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Reelz Packs October 2020 with Powerful Stories
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Sep 17, 2020


REELZ today announced new programming for October 2020 with new original specials and the REELZ premiere of The Story of the Royals.

Virtual Memberships Now on Sale for 'Steppenwolf NOW' - New Virtual Programming Stream
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2020


Virtual Memberships go on sale today for the Steppenwolf NOW virtual stage featuring 6 breakthrough stories written by some of America's most talented voices. Steppenwolf NOW offers a dynamic and innovative slate of immersive and visual experiences, radio plays, bite-sized programming and episodic work crafted and produced for the digital platform.

BWW Blog: Can You Write a Play in a Day?
by Student Blogger: Sydney Emerson - Sep 10, 2020


Ten hours. Three teams. One line and one prop. All-Day Theatre Fest tested my  creative will-power, my imagination, and in the age of COVID-19, my laptopa??s battery life.

Steppenwolf Announces Lineup of Work for STEPPENWOLF NOW
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 2, 2020


Steppenwolf unveiled today the programming lineup for its first-ever virtual stagea?"Steppenwolf NOW featuring breakthrough stories written by some of America's most talented voices. Steppenwolf NOW will be accessible to a global audience with Virtual Memberships available for purchase beginning mid-September.

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival to Move to New, Permanent Home in 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 26, 2020


The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival today announced that the company will move from its longtime home at Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison, NY to a new site in Philipstown, NY gifted by philanthropist Christopher Davis as a permanent home for the company.

10 Broadway Choreography Tutorials You Can Follow Along with At Home!
by Taylor Brethauer - Sep 19, 2020


Looking for something fun to do? Get up and dance with these tutorials from Disney on Broadway, Hamilton choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, Hairspray choreographer Jerry Mitchell, and many more!

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Presents HVSF2 NEW PLAY READING SERIES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 5, 2020


The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival will present the plays for their annual HVSF2 Reading Series: Seize the King, Paradise Lost, and Untitled Agatha Project, an HVSF-commissioned adaptation.

Alliance Theatre Announces its 2020-21 Season, Featuring World Premiere Musical ACCIDENTAL HEROES and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 29, 2020


Atlanta's Alliance Theatre has announced the productions of the Alliance's 52nd season. This season, the Alliance is reimagining how to gather, where to take the stage, and how a story comes to life.

The Carnegie Creative Disruption Committee Announces Digital Auditions for GODSPELL
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2020


The Carnegie Creative Disruption Committee has announced that they will be hosting auditions by digital submissions for their first production, GODSPELL. This uplifting musical will be presented in an innovative format across Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park's 3-acre campus.

Edinburgh International Culture Summit Will Hold a Special Edition in 2020, The Transformational Power Of Culture
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2020


Ordinarily the Edinburgh International Culture Summit, delivered in partnership by the British Council, Scottish Government, UK Government, the Scottish Parliament and the Edinburgh International Festival, would welcome people from around the world to the Scottish Parliament in August, alongside the backdrop of the Edinburgh Festivals. This year it is not possible to present the Summit in that format.

Arena Stage Announces Virtual Audition Intensive
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 25, 2020


Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced its newly created virtual audition intensive. Developed and led by Arena Stage's Community Engagement department, the online intensive prepares students and artists ages 16-22 for careers in theater with group and private coaching sessions in audition techniques.

Steppenwolf Announces 2020/21 Reset Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 23, 2020


Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced its 2020/21 Reset Season today featuring a truncated four play lineup (originally six plays) with flexible dates to allow for greater agility in the time of COVID-19, accompanied with a robust slate of original virtual programming.

HowlRound Announces 2020 National Playwright Residency Program
by Stephi Wild - Jun 23, 2020


In collaboration with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, HowlRound Theatre Commons established the National Playwright Residency Program (NPRP) in 2013.

Guest Blog: Playwright Willi Richards On Resurrecting RUSH With Rupert Everett
by Marianka Swain - Jun 24, 2020


It is a very odd form that we have created - brittle, rough, exciting, intense, simple beyond belief - but somehow so honest that the play shines through in the voices of these excellent actors.

NJPAC Will Present 'Protest to Power: Lessons from Newark, The Making of Newark's First Black Mayor, Ken Gibson'
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2020


RiseUpNewark.com, Mayor Ras Baraka, Mayor to the City of Newark, and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will present a virtual 'Teach In' called, 'Protest to Power: Lessons from Newark, The Making of Newark's First Black Mayor, Ken Gibson.'

SIX, AMERICAN UTOPIA, Rachel Chavkin, Ben Levi Ross, and Billy Porter-Directed THE PURISTS Take Home Elliot Norton Awards
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2020


Among tonight's winners was the pre-Broadway engagement of Six the Musical. which took home Outstanding Visiting Production for its run at ART, while David Byrne's American Utopia was honored with Best Visiting Performance, Musical.

38th Annual Elliot Norton Award Nominations Announced - MOBY-DICK, Billy Porter's THE PURISTS, and More!
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 16, 2020


Two dozen nominations of outstanding actors, directors, designers and ensembles were announced today by The Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) for the 38th Annual Elliot Norton Awards.

Alliance Theatre Announces Virtual Play Club Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 9, 2020


The show must go on! We Alliance Theatre is showcasing the finalists of the 16th Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition by making all four scripts available to the public to read between now and April 24, 2020.

Alliance Launches Play Club Series To Showcase Alliance/Kendeda Competition Finalists
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 8, 2020


The Alliance Theatre will showcase the finalists of the 16th Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition by making all four scripts available to the public to read between April 9 a?" 24, 2020. 

Yale Repertory Theatre Announces New Audience Capacity and Ticket Policies and Revised Performance Schedule For A RAISIN IN THE SUN
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2020


In response to Yale University's March 7 recommendation that all campus events of more than 100 people (excluding classes) be postponed, canceled, or adjusted, in order to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Yale Repertory Theatre has implemented new audience capacity and ticket policies and a revised performance schedule for Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Carl Cofield.

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