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Hero Theatre Reveals 2023/24 Season Featuring Two World Premieres and New Play Commissions

Hero Theatre has revealed their exciting 2023/24 season, featuring two world premieres and new play commissions. Don't miss out on this incredible lineup of theater productions.

Roundabout Theatre Company Announces REFOCUS PROJECT, SEASON THREE

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the third season of The Refocus Project, its multi-year project to elevate and restore marginalized plays to the American canon. This year's series of readings will feature Asian American and Pacific Islander playwrights: Prince Gomolvilas, Velina Hasu Houston, Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, and Anuvab Pal.

TALES OF CLAMOR, A Surprising Hybrid Theatre/Circus Performance, Comes To USC On April 30

Visions and Voices, the University of Southern California's premiere arts and humanities program, will present Tales of Clamor on Sunday, April 30, on campus at the Bing Theatre.

Photos: Inside Opening Night Of The West Coast Premiere Of Cyndy A. Marion's BROKEN STORY

The West Coast Premiere of Broken Story by Cyndy A. Marion, directed by Tamara Rappart, opened on Saturday, November 5th at The Sherry Theater. The production, presented by New York City’s White Horse Theater Company in association with 134 West, will run through November 27. See photos from opening night here!

Playwrights Ngozi Anyanwu, Lucy Thurber & More Join New Harmony Project

The New Harmony Project, an organization dedicated to supporting writers interrogating the complexity of hope, has announced that they will continue in-person programming with their 35th annual spring conference in idyllic New Harmony, Indiana.

Photos: First Look at Hero Theatre's Revival of TEA

Five Japanese women learn to adjust to a new life in rural Kansas alongside their American GI husbands following World War II. Hero Theatre presents a revival of Tea, Velina Hasu Houston’s powerful, lyrical exploration of the immigrant experience that has become a modern classic in its nearly four-decade history of production.

Playwrights Ngozi Anyanwu, Lucy Thurber & More Join New Harmony Project

The New Harmony Project, an organization dedicated to supporting writers interrogating the complexity of hope, has announced that they will continue in-person programming with their 35th annual spring conference in idyllic New Harmony, Indiana.

Three Plays to Honor Women For Holocaust Remembrance Day in THEATER, WOMEN AND THE HOLOCAUST

Three short plays will mark Holocaust Remembrance Day in a virtual program, 'Theater, Women and the Holocaust,' sponsored by Remember the Women Institute, in partnership with the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan and National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.

Danse Lumière to Hold an Open Rehearsal for Sidra Bell's Performance Alongside Open Conversation

Danse Lumière presents a Conversation with Sidra Bell on April 8, 2022 at 7:00pm at the Martha Graham Studio Theater, 55 Bethune Street, NYC. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5372130, by phone at 1-800-838-3006, or in person at the Martha Graham Studio Theater Box Office on the day of the event.

Hero Theatre Revives TEA By Velina Hasu Houston For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Five Japanese women learn to adjust to a new life in rural Kansas alongside their American GI husbands following World War II. Hero Theatre presents a revival of Tea, Velina Hasu Houston's powerful, lyrical exploration of the immigrant experience that has become a modern classic in its nearly four-decade history of production.

Danse Lumière to Present A Conversation On Women Choreographers With Sidra Bell

Danse Lumière will present a Conversation with Sidra Bell on April 8, 2022 at 7:00pm at the Martha Graham Studio Theater, 55 Bethune Street, NYC.

Playwrights' Arena & Skylight Theatre Company to Present the World Premiere of APARTMENT LIVING

Advancing to their second World Premiere this season, live performance returns to the stage at Skylight Theatre on March 12th, in partnership with Playwrights' Arena. Award winning playwright Boni B. Alvarez captures the pulse of the times we’re living in as he gives audiences a bird’s eye view of Apartment Living.

PEN America Announces Presenters And Performers For 2022 Pen America Literary Awards,

PEN America today announces the presenters introducing the 2022 Literary Awards' three career achievement honorees, and the performers who will take the stage at New York City's Town Hall (123 W. 43rd St.) for the momentous celebration of this year's most resonant literature, held on February 28 as an in-person event hosted by Emmy Award-winning late night host Seth Meyers.

Seth Meyers to Host PEN America Literary Awards Honoring Elaine May & More

PEN America today announced writer and Emmy Award-winning late night host Seth Meyers, who has uplifted countless authors’ voices—as the host for the organization’s 2022 Literary Awards, which return this year as a momentous in-person event, on February 28 at New York City’s Town Hall (123 W 43rd St).

Wendy Whelan Receives 'Women Directors, Choreographers, and Composers Award'

Kathryn Roszak, artistic director of the Bay Area's Danse Lumiere, and founder of 'Women Directors, Choreographer, and Composers Award'  honored WENDY WHELAN with an award to recognize and highlight women leaders in dance and their contributions. 

News Road Theatre Company Returns With Live Staged Readings UNDER CONSTRUCTION

The Road Theatre Company is back with in-person readings on its Magnolia stage! It’s been over 18 months since the theatre doors have been closed but The Road Theatre - led by Founding Artistic Director Taylor Gilbert, together with Sam Anderson, Artistic Director - is leading the charge with 2 weeks of new work developed within its “Under Construction” group.

BWW Interview: Actress/Writer/Director/Producer Tomoko Karina Bringing Her JAPANESE LOVE STORY To The Hollywood Fringe

2020 Hollywood Fringe Scholarship Winner Tomoko Karina has just premiered her JAPANESE LOVE STORY – SHIZUKA at The Broadwater, with performances running through August 29, 2021. Had the chance to chat with Tomoko on her path to her JAPANESE LOVE STORY.

Hero Theatre Awarded Sundance Institute Arts Organization; Staged Reading Announced

Designated one of 18 U.S.-based BIPOC-led arts organizations to be awarded an Arts Organization Grant by the Sundance Institute this past week, Hero Theatre has announced casting for a staged reading of Flex that will open its 10th anniversary season at Downtown L.A.'s Inner-City Arts on Saturday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m.

BWW Interview: Jeffrey Lo of WRITING FRAGMENTS HOME at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Believes in the Power of Storytelling as a Tool to Foster Empathy

Jeffrey Lo seems to be just about everywhere these days. As if his day job as TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s Director of Community Partnerships / Casting Director weren’t enough, he is also enjoying quite a successful career as a director and playwright. With the recent, tragic spike in prejudice and violence toward the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, Lo decided to take action by calling on his own Filipino American heritage. He spearheaded TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s efforts to stream a benefit reading of his play Writing Fragments Home to raise funds to support and uplift the AAPI community. The comedic play is an unapologetically Filipino American story about art, family, and culture. The top-flight cast includes stage veteran Emily Kuroda, perhaps best known for playing Mrs. Kim on TV’s Gilmore Girls. Co-presented by more than 40 leading theatres and arts organizations in the Bay Area and beyond, the reading will benefit Compassion in Oakland, a nonprofit formed in response to the surge of anti-Asian attacks and dedicated to promoting safety and community in Oakland Chinatown and beyond. Writing Fragments Home will be streamed live at 7pm PDT, Saturday, June 5, 2021 (with streaming on-demand access available June 6 to June 9). For more information, visit TheatreWorks.org.  BroadwayWorld with Lo last week about his impetus to write the play, how the benefit reading came together, his thoughts about Asian American representation in the theatre, and his experience working with some of his personal heroes. Lo is very easy to talk to – laid-back, thoughtful and self-effacing with an underlying gentle humor – all qualities which likely serve him well in his roles at TheatreWorks. At the same time, I got the impression he is someone who knows how to step up to the plate and get the job done.

Hero Theatre Announces Return To The Stage With 10th Anniversary 2021-22 Season

Hero Theatre announces its return to live performances in 2021-22, celebrating its 10th anniversary with a lineup of two fully produced on-stage productions and the staged reading of an exciting new play.

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Velina Hasu Houston has written 2 shows including American Dreams (Playwright), Tea (Playwright).

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