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Review: ESTATE SALE at Barrington Stage Company
by Marc Savitt - Jul 7, 2026
I often look or ask for the take away message in a performance. I feel this is not that kind of a play. ESTATE SALE is an unusual, interesting presentation that makes the viewer think - which (IMHO) is typically, the best kind of theatrical experience. Playwright Keelay Gipson says 'grief may feel like a blessing and a curse, it alternates between joy and pain. Those two poles of experience remind me that life is a collection of contradictions. Grief can both the devastation of loss and the celebration of life.'
by Marc Savitt - Jul 7, 2026
I often look or ask for the take away message in a performance. I feel this is not that kind of a play. ESTATE SALE is an unusual, interesting presentation that makes the viewer think - which (IMHO) is typically, the best kind of theatrical experience. Playwright Keelay Gipson says 'grief may feel like a blessing and a curse, it alternates between joy and pain. Those two poles of experience remind me that life is a collection of contradictions. Grief can both the devastation of loss and the celebration of life.'
Gillian Glasco, Jayson Lee and More to Star in ESTATE SALE at Barrington Stage Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2026
Barrington Stage Company has revealed the complete cast for the world premiere of Estate Sale by award-winning playwright Keelay Gipson and directed by Steph Paul, playing at the St. Germain Stage.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2026
Barrington Stage Company has revealed the complete cast for the world premiere of Estate Sale by award-winning playwright Keelay Gipson and directed by Steph Paul, playing at the St. Germain Stage.
Kia Corthron's FISH to Present Accessible Performances and Post-Show Conversations
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 3, 2024
Keen Company and Working Theater will present a series of accessible performances and post-show conversations taking place in conjunction with the world premiere of Kia Corthron’s Fish.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 3, 2024
Keen Company and Working Theater will present a series of accessible performances and post-show conversations taking place in conjunction with the world premiere of Kia Corthron’s Fish.
Keen Company and Working Theater Bring FISH to the Stage in March
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2024
Keen Company and Working Theater will present the world premiere of Kia Corthron’s Fish. Directed by Adrienne D. Williams, Fish is a frank, funny, and fearless new play about the everyday people who make up America’s education system.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2024
Keen Company and Working Theater will present the world premiere of Kia Corthron’s Fish. Directed by Adrienne D. Williams, Fish is a frank, funny, and fearless new play about the everyday people who make up America’s education system.
Actors Announced for the 12th ANNUAL 48HOURS IN... HARLEM FESTIVAL
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 19, 2023
The Harlem9 Producers have announced the 18 Actors for the 12th Annual “48Hours in…Harlem”. The OBIE Award-Winning collective is responsible for “48Hours in…Harlem”, “48Hours in…El Bronx”, “48Hours in…Detroit”, “48Hours in…Dallas,” and “48Hours in…Holy Ground”.
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 19, 2023
The Harlem9 Producers have announced the 18 Actors for the 12th Annual “48Hours in…Harlem”. The OBIE Award-Winning collective is responsible for “48Hours in…Harlem”, “48Hours in…El Bronx”, “48Hours in…Detroit”, “48Hours in…Dallas,” and “48Hours in…Holy Ground”.
SWEAT Comes to Northern Stage Next Week
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2023
Lynn Nottage’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner Sweat continues Northern Stage’s 25th Anniversary Season March 8-26 in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts in White River Junction, Vermont.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 2, 2023
Lynn Nottage’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner Sweat continues Northern Stage’s 25th Anniversary Season March 8-26 in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts in White River Junction, Vermont.
Stacey Sargeant & More to Star in Bleu Beckford-Burrell's LA RACE at WP Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 26, 2022
Page 73 and Working Theater have announced the cast of Bleu Beckford-Burrell’s La Race (November 21–December 23 at the McGinn/Cazale Theater at WP Theater.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 26, 2022
Page 73 and Working Theater have announced the cast of Bleu Beckford-Burrell’s La Race (November 21–December 23 at the McGinn/Cazale Theater at WP Theater.
Photos: First Look at AMERICAN PROPHET: FREDERICK DOGLASS IN HIS OWN WORDS at Arena Stage
by Stephi Wild - Jul 28, 2022
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is now presenting the world-premiere musical American Prophet: Frederick Douglass in His Own Words, which kicks off the historic theater’s “Surviving and Thriving”-themed 2022/23 Season. Check out photos here!
by Stephi Wild - Jul 28, 2022
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater is now presenting the world-premiere musical American Prophet: Frederick Douglass in His Own Words, which kicks off the historic theater’s “Surviving and Thriving”-themed 2022/23 Season. Check out photos here!
BWW Review: LIGHT IT UP! at Cleveland Play House
by Roy Berko - Dec 8, 2021
It's that time of year again. Yes, stores are all decked out in holiday decorations, the Allen Theatre lobby is filled with Christmas Trees, and local theatres are strutting their stuff doing holiday productions. Many of the venues have run out of fresh material so they are remounting scripts from the past or trying to conceive some new holiday cheer and eliminate mid-Covid angst.
by Roy Berko - Dec 8, 2021
It's that time of year again. Yes, stores are all decked out in holiday decorations, the Allen Theatre lobby is filled with Christmas Trees, and local theatres are strutting their stuff doing holiday productions. Many of the venues have run out of fresh material so they are remounting scripts from the past or trying to conceive some new holiday cheer and eliminate mid-Covid angst.
VIDEO: First Look at Cleveland Play House's LIGHT IT UP!
by Gigi Gervais - Dec 5, 2021
Cleveland Play House presents the world premiere of Light It Up!, a family-friendly musical extravaganza written and composed by Jason Michael Webb and Lelund Durond Thompson.
by Gigi Gervais - Dec 5, 2021
Cleveland Play House presents the world premiere of Light It Up!, a family-friendly musical extravaganza written and composed by Jason Michael Webb and Lelund Durond Thompson.
New Holiday Musical Event LIGHT IT UP! Premieres At Cleveland Play House
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 3, 2021
Cleveland Play House presents the world premiere of Light It Up!, a family-friendly musical extravaganza written and composed by Jason Michael Webb and Lelund Durond Thompson.
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 3, 2021
Cleveland Play House presents the world premiere of Light It Up!, a family-friendly musical extravaganza written and composed by Jason Michael Webb and Lelund Durond Thompson.
Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT Marks CWRU/CPH MFA Program's Return To The Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 12, 2021
The Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program Class of 2022 makes their joyous return to in-person performances with Shakespeare's beloved comedy, Twelfth Night. Directed by Sam White,
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 12, 2021
The Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program Class of 2022 makes their joyous return to in-person performances with Shakespeare's beloved comedy, Twelfth Night. Directed by Sam White,
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