Monique News

Redtwist Theatre, currently presenting the world premiere of The Great Kahn through February 26, announces the second production of its 2023 season, Babel, written by Jacqueline Goldfinger and directed by Redtwist Associate Artistic Director Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary, March 23 – April 30, at Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.

​​​​​​​ Cerise Jacobs and her activist opera company, White Snake Projects (WSP), present the world premiere of Fractured Mosaics, an operatic response to anti-Asian racism (March 30; April 1 & 3). Comprising four scenes – bound together by musical interludes – of Asian Americans establishing themselves in the United States, Fractured Mosaics features music by Nilo Alcala, Randall Eng, Benjamin Kono, and Liliya Ugay, and texts by their writing partners – Deepali Gupta, Monique Truong, Cerise Lim Jacobs, and Sokunthary Svay.

Studio for Performing Arts LA has concluded the pilot season special of the highly anticipated 'LA Monologue & Song Slam,' a unique event that combines the power of monologues and the soul of music. See photos from the event.

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Bristol Old Vic has announced the final shows of The Weston Studio's spring season are on sale now. This is a packed-to-the-rafters programme, bringing a wild mix of theatre-makers from across the spectrum straight to the Studio floor. And with the new multibuy offer, people can see more for less this season.

Studio for Performing Arts LA has announced the pilot season special of the highly anticipated 'LA Monologue & Song Slam,' a unique event that combines the power of monologues and the soul of music.

The longest-running Annual Solo Festival for women in Los Angeles, LAWTF will take place March 23- March 26 at Barnsdall Art Park Gallery Theatre.

Right on the heels of the play “Anak Datu’s” winning streak this awards season, Tanghalang Pilipino restages another of its most-acclaimed productions, “Ang Pag-uusig,” a Filipino adaptation of Arthur Miller’s classic play “The Crucible.” It runs from February 17 to March 12, 2023, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ black box theatre (Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez) across the Star City theme park.

Chelsea Community Church will host a special benefit concert, The World Is Coming To A Start!, on Sunday, February 12 (Lincoln's Birthday) at 6 PMto benefit the Ali Forney Center.

Golden Thread Productions, the first American theatre company devoted to the Middle East, presents a season of new work highlighting our commitment to uplift one another as we explore ways to connect, cope, and be moved to make a change. Join us as we look for comfort in comic relief, seek unity in collaboration, and find inspiration in the stories of those fighting for justice and equality. 

Desert Hearts Festival, one of North America's most celebrated boutique electronic music events, has released the star studded lineup for its return to Lake Perris, California on May 5-8.

It’s a missed opportunity to explore young parenthood and the effects of thoughtless actions on a couple.

The Yale Indigenous Performing Arts Program (YIPAP) is currently accepting submissions for both the 8th Annual Young Native Playwrights Contest (Deadline: March 1), and the 3rd Annual Misty Upham Award for Young Native Actors (Deadline: Feb 28th). Native artists 25 and under are eligible to submit to both awards.  

Steppenwolf Theatre Company is continuing its 47th season with the Chicago premiere of Donnetta Lavinia Grays’ Last Night and the Night Before, a powerful, poetic exploration of what it takes to create a future from a past you long to forget.

See photos from the Redtwist Theatre’s world premiere of The Great Khan, written by Michael Gene Sullivan and directed by Jamal Howard, playing through February 26, at Redtwist Theatre.

Starring Laila Garin in the title role, and directed by Kleber Montanheiro, CARMEN A PEQUENA GRANDE NOTAVEL presents the story of Carmen Miranda, the Brazilian Bombshell, for all-family, with language of Revue Theater.

East Midlands based theatre company New Perspectives have announced a bumper crop of creative projects for 2023 in the lead up to their 50th anniversary year, which starts in October 2023.

James Marais and Monique Cassells' “Love Is in the Air: Romantic Love Songs Tribute” celebrates some of the most beautiful love songs by legendary artists from the 1950s through to the 1990s, such as Nat 'King' Cole, Engelbert Humperdinck, Neil Diamond, Chris de Burgh, Elvis Presley, The Carpenters, The Platters, Leo Sayer, Jennifer Rush, Roy Orbison, Bryan Adams and Elton John.

Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma will celebrate its 60th anniversary season this year with seven spectacular performances at the beloved Plaza Theatre and majestic Civic Center Music Hall. Learn more about the lineup here!

Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma will celebrate its 60th anniversary season this year with seven spectacular performances at the beloved Plaza Theatre and majestic Civic Center Music Hall.