Matthew Shepard

Orlando Fringe welcomes two organizations to join the fall 23' lineup at Fringe ArtSpace. Find out more about the exciting additions to the festival's program.

They have a mix of genders, races, and experience levels to work with. The result is what community theater is all about, a perfect blend of people coming together for a common cause. You can feel their love of the piece and each other radiating from the stage. This is why people adore and do community theater.

The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television will open its 2023/24 theatre season with a production of The Laramie Project.  Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

Check out production photos from The first ever American Sign Language (ASL) and spoken English production of The Laramie Project produced by Deaf Austin Theatre (DAT) with a Deaf and Hearing Cast here!

The Dessoff Choirs opens its 100th Anniversary Season with Some Enchanted Evening on October 13, 2023. Experience the magic of Rodgers & Hammerstein's iconic American musicals and join the centennial launch party celebration. Don't miss this unforgettable concert event.

In this interview, we have the privilege of evoking Greg Pierotti's insights. He is a University of Arizona Theatre professor, a distinguished artist, and the co-author of THE LARAMIE PROJECT, which he now directs at the university. The script evolved from his work with Moisés Kaufman and the renowned Tectonic Theater Project in New York City. The company is best known for developing new plays using 'Moment Work,' a trademarked playwriting method that employs rigorous research and collaboration in a laboratory environment. The process is a significant part of Pierotti's work, which resides at the intersection of theater and anthropology.

New York City-based conductor and baritone Malcolm J. Merriweather, who was appointed as the director of the New York Philharmonic Chorus during the 2022-2023 season, kicks off his 2023-2024 season with concerts around NYC.

When Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was brutally tortured and left for dead in Wyoming, this shocking act of violence captured the nation’s attention and sparked a debate about the discrimination, danger and violence that many LGBTQ+ Americans face.

Join BROADWAY SIGNs! PRIDE! A Benefit for Deaf Austin Theater’s First Ever ASL Production of the Laramie Project, live from The Triad Theater.

It was a special night of cabaret, ASL or otherwise, when Deaf Theatre Austin presented a fundraising benefit for an exciting new production of THE LARAMIE PROJECT.

Choral Artists of Sarasota's 45th season features six concerts in November, December, February, March, April and May. A season highlight includes the Florida premiere of “Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight” by Florence Price, an African-American composer whose works were lost during the middle of the 20th century and later discovered in an attic trunk in 2009.

Audition for the Providence Singers' 2023-24 season! Join them for an incredible lineup that includes Rachmaninoff's Vespers, Handel's Messiah, Craig Hella Johnson's fusion oratorio, and more.

Join Sandra Mae Frank and Joey Antonio as they host Broadway SIGNs! PRIDE, a special event celebrating the first ever American Sign Language production of The Laramie Project. Don't miss this exciting night of inclusive theater!

The first American Sign Language (ASL) and spoken English production of The Laramie Project with a Deaf and Hearing Cast opens at Deaf Austin Theatre on September 7th-16th.

​​​​​​​The Dessoff Choirs, led by Music Director Malcolm J. Merriweather, has revealed its 2023-2024 season, which begins a two-year 100th anniversary celebration.

Hank Stratton, head of acting/musical theatre at the University of Arizona and the artistic director of the Arizona Repertory Theatre, has been named the director of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film and executive director of the Nebraska Repertory Theatre. He begins his appointment Aug. 1.

Deaf Austin Theatre (DAT), a non-profit theatre company based in Austin, is excited to announce its latest venture, a groundbreaking production of 'The Laramie Project' performed in American Sign Language (ASL), spoken English and supertitles this September. 

Deaf Austin Theatre is presenting a groundbreaking production of 'The Laramie Project' performed in American Sign Language (ASL), spoken English and supertitles this September. 

The International Imperial Court System and the National LGBTQ Task Force are honoring seven legends of the LGBTQ movement as 2023 National LGBTQ Wall of Honor inductees at the historic Stonewall Inn. Among those being honored this year is playwright Terrance McNally.

Utah Valley Players will present the inaugural Utah Valley Pride Theatre Festival June 9 through 20 at The Towne Hub in American Fork.