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The Story Collider has announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed longtime Artistic Director Erin Barker as Executive Director, effective July 1, 2021.

Today, the Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation approved the awarding for Guggenheim Fellowships to a diverse group of 184 artists, writers, scholars, and scientists.

The Richard Lawson Studios continues The Self Tape Master Class series with casting professional Katie O'Connor joining master teacher Richard Lawson on April 17th.

The Jewish Plays Project has announced its second annual digital contest as part of the 10th Annual Jewish Playwriting Contest.

The creators of the TikTok musical version of Bridgerton, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, have just signed with CAA and Kraft-Engel Management, according to Deadline.

Beloved New York City drag performers The Golden Gays NYC have announced their new partnership with Bright Artists Management,  a boutique NYC artist management company, owned and operated by Robert (Bobby) Holder.

Theatre Communications Group has announced the inaugural Climate Action and Environmental Justice Summit, hosted online in partnership with Groundwater Arts, HowlRound, and Broadway Green Alliance on Earth Day, April 22, 2021.

Industry panelists Scott Irgang, Ryan Conway and Carl Pasbjerg will discuss how to get shows and audiences back into our theaters in New York and nationwide.

Portrait of a Heart received an informal reading through Artists in Residence of Toronto in January, and another virtual reading just last week.

As vaccines continue to roll out across the country, the puzzle of how to safely reopen gains some clarity - but with that clarity come new questions.

The Small Business Administration has been forced to halt its opening day for COVID-19 grants for theaters and live venues due to technical difficulties.

The All In NYC: Embracing Diversity Webinar Series will present Black on Broadway, a six-part Black travel webinar program.

Non-Profit organization Musicians United for Social Equity today announced a set of scholarships supporting BIPOC musicians pursuing a career in theatre.

WrapWomen will welcome Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress, singer and producer Cynthia Erivo for a Spotlight Conversation presented by National Geographic at the 2021 BE Mentorship Conference, May 11-13.

The 2021 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been awarded to U.

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Master Teacher Richard Lawson will be joined by casting director Marci Liroff on Saturday, April 10th as part of The Richard Lawson Studios Self Tape Master Class series.

Theater Resources Unlimited will present a Writer-Producer Virtual Speed Date: The Art of the Pitch, on Sunday, April 25, 2021.

With off-Broadway performances resuming at some venues in New York, mid-May openings in the UK, and performances already underway in Australia and some parts of Asia, things are steadily returning to a sense of normal in the performing arts industry.

Vinessa Shaw (3:10 to Yuma, Hocus Pocus, Eyes Wide Shut, Ray Donovan) will lead a masterclass for the students of The International Acting Studio (TIAS) in Belgrade, Serbia on Monday, April 5th.

According to a new survey released today by ArtsBridge,two-thirds of high school students and parents (62%) are concerned that the student won't have an ideal college experience.

Accent Dance NYC, an education and performance initiative that champions learning and communication through dance, is excited to announce the appointment of its new Chief Operating Officer, Monica Deane.

One year ago, on April 1, 2020, Stage Directors and Choreographers Society issued its first Remote Work Contract to support SDC Members who were—in the earliest days of industry shutdown—pivoting to virtual rehearsal rooms and stages.

New box office data from the 12 months since March 16, 2020 when performing arts organizations shut down show the catastrophic impact of the pandemic in the U.

The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales recently chatted with Andrew Barth Feldman! Feldman discusses being the Science Consultant on the forthcoming Avatar: the Musical, set to open soon at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, being taught at Yale under James Cameron, his not-so-secret relationship with direct