BWW Review: 50 IN 50: LETTERS TO OUR DAUGHTERS at Kumble Theater
by Tracy Hopkins
- Mar 18, 2019
The monologue showcase 50 in 50: Letters to Our Daughters features an all-star cast of familiar names and faces from stage and screen, including Tony award-winning Broadway star LaChanze, actress Pauletta Pearson Washington, original Hamilton cast member Jasmine Cephas Jones, and actress and comedienne Phyllis Yvonne Stickney who bring to life letters written by 50 women of color about their hopes, dreams, regrets and fears for their daughters.
Nina Simone's FOUR WOMEN Makes Its Atlanta Debut On True Colors' Stage
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 20, 2018
Artistic Director Kenny Leon and True Colors Theatre Company are thrilled to present Christina Ham's Nina Simone: Four Women beginning this September. In its Atlanta debut, Nina Simone: Four Women, directed by Michele Shay, brings to life the four women from the play's namesake song, giving voice to "Aunt Sarah", "Sephronia", "Sweet Thing", and "Peaches". The day after the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, these four women find themselves in search of solace in the ruins of the church, where Nina is struggling to compose a song that can capture the pain and protest that resides in her heart. This play with music includes some of Nina Simone's most popular civil rights anthems such as "Mississippi Goddam," "Go Limp," and "Young, Gifted, and Black."
Emerging Artists Theatre Presents Their 20th Annual New Work Series
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 27, 2018
Emerging Artists Theatre celebrates its 25th Anniversary by presenting their 20th Annual New Work Series (NWS). Under the direction of Artistic Director, Paul Adam's, the festival runs February 26 through March 18 at TADA Theatre in Chelsea.
Michael Chekhov Association Awards Inaugural Zelda Fichandler Scholarship To Actress/Educator Michele Shay
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 3, 2018
The Michael Chekhov Association (MICHA), the not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving the artistic vision and technique of Michael Chekhov, today announced that Tony-nominated actress and educator Michele Shay will receive the first-ever Zelda Fichandler Scholarship. Established in Fall 2017 to benefit the next generation of Chekhov teachers and practitioners, the Scholarship provides full tuition for two weeks to MICHA's International Michael Chekhov Workshop, which takes place every summer at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut.
THE OLD SETTLER to Launch 46th Season at The Billie Holiday Theatre
by BWW News Desk
- Sep 6, 2017
The Billie Holiday Theatre (The Billie) is launching its 46th Season in the newly-renovated theater with a production of The Old Settler, written by Brooklyn-born playwright John Henry Redwood and directed by Tony Award nominee Michele Shay.
Brooklyn's Billie Holiday Theatre Announces 2017 - 18 Season
by BWW News Desk
- Aug 15, 2017
The Billie Holiday Theatre - home to the largest African American community in the nation - announces the inaugural season in its newly-renovated theater with award-winning works from the African American theater canon.
The Actors Center Appoints New Executive and Artistic Director
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 31, 2017
For more than 20 years, The Actors Center has provided opportunities for NYC's professional stage, film, and television artists to deepen and develop their craft alongside likeminded peers. Now under the direction of longtime Center associate Charles Tuthill, the Center now boasts more than 200 peer-nominated members and is positioned to continue to impact the profession for generations to come.
August Wilson's KING HEDLEY II Opens Tonight at The Matrix Theatre
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 26, 2017
Actress and producer Sophina Brown is on a mission to bring the wonderful work of August Wilson to the Los Angeles community. Her goal is to produce August Wilson's American Century Cycle in Los Angeles in its entirety. What begin as a group of actors meeting up to read August Wilson plays at her house, has evolved into the first production.
American Conservatory Theater to Host Women's Leadership Conference August 22, 2016
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 3, 2016
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Artistic Director Carey Perloff announced today that the Women's Leadership Conferencewill be held on Monday, August 22 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at A.C.T.'s Strand Theater. The Conference emerged from a partnership with Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW), one of the largest gender-focused research-and-action organizations in the world, and will speak to the practices of the workplace in relation to women employees and leadership.
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