MEMPHIS THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 23

The AACT Diamond Crown Organizational Award recognizes longevity and vitality of AACT member theatres that have expanded programming and/or facilities in the past ten years and have the administrative leadership to remain vital to their communities for the next ten years.

Memphis Black Arts Alliance Executive Director, Lar’Juanette Williams and the team at MBAA have slated their annual summer youth day camp, or 'SPARK' (Summer Performing Arts Readiness Kamp) for June 21st - July 2nd, 2021.

The Tennessee Theatre could reopen with full capacity events by the end of the year.

The Petersburg Symphony Orchestra will perform a free community concert on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 4:00 pm.

Theatre Memphis will turn 100 years old on May 20, 2021, and will be hosting a May Day Celebration event on May 1, 2021, on the campus of the newly renovated facility as the first of several related events.

TPS Talks are a new initiative of TPS, DTE and SistaStyle Productions that provide real-world stories and insights from working theatre professionals to college/university classrooms, corporate events, group organizations, and more.

The Black Theatre Manager’s Fellowship at Hattiloo Theatre is welcoming its inaugural class of four arts managers to its Fellowship program.

The theatre has also announced its new streaming partner, Broadway on Demand; which will be the streaming platform for the production of The Taming.

​​​​​​​It's been a year and I know you are all missing the theatre, just like I am.

Wilson Central High School will present Newsies, running April 8-9 and April 16-18.

Playhouse on the Square Department of Theatre Education, in partnership with AutoZone, ArtsMemphis, The Hyde Family Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, and the Tennessee Arts Commission, will offer its Summer Youth Theatre Conservatory on the Playhouse on the Square campuses this summer.

As Theatre Memphis plans for the return of stage productions, entertainment options have been established that will be an opportunity to experience the new renovated facility and grounds.

Theatre Memphis has announced its third script, A Small Oak Tree Runs Red, by Lekethia Dalcoe, and new dates in its Read to Relate series.

Elvis Presley's Graceland is pleased to announce that the Graceland Performing Arts Camp will return for its third year in 2021 on July 13 - 18.

Join actors Marcus Cox, Donald Sutton and director, Lawrence Blackwell of Nat Turner in Jerusalem for an exclusive talkback about the production, Wednesday March 24th at 6:00pm.

Theatre Memphis is staging a series of offerings and events that celebrate the season and support the theater.

The QuaranTEAM Collective will be a group of young people, ages 11 – 18, committed to maintaining all necessary protocols in order to successfully complete an ensemble-based variety show on video.

Playhouse on the Square’s Department of Theatre Education has announced the Finalists and Winners for the 2021 Play Slam! Competition! Play Slam! is a 10-Minute Young Playwright’s Festival hosted in partnership with International Paper and the American Alliance for Theatre and Education.

DOUBT, is a story of suspicion that surface at a Catholic school about a charismatic young priest and his interest in the school’s first and only African American student.

Join Nathan McHenry and Jason Eschhofen in the hilarious whodunnit musical, portraying the detective and the suspects.

Jude Knight has been acknowledged with the 2021 American Association of Community Theatre Robert E.

The Bijou Theater will welcome fans back with ‘Live from the Bijou’, a reduced capacity, in-venue experience and live streaming series of concerts! New safety measures have been put in place to ensure fans well being while inside the venue.

The contents are to inform the public of its upcoming 100th birthday and to share past events that occurred during Theatre Memphis' history.

The pARTy is back! Playhouse on the Square's largest fundraiser, The 43rd Original Art Auction returns April 23-30, 2021.

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of SMA, Stax Records owner Concord has announced the Concord Stax Scholarships, which will provide full tuition to at least 20 students in each year over the next five school years.