In celebration of the life and work of Woodie King Jr., founder and Artistic Director of The New Federal Theatre, four emerging theatre companies have organized a special conversation with Mr. King to recognize his legacy and impact on the black theatre community.
The New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC), the largest multi-arts festival in North America, will present the 16th Annual Festival from August 10th - 26th, 2012. Each year the festival presents programming by nearly 200 of the world's best emerging theatre troupes and dance companies. General FringeNYC applications are being accepted for participants in all genres (theatre, dance, puppetry, performance art, multi-media, etc.), and separate FringeAL FRESCO (free outdoor events) and FringeJR (children's programming) applications are also available. Applications are now available online at www.fringenyc.organd completed applications are due February 14, 2012.
Ian Somerhalder is using his celebrity status for the greater good. His non-profit organization, the Ian Somerhalder Foundation, recently held its first charity fundraiser, a Halloween costume party titled Empoweresque.
Three women representing three stages of life--youth, middle age, the senior years. Why do people change? When is the happiest time in our lives? These questions and more are explored in Edward Albee's award-winning drama, 'Three Tall Women,' now at the Fells Point Corner Theatre.
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN gave special performance last week, post-security at Terminal 5 (T5) at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Click below to check out Frank Abagnale Jr. understudy Jay Armstrong Johnson singing 'Goodbye.'
JetBlue Airways just announced that Broadway's high-flying musical CATCH ME IF YOU CAN will give a special performance on Thursday, August 11, post-security at Terminal 5 (T5) at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. As the show's Official & Exclusive Airline Partner, JetBlue's Live from T5 summer performance, available to ticketed customers, will complement T5's state-of-the-art design and JetBlue's industry-leading customer experience.
JetBlue Airways just announced that Broadway's high-flying musical CATCH ME IF YOU CAN will give a special performance on Thursday, August 11, post-security at Terminal 5 (T5) at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. As the show's Official & Exclusive Airline Partner, JetBlue's Live from T5 summer performance, available to ticketed customers, will complement T5's state-of-the-art design and JetBlue's industry-leading customer experience.
Catch Me If You Can, the new Broadway musical comedy based on the hit Stephen Spielberg film, is the incredible true story of a teenager who runs away from home in search of the glamorous life with only his boyish charm, big imagination and millions of dollars in forged checks. Hear members of the cast and creative team talk about their new production, along with performances of a couple of favorite songs.
92nd Street Y is about people-the people of New York City and the surrounding area, the United States and the world. It's about people who entertain and challenge, inform and educate. It's about people who learn and discover, observe and participate.
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center is pleased to announce its Sixth Annual Young Playwrights Festival, May 6-8, 2011, with a call for scripts by young writers.
The talented and compassionate actors from the Broadway touring company CATS partnered with the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in collecting over $8,100 in donations for the Animal Rescue Corps and New Leash on Life this weekend during the CATS three-day run at TPAC as part of their national tour.
As writers, it is our duty to tell and retell universal human stories in new, unique ways that titillate, illuminate, and resonate with contemporary audiences.
The Castillo Theatre (Dan Friedman, artistic director, Diane Stiles, managing director) held the first full cast rehearsal today for Fred Newman's MR. HIRSCH DIED YESTERDAY, which runs Friday, January 21 to Sunday, February 20 with an official press preview on Thursday, January 20. Directed by Woodie King, Jr. (founder and producing director of the New Federal Theatre).
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center is pleased to announce its Sixth Annual Young Playwrights Festival, May 6-8, 2011, with a call for scripts by young writers.
The Castillo Theatre (Dan Friedman, artistic director, Diane Stiles, managing director) held the first full cast rehearsal today for Fred Newman's MR. HIRSCH DIED YESTERDAY, which runs Friday, January 21 to Sunday, February 20 with an official press preview on Thursday, January 20. Directed by Woodie King, Jr. (founder and producing director of the New Federal Theatre).
After the successful premiere of the Adult Playwrights Program (APP) in the fall of 2010, ACT's Education Department is excited to offer two APP classes in the winter of 2011, APP INTRO TO PLAYWRITING and APP INTERMEDIATE PLAYWRITING.
Marcus Theatres®, the National Association of Theatre Owners of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan (NATO), Variety - The Children's Charity of Wisconsin, Will Rogers Institute and Screenvision today announced they jointly donated nearly $280,000 to six Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) in Wisconsin.
From August 8 to September 5, 2010, Theater for the New City (TNC), under the direction of Crystal Field, Artistic Director, will present its first 'Dream Up Festival,' a theater festival that is open to submissions from artists across the country and abroad. It is curated by the theater's Literary Manager, Michael Scott-Price.