on view from November 6, 2020, through February 7, 2021.

The powerful, intimate adaptation of TAPE, by Tony- and Emmy- Nom writer/director Stephen Belber, has been extended for another week. Live web-based performances are scheduled for Sept. 26, 27, 28 at 8 pm ET. Tickets are only $9.

On September 1, Perseverance Theatre announced its lineup for the Fall 2020 Season, and like most of their offerings will be, the announcement was made via live-stream.

COCA will celebrate its Grand Opening Season on Sunday, October  11, with an immersive and joyful film experience: Art Leads the Way: A Grand Opening Film. Created by  COCA's Artistic Team and filmmaker Marco Williams with Human Picture Productions,  Art Leads the Way: A Grand Opening Film honors COCA's enduring commitment to serve as an inclusive creative hub for St. Louisans. It also serves as an expression of gratitude and a moment of celebration for  the successful completion of the Create our Future Campaign.  

Magician extraordinaire (I'm a convinced eyewitness!) Helder Guimarães has been performing his virtual magic show THE PRESENT (a Geffen Playhouse production) since May 7, 2020; when it had an initial run of four weeks, (selling out in under an hour!). With his third (and, sadly, final extension), Helder, with director Frank Marshall, will give his THE PRESENT: A GRAND FINALE on October 17 in a special global livestream via Stellar.

Grammy Awarda winning music artist Lil Nas X will publish his debut children's book, C IS FOR COUNTRY.

Opening in São Paulo, Brazil to audiences of as many as 600 viewing devices per night, and followed by an African/European run featuring a cast from three different continents, THE ART OF FACING FEAR has now arrived in the United States and runs Saturdays at 5pm Pacific and Sundays at 3pm Pacific through Sunday, September 27th. This U.S. production features a cast of actors performing from across the U.S., including California, New York, Oregon, Nevada, Georgia, and Alaska, most of whom have never met in person but have managed to create strong connections with each other to the point of connecting down to our basic and universal humanity which unites us all. And that is apparent in every scene of the play with each version of the script tailored to reflect the countries in which it is performed, pushing the boundaries of digital theatre.

Dirtybird spent 15 years creating a close-knit community via electronic music, live events, and a spirit of intense dedication to their fans. Then came COVID.

WHO'S LOUIS?, a performance art collective based in NYC, is proud to present its world premiere of I'm not playing, an interactive digital installation co-written, co-designed, and co-directed collectively-as part of the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival.

Producers Michael Jackowitz of Witzend Productions, David Bryant and Michael Alden have announced that the new John Caird, Paul Gordon Christmas musical ESTELLA SCROOGE, A Christmas Carol With A Twist, takes to the stage this week....one actor at a time.

A circus longing to be famous meets a tiny town in Tennessee that wants something to break the monotony - in the end both get what they wish for with deadly results. The true tale of the only known lynching of an elephant, the award-winning Elephant's Graveyard will be available to stream from Thursday 17th September.

Rochester, New York - Mo-to-the-oncle (pronounced MO-to-the-AWN-uh-kuhl) returns to the 2020 KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival (Tuesday, Sept. 15 - Saturday, Sept. 26), available to be viewed on-demand throughout the 12-day festival.

Get ready for take-off this fall as Penobscot Theatre Companya??s Dramatic Academy launches into orbit with announcing new class offerings for kids, teens, and adults.