Theatre, Inc. News

For one night only, November 2nd, 'Rent Heads' will flock to Hagerstown MD to see Authentic Community Theatre's production of RENT.

OzAsia Festival and Contemporary Asian Australian Performance (CAAP) are pleased to announce the 12 South Australian artists who will participate in a five-day Artist Lab from November 1-5.

The second annual ArtWorks Anchorage day is September 25. Join the arts community in Anchorage for a city-wide celebration of the arts.

Guests are invited to attend virtually with lots of fun, food, and fodder planned. A portion of the proceeds benefit Everyman's ongoing Education programming and the newly-created Resident Company COVID Relief Fund.

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) will present CPT's celebrated annual festival virtually on Saturday, May 1, from 5:00-9:00pm (ET). CPT Staff will broadcast live while artists envision, interrogate, and seek out hope from where they are stationed.

I was invited along to opening night of Playhouse Theatre's production of Blackadder ... In Love. So, I grabbed my 'proxy aunties' and we came along. As fans of Blackadder in general we looked forward to an evening of entertainment.

Creative Cauldron will present “Difficult Conversations: Bridging the Divide,” a new series of original plays. Addressing this challenging time of division and conflict, Creative Cauldron looks to writers in the DMV for inspiration and healing.

Ghostlight Ensemble will continue its series on historically overlooked female playwrights with two one act plays - Mine Eyes Have Seen by Alice Dunbar Nelson and War Brides by Marion Craig Wentworth - that deal with wars and the battles families are forced to fight amongst themselves when someone is called to 'serve.'

With its sights set on a $5 million allocation for the arts in the state's budget for Fiscal Year 21-22, Arizona Citizens for the Arts has “reinvented” the annual Arts Congress day of advocacy with online meetings with legislators and arts organizations across the state during the week of Feb. 22-26.

Authentic Community Theatre Inc. of Hagerstown MD, is ready to bring a little bit of the gospel to Hagerstown MD with their production of GODSPELL!

The pandemic-related impact for the nonprofit arts community within the city of Dallas has reached $95,545,710 in financial losses, including 3,145,209 in lost or deferred attendance, and more than 1,000 jobs lost.

29PWC NEW WORK SERIES presents THE WHEEL OF LIFE, written and directed by Edgar Chisholm, on Tuesday, February 16, at 7:30pm on Zoom, with Ariel Estrada in the role of Guardian.

The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York announced today the creation of the Leon Levy Foundation COVID Relief Fund, initiated with a $250,000 grant to support small New York City theatres in conjunction with A.R.T./New York Relief Fund for NYC Small Theatres.

Florida Theatrical Association has awarded more than $120,000 in grants & scholarships for the 2020-2021 season. Florida Theatrical Association’s scholarship and grants are partially funded by tax-deductible donations from season ticket holders who support FTA’s mission of cultivating & encouraging Florida’s young artists and performers.

Alleyway Theatre is asking for help this holiday season: 

Augusta Mini Theater was given a $25,000 grant from Walmart. The grant was given to help the theatre's Tuition Fee Assistance Program and keep it running.

The Area Premier of Elf The Musical is gearing up to hit the stage in Hagerstown MD at the Historic Maryland Theatre. Directed by Scott Rubel, Choreographed by Samantha Williams, and Music Directed by Zayna Burnham, the story of Buddy The Elf comes to life on stage in this magnificent christmas delights.

The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) announces the COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund awarded 39 grants to nonprofit arts agencies and nonprofits providing arts programs and services. 

Authentic Community Theatre Inc. (ACT) in Hagerstown Maryland has announced that Broadway Star, Major Attaway, will be conducting 2 Masterclasses for their theatre October 25,2020.

What do you do when the Pandemic lockdown gets to be a bit too much to take? Well, produce a 12-part comedy series with two women dressed in chicken costumes, says Justyna Kostek, Executive Director of Just More Theatre, Inc., in New York City. K