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San Francisco Playhouse Announces New 2020/21 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2020
San Francisco Playhouse announced a re-imagining of its 2020/21 Season, re-focusing their programming on digital formats to serve their community through the coronavirus pandemic.
ODC/Dance Presents FALL FOR ART, a Virtual Event to Benefit ODC
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2020
ODC/Dance will present Fall for Art, a virtual event to benefit ODC on Sunday, October 11 at 11am PST.
American Conservatory Theater to Present A CHRISTMAS CAROL as a Radio Play
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2020
For the first time in its 44-year history, American Conservatory Theater's (A.C.T.) celebrated production of the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, will come to life as A Christmas Carol: On Air, an enthralling radio play that the whole family can enjoy from the comfort of their home.
EnActe Arts Announces LETTERS TO A DAUGHTER FROM PRISON
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2020
Bay Area based EnActe Arts will present a virtual adaptation of Letters to a Daughter from Prison, a play by Lavonne Mueller based on the letters between Jawaharlal Nehru and his adolescent daughter Indira, written between 1930 and 1942, before he became Indiaa??s first Prime Minister.
Transcendence Theatre Company Mobile Unit Offers Art Curriculum Ebooks To Underserved Youth In Sonoma County
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2020
For the second year in a row, Transcendence Theatre Company will offer a Mobile Unit Arts Curriculum program to participating community partners in Sonoma County. Originally a 5-week series of in-house workshops taught by the Mobile Unit's specialized teaching artists,
Pear Theatre Presents LYSISTRATA by Aristophanes
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2020
Pear Theatre's 2020-21 season continues with the classic Lysistrata, Aristophanes' comedy about women enacting a sex strike to convince their husbands to end war (translation/adaptation written by Carolyn Balducci). 
San Francisco Opera Orchestra Members Take 50% Pay Cut For the Fall Season
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2020
Members of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra will take a 50% pay cut for the fall season.
Bishop Arts Theatre Center Partners With Berkeley Rep In The Free Nationwide Radio Play IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2020
On Tuesday, October 13 a radio production of Sinclair Lewisa?? novel It Cana??t Happen Here will broadcast at 5PM PDT/8PM EDT via YouTube.
Luther Burbank Center For The Arts Presents THE MUSE HOUR
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2020
Today, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC) announced that it will present The Muse Hour, a four-part virtual event series, from October 17a?'December 12, 2020. Presented in partnership with Cal Poly Arts and Tacoma Arts Live, each event will feature inspirational conversations or performances as well as a moderated Q&A with audience members.
TheatreWorks Has License To Thrill With Virtual FROM THEATREWORKS WITH LOVE
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2020
He may not drive an Aston Martin or work for British Secret Service, but Artistic Director Tim Bond knows a good adventure when he sees one. This Fall, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has a license to thrill with its first-ever virtual celebration From TheatreWorks with Love: A Party with Bonda?? Tim Bond.
MOONSCHOOL At 42nd Street Moon Continues Full Line-Up Of Virtual Programs
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2020
MoonSchool at 42nd Street Moon, the education side of 42nd Street Moon kicked off its third season of virtual programming this fall. After an impromptu pivot to virtual classes this spring and an incredibly successful summer of online theatre productions including Moana Jr, The Music Man Kids, Bring it On, and classes in jazz, tap, voice, and improv, MoonSchool continues to offer high-level theatre classes and training virtually for students of all ages from 4 years old to 104 this fall.
Daniel Thomas of 'MOONBEAMS' SUBSCRIPTION SERIES at 42nd Street Moon Delivers the Joy of Musical Theatre Right to Your Own Home
by Jim Munson - September 22, 2020
42nd Street Moon, San Franciscoa??s venerable theatre company dedicated to celebrating and preserving the art of the American musical, is about to launch a paid virtual subscription series called MoonBeams. Consisting of five very different and highly entertaining shows, the series will run from September 28th to November 26th, 2020. Highlights include Michael Patrick Gaffneya??s funny and touching The Oldest Living Cater Waiter, Moona??s popular Broadway Flipped evening where favorite Moon performers get the chance to sing songs from roles they would otherwise never get the chance to play, and a final show to kick off the holiday season, Home (literally) for the Holidays. Subscriptions, single stream tickets and additional information are available at www.42ndstmoon.org/moonbeams. BroadwayWorld catches up with Daniel Thomas, who shares Executive Director duties at Moon with Daren A.C. Carollo, to learn a more about the series and check in on how he and Moon are weathering the myriad difficulties that seem to be hitting us without end in 2020.
Festival Napa Valley Presents SONGS OF GRATITUDE
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2020
Festival Napa Valley, California Wine Country’s flagship festival, announces “Songs of Gratitude,” a free virtual concert on December 5.
NCTC Announces New Dates For The World Premiere Of THE LAW OF ATTRACTION
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2020
New Conservatory Theatre Center announces new performance dates for the release of world premiere radio comedy, The Law of Attraction, now available for streaming October 14 - November 18, 2020.
San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Announces Season 43
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2020
Today, San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus Artistic Director Dr. Timothy Seelig and Executive Director Chris Verdugo announced the lineup for Season 43, an all-virtual season that will include weekly offerings on SFGMC TV, the recently-launched online platform, as well as four seasonal showcases-featuring world premieres and more.
Stephen Schwartz Speaks With The Choral Project's NO BATON NEEDED Podcast
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2020
In Episode 4 of The Choral Project's (TCP) No Baton Needed Podcast, TCP's Founder, Artistic Director, and podcast host Daniel Hughes has a conversation with celebrated, award-winning Broadway and film composer, Stephen Schwartz.
Meraki Performance Studio Launches Virtual Classes in the Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2020
Meraki Performance Studio has announced the launch of their new performing arts training studio in San Rafael, California.
THE LOGIC By Will Arbery Begins Streaming Monday From San Francisco Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2020
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.
Transcendence Theatre Company Closes Online Season With Strong Numbers And A New Worldwide Audience
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2020
Transcendence Theatre Company has concluded a successful run of their 2020 Best Night Ever Online virtual season with several exciting highlights to announce.
Pop-Up Magazine Debuts New Collection of Videos Highlighting Latinx Storytellers and Journalists 
by BWW News Desk - September 18, 2020
Pop-Up Magazine, the acclaimed live magazine that sells out grand, historic venues across the country, has launched a collection of stories and videos celebrating Latinx voices. Released as part of Hispanic Heritage Month, the collection brings together filmmakers, writers, designers, musicians and illustrators in five moving performances that highlight the unique, inventive magic of a signature Pop-Up Magazine experience. 
Remote Theater to Present A Reading of MANATEE ON MARS
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2020
On the anniversary of the Americans With  Disabilities Act (ADA), two theater organizations join forces on Saturday September 26 ( 2PM Pacific, 5PM Eastern)  to virtually present award-winning playwright Tanya Shaffer's MANATEE ON MARS, a dramedy about the struggles that children on the spectrum and their families face in the American school system. 
Luther Burbank Center For The Arts to Host JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE Documentary
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2020
Representative John Lewis of Georgiaa?"Freedom Rider and Congressman, Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree and conscience of the nationa?"served the cause of social justice for decades, both as an elected representative and as a groundbreaking activist whose fervent belief in getting into a?oegood trouble, necessary troublea?? for the cause of racial equality changed our country.
Theatre Rhino Presents Free Zoom Staged Reading Of THE DEBUT OF GEORGIA
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2020
Theatre Rhinoceros presents a FREE Zoom presentation THE DEBUT OF GEORGIA by Boni Alvarez | Directed by Ely Sonny Orquiza, October 13, 2020 at 7pm FREE! One Live Performance Only.
Jewel Theatre Company Announces Upcoming Virtual Theatre Activities
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2020
Jewel Theatre Company has announced upcoming virtual theater activities.
SF Shakes Countdowns Final Four Performances Of KING LEAR
by BWW News Desk - September 16, 2020
This summer, Free Shakespeare in the Park became Free Shakespeare at Home as the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival transitioned its public theater program to a virtual format. Offering live virtual performances of King Lear became the safest way to continue thirty-eight years of tradition in the face of the current pandemic.

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