Charles Everett News

Join us for an evening of storytelling extravaganza, 'TEASE,' at The Slipper Room in New York City.

The production values and cast of the Ahmanson Theatre's, A SOLDIER'S PLAY, are absolutely stellar. But, I had to wonder, is this story 'enough' for the younger African-American audiences of today?

The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play has arrived in LA! In this video, watch as the company walks the red carpet on opening night.

To celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of Los Angeles, nurture lifelong learning and human connection, and connect audiences with artists that are working at the highest levels of their own experience and craft, Center Theatre Group will host a variety of events tied to the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

The North American tour of “A Soldier’s Play” will make its Los Angeles premiere at Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre May 23 through June 25, 2023.

The Kimmel Cultural Campus, in partnership with The Shubert Organization, will present the Philadelphia premiere of Roundabout Theatre Company's 2020 Tony Award-winning Best Revival of a Play, A Soldier's Play.

Veteran actor Eugene Lee will join Norm Lewis to star in the 20-week North American tour of Roundabout's 2020 Tony Award-winning Best Revival of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play.  

The Resident Acting Company, formed four years ago by the actors of the Obie Award winning Pearl Theater Company, has announced casting for a script in hand performance of José Rivera’s Sonnets For An Old Century on October 17th at The Players. 

Abingdon Theatre Company has added to their second annual “Virtual Festival of Short Plays” by including a live talkback session with the playwrights, directors and cast members which will be moderated by Tony Award winning producer, Rashad V. Chambers.

Abingdon Theatre Company has announced the finalists for their second annual “Virtual Festival of Short Plays”. The company continues to be committed to creating opportunities for all voices to be heard so with this in mind the one-week virtual festival will once again shed light on stories by people of color.

While theatres across New York City remain closed, the Chain Theatre is  continuing its commitment to developing new plays by diverse artists and underrepresented voices through a special live virtual reading of QUEEN Z.

Planet Winter Zoom Fest presents, 'LIP SERVICE: Life, Art, and Tokenism.' A monologue and short plays that explore the bare minimum of inclusion.

Planet Connections' starts out 2020 with 'DARK PLANET: Not Your Mother's Valentine's Day,' short plays unapologetically looking at life through a clever a?" albeit caustic a?" lens. Frank, Funny, Engaging, Engrossing, and Enlightening, Performing Thursdays & Fridays, February 6 a?" 21, at the Theater at the 14th Street Y, 344 E 14th St, NYC. This event a?" celebrating the diversity of the performing arts & artists of NYC a?" will be accompanied by an opening night party and special Valentine's Day event.

After three years of development, beginning immediately after the 2016 Presidential election that left the democratic constituency of the United States in a state of shock, the new immersive comedy Convention will make its world premiere this summer at Brooklyn's very own Irondale (85 S. Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217), located just steps from BAM.   Convention will begin performances Friday, June 7, and play a strictly limited engagement through Saturday, June 29. An opening night has been set for Thursday, June 13 at 8:00pm.  

Quick Silver Theater Company's (QSTC) third annual Citizen One Reading Series launches Friday November 16th.  QSTC will present staged readings of four emerging playwrights of color as part of their series.

TenthPlanet: Planet Connections 10th Annual Theatre Festivity played to packed houses and great acclaim for each production. Another sold out house was achieved for the company's annual 'Playwrights for a Cause' event, this year, benefiting the Ali Forney Center. The banner season culminates with the Planet Awards. This year, the gala event will be Today, September 21, at the Abrons Arts Center at 466 Grand St, New York City. Tickets and further info: planetconnections.org/

TenthPlanet: Planet Connections 10th Annual Theatre Festivity played to packed houses and great acclaim for each production. Another sold out house was achieved for the company's annual 'Playwrights for a Cause' event, this year, benefiting the Ali Forney Center. The banner season culminates with the Planet Awards. This year, the gala event will be Friday, September 21, at the Abrons Arts Center at 466 Grand St, New York City. Tickets and further info: planetconnections.org/

Dialogue with Three Chords present A WELL STARING AT THE SKY on 2/22 Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) presents A WELL STARING AT THE SKY for their spring season of indie theatre in Greenwich Village. The series of short performances are written by Stephen Gracia and directed by Michael LoPorto, and form the second half of D3C's seventh season.

October 19th- 21st LA Femme International Film Festival will hold its twelfth annual presentation honoring women's work and fostering relationships for women in the industry. Ms. Copeland's science fiction TV Pilot, TALATRICS is one among ten Finalist scripts being honored.

Regina Taylor (I'll Fly Away, The Unit) and David Pittu (House of Cards, The Spanish Prisoner) will read Cecilia Copeland's TALATRICS, Directed by Amir Arison (NBC's The Blacklist) for New York Women in Film & Television's New Works Lab.