Epic Theatre Ensemble News

OBIE-winning theater company Hoi Polloi (Three Pianos; All Hands) returns to JACK with a peek inside the meeting of a white anti-racist group. As the members reckon with sacrifices they must make to live up to their principles, other forces begin to disrupt and unsettle their efforts. An uncanny ode to honesty, forgiveness, and accountability, this ensemble tour de force pulls the audience on a descent from the too-real to the sub-real.  

Following their recent leadership transition in which Producing Artistic Director Zak Berkman succeeded former Executive Artistic Director Abigail Adams, People’s Light has announce an exciting expansion of their artistic team with four new appointments. Broadway-favorite Steve H. Broadnax III (Thoughts of a Colored Man) transitions from Resident Director to People’s Light Associate Artistic Director.

The multi-Obie Award-winning Target Margin Theater has announced that tickets are now on sale for One Night, a nine-hour theatrical event that concludes the company’s five-year exploration of The One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of classic Silk Road stories. 

People's Light presents Hold These Truths, a solo play inspired by the true story of Gordon Hirabayashi, bringing back the entire team of the 2020 production that was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since its founding on September 11, 2001; Epic Theatre Ensemble continues to inspire young people to utilize their voice through performance to create social change and motivate civic dialogue.

Chrissy Metz and Susan Kelechi Watson, the multi-award-winning co-stars of NBC’s “This Is Us,” will host this year’s telecast from Pasadena, California. Emmy and Peabody Award-winning actor, director, educator and lifelong children’s literacy advocate LeVar Burton was previously announced by the Tournament of Roses as this year’s Grand Marshall.

With a face and head of glorious hair you may recognize at first glance, Sasha Hutchings (Laurey) opens OKLAHOMA!'s national tour in Minneapolis at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum in the first Equity tour of the show in 40 years. The actor gives some insight into the reimagined production and more in 6 Questions.

HartBeat Ensemble announced today a limited engagement of Rumble in the Theater, a funny and interactive experience written and performed by Marilyn Torres and directed by Dudley Findlay, Jr..

This hybrid co-production of Hold These Truths marked San Francisco Playhouse’s return to in-person performances and was also available for audiences to enjoy at home on-demand. San Francisco Playhouse followed strict health and safety protocols to minimize risks to patrons, actors, and staff.

Tune in to watch the Season 1 finale episode of The Chaos Twins with Sasha Hutchings and Nik Walker. What's it all about? 'In a world of extremes, where the divides are deep and the struggles are real, sometimes, the only way back to the calm... is Chaos,' say Sasha and Nik.

Tune in today, April 21 (4pm ET) to watch the next episode right here at BroadwayWorld. This week's special guest is Amber Cabral!

San Francisco Playhouse announced its return to in-person performances with a fully staged production of Hold These Truths by Jeanne Sakata, directed by Jeffrey Lo.

Tune in today, April 7 (4pm ET) to watch the next episode right here at BroadwayWorld. This week's special guest is David J. Johns

Epic Theatre Ensemble presents a virtual reading of Bill Martin's The Investor running Thursday March 25 through Wednesday March 31.

Black Girl Magic, but make it CHAOS. Malcom X described the black woman as the most disrespected, unprotected and neglected person in America, and yet, black women are surely at the center of much political progress, artistic genius, and family structure throughout history.

Tune in today, March 10 (4pm ET) to watch the next episode right here at BroadwayWorld. This week's special guest is Tory Bullock!

Epic Theatre Ensemble, a professional theatre working in partnership with The National Coalition on School Diversity and Dodd Human Rights Impact at the University of Connecticut, has announced The Fifty State Conversation.

Tune in today, February 24 (4pm ET) to watch the next episode right here at BroadwayWorld. This week's special guest is the wonderful Vasthy Mompoint!

Tune in on Wednesday, February 10 (4pm ET) to watch the next episode right here at BroadwayWorld. This week's special guests are James Monroe Iglehart and Rev. Liz Walker!

Tune in today, January 20 (4pm ET) for an Inauguration Day special with NYC Mayoral Candidate Dianne Morales.