Vanessa Rose

Sphinx Organization announces SphinxConnect: Amplify and 27th Annual Sphinx Competition happening from January 24-27, 2024 in Detroit.

The Twin Cities will welcome over 600 administrators, artists, trustees, educators, and other professionals from the national and international opera field for the industry's largest annual convening. Hosted by Minnesota Opera and presented by OPERA America, the North American service organization for opera, the 2022 Opera Conference will leverage the thought leadership, activism, and expertise of the Twin Cities to inspire the future of the art form nationwide.

Today American Composers Forum announces the first collection of recording projects selected through a panel process for its in-house record label, innova Recordings. A national call issued in December 2021 launched innova's new business model aimed at making the process of visioning, producing, and releasing recordings more inclusive and accessible to artists.

The Provincetown Theater will joining the legion of theatrical troupes across the country in producing live, in-person productions this summer. The theater has announced a roster of 3 full-fledged productions in its backyard at 238 Bradford Street in our outdoor Playhouse in the Parking Lot!

The American Composers Forum (ACF) and New Music USA will jointly receive the League of American Orchestras' highest honor, the Gold Baton, the League announced today.

The American Composers Forum today announces the 2019 Racial Equity and Inclusion Forum, a convening of artists, administrators, and advocates to discuss racially inclusive and equitable opportunities for creative musicians happening September 7, 2019 in Saint Paul, MN.

The Cape Cod Premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning August: Osage County is running now through May 26 at The Provincetown Theater. What did the critics think? Read all the reviews!

As the spring opener of the 2019 season, the Provincetown Theater in Provincetown, MA is proud to present the Cape Cod premiere of Tracy Letts' fiercely funny family drama August: Osage County. Produced at their playhouse (238 Bradford Street in Provincetown, MA), August: Osage County opens on Thursday, May 9th at 7pm. Running thru May 26th, performances commence Thursdays thru Saturdays at 7pm, and Sunday matinees at 2pm.

The American Composers Forum Connect Program (ACF | connect) today announces its partnership with the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and the Great Black Music Ensemble for the 2019-20 season. The AACM—unparalleled contributors to the modern music scene and an inspirational leader in the Chicago community since 1965—will work with three selected composers who represent diverse periods of a composer's artistic life, over a thirteen month period.

In addition to its DVD and VOD release, Dylan Reynolds' 4/20 Massacre will also now get a theatrical release in Los Angeles from 4/20.

OPERA America, the national service organization for opera and the nation's leading champion for American opera, is pleased to announce the latest recipients of Discovery Grants from the Opera Grants for Female Composers program, made possible through the generosity of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.

Tilted Field, in association with VS. Theatre Company, is proud to present the World Premiere of Giovanni Adams' new play Love is a Dirty Word, opening in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 17th at 8:00pm.

The International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) announced today that Vanessa Rose has been named its new Executive Director. ICE founder Claire Chase will remain ICE's Co-Artistic Director and flutist. Rose comes to ICE from the Lark Play Development Center where she served as Director of Development from 2013-2015. She was selected by ICE's Board of Directors on August 3 and will assume the directorship on September 1, 2015, alongside Chase and Co-Artistic Director and clarinetist Joshua Rubin.

Throes Theater has announced New York premiere of MIKE, written and directed by Alexandra Zelman-Doring. MIKE begins performances on Tuesday, June 23 for a limited engagement through Sunday, June 28. The performance schedule is Tuesday - Sunday at 7 PM. Performances take place at HERE (145 6th Avenue; enter on Dominick, one block south of Spring). The regular ticket price is $15. For tickets, call OvationTix on 212-352-3101 or visit www.here.org. For more information, visit www.throestheater.com.

On October 28, 2013 Lark Play Development Center and Playwrights of New York (PoNY) welcomed 7th PoNY Fellow Kimber Lee, the newest Lark/PoNY fellow to begin her one-year residency in the PoNY apartment in the heart of Manhattan's theater district.

The Lark Play Development Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Vanessa Rose as the new Director of Development, and the promotion of long time staff member Anna Kull to the position of Director of Community Relationships. Both of these positions were created to help Lark to meet the growing demands for the services the 19-year old company provides as a laboratory for new theatrical work. Over the past five years, Lark's budget and staff have doubled in size and our community of artists and partners has increased substantially. The expertise that Rose and Kull bring to their new positions will support Lark's short and long-term strategic objectives focused on meeting these increased needs.