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Annie McGrath Named Managing Director of Hollywood's Blank Theatre

Annie McGrath has been named The Blank Theatre's new Managing Director, it was announced by Daniel Henning, Founding Artistic Director, and Paulo Andrés, Board Chair.

Winners Named for The Blank Theatre's 30th Anniversary Young Playwright's Festival

The plays are divided up into weekly offerings of three plays and, for only the second time, an additional fifth week offering — a feature called YPF Plus (YPF+). The play Venus, and What Else is Nocturnal is nearly ready for professional production and will bridge The Blank’s YPF and Living Room Series programs.

Ucross and The Blank Theatre Announce Winner Of 2022 Future Of Playwriting Prize

Ucross, a prestigious artist residency program and creative laboratory for the arts in Wyoming, and The Blank Theatre, a Los Angeles institution celebrating 31 years of imaginative theatre, today announced the winner of the second annual Ucross + The Blank Theatre Future of Playwriting Prize, a one-of-a-kind award for early-career playwrights nationwide.

Ucross and The Blank Theatre Announce Finalists for 2022 Future of Playwriting Prize

Ucross and The Blank Theatre today announced the five finalists for the second annual Ucross + The Blank Theatre – Future of Playwriting Prize, a one-of-a-kind award for young playwrights nationwide.

The Blank Theatre Now Accepting Submissions For 30th Anniversary Young Playwrights Festival

The Blank Theatre is now seeking submissions from playwrights 19 years of age and younger for its 30th Annual Young Playwrights Festival. Submissions must be made online or postmarked by March 15, 2022.

Submissions Now Open For Second Annual Ucross + The Blank Theatre �" Future of Playwriting Prize

Ucross, a prestigious artist residency program and creative laboratory for the arts in Wyoming, and The Blank Theatre, a Los Angeles institution celebrating 31 years of imaginative theatre, today announced the second annual Ucross + The Blank Theatre – Future of Playwriting Prize, a one-of-a-kind award for emerging playwrights nationwide.

Ucross and The Blank Theatre Announce 2nd Annual Playwriting Prize

Ucross and The Blank Theatre, a Los Angeles institution celebrating 31 years of imaginative theatre, today announced the second annual Ucross + The Blank Theatre – Future of Playwriting Prize, a one-of-a-kind award for emerging playwrights nationwide.

Ucross And The Blank Theatre Announce Winners Of Future Of Playwriting Prize

Ucross, a prestigious artist residency program and creative laboratory for the arts in Wyoming, and The Blank Theatre, a Los Angeles institution celebrating 31 years of imaginative theatre, today announced the winners of the newly created Ucross + The Blank Theatre Future of Playwriting Prize, a one-of-a-kind award for young playwrights nationwide.

Ucross and The Blank Theatre Announce Semi-Finalists For Future of Playwriting Prize

Ucross, a prestigious artist residency program and creative laboratory for the arts in Wyoming, and The Blank Theatre, a Los Angeles institution celebrating 30 years of imaginative theatre, today announced the semi-finalists for the newly created Ucross + The Blank Theatre – Future of Playwriting Prize, a one-of-a-kind award for young playwrights nationwide.

Submissions Now Open For The Blank Theatre's 29th Annual Nationwide Young Playwrights Festival

The Blank Theatre is now seeking submissions from playwrights 19 years of age and younger for its 29th Annual Young Playwrights Festival. Submissions must be made online or postmarked by March 15, 2021.

VIDEO: Watch The Blank Theatre's Stream of NATHAN C. JONES: A LOVE STORY?

Kicking off its 30th anniversary season, The Blank Theatre in Hollywood presented a livestream of Nathan C. Jones: A Love Story?, a world premiere musical with book by Vanessa Claire Stewart, music by Brendan Milburn, and lyrics by Milburn and Stewart, featuring Amir Levi and directed by Daniel Henning.

The Blank Theatre's annual holiday production of "The Santaland Diaries" by David Sedaris, now in its fourth year, will again star Paolo Andino and be directed by Michael Matthews. "Santaland" begins preview performances on Friday, November 16, and opening night is set for Saturday, November 24 at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek of the show below.

Following six weeks of fierce competition among 20 of California's finest young musical theatre performers, LA's Next Great Stage Star 2011 celebrated Judy Mora's outstanding victory at the 5th annual competition's glittering Finale on Sunday, February 6, presented by Sterling's Upstairs at Vitello's, the most critically acclaimed, award-winning supper club of its kind in greater Los Angeles. Runners up included San Francisco's Michael David (2nd place); Matthew McFarland (3rd place); Emily Goglia (4th place); and Reba Buhr (5th place). Broadway World's Dean Butler was there to capture the three and a half hour event ... off and on stage - which also included a Special Guest Star performance by musical theatre, television star and pop composer/singer Blake McIver Ewing.