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Ty Simons, an ACTF Region IV award-winning director with an MFA in Theatre for Young Audiences, has been named Director of Education and Community Engagement at New London Barn Playhouse in New Hampshire.

Shakespeare's Globe announced a series of climate-focused events during London Climate Week, including a free Climate Open House with stage readings and an off-grid matinee of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will host GALA 2026 at Rockwell on The River in Chicago, honoring Douglas R. Brown and Rachel E. Kraft while continuing the theater's 50th Anniversary celebration.

Ex Machina and Côté Danse's HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK returns to Montreal's Salle Ludger-Duvernay, Monument-National, with nine performers interpreting Shakespeare through dance, set design, and an original score.

MusicaNova Orchestra will close its 2025–2026 season with Calming Waters: Sibelius & Frank at Tempe Center for the Arts, featuring works spanning Finland, Ukraine, Peru, and Singapore.

The purpose of Jez Butterworth’s 2012 play The River is as elusive as its subject matter, the Sea Trout. 

When Next We Meet has announced the full line-up for its fifth edition, returning to the Georgian grounds of Raheen House in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary from May 29th–31st, over the June Bank Holiday Weekend.

Singer-songwriter Kenny White performs at Club Passim in Cambridge, MA on May 1, following a national tour with Stephen Stills and Judy Collins. SPOTTISWOODE opens the show.

NOoSPHERE Arts will present We Are Nature: Transformation a multidisciplinary series running May through October at Brooklyn's Kingsland Wildflowers Rooftop and Governors Island's Colonels Row Building.

​The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival has revealed 2026 programming and casting. The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival will include the world premiere of the new musical R&J and Joni, and more this summer.

RiverEdge will present a lineup featuring The Beach Boys, Cheap Trick, and other artists as part of its summer concert series, along with $3 concerts and a Movie in the Parks series.

China Plate and Fuel announced a new touring initiative, 'Touring Together,' featuring INUA ELLAMS' ONCE UPON A TIME IN SOKOTO as the inaugural production in collaboration with various UK venues.

The Adams Theater has revealed new cast members for their upcoming show 'Selected Shorts' on May 23, 2026 at 7:30pm. Tony Shaloub and Brooke Adams join David Strathairn and others for this presentation.

Following its world premiere, THE LAST BLACK MESSIAH, written by actor and playwright Emeka Agada, will transfer to the Jack Studio Theatre for a limited run from 28 April -16 May 2026.

The full programme of artists and plays has now been announced for INK Festival's 10th anniversary celebration. The line-up of short plays features work from both established and emerging playwrights.

Rorschach Theatre will present Dragon Play. The production, set to captivate audiences with its compelling narrative and dynamic performances, will be held at the renowned Rorschach Theatre.

Ugly Duchess Productions will present SAME RIVER TWICE, a new theatrical work written by Luci MacNair, in a series of work-in-progress performances at the Rosemary Branch Theatre in London this spring.

Adams Theater will present SELECTED SHORTS: OUTSIDERS on May 23, 2026, featuring actor David Strathairn. The event will showcase stories about individuals on the fringes of society.

Welcome spring and celebrate Pride and community at Handel's Water Music, presented by the Handel and Haydn Society at Symphony Hall on Friday, April 10 and Sunday, April 12.

The Company Theatre Group has announced its long-awaited return to the stage with Joe DiPietro's heartfelt and hilarious comedy Over The River and Through the Woods, performing March 7, 8, 14, and 15.

Storyhouse Women will return to the Chester cultural centre this week with a vibrant programme of thought-provoking events and activities. The annual festival, now in its fourth year, will take place from 2-7 March.

Pushcart Players Artistic Director Paul Whelihan will appear in OVER The River AND THROUGH THE WOODS with The Company Theatre Group at Hackensack Performing Arts Center. The Joe DiPietro comedy runs March 7–15 in New Jersey.

Opera Orlando will present THE SECRET RIVER March 6 and 7 at Mead Botanical Garden. The outdoor production features music by Stella Sung and a libretto by Mark Campbell, based on the novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.

Shakespeare's Globe, in collaboration with Climate Spring and Fern Culture, has launched the 2026 Climate Playwriting Prize to support playwrights addressing climate issues.

Royal Northern Sinfonia will present Stravinsky's The Soldier's Tale in an intimate, staged performance at The Glasshouse's Sage Two on Saturday 21 March.