Lost Nation Theater Will Participate In Giving Tuesday 2020
by A.A. Cristi - November 20, 2020 #GivingTuesday is a day of giving that celebrates all those little acts of kindness, of generosity, of caring that we can each individually do, so that collectively we can do a lot to care for our community, the world, and each-other. Beginning in 2012, it's now a worldwide movement raising nearly $...
VIDEO: John McGinty, Pedro Pascal, and Chukwudi Iwuji Read ROMEO AND JULIET as Part of the Public's Brave New Shakespeare Series
by Stephi Wild - April 12, 2020 Inspired by the joyous ways the world community is responding to this challenging time by creating performance, song, conversation, and connection, The Public Theater is inviting the world to use Shakespeare's words to connect with friends, family, and communities, all from their homes....
Actors' Equity Association Applauds Oregon for Its Commitment to Public Arts Funding
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 15, 2020 Actors' Equity Association has released a statement in response to media reports that Oregon legislators voted to distribute $50 million in federal relief funds to arts and cultural organizations in crisis during the coronavirus pandemic....
Writers Announced For Apples And Oranges THEatre ACCELERATOR Spring 2020 Cohort
by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2020 Applying the model that accelerates technology start-ups, The APPLES AND ORANGES ARTS THEatre ACCELERATOR treats storytellers as founders and creates an opportunity for participants to interact with professionals in storytelling, production, distribution, and mentors in the business of show business...
VIDEO: Miriam A. Hyman Performs Monologue From RICHARD II as Part of the Public's Brave New Shakespeare Challenge
by Stephi Wild - August 01, 2020 Miriam A. Hyman took part in the Public Theatre's Brave New Shakespeare challenge, reviving her monologue as Bolingbroke in RICHARD II....
VIDEO: Phylicia Rashad Reads Shakespeare's Sonnet 29 For the Public's Brave New Shakespeare Challenge
by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2020 Inspired by the joyous ways the world community is responding to this challenging time by creating performance, song, conversation, and connection, The Public Theater is inviting the world to use Shakespeare's words to connect with friends, family, and communities, all from their homes. For Week 1 -...
Tame Impala Releases Video For 'Is It True'
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 07, 2020 The Slow Rush, Kevin Parker’s fourth album as Tame Impala was released in February to wide-spread acclaim. With it, Parker scored his second #1 in Australia, his highest charting album to date in both the U.S. and U.K., and 14 top 10 chart positions around the world. Today, he releases the official ...
BMI Releases Statement On Passage Of The CARES Act
by A.A. Cristi - March 27, 2020 Mike O'Neill, President & CEO of BMI has released a statement regarding the passage of the CARES Act,...
Actors' Equity Releases Statement on Walt Disney World Layoffs
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 28, 2020 Actors' Equity Association has released a statement after signing a memorandum of understanding with Walt Disney World regarding layoffs of most of their Equity member employees. ...
Margaret Atwood to Livestream with Chicago Humanities Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 21, 2020 Come hear the singular voice and mind of Margaret Atwood at play, reflecting on the role of writing in helping us to understand our past and prepare for the future. Atwood is joined in conversation by CHF Marilynn Thoma Artistic Director Alison Cuddy....
VIDEO: First Trailer Released for LOVE, VICTOR on Hulu
by A.A. Cristi - May 26, 2020 School's back in session, so get ready for all the feels with the official trailer for Hulu's upcoming YA dramedy series Love, Victor, set in the world of the 2018 groundbreaking film LOVE, SIMON. The series will premiere with all 10 episodes (binge) on June 19th, only on Hulu....
VIDEO: Patrick Page Performs From THE TEMPEST as Part of The Public's BRAVE NEW SHAKESPEARE Challenge
by Stephi Wild - May 10, 2020 Patrick Page performed a monologue from The Tempest as part of the Public Theater's Brave New Shakespeare challenge!...
The Ballard Institute Presents An Online Women's Suffrage Puppet Pageant
by A.A. Cristi - September 18, 2020 The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present a free online Women's Suffrage Puppet Pageant on Facebook Live as part of the reimagined 17th annual Celebrate Mansfield Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. ET on Facebook Live....
National Endowment for the Arts Speeds Up Funding to Regional Arts and Culture Groups
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 16, 2020 Sarasota Herald-Tribune has reported that the National Endowment for the Arts is trying to speed up the process for distributing $75 million included in the federal government's $2 trillion stimulus bill....
Equity Points to Disney Layoffs to Urge the Senate to Act Now
by A.A. Cristi - September 29, 2020 Actors' Equity Association has released a statement regarding the news that Walt Disney theme parks will lay off 28,000 of their employees. ...
BMI Releases Statement On Passage Of The CARES Act
by A.A. Cristi - March 27, 2020 Mike O'Neill, President & CEO of BMI has released a statement regarding the passage of the CARES Act,...
West Coast Players Presents RIGHTFULLY HERS
by Stephi Wild - July 02, 2020 West Coast Players will present a livestream production of Rightfully Hers: A Tale of the 19th Amendment, written and directed by Susan Demers, on July 17-26....
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE THE VOTE, Featuring the Voices of Audra McDonald, Laura Linney, and More, Begins Today
by Stephi Wild - July 06, 2020 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE The Vote, a new four-hour, two-part documentary series, tells the dramatic story of the epic - and surprisingly unfamiliar - crusade waged by American women for the right to vote....
Pilgrim Festival Chorus Commemorates 19th Amendment Centennial In A Woman's Voice
by Stephi Wild - March 04, 2020 Pilgrim Festival Chorus (PFC), the region's principal community chorus, presents its spring season concert, A Woman's Voice, on Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 pm, and Sunday, April 26 at 4 pm, at St. Bonaventure Parish, 803 State Road, Plymouth. The chorus, co-directed by William B. Richter and Elizabet...
Mad Cow Theatre Announces Women's Voices Mini-Fests And 19th Amendment Project
by A.A. Cristi - September 29, 2020 Leading up to the 2020 Presidential Election, Mad Cow Theatre is producing two virtual events centered around women, the 19th Amendment Project and a continuation of our first annual Women's Voices Play Festival, Women's Voices Mini-Fests! ...
The Dream Syndicate Share Video For New Single 'The Longing'
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 25, 2020 When The Dream Syndicate emerged in the early 80s, front man Steve Wynn declared, “We're playing music we want to hear because nobody else is doing it.” He added, “I'll compromise on what I eat or where I sleep, but I won't compromise on what music I play.” Both were true, and although their templa...
League Of Women Voters PB County To Host Free Online Centennial Celebration
by Stephi Wild - October 27, 2020 Ken Thomas, President of the League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County (LWVPBC) today reminded people of all political persuasions that the nonpartisan organization will be “honoring the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote and the founding of the...
WATCH: I Am Woman: A Concert for Female Empowerment on #54BelowAtHome at 6:30pm!
by Taylor Brethauer-Hamling - May 01, 2020 Feinstein's/54 Below continues their #54BelowAtHome series tonight with 'I Am Woman: A Concert for Female Empowerment.'...
VIDEO: Marsha Stephanie Blake, Dickie Hearts, Emma Ramos, and More Read ROMEO AND JULIET For the Public's Brave New Shakespeare Series
by Stephi Wild - April 20, 2020 The Public Theater is inviting the world to use Shakespeare's words to connect with friends, family, and communities, all from their homes. For week three, André Holland & Marsha Stephanie Blake, Dickie Hearts & Alexandria Wailes, and Daniel Molina & Emma Ramos read an excerpt from Romeo and Juliet....
CARES Act Assists Asolo Rep with Rehiring Temporarily Laid Off Employees
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 30, 2020 When Asolo Rep canceled the remainder of its 2019-20 season in March due to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis, it had to temporarily lay off 60% of its 200-person workforce including members of its administrative and box office staffs, as well as its acting company.... |