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Previews for The Public Theater and NBT's FAT HAM to Begin Next Week

Previews for The Public Theater and NBT's FAT HAM to Begin Next Week

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 5, 2022

The Public Theater and National Black Theatre will begin previews on Thursday, May 12 for the upcoming New York Premiere of FAT HAM, written by James Ijames and directed by Public Theater Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director Saheem Ali.

CCAE Theatricals Announces Cast for THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA

CCAE Theatricals Announces Cast for THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA

by A.A. Cristi — May 4, 2022

Young love and secrets, set against the backdrop of the enchanting city of Florence, Italy, takes center stage at California Center for the Arts, Escondido with the multi-award-winning musical The Light in the Piazza from June 17-25 in the Center Theater.

Theatre for a New Audience Postpones Previews for WEDDING BAND

Theatre for a New Audience Postpones Previews for WEDDING BAND

by Nicole Rosky — April 24, 2022

TFANA (Jeffrey Horowitz, Founding Artistic Director) has cancelled the first four performances of its new production of Alice Childress’s Wedding Band, directed by Awoye Timpo, due to two COVID-19 cases discovered through TFANA’s routine testing of the company: April 23 at 7:30pm, April 24

TRUE WEST Announced At The Lake Worth Playhouse

TRUE WEST Announced At The Lake Worth Playhouse

by A.A. Cristi — April 15, 2022

Lake Worth Playhouse announces the opening of Pulitzer Prize-nominated play TRUE WEST written by Sam Shepard in A Black Box Series Theatre Production in the intimate Stonzek Studio Theater.

THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY Comes to TheatreSquared

THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY Comes to TheatreSquared

by Stephi Wild — April 13, 2022

The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, a hilarious, incisive satire that takes on the world of professional wrestling—while, in the process,  powerbombing racism, xenophobia, and the American appetite for spectacle—opens at TheatreSquared on April 13 and will run through May 8.

THE VAGRANT TRILOGY Extends at The Public Theater

THE VAGRANT TRILOGY Extends at The Public Theater

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 31, 2022

The Public Theater will begin performances for the New York premiere of THE VAGRANT TRILOGY on Friday, April 8 with a Joseph Papp Free Performance, after the cancellation of the 2020 production just five days before the first performance and a two-year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Complete Casting Announced for New York Premiere of FAT HAM

Complete Casting Announced for New York Premiere of FAT HAM

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 23, 2022

The Public Theater and National Black Theatre announced complete casting today for the upcoming New York Premiere of FAT HAM written by James Ijames and directed by Public Theater Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director Saheem Ali.

The Negro Ensemble & Penn Live Arts Set New Residency For 2022-23 Season

The Negro Ensemble & Penn Live Arts Set New Residency For 2022-23 Season

by A.A. Cristi — March 15, 2022

Penn Live Arts (PLA) and the Tony and Obie Award-winning Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) have announced a new residency that brings together one of the most important Black theatre producers in the United States and the University of Pennsylvania's nexus of the performing arts, two legacy organizations


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