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OU OUTSIDE THE BOX An Outdoor Performing Arts Festival, Coming To OU Campus
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2021
After a year of restricted and virtual events, Oakland University's School of Music, Theatre and Dance is thrilled to unveil its new outdoor stage for “OU Outside the Box,” a performing arts festival running April 5 – June 27, 2021. The festival will feature performances by SMTD students, artists-in-residents and faculty in a safe, outdoor setting on the OU campus.
Theatreworks Silicon Valley to Stream New Works Festival Online
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2021
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will stream an advance look at tomorrow's hits in New Works Festival Online.
Oakland Theater Project Continues 2021 Drive-In Season With World Premiere Theatrical Adaptation Of T. S. Eliot's THE WASTE LAND
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2021
Oakland Theater Project's innovative 2021 Season of drive-in theater continues April 9—May 16 with the world premiere theatrical adaptation of T. S. Eliot's epic poem The Waste Land.
Magic Theatre's World Premiere Of Taylor Mac's JOY AND PANDEMIC
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2021
Magic Theatre has announced their first in-person production following the COVID shutdown: Taylor Mac’s JOY AND PANDEMIC, directed by Loretta Greco. 
San Francisco Adds DON PASQUALE, DON CARLO and More to April Free Streams
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2021
San Francisco Opera's weekly, free opera streams continue in April with Donizetti's Don Pasquale (April 3–4), The Fall of the House of Usher double bill featuring one-act operas by Gordon Getty and Claude Debussy (April 10–11) and Verdi's Don Carlo (April 17–18).
Broadway Media Announces New Resource Grant Program For School Theatre Productions Through March 2022
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2021
In the wake of financial difficulties now affecting school theatre programs as a result of the outbreak of COVID-19, Broadway Media announced today that they are awarding up to $500,000 in grants - individually ranging up to $3,000 per school theatre program - in an effort to help get school theatre-makers back on stage when it is safe to do so.
BWW Review: Merola Opera Program: ANYTHING FOR LOVE AND HONOR
by Maria Nockin - March 24, 2021
On Sunday, March 21, 2021, tenor Issachah Savage and collaborative pianist Laurie Rogers gave a half-hour recital called Anything for Love and Honor for the Merola Opera Program. Savage, a former member of Merola, won three prizes at Seattle’s International Wagner Competition in 2014: First Prize, the Audience Prize, and the Orchestra Fave' Award.
San Francisco Playhouse Announces Streaming Dates For I WAS RIGHT HERE
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
San Francisco Playhouse announced streaming dates for I Was Right Here, a new play written and performed by Julia Brothers. The play was filmed on stage at San Francisco Playhouse and will be presented as an on-demand video stream from March 27th through April 17th, 2021.
TheatreWorks to Stream Hershey Felder's ANNA & SERGEI This May
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley in partnership with Hershey Felder Presents Live From Florence offers streaming access for Hershey Felder as Sergei Rachmaninoff in ANNA & SERGEI.
[HIEROGLYPH] Enters Final Two Weeks Streaming at San Francisco Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
Less than two weeks remain to stream Erika Dickerson-Despenza's [hieroglyph], co-produced by San Francisco Playhouse  and Lorraine Hansberry Theatre.
NCTC Presents Triumphant Celebration Of The Trans Experience In TRANSNATIONAL CABARET
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
This May, New Conservatory Theatre Center is pleased to present TransNational Cabaret, an exuberant performance dedicated to the power of being Trans.
SFJAZZ Presents Exclusive Jane Monheit Performance
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
SFJAZZ in San Francisco will present an exclusive Jane Monheit performance featuring her award-winning tribute to Ella Fitzgerald. The broadcast is part of SFJAZZ's Fridays at Five series and will air Friday, March 26, 2021 at 5:00pm PST/8:00pm EST.
Theatre Rhinoceros Presents CATS! by John Fisher
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
Theatre Rhinoceros will present a free Zoom/Facebook Live presentation of CATS!, conceived and performed by John Fisher, on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 8pm. 'They find me on the street and now they expect me to sit around and be pretty all day. I'll have my revenge!'
American Conservatory Theater Delays In-Person Productions to January 2022
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
American Conservatory Theater has announced that it is delaying its in-person offerings until January 2022.
42nd Street Moon Announces 2021 MoonBeams Series
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
This spring MoonBeams season features a Tony nominated production, stars seen on the Bay Area and Broadway stages, as well as new, never seen before, over the top theatrical numbers that will have audiences singing along at home!
MarshStream Presents CITIZEN BRAIN
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2021
Josh Kornbluth's engaging and enlightening autobiographical monologue Citizen Brain, told in Kornbluth's inimitable humorous, intelligent, and forthright style, follows how the Alzheimer's diagnosis of his beloved stepfather and the election of Donald Trump changed his life in surprisingly positive ways.
San Francisco Ballet Announces Company Roster for 2022 Season
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2021
San Francisco Ballet has announced two promotions and the appointment of four apprentices for the 2022 Season. Effective July 1, SF Ballet corps de ballet member Jasmine Jimison is promoted to Soloist and apprentice Olivia Brothers is promoted to the corps de ballet. 
BWW Review: San Francisco Opera Streams SIEGFRIED
by Maria Nockin - March 22, 2021
On March 20, 2021, San Francisco Opera presented a free stream of Richard Wagner’s opera Siegfried as part of Francesca Zambello’s 2017-2018 American Ring. Forest projections set the mood for Runnicles and Zambello’s nature-friendly, quasi-impressionistic rendering of the opera. Lighting Designer Mark McCullough illuminated the opening scene as though it was  a dream.
John Fisher Presents A Solo Show, CATS! (No, Not That One)
by BWW News Desk - March 19, 2021
Theatre Rhinoceros presents a FREE Zoom/Facebook Live presentation, CATS! Conceived and performed by John Fisher, Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 8pm! One live performance only.
Photo Flash: Inside IMMERSIVE VAN GOGH San Francisco Exhibiton
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2021
Check out brand-new photos from the San Francisco engagement of Immersive Van Gogh—the all-new visually-striking exhibition that invites audiences to step inside post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh’s most incredible works of art. 
Judge Orders State Back to Court to Participate in Resolution of SFIAF First Amendment Case
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2021
This week, Federal Judge James Donato issued a ruling that hauled the Newsom Administration back into court for not following through on (and subsequently breaking) commitments, assurances and promises it made in his presence in October 2020.
Shakespeare by the Sea Announces the Premiere of MEASURE FOR MEASURE
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2021
After two postponements, Shakespeare by the Sea has announced the Premiere of Measure for Measure - the 2nd in the 5-play Virtual Offering Line-up for its 24th Season. Centuries before sexual harassment became an everyday headline, Shakespeare penned this complicated story of an ordinary man, Angelo, who is suddenly thrust into a position of power. 
Oakland University's School of Music, Theatre and Dance Announces Recipients of 2021 MaTilDa Awards
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2021
Every spring Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance recognizes distinguished students and community members with MaTilDa Awards, which are named to honor Matilda Dodge Wilson, who donated the land on which Oakland University is built.
Tanya Shaffer Joins Pioneering Theater As First Resident Artist
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2021
Remote Theater, a new theater company committed to pioneering the art of mixed-media live performance, has announced that award-winning actor/playwright Tanya Shaffer will be its first resident artist. In that role, she will work closely with the Remote team to develop new works and identify plays from geographic regions that are currently underrepresented on the American stage.
The Marsh Tracks Public Defender's Rise From Juvenile Delinquent To Advocate in Four-Part Monthly Series
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2021
The rise from turbulent teen years of drug use and delinquency, through a life-changing accident that left him paralyzed, to his current role as a veteran Public Defender helping others, are chronicled over multiple episodes in Mark McGoldrick's Countercoup, presented as The Marsh's first broadcast series.

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