Years ago, Lois Brandt peeked into her best friend's refrigerator and found empty shelves and only one small carton of milk. She realized then that her friend's mother didn't have enough money to buy food. Maddi's Fridge is inspired by that moment in Brandt's life-and will now premiere as play for families at Tempe Center for the Arts, weekends March 31 through April 8, 2018.
THE CONDITION OF FEMME by Lauren Marie Powell follows the learning curve of Reagan, a compassionate young woman working for a sexual assault hotline. Over the course of a year, callers and confidantes share their stories -- some heartfelt, some humorous, some very painful.
The Real Coconut, maker of the popular organic, non-GMO coconut flour tortilla chips and tortillas, will debut plantain flour cookies at the Natural Products Expo West & Engredea later this week. Originally inspired by the beaches of Tulum, Mexico at founder Daniella Hunter's award-winning Sanar Tulum resort and its restaurant,The Real Coconut, the revolutionary plantain flour cookies position The Real Coconut as the preeminent alternative flour innovator in the natural foods industry.
A series of fresh new plays and musicals are coming to Birmingham in the Human Rights New Works Festival at Red Mountain Theatre Company. You will be treated to a intimate format of staged readings with some of Birminghams top actors and singers. Festival runs March 15-18
In John Schaffer's revelatory and inspiring six-minute documentary, MY DAD MATTHEW, Elijah Wangeman speaks with remarkable eloquence and insight to the measure of a man, his father, who is to be defined not by his physical condition but by his character and ability to make a difference and live a full and independent life. One of the short films to be featured at this year's Sedona International Film Festival.
Creative Time is pleased to announce the hoisting of the tenth public artwork in the Pledges of Allegiance series, Don't Worry Be Angry, by British artist Jeremy Deller. The flag will be raised today, February 28, in partnership with 13 institutions nationwide. Full list below.
On March 30, the West Texas troubadour Red Shahan will release Culberson County (via Thirty Tigers), the follow up to his acclaimed debut Men & Coyotes. Today, Cowboys & Indians shared 'Someone Someday,' the second single to be released from the forthcoming album.
We talked with Rock and Roll legend and founding member of The Rascals Eddie Brigati about his upcoming residency at The Cutting Room in NYC.
Circle Theatre's 2017-18 season will begin with the world premiere of THE CONDITION OF FEMME, an exploration of rape culture based on actual events in the lives of sexual assault survivors interviewed by playwright Lauren Marie Powell. The drama includes monologues delivered by 11 characters created from Powell's interviewees, as well as a central character called Reagan, who is a counselor for a sexual assault hotline. Powell says, "Every character in the show is a fictionalized person based on those many testimonies, with verbatim quotes included throughout the piece. Most of the characters are an amalgamation of multiple testimonies around recurrent themes in their interviews. Reagan, based on a social worker and a rape-crisis hotline worker I interviewed, meets the 11 survivors through her work and ties their stories together."
Passionate and captivating, The Hunchback of Notre Dame - the stage musical based on the Disney animated classic, featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Peter Parnell - is given a superb production at Woodbury's Arts Center of Cannon County and discerning theater patrons in Middle Tennessee have but two performances left to experience the show under the direction of Darryl Deason and Rachel Jones.
The Clarence Brown Theatre has been recommended for a prestigious $15,000 "Art Works" award from the National Endowment for the Arts in support of the Southeast Premier of Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones running now through February 18th.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ When love is in the air, a cocktail should be in your glass. Darkly seductive Brockmans Gin, the gin like no other is famed for its blueberry and blackberry notes and now, in time for Valentine's Day, Brockmans has unleashed two glorious cocktails that ring with romance in both taste and color.
The ballet of pride, time, companionship, and aging provides for a quiet but thought provoking production of Pulitzer Prize winner Alfred Uhry's 'Driving Miss Daisy' in Hoboken by Mile Square Theatre.
The Ladies Day Jazz Quartet will kick off Women's History Month with a performance at Club Bonafide, 212 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, on Thursday, March 1st, 2018 at 7:30 pm.
Audiences of all ages can chase away the rainy day blues this spring with the Center for Puppetry Arts' production of Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat. Sally, Nick and their pet fish will take audiences on an unexpected adventure with the famous cat in the tall red and white striped hat and his mischievous companions - Thing 1 and Thing 2. This puppet-filled adventure explores curiosity, literacy and creativity and includes a gentle reminder about the challenge of responsibility. With plenty of rhymes, tricks and wit, the faithful adaptation of Dr. Seuss's classic tale will transport audiences from the page to the stage, as the performance brings the iconic illustrations from the book to life.
35th Miami Film Festival Announces Full Lineup, Jason Reitman's TULLY Opening Night
Inspired by the classic Cyrano de Bergerac, Michael Golamco's 'Cowboy vs. Samurai' is not only a tale of misplaced love, it's also an insightful and wonderfully funny meditation on being Asian in middle America, on self-identity, and on the ways we categorize ourselves as well as each other. Pear Theatre's production of 'Cowboy vs. Samurai,' directed by Jeffrey Lo, previews on March 15, with press and Opening Night on Friday, March 16, followed by a champagne gala. The show runs Thursdays through Sundays through April 8. All performances are held at the Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida St., Mountain View. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.thepear.org or calling (650) 254-1148.
Pushcart Players, New Jersey's Emmy nominated and award-winning touring theater for young audiences, has received a generous grant from The Whitehill Foundation (Montclair) to support performances of their latest productions and in-school theater education programs. Funding is targeted to partially underwrite performances to underserved schools in Northern New Jersey.
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