Alliance Presents DATA, Winner Of National Playwriting Competition
by A.A. Cristi
- Apr 9, 2021
The Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition continues to spotlight the best emerging playwrights with a virtual production of this year's winning play DATA and virtual readings of the four finalist plays. The 17th competition winner, DATA is a fast-paced thriller that looks behind the closed doors of Silicon Valley. DATA is written by Matthew Libby and the virtual production is directed by Susan V. Booth.
SHOWTIME Honored With Five GOLDEN GLOBE Nominations
by Sarah Jae Leiber
- Feb 3, 2021
SHOWTIME was honored with five Golden Globe nominations this morning, with nods for actors Don Cheadle of BLACK MONDAY, Bryan Cranston of YOUR HONOR, Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson of THE COMEY RULE and Ethan Hawke of THE GOOD LORD BIRD.
The Autos Release Debut Single 'Trespass'
by Sarah Jae Leiber
- Jan 4, 2021
The one of a kind release kicks off the debut of the 4 member production crew, The Autos, with a fresh and hopeful start to 2021. The new single dropped on January 1, 2021.
Raven Leilani's 'Luster' Wins Center For Fiction First Novel Prize
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 4, 2020
The Center for Fiction awarded its First Novel Prize, which recognizes the year's best debut novel and carries a $15,000 monetary gift, to Luster by Raven Leilani at its Annual Awards Benefit on Thursday, December 3, with actor and comedian Yvonne Orji emceeing the virtual event.
Double Tiger Announces New Album Due Dec. 11
by Sarah Jae Leiber
- Oct 23, 2020
After dropping his Easy Star Records debut album Sharp & Ready to critical acclaim, Double Tiger (Jay Spaker) is back with The Journey, which is his most diverse and personal collection to date.
Podcast: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, Hubert Point-Du Jour
by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine
- Oct 19, 2020
Today's episode features Hubert Point-Du Jour. The consummate New York actor, Tisch graduate Hubert Point-Du Jour has performed in over 20 plays commissioned by the likes of The Old Globe (The Two Gentleman of Verona), The Public (Tiny Beautiful Things) and Shakespeare in the Park (Kenny Leon’s Much Ado About Nothing) as well as been honored in two Obie Award winning productions (A Beautiful Day in November on the Banks of the Greatest of the Great Lakes; A Map of Virtue), all while simultaneously balancing a growing television career.
Virginia Film Festival Announces 2020 Program
by A.A. Cristi
- Oct 6, 2020
The 33rd Annual Virginia Film Festival announced today a program of more than 50 films, conversations, and special events that will include a series of virtual conversations and a series of Drive-In Movies presented in two safe and socially-distanced settings.
Florida Studio Theatre Announces National New Play Development Initiative
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- May 12, 2020
Florida Studio Theatre (FST) has announced the launch of The Playwrights Project, an artistic initiative employing 32 of the country's top playwrights, sketch comedy writers, and musical theatre developers. With funding from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), FST has hired these artists as full-time staff writers.
BWW Review: A SEPARATE PEACE, The Remote Read
by Gary Naylor
- May 2, 2020
The Remote Read revive Sir Tom Stoppard's 1966 television play using the technology of 2020, and provide an interesting insight into theatre's enduring power - and a rattling good play!
BWW Review: Overstuffed and Disorganized SAFE SPACE at Single Carrot Theatre
by Jack L. B. Gohn
- Feb 2, 2020
There is no question that R. Eric Thomas has serious things to say about the state of race in our country. In a Single Carrot press release, he is quoted, for instance, as saying that the play was written now to address a?oethe scourge of white supremacy,a?? and that the play is a?oeabout priorities for the future and a way out.a?? He calls his thoughts a?oecomplicated.a?? And complicated is fine, so long as the audience is given as concrete and coherent a map of the way through that complication as Thomas can fashion. But that work has not been done.
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