Duke University News

Charlie Rose, acclaimed broadcast journalist and interviewer, will accept the National Press Club's most-honored prize, the Fourth Estate Award, at a gala dinner on September 13 in Washington, D.C.

The Immersive Education Initiative today announced that Disney's Katie Fico will keynote IMMERSION 2014 in Los Angeles, California, this June.

Philadelphia Theatre Company is pleased to announce Martin Zimmerman as the recipient of the third Terrence McNally New Play Award for the development of his play Let Me Count The Ways. The Terrence McNally New Play Award is a cash prize given annually to recognize a new play that celebrates the transformative power of art. The Award will also include a year of development support at PTC, including readings as well as administrative support and networking to help manage the future of the play beyond its time at PTC.

NEW YORK, NY(Marketwired - May 8, 2014) - Giovanni Campanile (Dr. G), MD, FACC, FSCAI, ABIHM, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Director, Dean Ornish Lifestyle Modification Program, Director Integrative Medicine & Nutrition, Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation is pleased to announce the signing of his book on 'Heart Healthy Nutrition' with top Agent Alan Morell, Creative Management Partners.

Elixir, a cerebral thriller by Ted Galdi, comes right on the heels of NSA-whistleblower Edward Snowden citing that surveillance technology - intended for the purpose of monitoring national security threats - is being used on US citizens. Elixir reveals the inner workings of the NSA and has readers on the edge of their seats from start to finish. Scroll down to see a trailer for the book!

Burning Coal Theatre Company will present the world premieres of five new student-written plays at KidsWrite 2014. The plays will premiere at Burning Coal Theatre's home venue, 224 Polk Street in Raleigh, NC, Friday and Saturday, May 30th and 31st at 7:30pm and Sunday, June 1st at 2:00pm. All tickets are $10 and are available at the door. For further information, please call 919.834.4001 or visit us online at www.burningcoal.org.

The best selling novel by Timothy B. Tyson, is brought to life by celebrated actor/writer, Michael Wiley in Blood Done Sign My Name May 28th-June 8th at Kennedy Theatre. Blood Done Sign My Name is a dramatization of the true story of a racially-motivated murder committed in Oxford, NC in 1970. The crime and its aftermath still resonate today, as we grapple with Stand Your Ground laws and our personal responses to racism nearly half a century later. Appropriate for ages 16+ (due to subject matter and language).

Plenty of food, beer and wine will be served during a Wednesday evening get-together as the Residence Inn Chapel Hill welcomes the community to its warm and inviting accommodation in Chapel Hill for an "Autism Awareness Barbecue".

The highly celebrated New York troupe Fiasco Theater will make their Washington, DC debut with their production of William Shakespeare's clever comedy The Two Gentlemen of Verona at Folger Theatre. Directed by company members Jessie Austrian and Ben Steinfeld, The Two Gentlemen of Verona will play at the Folger from today, April 17 - May 25, 2014.

Elixir, a cerebral thriller by Ted Galdi, comes right on the heels of NSA-whistleblower Edward Snowden citing that surveillance technology – intended for the purpose of monitoring national security threats – is being used on US citizens. Elixir reveals the inner workings of the NSA and has readers on the edge of their seats from start to finish.

The esteemed classical sacred music foundation Soli Deo Gloria-'to God alone be the Glory'-named for the Latin inscription frequently used by Johann Sebastian Bach on his manuscripts, has chosen to celebrate its 20th anniversary in early May in New York City with major performances of two significant commissions.

The Actors Fund's annual gala on Monday, April 28, 2014 honoring Disney Theatrical Productions will feature a one-night-only benefit performance including surprise appearances and production numbers from Disney's award-winning musicals.

The highly celebrated New York troupe Fiasco Theater will make their Washington, DC debut with their production of William Shakespeare's clever comedy The Two Gentlemen of Verona at Folger Theatre. Directed by company members Jessie Austrian and Ben Steinfeld, The Two Gentlemen of Verona will play at the Folger from April 17 - May 25, 2014.

InFusion Theatre Company is proud to announce the Midwest premiere of Andrea Stolowitz's ITHAKA, directed by InFusion Artistic Director Mitch Golob, March 9 - April 13, at The Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division Ave. Opening night is tonight, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. Performances are Thursdays - Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. There is no performance Thursday, March 13. Preview tickets are $10. Tickets are $25 for general admission, $15 for students and seniors and $12.50 for industry professionals (Thursdays and Sundays only). Tickets are on sale now atinfusiontheatre.com or by calling 800-838-3006.

Marin Theatre Company's artistic director Jasson Minadakis has announced that Lauren Gunderson's I and You, which premiered at Marin Theatre Company in October with support from the National New Play Network's Continued Life of New Plays Fund, and Martín Zimmerman's Seven Spots on the Sun, which won MTC's 2012 Sky Cooper New American Play Prize and received a public staged reading at MTC in June 2013, have been selected as finalists for the 2014 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award.

InFusion Theatre Company is proud to announce the Midwest premiere of Andrea Stolowitz's ITHAKA, directed by InFusion Artistic Director Mitch Golob, March 9 - April 13, at The Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division Ave. Opening night is tonight, March 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Below, watch highlights Late Night with Seth Meyers monologue from last night's broadcast

Charlie Rose, acclaimed broadcast journalist and interviewer, has been selected as the 2014 recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, the National Press Club's most-honored prize.

A video of two daughters surprising their mother with a ticket to Motown The Musical went viral this past Christmas, especially within the New York theatre circles - but no one was quite sure how the family, who had struggled to pay for the ticket, was going to actually get to Broadway. Pamela Bob, a swing in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, decided to do something about it.

The Mexican Museum, the premier West Coast museum of Mexican, Mexican-American, Chicano, Latin American and Latino art, culture and heritage, announces the addition of six new members to the Museum's Board of Trustees.