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As part of the company's ongoing initiatives to find new voices, the NBCUniversal SHORT FILM FESTIVAL unveiled the judging panel for its 11th annual festival. The diverse group of award-winning directors, writers, producers and actors include director Justin Lin(Fast & Furious 6, Star Trek Beyond), producer Will Packer (Ride Along series, Straight Outta Compton), writer-producer Tracey Wigfield (The Mindy Project, creator and showrunner of NBC's upcoming Great News), Marlon Wayans (NBC's upcoming Marlon), Masi Oka (Heroes, Hawaii Five-0) and writer-directorMalcolm D. Lee (The Best Man, Barbershop: The Next Cut) as well as festival alumni Randall Park (Fresh Off the Boat, Trainwreck) and Hasan Minaj (The Daily Show).

Few events have created more of a lasting impact on the lives of our nation's injured veterans and their families than Stand Up for Heroes (SUFH), returning for its 10th anniversary to the Theater at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, November 1. 

The Short North Stage production crews built another extraordinary set for its production of August Wilson's FENCES - a ramshackle brick house proudly kept by Troy (Mujahid Abdul-Rashid) and Rose Maxson (Rita Gregory) in somewhere, Middle America. But it was a simple prop, a cloth baseball suspended by a nylon rope off an artificial tree that provided the perfect analogy for the performance.

The Actors Fund announced today that tickets are now on sale for an evening of several short plays by actor / playwright, Wesley Taylor entitled, Proud of Us and Other Short Plays by Wesley Taylor.

Today, Netflix released the trailer and key art for the Netflix original short documentary, THE WHITE HELMITS.

OperaWorks, the world-renowned holistic opera training company, is announcing a one year hiatus to regenerate the company's educational programs and productions. This creative break will allow the time and resources needed to develop new and exciting areas for the company. 

The Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, the nation's premier short play competition, takes place August 9 - 14 at the East 13th Street Theater (Classic Stage Company). Chosen from 1,500 submissions from the U.S. and abroad, 30 finalist plays, each running 10-30 minutes in length, will be presented.

Novelist and non-fiction writer, Bear Kosik, will have an entry in this year's Short Play Lab, part of the festivities at the Midtown International Theatre Festival: 'Hiding Bodies,' written and directed by Bear Kosik, featuring Cheryl Brumley.

Cain Park and the Musical Theater Project have come together to present Open A New Window: The Songs of Jerry Herman on July 21 in the Alma Theater. This event is hosted by The Musical Theater Project's Bill Rudman and Nancy Maier featuring Caitlin Hyland and Joe Monaghan.

Novelist and non-fiction writer, Bear Kosik, will have an entry in this year's Short Play Lab, part of the festivities at the Midtown International Theatre Festival: 'Hiding Bodies,' written and directed by Bear Kosik, featuring Cheryl Brumley.

Since 1977, the PBS series THE TERRITORY has exposed Houstonians to independent short films from around the globe. Now, SWAMP wants the television show to broadcast nationally.

City Theatre is proud to announce the 2016 National Award for Short Playwriting Contest winner and finalists, who will all be invited to Miami to attend the company's CityWrights Professional Weekend for Playwrights from June 23 - 26, 2016 at the EPIC Hotel.

Registrations are now open for dancers and choreographers aged 21 years and under to take part in the eighth annual Sharp Short Dance, a dance festival presented by FORM Dance Projects held from 15 to 19 November.

ABC News and People announced today a new limited-run summer series titled “People's List,” premiering Saturday, June 11 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT) on ABC. The hour-long weekly program highlights the biggest stories in pop culture, entertainment, lifestyle, human interest and news features to bring viewers up to speed on what they may have missed. Plus, viewers will get an exclusive sneak peek at the top stories people will be talking about in the week ahead.

Kevin Ray Johnson (Playwright of The Unpredictable Times) will be bringing three of his short plays in staged readings Off-Broadway to the Davenport Theatre, June 5th at 5:30 pm and 6:45 pm.

THE DUKE: BASED ON THE MEMOIR “I AM THE DUKE” BY J.P. DUKE [THE DUKE], a short film by Max Barbakow and starring SONS OF ANARCHY and THE LAST SHIP alum LaMonica Garrett, has been accepted at seven esteemed film festivals in 2016, including the Tribeca Film Festivaland in the American Pavilion at the prestigious Court Métrage (Short Film Corner) at this year's Cannes Film Festival. 

GLENDALE, Calif., March 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ You don't need the luck of the Irish on St. Patrick's Day to celebrate with a real treat at your local IHOP restaurant. On March 17 th, from 7 AM to 7PM, the wearing of the color green will get guests one short stack of IHOP restaurant's world famous buttermilk pancakes for just one dollar at participating restaurants nationwide.

32 Actors, 8 Writers, and 8 Directors will gather at Abingdon Theatre Company for an entire weekend of pure creativity to produce FETE 24.

Bay Street Theater is pleased to announce MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND with MARIO CANTONE & JERRY DIXON, 'HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON?', May 28 at 8 pm. Tickets are on sale now for Patrons and Subscribers until March 11 and to the general public on March 12. To become a Patron call Kim Fink, Director of Development at 631-725-0818. To become a Subscriber call the Box Office at 631-725-9500. For more information and to find out when tickets are available to the public, log on to www.baystreet.org or call the Box Office at 631-725-9500 Tuesday - Saturday 11 am - 5 pm. The Box Office will be open 7 days a week beginning Memorial Day weekend. This evening includes a special VIP ticket opportunity to mix and mingle with the artists at a cocktail party following the performance.

STUTTERER's Benjamin Cleary and Serena Armitage have won the Academy Award for Short Film (Live Action) This was their first nomination. 

BEAR STORY's Gabriel Osorio and Pato Escala have won the Academy Award for Short Animated Film. This is their first Academy Award nomination. 

The Duluth Playhouse announces the filmmakers of The 11th Annual Short Shorts Film Festival, set for Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 7:00pm at The Underground.

Theater For the New City has announced that it will present the world premiere of THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT, a new play that spotlights the wrong doings against women since the Garden of Eden through the near future, March 23 - April 3 in the Cabaret at Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Streets). Written by Walter Corwin and directed by Daniel Kelley (long-time veteran of the TNC) with music by Arthur Abrams, the production will have its official opening on March 30th at 8:00PM.

Tune-in for a back to back animal lovers night with Nat Geo WILD's “Cesar 911” (Season 3) and the brand new series, “Pet Talk.”