COYOTE STAGEWORKS Wins Nine Desert Theatre League Awards
by David Green - Oct 9, 2020
Coyote StageWorks, the Coachella Valley-based award winning Actors Equity professional theater company, announced that it won a total of nine awards from the Desert Theatre Leaguea's annual awards announcement on October 4th, the most awards presented to a professional theater company. Coyote StageWorks had been nominated for 28 awards, many for the production of a A Doll's House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath, which ran from February 7 though 16 at the Palm Springs Cultural Center, and their popular Barbara Keller Playdate Series of staged readings. Coyote StageWorks has now received an impressive 89 Desert Theatre League Awards since it was founded.
Marsha Mason, Lilli Cooper and More to Join KEEN AFTER HOURS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 8, 2020
Today Keen Company Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein announced additional guests for Keen After Hours. Next up is Marsha Mason (October 19th), followed by John-Andrew Morrison and Jasminn Johnson (October 26th), and Lilli Cooper (November 2nd).
Strawdog Theatre's Presents Digital U.S Premiere of RUN THE BEAST DOWN
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 2, 2020
Strawdog Theatre Company is pleased to continue its all-virtual 33rd season with the digital U.S. premiere of British playwright Titas Halder's one-man drama Run The Beast Down, directed by ensemble member Elly Green* and featuring Gage Wallace. Halder's award-nominated thriller will play October 2 a?" 25, 2020.
Florida Repertory Theatre Postpones 2020-2021 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2020
Florida Repertory Theatre will postpone its 2020-2021 Season for one calendar year. Announced in February, the nine-show professional season includes plays, musicals, and new works in the theatrea??s two downtown Fort Myers venues, the Historic Arcade and ArtStage Studio Theatres.
Orlando Shakes in Partnership with UCF Presents POE: DEEP INTO THAT DARKNESS PEERING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2020
This deliciously dark and compelling drama, Mark Rector and Mark Brown's Poe: Deep Into That Darkness Peering, is about one of America's most haunting poets, Edgar Allan Poe. Produced by Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF, the Video on Demand virtual theater experience runs from October 22 - November 1, 2020.
Playhouse On Park Will Stream KENNEDY: BOBBY'S LAST CRUSADE
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 9, 2020
Playhouse on Parka??s 12th Main Stage Season will open with KENNEDY: BOBBYa??S LAST CRUSADE by David Arrow. The play was produced and filmed at the Theatre at St. Clements in NYC for Playhouse on Park audiences. The film of the play will be available to stream at home between September 16 - October 4 for $20.
The Silver Gull Play Award Shortlist Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 3, 2020
There was a wonderful response to The Silver Gull Play Award competition this year, with over 40 plays submitted for the chance to share in a total prize pool of $5000 courtesy of sponsor The Buzz From Sydney.
Arena Stage Announces Virtual Fall/Winter Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 26, 2020
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced its Fall/Winter Looking Forward Season featuring more than 70 virtual events and programs to engage with and respond to audiences in Washington, D.C-metropolitan region and nationally.
Van Eaton Galleries Presents Disneyland 65th Anniversary Auction Featuring Over 1,100 Items
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 20, 2020
The 65th anniversary of Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California is this month. It is a one for millions of fans worldwide, and an important milestone in the history of American pop culture. With Disney theme parks closed across the globe due to the pandemic, Van Eaton Galleries will celebrate the anniversary of Disneyland with an auction.
Directors Announced For Adventure Theatre's Jingle In July Playwriting Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 15, 2020
Adventure Theatre MTC channels snowflakes and cocoa with its next flash creation of new work for family audiences. Directed by the incredibly talented Nicole Marie Maneffa, Laley Lippard, and Nicole A. Watson, the Jingle in July script readings will be a free event on Facebook Live, July 26, 2020. Time TBD.
Young Actors' Theatre Camp Launches First-Ever Virtual Summer Camp
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 9, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, founding Directors Shawn Ryan and John Ainsworth announced today that Young Actors' Theatre Camp, one of the nation's premier theatre and drama camps held in California's Santa Cruz mountains, has gone entirely virtual.
Chicago Children's Theatre Adds DOLL FACE HAS A PARTY! to CCTv Line-Up
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 8, 2020
Who doesn't love a party with music, dancing and sweet cake? You're cordially invited to enjoy Doll Face Has a Party!, a world premiere virtual puppet show now streaming for free on CCTv: Virtual Theatre and Learning from Chicago Children's Theatre, the company's new YouTube channel.
BWW Interview: At Home With Joan Darragh
by Stephen Mosher - Jun 5, 2020
The Invigorated Ingenue brought Joan Darragh back to the cabaret stage and community, where she belongs. Isolation has brought her talents as motivator and baker to the social media. Here, the Ingenue talks with Stephen Mosher about life before and after her return to the stage.