The ghost of Juicy's dad haunts him and asks for revenge - on Juicy's uncle, who has now married his widowed mom. Sound familiar? The Wilma Theater has announced the world premiere digital production of James Ijames' FAT HAM, a contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare's HAMLET, set in the American South.
Playwrights Horizons today announced that it has awarded Artists’ Relief Fund grants of $1,000 to 182 theater artists navigating financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Playwrights Horizons received applications from 600 artists, having encouraged people of all races, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages, and more to apply.
Need something new to read, watch, or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases! This week's list includes the children's book 'B is For Broadway', the sequel to 'A is For Audra', plus the documentary Six By Sondheim, monologue books, the Desert Song cast recording, and more!
Following its debut on May 6, 2020, The Homebound Project has announced the lineup for a surprise sixth edition airing January 13–17, 2021. Co-creators Catya McMullen and Jenna Worsham, along with their all-volunteer team, have also announced that this online theater initiative brought together 137 artists, and premiered 56 new theater works.
After an extraordinary year with over 300 original pieces produced, The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues teamed up with You Gotta Believe last night to finish 2020 with a bang! In the year’s final edition, a stellar lineup of writers and actors came together virtually to write, rehearse, perform and produce 18 all-new pieces in just 24 hours.
Victory Gardens Theater has announced the further postponement of the 2021 Season, which included the Chicago premieres of cullud wattah by Erika Dickerson-Despenza and Heroes of the Fourth Turning by Will Arbery.
The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues will finish 2020 with a can’t-miss new edition tonight to benefit You Gotta Believe! A stellar lineup of writers and actors will come together virtually to write, rehearse, perform and produce 19 all-new pieces in just 24 hours. Beginning at 6 PM ET, the monologues will be published, one every 15 minutes.
Playwrights Horizons today announced an Artists’ Relief Fund offering $1,000 grants to 135 theater artists, and continuing the organization’s work centering artists’ needs and well-being amidst the turmoil brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Playwrights Horizons has launched a new literary magazine, Almanac. Established at a time of pandemic and protest, Almanac is a new kind of publication-one in which a theater and the artists who comprise it come together to take stock of contemporary American politics, culture, and playwriting.
'Slave Play' playwright Jeremy O. Harris spoke to Vulture today about his overall deal with HBO, under which he's been able to produce plays for the virtual sphere (including 'Circle Jerk' and 'Heroes of the Fourth Turning').
Juliana Canfield, Kathryn Hahn, Emily Kinney, Sahr Ngaujah, and Joel Perez join the cast of the previously announced Act Out: Vote2020, a very special event to get out the vote.
Playwrights Horizons has announced a new lineup of Master Classes featuring writers and artists behind celebrated recent Playwrights productions. Streamed live on YouTube, free of charge, Playwrights Horizons' Master Classes are lecture-style, interactive presentations that appeal to a wide range of participants.
Tony Award-nominated playwright, actress, and activist Danai Gurira, two-time Tony Award-winning director Stephen Daldry, and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage will present a very special event to get out the vote – Act Out: Vote2020, a series of short, all new monologues and songs that will make up an hour-long video encouraging audiences to vote in the upcoming elections.
The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia has shared a series of updates to their previously announced 2020/21 season. To ensure that artists, staff, crew, and audience members are safe during the COVID-19 health crisis, the theater has altered several key features of their upcoming season, including an exciting change to HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING.
Responding to the extreme precarity the artistic community is experiencing amidst a dire lack of government intervention, Soho Rep. Project Number One creates jobs to support artists in this moment and will be part of building a new path forward.
WP THEATER has announced the 15 artists selected for the 2020-2022 WP Lab. The two-year residency begins now and culminates with the biennial WP Pipeline Festival.
Michael Anthony Torres directs a LIVE virtual table read of The Logic by Will Arbery. E.J. Gibson and Jesse Vaughn star in this free play reading on Monday, September 21st at 7:00 P.M. PDT.
Audible has announced its latest Emerging Playwrights Fund class.
Samuel French has announced the winners of the 2020 Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival (OOB), the nation's premier short play competition. The six plays will be published and available for licensing by Samuel French in the 45th edition of its Off Off Broadway collection:
San Francisco Playhouse announced five new episodes of its live streaming calendar, including three Zoomlet Live Play Readings and two Fireside Chats. The events will be streamed free of charge on the Company's website. Announcements of additional episodes and programming will be made over the coming weeks.
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