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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.

Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc received a $4931.31 grant from United Illuminating/Southern Connecticut Gas/Connecticut Natural Gas under Connecticut’s Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credit program. The funding will help to replace and expand their lighting inventory with energy efficient lighting.

If you're under the age of 26, and you're writing for musical theatre, New Musicals Inc. would love to hear from you.

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.

TimeLine Theatre has announced online public programs and related virtual content inspired by its production of Campaigns, Inc. by Will Allan.

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

New Musicals Inc. is now accepting applicants to its 2020-21 Musical Theatre Writers' Workshop. Musical theatre writers, lyricists, and composers are invited to audition for the famed workshop, hosted Academy for New Musical Theatre at NMI.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced the nonprofit arts organizations recommended for direct funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

50 fearless and inspiring short works from some of Australia's best playwrights will be simultaneously livestreamed by more than 30 performing arts organisations from across Australia between the 2-5 July.

What's past is prologue. The United States has never not been on fire for Black, Indigenous, and people of color. Never. Not one day. There has always been a foot, a knee, a noose on our necks for every single generation before ours. Without rest, without remorse. The fire has been full blaze.

The dance service organization Dance/NYC is pleased to announce the 69 recipients of the first iteration of its Coronavirus Dance Relief Fund for Dance Making Organizations, and the second round of its Coronavirus Dance Relief Fund for Dance Making Organizations, made possible by the generous support of The New York Community Trust.

The dance service organization Dance/NYC has announced the 69 recipients of the first iteration of its Coronavirus Dance Relief Fund for Dance Making Organizations, and the second round of its Coronavirus Dance Relief Fund for Dance Making Organizations, made possible by the generous support of The New York Community Trust.

The future of the American Theater may suddenly be top of mind for theater makers, everywhere, but for the team at Seven Devils New Play Foundry (Formerly id Theatre, Inc.), the future of the American Theater has always been the focus.

CROSS ROADS: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings & Norton S. Baskin, an original work by playwright/director Deborah Dickey, brings to life a crucial period in the career and private life of the acclaimed author of The Yearling and Cross Creek. In a time before e-mail and social media, the letters between the author and second husband Norton Baskin reveal a deepening friendship and affection, as she comes to rely more and more on the humor and irresistible charm of the gentleman from Alabama.