Sanaz Toossi's ENGLISH Wins 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
by Nicole Rosky
- May 8, 2023
The Pulitzer Prize Board has just announced that English, by Sanaz Toossi has won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Other finalists included: On Sugarland by Aleshea Harris and The Far Country by Lloyd Suh.
Photos: First look at MTVarts' OUR TOWN
by Jerri Shafer
- May 5, 2023
A landmark in American drama, Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town tells the story of a small town, Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, in order to tell us the story of every town, the whole world over. Narrated by the “Stage Manager”, we follow the Gibbs and Webb families, residents of Grover’s Corners, through twelve years of life changes -- from the mundane in Act I, “Daily Life,” to the romantic in Act II, “Love and Marriage,” to the devastating in Act III, “Death and Eternity.” Through the young lovers Emily and George, their strong and loving parents, and the many other Grover’s Corners’ locals, Wilder delivers universal truths about what it means to be human. “Oh, earth,” Emily Webb exclaims towards the play’s end, “you’re too wonderful for anyone to realize you.” With humor, wit, and exceptionally powerful storytelling, Our Town offers a unique opportunity for audience members to make precisely that realization.
Performances are May 5 - 6, 7:30pm, May 7, 2:00pm, at Knox Memorial Theater, 112 East High St., Mount Vernon, OH 43050. For tickets or more information, visit: https://mtva-internet.choicecrm.net/templates/MTVA/index.php?prod=Memorial#/events
Pendragon Releases Summer Festival Lineup And Passes
by Stephi Wild
- May 1, 2023
The over-forty-year company has officially released performances and dates for its exciting Summer Festival lineup with discount flex passes on sale thru May 15th only with single tickets on sale after that.
Kelsey Theatre Presents the Yardley Players' Production of HELLO, DOLLY!
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 19, 2023
Yardley Players will celebrate the golden age of the American musical at Kelsey Theatre with the comedic masterpiece 'Hello, Dolly!' The show runs weekends from Friday, April 28 through Sunday, May 7 with matinee and evening performances. Kelsey Theatre is located at 1200 Old Trenton Road on the Mercer County Community College campus in West Windsor.
New Summer Camps For Kids, Teens, and Adults Come to Bay Street
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 7, 2023
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has announced the addition of three new summer camps to join its already robust lineup of engaging and exciting education opportunities this upcoming July and August. Three weeklong camps focusing on screenwriting, on-camera acting, and dramaturgy, led by industry professionals, are now open for registration.
Open Window Theatre Presents Thornton Wilder's OUR TOWN Next Month
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 6, 2023
Widely considered one of the greatest American plays ever written, this definitive version of the script presents Our Town as Thornton Wilder wished it to be performed. The story follows the small town of Grover's Corners through three acts: “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage,” and “Death and Eternity.”
Review: OUR TOWN at Syracuse Stage
by Dan and Julie Izzo
- Apr 4, 2023
What did our critic think of OUR TOWN at Syracuse Stage? The Syracuse Stage production of Our Town celebrates the 125th anniversary of the birth of Thornton Wilder. One might think a play written in 1938 would be irrelevant for an audience in the 21st century. But it is important to remember that the world at that time faced a severe worldwide economic downturn, the danger of impending war, strong political division, rising nationalism and rapid technological advancement. Given that these problems plague us today, Our Town is especially meaningful in our time.
|
|
