Four Studio 180 IN DEVELOPMENT presentations of works-in-progress from early to later stages of development, all reflecting themes of memory, generational divides and how we see ourselves, our identities and our history will increase audience awareness and invite us to consider some next steps.
Read MoreTheatre by the Bay will produce a new local theatre festival in June 2022 to provide opportunities for local artists to write, direct and perform their own original plays.
Read MoreIf you’ve never seen Next to Normal, you’re in for the emotional roller coaster ride of your life with this story of how one suburban household copes with crisis and mental illness. If you’re no stranger to the musical, Vanguard Theater Company’s production will cause you to see it anew, with fresh nuances and messages.
Read More‘Come from Away’ tells the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and gratitude grew into enduring friendships. On September 11, 2001 the world stopped. On September 12, their stories moved us all.
Read MoreOn account of the ongoing public health concerns and in a bid to remain nimble, b current has decided to announce one or two projects at a time this year.
Read MoreIncoming Artistic Director Herbie Barnes recently stated: “To become AD in this time – not only as we move through the pandemic, but also through a time of great evolution with BIPOC, #MeToo and other powerful societal change – is extremely exciting. We are finally hearing voices from communities who have been silenced. As Artistic Director, I cannot sit back in a ‘business as usual’ position or relax with the notion that ‘this is how it’s always been done’.
Read MoreSeven emerging artistic leaders have been provided with an opportunity to work together on new managerial visions, and fresh ideas of governance structures and support systems…There is organizational staff restructuring that will occur within TIFT for the first time since the company’s founding twenty years ago
Read MoreNecessary Angel has earned a national reputation for ground-breaking and innovative work, but the magic of theatre lives through personal moments and relationships. Person by person, the Necessary Angel community is built around a shared commitment to develop and promote Canadian artists
Read MoreThere aren’t enough words to express how it feels to have our city’s theatres re-open,” says Canadian Stage Artistic Director Brendan Healy. “While the artistic community navigated the pandemic with amazing resilience and creativity – finding ways to make art through any means available –the energy, synergy, and community that happens between the walls and on the stages of live theatres is irreplaceable.
I gotta applaud London, Ontario’s Grand Theatre and the High School Project for continuing to nurture young talent and encouraging them to pursue a possible career in the performing arts
Read MoreFactory has just announced its 2021/2022 season. Good things are happening here as I always look forward to this theatre’s slate.
Read MoreThe new West Side Story trailer is here and we get to hear some singing!
Read MoreAs a result of the pandemic, Artistic Director Joel Greenberg stated how fitting it is to turn the theatre into a refuge, a balm, and a resting place with stories this Fall of 2021 that “challenge our assumptions, as the plays' characters are themselves challenged to understand themselves and their values in a world that refuses to stand still.”
Read More“In light of COVID-19, MAM Fest will be a virtual celebration of mixed Asian & Pacific Islanders, who express themselves through creative art forms — including film, theatre, art, dance, and more! The festival will take place on the platform Bizzabo.”
Read More“Facing multiple allegations of sexual assault occurring during their productions, officials at the Classic Theatre of San Antonio have announced that they are planning to launch a full investigation into the claims.”
Read MoreArtistic Director of Crow’s Theatre, Chris Abraham adds, “We have a season that celebrates extraordinary artists who are facing the world head-on and looking for new ways for us to move forward together. In landscapes that are both real and imagined, of the moment and historical, our 2021.22 season is unabashedly urgent, contemporary, and immediate theatre.”
Read MoreMicki Grant, the first woman to write the book, lyrics, and score for a musical, and the first woman to win a Grammy award for a Broadway cast recording, had died at the age of 80.
Read MoreEnough of you might have said “Beetlejuice” three times because word is that the Tony-nominated Best Musical may be headed back to Broadway.
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