“Last month police arrested Francis Anonia, the former chorus teacher and Director of Visual and Performing Arts at Parkland High School in PA. He's accused of secretly recording video of a student while he changed clothes.”
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“A former employee at the Wichita Theatre in Wichita Falls is expected to accept a plea deal regarding the allegations that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl at the theater. Josiah Alan Derbyshire was charged with sexual assault of a child in connection with an incident in July 2018.”
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“A local actor and former finance manager for a Pennsylvania community theatre has been charged with embezzling over $2,000 from the nonprofit organization.”
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“In a surprising turn of events, Tony-nominated actor Andrew Rannells has withdrawn from the highly anticipated musical "Tammy Faye" due to unresolved contract issues. The announcement was made by Rannells himself while talking to a reporter from CBS on the Tonys red carpet.”
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“A community theatre in California is asking for help after a fire destroyed their storage facility containing more than 40 years-worth of their props, costumes, sets, and historical records, just four days before their next performance.”
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“A head drama teacher in Australia, who was convicted of sexually touching two students before being caught with almost 18,000 abuse files involving children, has been sentenced to seven years in jail.”
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“The handling of the closure has been nothing short of appalling. To give students, staff, and faculty only a week’s notice is not just disrespectful; it is inhumane.”
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“A former theatre manager has claimed he became “vulnerable and isolated” during the lockdown period, leading him to download pictures of children being abused.”
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George Clooney will make his Broadway acting debut next year in a stage adaptation of his film, “Good Night, and Good Luck.”
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“A British Columbia's human rights tribunal has awarded a neurodivergent actor, who was diagnosed with sensory and learning disorders, more than $55,000 after finding that a theatre company discriminated against him because of his disabilities.”
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“Robert Downey Jr. will make his Broadway debut this fall, starring in Pulitzer Prize-winner Ayad Akhtar's newest play, MCNEAL, at Lincoln Center Theater. Bartlett Sher will direct.”
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“A Texas theatre teacher has been charged with a felony for having an inappropriate relationship with a student.”
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