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Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) has announced this year's recipients of their annual Awards, honoring playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists who show promise in their writing to invest in the future of theater through their stories.

Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) has announced this year’s recipients of their annual Awards, honoring playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists who show promise in their writing to invest in the future of theater through their stories.

In October, New Conservatory Theatre Center will celebrate 40 years of serving the Bay Area LGBTQ+ community and its long-awaited return to live performances with the inaugural production of their benchmark 21-22 Season, Interlude by Harrison David Rivers.

Palo Alto Players for the first time in its recent history will premiere an original one-man show by Bay Area actor Fred Pitts. AREN’T YOU…? recounts Pitts’ hilarious journey to visit all 21 California Mission churches, where he discovers being black makes him an instant celebrity – the question is which one?

Redwood City Youth Theatre (RWCYT), the youth education division of Dragon Theatre Productions Company (AKA “the Dragon”) will host multi-week in-person theatre conservatories and arts camps for local youth this summer, running June 21, 2021 - August 6, 2021 in Redwood City, CA.

Los Angeles Opera presents a digital recital exploring the invaluable contributions Latina composers have made to the world of classical music. LAO’s much-beloved After Hours Recital Series is back, and this time it celebrates eleven Latina composers. Russell Thomas, the company's Artist in Residence-turned-host, curated this fabulous stream to transport viewers virtually to Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba, and Peru.

The Dragon, a theatre company based in Redwood City, will be extending its run of At the Port: Dragon's Drive-In Variety Show, presented in partnership with Redwood City Parks, Recreation, and Community Services, through June 2021.

The band describes the newest song as a “chivalrous dance dedicated to wilderness and childbirth,” a nod to the Greek goddess of the same name. Fans can check out “Artemis” now below.

Molière in the Park free staged readings of two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Wilbur's translation of Molière's TARTUFFE, directed by Molière in the Park's Founding Artistic Director Lucie Tiberghien, opens tonight, May 26, and will continue through May 30, 2021.

Molière in the Park, co-presenting with the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), and in partnership with the Prospect Park Alliance and LeFrak Center at Lakeside, will present free staged readings of two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Wilbur's translation of Molière's TARTUFFE, directed by Molière in the Park's Founding Artistic Director Lucie Tiberghien, May 26 - 30, 2021.

Five groups of young people across Greater Manchester have taken part in creative workshops with multi-disciplinary artist Jade Williams to explore and celebrate the first Black British circus owner, Pablo Fanque.

The Dragon, a theatre company based in Redwood City, partners with the City of Redwood City to present At the Port: Dragon's Drive-In Variety Show, a drive-in evening of performances and entertainment held at the Port of Redwood City, 459 Seaport Court, Redwood City, 94063 on June 4, and June 5, 2021, with a possible extension.

The Dragon, a theatre company based in Redwood City, partners with the City of Redwood City to present At the Port: Dragon's Drive-In Variety Show, a drive-in evening of performances and entertainment held at the Port of Redwood City, 459 Seaport Court, Redwood City, 94063 on May 21, June 4, and June 5, 2021, with a possible extension.

Transcendence Theatre Company, the award-winning, Sonoma County based theatre company, has announced its 2021 season of Broadway Under The Stars, June 4 through September 19, 2021.

Steven Halpern, the GRAMMY nominated founder of New Age music, creates lush hi-psi soundscapes that shimmer with luminous hypnotic ambiences. CANNABIS DREAMS is among the first and latest of Halpern's 100-plus music albums to link healing music and healing cannabis, whose ancient roots trace back more than 5,000 years.

The Dragon, a theatre company based in Redwood City, presents two series of Audio Book Club (ABC) in May 2021.

The Lark and producer Daryl Roth have announced Brittany K. Allen as the recipient of the 2021 Daryl Roth Creative Spirit Award for her play Happy Happy Joy Joy. Presented annually, this $10,000 award includes a year-long residency at The Lark, with access to its artistic resources and developmental support.

Dragon Productions Theatre Company (a.k.a. “the Dragon”), a 20-year old theatre organization based in Redwood City, CA, announces its official “relaunch” accompanied by a new fundraising campaign, starting on April 1, 2021.

Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced the finalists of the 27th Annual Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest. This year's contest was held virtually for the first time in the organization's history in an effort to unite and celebrate students and educators across the region during this time of isolation. Tune in on February 22 at 7:00pm.

San Francisco Ballet just released the second program of its 2021 digital season and it’s a knockout. The mixed-rep program of 3 very different contemporary ballets beautifully shows off the breadth and depth of the company’s artistry. Watching it, I kept saying to myself, “God, they’re good!” The headliner of the program is 'Colorforms,' a stunning world premiere by Myles Thatcher.

In April, 2019, Pacific Opera Project performed Puccini’s Madama Butterfly 蝶々夫人 in Japanese and English at the Aratani Theatre, part of the Japanese-American Cultural Center of Los Angeles’s “Little Tokyo. With a new libretto by Josh Shaw and Eiki Isomura. See the film in which ll Japanese roles were sung in Japanese, English roles in English.

ACO’s Composer to Composer series features major American composers in conversation with each other about their work and leading a creative life. The intergenerational discussions begin by exploring a single orchestral piece, with one composer interviewing the other.

Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced Public PlayTime's February reading: Justin Emeka's ROMEO N JULIET, February 18-21, 2021. Mr. Emeka serves as The Public's Resident Director and now brings his adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to the screen in a virtual theater experience audiences will never forget.

Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced Public PlayTime's February reading: Justin Emeka's ROMEO N JULIET, February 18-21, 2021. Mr. Emeka serves as The Public's Resident Director and now brings his adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to the screen in a virtual theater experience audiences will never forget.

Portland Center Stage’s 2021 annual gala, Metamorphosis, will be livestreamed on February 20, 2021, at 7 p.m., following a 6:30 p.m. pre-show with music from Blossom. The event is free and open to all.