THE BLOOD THEY SHED is a semi-autobiographical one-man poetic journey that combines the art of story telling narrative, poetry and comedy. The story is told from the perspective of a young man raised in South Central LA. The journey through his upbringing takes the audience on an emotional ride leading them to laugh, cry and reflect on some of the truths facing people in every corner of today's world. The show invites you into his childhood home of old school soulful tunes, hilarious family members, Charlie Brown re-runs, growing up without a father, media's pop-culture influence and gangster movies being filmed in his backyard.
Uptown Players closes its 2012 season with the regional premiere of the adult musical, Hello Again, at the Kalita Humphreys Theater from tonight, October 5 through October 21, 2012.
Uptown Players closes its 2012 season with the regional premiere of the adult musical, Hello Again, at the Kalita Humphreys Theater from October 5 through October 21, 2012.
Adirondack Shakespeare Company's third annual Summer Festival Season is coming to a close, but there's still a few more chances to catch Shakespeare in the RAW in Adirondack Park. The company has announced that the final performances of their mainstage and touring shows will be held at Lake Placid Center for the Arts.
With a two-week tour of their original children's show, The Twelve Labors of Hercules already under their belt, the Adirondack Shakespeare Company is currently preparing for their ambitious third annual Summer Festival Season. This year's mainstage productions include Shakespeare's Twelfth Night andHamlet as well as Tom Stoppard's modern comedy, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.
The Adirondack Shakespeare Company welcomed audiences to the first performance of The Twelve Labors of Hercules this past Wednesday, July 11th. Check out production photos from the first week below!
Adirondack Shakespeare Company's original children's programming continues this year with The Twelve Labors of Hercules, an adventure story written by Jessica Hackett.
The Adirondack Shakespeare Company is back for their third Summer Festival Season and they're bringing the Bard's best with them! This year's season features Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and Hamlet, as well as Tom Stoppard's hilarious comedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead and a new ADK Shakes original children's show!
Adirondack Shakespeare Company's original children's programming continues this year with The Twelve Labors of Hercules, an adventure story written by Jessica Hackett.
PICT's production of Antony & Cleopatra is part of Shakespeare for a New Generation, a national program of the National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with Arts Midwest. PICT is one of 40 professional theatre companies selected to participate in Shakespeare for a New Generation, bringing the finest productions of Shakespeare to thousands of middle- and highschool students in communities across the United States. This is the eighth year of Shakespeare in American Communities, the largest tour of Shakespeare in American history.
A Roman general and an Eqyptian queen, Mark Antony and Cleopatra are great leaders of their time who share a passion for each other - but at a price. Power, politics and betrayal overshadow their doomed and legendary affair.
A Roman general and an Eqyptian queen, Mark Antony and Cleopatra are great leaders of their time who share a passion for each other - but at a price. Power, politics and betrayal overshadow their doomed and legendary affair.
Rehearsals began yesterday for La Red Music Theatre's world premiere of B.R.A.T.T. Camp, by Bobby Cronin. The production is directed and choreographed by La Red Artistic Director Jessica Redish, and music directed by Keith Harrison.
Chicagoland natives Jessica Redish and Justin Stein will return home this summer to work on La Red Music Theatre's World Premiere Production of B.R.A.T.T. Camp, by Bobby Cronin. Highland Park native Jessica Redish will direct and choreograph the production, and Glencoe native Justin Stein will portray the principal role of 'Cody.'
Rehearsals began yesterday for La Red Music Theatre's world premiere of B.R.A.T.T. Camp, by Bobby Cronin. The production is directed and choreographed by La Red Artistic Director Jessica Redish, and music directed by Keith Harrison.
Chicagoland natives Jessica Redish and Justin Stein will return home this summer to work on La Red Music Theatre's World Premiere Production of B.R.A.T.T. Camp, by Bobby Cronin. Highland Park native Jessica Redish will direct and choreograph the production, and Glencoe native Justin Stein will portray the principal role of 'Cody.'
Playwright Jason Christophe White is the 2007 winner of the Best Playwright Award (Local) by the NAACP for The Dance: The History of American Minstrelsy.
