Charissa Bertels

Photos: Emerging Artists Theatre's Spark Theatre Festival NYC Week One Shows in Rehearsal

Award-winning Emerging Artists Theatre’s (EAT) bi-annual Spark Theatre Festival NYC starts today, September 9. Check out rehearsal photos here!

Multicultural Team Brings New Musical IRREPLACEABLE To New York For Festival Reading

On September 9, 2024, a developmental reading of an excerpt of the new musical Irreplaceable will take place at the Chain Theater in New York, as part of the Emerging Artists Theatre's Spark Theatre Festival NYC.

Submissions Now Open For The 2025 Women In The Arts And Media Coalition Collaboration Awards

Women in the Arts & Media Coalition is calling for submissions for the 2025 Collaboration Awards. Learn how to apply!

Cartwheels Theatrical Presents the Return Engagement of AN AXEMAS STORY

CARTWHEELS THEATRICAL has announced the highly-anticipated return engagement of Charlie O'Leary's AN AXEMAS STORY, directed by Mackenna Goodrich.

12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards; Brookville Community Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards; at Brookville Community Theatre Leads Best Ensemble Performance!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards; Brookville Community Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Broadway Actress Charissa Bertels To Speak At Sussex County Community College, December 5

The newly established Alpha Arts Institute at Sussex County Community College will hold its inaugural Artist Lecture Series as part of its interdisciplinary initiative, featuring professional artists in the visual, performing and literary arts. The Alpha Arts Institute welcomes Broadway actress Charissa Bertels, who will share her experiences as a professional artist.   

First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards; Brookville Community Theater' THE ADDAMS FAMILY Leads Best Musical

The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Cast Announced for New Musical AN AXEMAS STORY Off-Broadway

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… unless you’re a tree, that is. Casting is complete for Charlie O’Leary, Patrick Spencer, and Anthony DeAngelis’ new musical An Axemas Story, which will play Off-Broadway at The Players Theatre December 1st through 18th.

Human Race Theatre Presents MY 80 YEAR-OLD BOYFRIEND

At one point in our youth, we all had to write one of those “Most Memorable Person I Have Ever Met” essays.  It always described that one person who changed your life.  Now, imagine taking that story and turning it into a musical.  Well, that is exactly what Charissa Bertels did – with the help of some friends – when she created My 80-Year-Old Boyfriend- playing June 16 – July 3, 2022 in the Loft Theatre.  

Human Race Extends Its 35th Season With  Two More Dayton Premieres 

The 35th year just keeps on giving.  The Human Race has announced two additional shows that will complete our current season of Dayton premieres. 

BWW Review: ATC RETURNS WITH TRIUMPHANT NEW MUSICAL

The production, stripped of inessential razzle-dazzle, is a poignant piece of minimalist theatre rarely seen in mainstream venues. Chalk it up, by and large, to the small-scale nature of one-person experiments, not to mention the modest locales that draw your conventional cabaret audiences. Ms. Bertels transcends that genre as her trove of anecdotes funnels through a comprehensive and critically acclaimed libretto, courtesy of her best friend, Christian Duhamel.

BWW Feature: ATC AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL TO GO OFF-BROADWAY

'New' is the operative component. Not to sound mawkish, but there's an aura of novelty and innovation at ATC that we haven't felt for some time. Artistic director Sean Daniels shares a unique perspective on the arts that tells me he's attuned to what's trending nationally. Citing his intrepid programming makeover, Daniels is compelled to position the company as a pioneering force in the industry.

Single Tickets On Sale Tomorrow for Arizona Theatre Company's 54th Season

Arizona audiences will be the first to see Justice, a musical written by Lauren Gunderson specifically to premiere at ATC. The epic three-person musical explores the relationship between Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and already, theaters nationwide are lining up to produce it.

Arizona Theatre Company Announces 54th Season ~ 2021/2022

Arizona Theatre Company is counting down the days to Opening Night. Announces its 54th Season for 2021-2022.

Arizona Theatre Company Presents Idris Goodwin's THE REALNESS

Arizona Theatre Company's (ATC) digital season continues with Idris Goodwin's break beat play, The Realness, which follows T.O. from the suburbs to the big city to immerse himself in authentic hip hop culture and the journey for his heart and true identity.

Arizona Theatre Company Presents Online Digital Reading of New Work COVENANT

Legend has it that landmark blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Robert Johnson, who played mostly on street corners and juke joints with little commercial success or public recognition in his short life traded his soul to the devil in exchange for his incredible technique that influenced everyone from Muddy Waters to The Rolling Stones.

Arizona Theatre Company Announces Lineup, Strict Protocols To Return To Live Theatre For 54th Season

Arizona Theatre Company (ATC) will bring live theatre back to the Temple of Music & Art in Tucson in January and the Herberger Theater Center in Phoenix in February a?" albeit to limited audiences a?" with an entertaining and engaging six-show Mainstage Season chosen by Artistic Director Sean Daniels.

Arizona Theatre Company Presents Online Play Reading of Wendy McLeod's SLOW FOOD

Arizona Theatre Company is continuing its series of online play readings with Wendy MacLeod's comedy for anyone who's ever been 'hangry,' Slow Food, beginning at 5 p.m. on Sept. 15. The reading will be available through Sept. 19.