Theatre Bay Area Announces New Board Officers
by Stephi Wild
- July 13, 2021
This change in organization leadership follows an announcement last month that Brad Erickson would be leaving the executive director position. Erickson is set to depart at the end of the calendar year after 18 years of service.
April is Student Month for American Public Square at Jewell
by A.A. Cristi
- April 05, 2021
Student loan debt has increased 100 percent over the last 10 years and there are few signs of things changing. In 2020, the U.S. surpassed previous years owing over $1.7 trillion in student debt for the first time, growing six times faster than the economy. Total student loan debt in Missouri comes in at $28.4 billion while across the state line in Kansas, the figure comes in at $12 billion.
James Kicklighter Directs Documentary THE SOUND OF IDENTITY
by Sarah Jae Leiber
- March 31, 2021
His work has been featured by the world’s press including The Hollywood Reporter, The Times of India and FilmInk Australia. Kicklighter has served as a panelist at the Oscar-qualifying Hollyshorts Film Festival and Director's Guild of America.
Theatre Bay Area Adds Two Local Theatremakers To Board Of Directors
by A.A. Cristi
- December 23, 2020
Theatre Bay Area (TBA), the San Francisco Bay Area's theatre arts service organization, voted two new members onto its board of directors—Brenda Wong Aoki and Dawn Monique Williams. Both Aoki and Williams are originally from the Bay Area and are recognized nationally for their respective work.
Theatre Bay Area Welcomes Two New Board Members
by A.A. Cristi
- October 20, 2020
Theatre Bay Area (TBA), the San Francisco Bay Area's theatre arts service organization, voted two new members onto its board of directors—Armando Fox and Anne Younan.
Australian Cities Get Creative For Singapore Design Week
by Stephi Wild
- March 01, 2019
Two artists from Adelaide and Sydney are taking street art, soundscapes, storytelling and skateboarding to Singapore Design Week to represent the talent and potential of Australia's UNESCO Creative Cities.
INTO THE WOODS Opens 2018/19 SU Drama Season
by A.A. Cristi
- October 01, 2018
The Syracuse University Department of Drama kicks off the 2018-2019 season with Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods." Directed and choreographed by David Lowenstein, with musical direction by Brian Cimmet, the Department of Drama's production takes a fresh look at Sondheim's hit musical. "Into the Woods" previews Oct. 12 and opens Oct. 13 in the Storch Theatre at the Syracuse Stage/SU Drama Complex, 820 E. Genesee St.
PlayMakers Presents World Premiere Of TEMPLES OF LUNG AND AIR
by A.A. Cristi
- August 22, 2018
PlayMakers Repertory Company presents a production of StreetSigns Center for Literature and Performance What: PRC2 presentation of Temples of Lung and Air; written and performed by Kane Smego, directed by Joseph Megel When: August 22 to 26, 2018; Opening Night August 22 Where: Joan H. Gillings Center for Dramatic Art, 120 Country Club Road, Chapel Hill, NC Tickets: Regular: $35; Students: $10 with valid UNC photo ID. All tickets general admission.
PlayMakers Presents TEMPLES OF LUNG AND AIR
by Stephi Wild
- August 01, 2018
PlayMakers Repertory Company proudly kicks off its 2018/19 season 'Shifting Ground: Theatre that Moves' with the world premiere of Temples of Lung and Air. Carolina alumnus Kane Smego, an international poet, musician, and educator, presents an electric, personal, spoken-word ode to hip-hop that explores race, language, and identity. Temples of Lung and Air is the first offering in PlayMakers' exciting PRC2 Kenan Stage series and is a production of StreetSigns Center for Literature and Performance, founded in Chicago and now based in Chatham County. The production is directed by Joseph Megel, Artistic Director of StreetSigns and Director of the Process Series, a new works incubator at UNC-Chapel Hill.