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The Playwrights Foundation's 37th Annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF) will take place today, July 18-27, 2014 at the Thick House Theater in San Francisco.

The Playwrights Foundation has announced the selections for the 37th Annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF) that will take place today, July 18-27, 2014 at the Thick House Theater in San Francisco.

'Ideally, I want the audience to feel as conflicted and uncomfortable as I did during the process of discovering these women? As I was writing the play, Maria Lauterbach was murdered. By this time, I'd heard so much about the predominance of sexual assault and physical violence against women in the military, I felt as though I was the only person who wasn't shocked by her murder? this play chose me?' -T.D. Mitchell

Anthony Freud, general director of Lyric Opera of Chicago, announced today that the company is reporting a break even operating performance for fiscal year 2014. Lyric has operated in the black for 26 of the past 27 years-a record among the country's not-for-profit music and performing-arts companies.

The Playwrights Foundation's 37th Annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF) will take place July 18-27, 2014 at the Thick House Theater in San Francisco.

The Playwrights Foundation has announced the selections for the 37th Annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF) that will take place July 18-27, 2014 at the Thick House Theater in San Francisco. BAPF 2014 is a diverse and eclectic cycle of work that builds on nearly four decades of discovering and highlighting a range of voices early in their careers who have gone on to become some of the most celebrated playwrights of our times. Chosen from over 500 submissions, the summer festival features new work by playwrights Don Nguyen, T.D. Mitchell, Rob Melrose & Z.O.N.K., Elizabeth Hersh, Phillip Howze and E. Hunter Spreen. The plays range from the whimsical to the terrifying, tackling the most timely and pertinent issues of the day as well as reimagining our world in ways only the theater can accomplish - with poetry and form.

Acting Up Stage, one of Toronto's top musical theatre companies, kicks off their 10th anniversary season November 18 with its annual smash tribute concert, UnCovered: Sting and The Police. 10 of Canada's top Musical Theatre vocalists will perform 19 of Sting's hit songs, featuring new arrangements by Music Director Reza Jacobs. BWW's own Jeff Madden is thrilled to be a featured vocalist at this concert, and to give an inside look into how this show gets brought to life, through the eyes of a performer.

One of Australia's most loved and recognisable stand up comedy characters, Heath Franklin's Chopper, will headline a week of local gigs thanks to www.adelaidecomedy.com

One of Australia's most loved and recognisable stand up comedy characters, Heath Franklin's Chopper, will headline a week of local gigs thanks to www.adelaidecomedy.com

In a recent Herald Sun review of Melbourne musical comedian Ryan Coffey's show, it was stated that his '...luxurious beard alone probably has more musical talent than most of us could even dream of.' That is a great analogy of this guitar-playing, loop-pedal-wielding, tall and angular stand-up, who also happens to sport some fine facial hair.

Now that Adelaide's home of quality stand-up shows Adelaide Comedy is turning 13 it's time for a change. Just like those changes we all experienced as the teens hit, Adelaide Comedy is ready for something different.

The original founder of Adelaide Comedy - Justin Hamilton - returns home to host a week of hilarious stand-up gigs.

The hyper physical and colourful comedic style of Mark Trenwith is coming back to Adelaide to headline a run of shows this July.

Now that Adelaide's home of quality stand-up shows Adelaide Comedy is turning 13 it's time for a change. Just like those changes we all experienced as the teens hit, Adelaide Comedy is ready for something different.

Lindsay Webb is truly an international act worthy of the title. Adelaide Comedy is proud to present a week of shows from today, June 25 headlined by the mastermind of comebacks, the pun wizard: Lindsay Webb.

Lindsay Webb is truly an international act worthy of the title. Adelaide Comedy is proud to present a week of shows from June 25 headlined by the mastermind of comebacks, the pun wizard: Lindsay Webb.

He's been described as the funnier version of a cross between Jack Black and Meat Loaf, and his shows have been deemed compulsory for the melancholy. Canadian stand-up comedian, Glen Wool is all this and better.

When Alice Springs mother of five Fiona O'Loughlin started doing stand-up later in life than most comics, her hilarious stories of housewifery and motherhood were an immediate hit. Now she's bringing her world-class brand of humour to Adelaide to headline four shows over four nights from today, June 11.

The show, which was scheduled to be at The Arkaba on Tuesday, June 11, had been cancelled and all ticket holders will be contacted by Adelaide Comedy to move their tickets over to the Wednesday night show at The Marion Hotel.

When Alice Springs mother of five Fiona O'Loughlin started doing stand-up later in life than most comics, her hilarious stories of housewifery and motherhood were an immediate hit. Now she's bringing her world-class brand of humour to Adelaide to headline four shows over four nights from June 11.