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New Deal for Broadway: NYC Theater Luminaries Agree on Reforms
Following a summit of industry leaders organized by Black Theatre United earlier this year, a...
New Deal for Broadway: NYC Theater Luminaries Agree on Reforms
Following a summit of industry leaders organized by Black Theatre United earlier this year, a...
On the Basis of Sustainability: Artemisia Theatre’s “Goods”
“I meant to do something about it, but I didn’t.” So goes the refrain when we, as flawed human...
“(It’s Been 76 Years and We’re) Still Waiting for Lefty” – Theatre Unleashed at Hollywood Fringe Festival
Seventy-six years after Clifford Odets’ Waiting for Lefty premiered in New York, Theatre Unleashed...
Radical Representation: “Hi, Are You Single” Engages and Triumphs
Hypnotically charming, exquisitely flamboyant and the very embodiment of wit, Ryan J. Haddad wrote...
NEMPAC Opera Project’s “Juneteenth”: Opera in the Key of Freedom
After more than a year of American racial unrest since the high-profile deaths of George Floyd and...
Perceptions of Each Other’s Cultures: Open Letter to an American Theater Critic
Most theater productions will never become available again, no matter how great the quality,...
“Black Dove” – Chekhov in Mexico
The world premiere of Paloma Negra (Black Dove) by Alberto Conejero at the Theatre of the Canal...
Once Upon A Time In BIM: A Theatre Resuscitation In The Time Of COVID-19
Independence in Barbados is not without its many activities in celebration. We are accustomed to...
Performative States In Cuba: Coco Fusco In Conversation With Stephanie Bailey
In this conversation, Cuban-American interdisciplinary artist and writer Coco Fusco talks about...
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A Festival that We Need: FOLDA – Festival of Live Digital Arts
As the theatre world in Canada and the US anxiously expects the final re-opening of Broadway and...
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New Deal for Broadway: NYC Theater Luminaries Agree on Reforms
Following a summit of industry leaders organized by Black Theatre United earlier this year, a...
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The Barber of Seville
Indeed in the Baroque period, before the invention of the conductors, harpsichordists (who were usually also the composer) would lead the orchestra, establishing the harmonic structure and ensuring the rhythmic steadiness by nodding their heads. As music became more harmonically complex, and harpsichordists had to focus exclusively on their playing, the conducting duties fell to the first violinist. This style of orchestral leading, split between the harpsichordists and the violinist, was soon abandoned due to an inherent clash in leadership.
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“An Odyssey” at Quantum Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
Imagine, if you will, one of those old-fashioned TV game shows with two doors. Behind Door Number...
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“(It’s Been 76 Years and We’re) Still Waiting for Lefty” – Theatre Unleashed at Hollywood Fringe Festival
Seventy-six years after Clifford Odets’ Waiting for Lefty premiered in New York, Theatre Unleashed...
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“WET: A DACAmented Journey” – Powerful Virtual Theatre from The Center Theatre Group
With so many screens in our lives it continues to be a struggle to find the inner strength to...
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“Chalk Lines” by Chalk Repertory Theatre – An Immersive, Virtual, Audio Play Tour
Since January 2009, Chalk Repertory Theatre has been crafting site-specific theatre in Los...
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Cry Havoc Theater Company Lets Slip the Dogs of War
In the midst of the vibrant Dallas theatre scene, there lies a company of prize-winning political...
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Designing for Tuacahn Amphitheater (A Three Part Series): Part Three – An Interview With Lighting Designer Cory Pattak
This is PART 3 of the series. To read PART 1 and PART 2, click the links. I complete my three-part...
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The Universal Immigrant: “Ellis Island” by James Clements and Doireann Mac Mahon
The last several years in our shared history, particularly the rise of discriminatory legislation,...
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Designing for Tuacahn Amphitheater (A Three Part Series): Part Two – An Interview With Projection Designer Steven Royal
For Part 1 see here. “I think that’s sort of the line I’m always hovering around; Does it feel...
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All the TikTok’s a Digital Stage
In the chaotically queer third act of Fake Friends’ 2020 production of Circle Jerk, the...
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Designing for Tuacahn Amphitheater (A Three Part Series): Part One – An Interview With Set Designer Adam Koch
For Part 2 see here. Located in Southern Utah, the majestic Tuacahn Amphitheater has been the...
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Art Scene: “Archive: This Was The End” Taps Extrasensory Senses
Speaking to humanity across time and space, Archive: This Was the End is an interactive sculpture...
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Digital Sci-fi Opera “Red Giant”: An Opera Of Our Times
Red Giant, commissioned by Baltimore-based Indie Opera company, Rhymes with Opera, is a live,...
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Rabbits in the Circus of COVID Isolation: A Review of “White Rabbit Red Rabbit”
The play White Rabbit Red Rabbit is an experimental piece by the Iranian playwright Nassim...
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Canada’s Theatre Community Must Nurture BIPOC Leadership to Improve Racial Equity
Last summer, in the midst of global protests against anti-Black racism, Canada’s...
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“The Brooklyn Job” Stole My Heart
With a themed cocktail box, a program that doubled as a coloring book, and incredibly performed...
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NEMPAC Opera Project’s “Juneteenth”: Opera in the Key of Freedom
After more than a year of American racial unrest since the high-profile deaths of George Floyd and...
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On the Basis of Sustainability: Artemisia Theatre’s “Goods”
“I meant to do something about it, but I didn’t.” So goes the refrain when we, as flawed human...
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Performing Shakespeare in the Era of COVID-19
Although tragedy is not usually the preferred companion for hard times, Anglophone pop culture...
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The Body Tells the Story: Blessed Unrest’s “Touch”
The past year has, in many ways, turned a sharper lens towards our bodies, particularly our...
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Battery Dance Festival+: Canadian Voices in Dance
In August 2020, Battery Dance shifted its annual Battery Dance Festival to a virtual format. The Festival is a storied free public dance festival commanding a large audience each year. Shifting to the virtual format has allowed Battery Dance to expand offerings and last month saw the birth of Battery Dance Festival+: Canadian Voices in […]
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“The Door You Never Saw Before: A Choosical Musical” at The Geffen
It’s been a decade of a year, and The Geffen Playhouse (or Geffen Stayhouse as they have been...
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Waking Up in the Morning, Thinking About “This American Wife”
“Waking up in the morning, thinking about so many things, I just wish things would get...
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Robbie McCauley, Groundbreaking Playwright and Performer Dies at 79
Robbie McCauley, a groundbreaking playwright and performer has died. She received an OBIE Award...
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Online Acting Classes? Here Are the Pros and Cons
If you’re an out-of-work actor stuck at home in a lockdown, you’ve probably asked yourself this...
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Experimenting with Virtual Theatre: An Interview with Igor Golyak
Igor Golyak is the Artistic Director of Arlekin Players Theatre. Arlekin Players Theatre has...
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XR | AR | VR: CultureHub on La MaMa’s Coffeehouse Aesthetic, Immersive Art, and Tech-Integrated Theatre
Located in graffiti-laden downtown Manhattan where the East Village and NoHo meet at 47 Great...
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The Pandemic Made Their Women’s Suffrage Play Impossible. But the Show Went On — Virtually
Leaders of the women’s suffrage movement relied on public performance to promote their cause. They...
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A Conversation with Director Ashley Tata
Ashley Tata is a Brooklyn-based director and maker of multimedia works. I had the pleasure of...
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“Pass Over” – A Sobering and Unflinching Take on African-American Life in America
Performed as part of the Market Theatre’s annual Black History Month Celebrations, which have been...
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By Putting Tensions on Stage, Colleges Aim to Change Campus Culture
The new professor had a choice. He arrived early to a meeting to discover a senior faculty member...
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Unchartered Territory: Dancers in Isolation, the Eryc Taylor Dance Company
In five years, in ten years, in twenty, we will remember what it felt like to live through the...
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Kennedy Center New Play Dramaturgy Intensive Adapts to Meet the Moment
At the time of the writing of this article, the historic events of January 6th, January 20th, and...
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“From the Fishbowl”: A Play for Scoundrels and Scamps
How many young-people-of-the pandemic-does it take to screw in a light bulb? Early in the...
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Creating Theatrical Ceremonies for Healing: An Interview with Gia Forakis
Gia Forakis is the Founder and Artistic Director of GF&CO in Brooklyn, NY. Gia is also the...
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“From the Fishbowl”: Devising Theatre in a World Interrupted
This year, the University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television partnered with The...
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Jimmy Fallon, Addison Rae, and the Issue of TikTok Dance Credit
On March 26, 2021, ultra-famous TikTok star Addison Rae Easterling appeared on The Tonight Show...
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“Black Dove” – Chekhov in Mexico
The world premiere of Paloma Negra (Black Dove) by Alberto Conejero at the Theatre of the Canal...
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Isolation to Creation: Guggenheim Works Process, Parts 2-4
These artists are passionate and insightful, yet the dancers and musicians are not acclimated to speaking their minds to audiences. What emerges is a raw and thoughtful narrative with a sense of the vulnerability beneath the passion.
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Poignant and Delightful, “A Brimful of Asha” is an Honest Look into One Family’s Debate On Marriage, Career, and Way of Life
“You are not here to see a play. You are here to see me settle a dispute with Ravi,” Asha Jain,...
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Women in the Lead: Julie Proudfoot on Artemisia Theatre’s 2021 Digital Season
As a female-identifying artist deeply invested in women’s stories (and as a staunch feminist),...
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New York’s Secret Theatre Brings an Experiential Horror-Thriller Play to India
Redemption Room, an experiential horror-thriller theatre performance by New York-based Secret...
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Radical Representation: “Hi, Are You Single” Engages and Triumphs
Hypnotically charming, exquisitely flamboyant and the very embodiment of wit, Ryan J. Haddad wrote...
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Playwright Tara Beagan Wins 2020 Siminovitch Prize In Theatre
November 26, 2020 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Ntlaka’pamux playwright Tara Beagan has been named the 2020...
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The Story Of Shakuntala And Dushyant Set In Contemporary Times Reaches Broadway
The Mahabharata’s Shakuntala and Dushyant find themselves in a modern-day setting, addressing the...
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A Point and Click Music Session With “Modulation”
I was mesmerized by Courtney Love, performing in Kansas City Choir Boy at Prototype in 2015....
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Don’t Worry, Guy: Toronto’s Indie Theatre Community Stays Resilient
On February 20th at 7pm, Sebastian Biasucci’s family will be in their kitchen eating dinner. One...
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Iceland’s “Wide Slumber for Lepidopterists” Undergoes Metamorphosis by Means of Metaphor
Composed by Valgeir Sigurðsson and directed by Sara Martí, Wide Slumber for Lepidopterists is an...
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