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Now Hiring: Choreographer, Project Manager, and More - BWW Classifieds
by - Dec 22, 2022

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 12/22/2022 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Dynamic RED BIKE Directed By Jeffrey Lo Comes To Center REP This February
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 17, 2022

Center Repertory Company will present Obie Award-winning Cuban American author Caridad Svich's compelling play Red Bike, which examines a crumbling American dream and the economic-social-cultural divide through the eyes of an 11-year-old growing up in small-town America.

James Ijames and Lloyd Suh to be Honored With 2022 Steinberg Playwright Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 14, 2022

The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust has announced the names of the two outstanding early-to-mid-career playwrights who will be celebrated with 2022 Steinberg Playwright Awards in the amount of $100,000 each.  This year’s recipients of the “Mimi” Awards are James Ijames and Lloyd Suh. 

This Week's New Classifieds on BWW - 12/9/2022
by - Dec 9, 2022

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 12/9/2022 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

James Ijames' Pulitzer Prize-Winning FAT HAM Will Open on Broadway in 2023
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 5, 2022

The 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy Fat Ham by James Ijames will make its Broadway premiere in 2023. The Public’s Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director Saheem Ali returns to direct the complete original Off-Broadway cast, including Nikki Crawford as “Tedra,” Chris Herbie Holland as “Tio,” Billy Eugene Jones as “Rev” and “Pap,” Adrianna Mitchell as “Opal,” Calvin Leon Smith as “Larry,” Marcel Spears as “Juicy,” and Benja Kay Thomas as “Rabby.”

THE BUTTERFINGERS ANGEL Kicks Off Hilarious And Heartfelt Holiday Season In Philadelphia Suburbs
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 9, 2022

Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center presents the gift of theatre and celebrates a major new beginning. The West Chester performing arts organization kicks off its new regional theatre program with a smart, original and heartfelt retelling of the greatest story ever told.

Itamar Moses to Receive Theater J's Trish Vradenburg New Jewish Play Prize at November Benefit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 4, 2022

 Theater J has announced the winner of the 2022 Theater J Trish Vradenburg New Jewish Play Prize: Itamar Moses with his play The Ally. This is the third year Theater J is awarding the prize, which recognizes a new play that celebrates, explores, and/or struggles with the complexities and nuances of the Jewish experience. 

The Butterfingers Angel Kicks Off Holiday Season in Chester County Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 28, 2022

Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center presents the gift of theatre and celebrates a major new beginning. The West Chester performing arts organization kicks off its new regional theatre program with a smart, original and heartfelt retelling of the greatest story ever told.

The People's Light Panto to Return With ALICE IN WONDERLAND in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 24, 2022

A beloved holiday tradition will return to People’s Light with the world premiere of Alice in Wonderland: A Musical Panto. Alice in Wonderland: A Musical Panto runs November 16 through January 1 on the Leonard C. Haas Stage.

Now Hiring: Scenic Carpenter, Technical Director, and More - BroadwayWorld Classifieds
by - Oct 20, 2022

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 10/20/2022 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

The Wilma Theater Presents SCHOOL PICTURES, On Stage November 2-20
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 19, 2022

The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia will present the world premiere of SCHOOL PICTURES, a warmhearted and humorous portrait of modern high school life, told in musical snapshots of individual teenagers, on stage Nov. 2-20.

Now Hiring: Associate Costumer, Producing Artistic Director, and More - BroadwayWorld Classifieds
by - Oct 13, 2022

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 10/13/2022 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

STNJ Presents FLORENCE and MOJO
by Stephi Wild - Oct 5, 2022

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) is excited to bring two very different but superb one-act plays, Florence and Mojo, by Alice Childress to its Main Stage. Alice Childress, often acknowledged as the only 20th-century African-American woman to have written, produced, and published plays for four decades, was at the height of her powers in the 1950s and 60s.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley to Present 19th Annual New Works Festival in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 29, 2022

This Fall, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present the 19th Annual New Works Festival, providing Bay Area theatre lovers an advance look at tomorrow’s hits. The festival runs November 6-13, 2022 at Montalvo Arts Center.

TFANA Extends REMEMBER THIS: THE LESSON OF JAN KARSKI Starring David Strathairn
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 27, 2022

Theatre for a New Audience has announced the one-week extension of Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski, by Clark Young and Derek Goldman, directed by Goldman, and starring David Strathairn (Nightmare Alley; Nomadland; Good Night, and Good Luck).

Philadelphia Artists' Collective and My Black Best Friend to Present WINE IN THE WILDERNESS at Poth Brewery
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 10, 2022

Philadelphia Artists’ Collective (PAC) will launch their 12th season with a production of Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress, performed at Poth Brewery. Presented in collaboration with TheBlackBestFriend as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, the show will run for a limited engagement from September 22 through October 9, 2022. 

Mia Chung's CATCH AS CATCH CAN to be Presented at Playwrights Horizons in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 9, 2022

Playwrights Horizons will present Mia Chung’s Catch as Catch Can, directed by Daniel Aukin, running October 14 - November 20 and opening November 1.

Now Hiring: Drama School Coordinator, Lighting/Sound Intern, and More - BroadwayWorld Classifieds
by - Sep 8, 2022

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 9/8/2022 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

PHILADELPHIA FALL ARTS FEST To Be Hosted By Kimmel Cultural Campus And The Philadelphia Orchestra
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 7, 2022

The Kimmel Cultural Campus celebrates the kickoff of Philadelphia’s robust arts and cultural season with Philadelphia Fall Arts Fest, a day of FREE festival-style performances, the chance to interact with more than 50 arts organizations from across the region, and $20 tickets to a selection of over 100 events!

Hermitage Artist Retreat Announces 20th Anniversary Season Featuring Michael R. Jackson & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 6, 2022

Kicking off its 20th Anniversary Season, the Hermitage Artist Retreat has announced new community programs in October and November with acclaimed Hermitage Fellows in music, theater, visual art, dance, literature, and more.

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