LOS ANGELES (March 28, 2017) — L.A.'s award-winning Australian Theatre Company is inviting submissions of full-length plays to be presented by a professional director and cast as part of its 2017 Summer Reading Series, scheduled to take place this June at the Zephyr Theatre. This year's theme is “United on Stage,” a celebration of inclusivity … Continue reading Australian Theatre Company seeks full-length plays for annual reading series in June
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LA Without the NEA, Her Opponent and more - This Week's Must Read
HERE ARE THIS WEEK'S BEST ARTICLES ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURE What does the NEA's $148-million budget buy? 7,789,473 taco bowls but not even one mile of the 405 Freeway (LA Times) What are We Watching? What are We Teaching? Preparing Acting Students for the New Golden Age (Howlround) Look Back at the Original … Continue reading LA Without the NEA, Her Opponent and more - This Week's Must Read
IAMA THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER “PATRON OF THE ARTS” SHONDA RHIMES
New Endowment will fund “Rhimes Unsung Voices Playwriting Commission” March 20, 2017…Los Angeles…IAMA THEATRE COMPANY announces world-renowned television producer and creator Shonda Rhimes as the first ever “Patron of the Arts” for the critically acclaimed theater company. The nonprofit organization is made up of an ensemble of theater artists seeking to connect and cultivate a new … Continue reading IAMA THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER “PATRON OF THE ARTS” SHONDA RHIMES
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Announces Winners For Theatrical Achievement In 2016
The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle announced the recipients of its 48th annual awards for distinguished achievement in theatre tonight, Monday, March 20, at the Colony Theatre in Burbank. Four 2016 productions received plaques: A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder at the Ahmanson Theatre; Cloud 9 at Antaeus Theatre Company; Disgraced at the Mark … Continue reading Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Announces Winners For Theatrical Achievement In 2016
Jorge Sciupac joins Los Angeles Theatre Center as managing director
LOS ANGELES (March 20, 2017) — Following an extensive search,Jorge Sciupac has been chosen as managing director of both The Los Angeles Theatre Center and the Latino Theater Company. The Latino Theater Company has operated the City-owned Los Angeles Theatre Center since 2006. Sciupac will oversee the development and execution of the LATC's strategic plan … Continue reading Jorge Sciupac joins Los Angeles Theatre Center as managing director
Save the NEA Edition of: This Week's Must Read
HERE ARE THIS WEEK'S BEST ARTICLES ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURE As most of you are aware, the Trump administration has proposed complete elimination of the NEA. So here are a bunch of stories about it to make sure you're up to date. Trump Proposes Eliminating the Arts and Humanities Endowments (NY Times) How … Continue reading Save the NEA Edition of: This Week's Must Read
Audition Notice! - Fallen Stars at the Charity Sale
Name: Fallen Stars at the Charity Sale Director/Producer: Aaron Vanek Location: Hollywood Fringe Festival Union: Non-union Start date: May rehearsals (fewer than five, including tech) for June performances Fallen Stars is a staged adaptation of a live action role playing (larp) script from Norway about sentient objects for sale at a charity event who reflect … Continue reading Audition Notice! - Fallen Stars at the Charity Sale
AEA President Kate Shindle is Starring in Fun Home at CTG and Pro99 Folks Are Not Happy About It
The Tony Award Winning Musical Fun Home is currently playing at the Ahmanson and is currently has a 100% Sweet rating on the LemonMeter. The production stars current Actor's Equity president Kate Shindle who recently did an interview with the LA Times. It's a good interview highlighting Shindle's Miss America experience and the activism she's done for HIV/AIDS. … Continue reading AEA President Kate Shindle is Starring in Fun Home at CTG and Pro99 Folks Are Not Happy About It
Buffy Forever, Phillipa Soo Sings and Schmucks - This Week's Must Read
HERE ARE THIS WEEK'S BEST ARTICLES ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURE Phillipa Soo Sings "Times Are Hard for Dreamers" in This Amélie Bonus Track (TheaterMania) Theatres as Town Halls, With Politics (Occasionally) on the Agenda (American Theatre) On ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' we fell for the Slayer along with Angel, Riley and Spike (Washington … Continue reading Buffy Forever, Phillipa Soo Sings and Schmucks - This Week's Must Read
The Aging Actor
By Victoria Thompson I spent all of my life, apart from the years I was engrossed in raising my children, working as an actor or, to be more exact, working at finding work as an actor. Being socially challenged, I was never adept at selling myself as a commodity or at doing the industrious networking … Continue reading The Aging Actor
Actors' Equity Appoints New Communications Director
Beginning March 6, the role is responsible for developing and supporting all of the union's strategic communications plans. Actors' Equity Association welcomes Brandon Lorenz as the union's new national communications director effective March 6. Working closely with executive director Mary McColl, Lorenz is responsible for developing and supporting all of the union's strategic communications plans. … Continue reading Actors' Equity Appoints New Communications Director
LA Drama Critics Circle Announces 2016 Nominations
This year the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award ceremony will take place on March 20, 2017, at the Colony Theatre at Burbank Town Center, 555 N. Third Street, Burbank. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for a reception with a cash bar, and the show will begin at 7:30 p.m. There is ample, free, … Continue reading LA Drama Critics Circle Announces 2016 Nominations
Puppets, Nixon in China and Alec Baldwin - Reasons to Get Off the Couch
Looking for reasons to get off your couch? Then look no further - here are some great shows and events happening this week for you to go check out. Led by Jones (Welsh) Talmadge and Laura Covelli, Not Man Apart Physical Theater premiere Paradise Lost: Reclaiming Destiny this week. NMA adapts John Milton's epic poem … Continue reading Puppets, Nixon in China and Alec Baldwin - Reasons to Get Off the Couch
McNulty Gives the Snark on God Looked Away - This Week's Must Read
HERE ARE THIS WEEK'S BEST ARTICLES ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURE For some wonderful snark see Charles McNulty's "commentary" on God Looked Away at the Pasadena Playhouse starring Al Pacino and Judith Light (LA Times) Bitter Gertrude looks at the Bechdel Test and issues with white feminism (Bitter Gertrude) A very interesting study on … Continue reading McNulty Gives the Snark on God Looked Away - This Week's Must Read
Waiting For Godot's Obamacare Replacement Starring Patrick Stewart
Here's something fun for all you progressive theatre nerds. Stephen Colbert had Patrick Stewart on the show and did not waste the opportunity! They did a spoof of Beckett's Waiting for Godot to create a wonderful satire of the Republicans continual attack on Obamacare and how they will "repeal and replace," an empty promise that is … Continue reading Waiting For Godot's Obamacare Replacement Starring Patrick Stewart
Lincoln Center Makes a Plea to Save the NEA
Lincoln Center, the world's largest performing arts center, released a public statement about President Trump's threats against the National Endowment of the Arts. By contributing $704.2 billion every year to the U.S. economy, the arts not only are a robust facet of American culture, but are also attract private philanthropy. Lincoln Center is home to … Continue reading Lincoln Center Makes a Plea to Save the NEA
Mac Wellman's THE OFFENDING GESTURE Opens 3/18 at Son of Semele
Award-winning Son of Semele Ensemble announces its next production, Mac Wellman's The Offending Gesture, to be presented at the Son of Semele Theater, 3301 Beverly Boulevard, from March 18 to April 9, 2017. In The Offending Gesture, panicky minions scramble to shield a volatile, thin-skinned despot from a perceived slight. What may not be so … Continue reading Mac Wellman's THE OFFENDING GESTURE Opens 3/18 at Son of Semele
Urgent call to action: Robert Schenkkan's ‘Building the Wall' will premiere at Fountain Theatre, roll across U.S.
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 17, 2017) — A new play by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan (The Kentucky Cycle, All the Way, Hacksaw Ridge), written in direct response to the immigration policies of the Trump administration, reveals how those policies might lead to a terrifying, seemingly inconceivable, yet inevitable conclusion. Building the Wall opens … Continue reading Urgent call to action: Robert Schenkkan's ‘Building the Wall' will premiere at Fountain Theatre, roll across U.S.
Samuel French bookshop in London to close after 187 years
London's longest-established theatre bookshop Samuel French, currently located in the Fitzrovia area of central London near Tottenham Court Road, is to shutter in April, after a continuous run of 187 years. It has been in its present premises since 1983. The company also operates as a major theatrical publisher and licensing house on both sides … Continue reading Samuel French bookshop in London to close after 187 years
Hillary Clinton receives a standing ovation and the Equity debate continues - This Week's Must Read
HERE ARE THIS WEEK'S BEST ARTICLES ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURE John Cleese: How to write the perfect farce (Guardian) See Hillary Clinton and Steven Spielberg at Sunset Boulevard (Playbill) 2 Cast Albums Hit Billboard Top 20 for the First Time in 50 Years (Playbill) The most fearless woman in opera? Patricia Racette on coming … Continue reading Hillary Clinton receives a standing ovation and the Equity debate continues - This Week's Must Read
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