Theatre arts

The Olympic Center for the Theater Arts unveiled its 2021-2022 theatrical season: “Stories of an Irrepressible Humanity”, with a full lineup of comedy, drama and music. “Like…

The Orange County Playwrights Alliance returns to the stage with a tantalizing mix of comedy and drama.On July 31 at 8:00 p.m., her Discoveries of New Plays series resumes at the Newport Theater Arts Center, Newport Beach's cozy and…

SEQUIM - The Olympic Theater Arts Center has unveiled its 2021-2022 theatrical season: “Stories of an Irrepressible Humanity”, with a full program of comedy, drama and music.…

You have to be at your best to perform outdoor theater on a wet stage in front of a rain drenched audience. But that's precisely what the youngsters of Best Theater Arts did on Monday night by directing Olympiaganza as part of the Roman…

The virtual family, the first play published by Jeremy Johnson, explores the intricacies of a world so dependent on technology. Posted in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, this piece is humorous and utterly relatable. Until July 5, the…

SEQUIM - The first showcase of new works from the Olympic Center for the Theater Arts has launched and is in rehearsal, with tickets available now for shows from July 16-18. After accepting submissions for nearly a year, the…

The Department of Theater Arts at the University of Iowa recently completed a national search to fill the position of Acting Senior Professor. The department has announced that Caroline Stefanie Clay will join the faculty this fall as the…

ITHACA, NY — Ithaca College will be moving its popular performing arts department from its current location at the School of Humanities and Sciences at Ithaca College School of Music. The decision was announced…

The pandemic, which has limited person-to-person contact, has strained the ability of independent living in Southeast Alaska to serve people with disabilities. Southeast Alaska Independent Living, or SAIL, recently opened its offices and…

The theaters have been closed for over a year and there have been no in-person classes due to COVID-19.…

SEQUIM - Olympic Theater Arts is relaunching live, invitation-only performances this month. The Arts Center at 414 N. Sequim Ave. is hosting the first performance of “Dr. Watson's…

SEQUIM - Olympic Theater Arts is scheduling auditions from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday for the first annual exhibition of new community theater works. The showcase explores resilience with six unique 10-minute pieces commissioned…

The Department of Theater Arts at Lawrence University performed The domino effect from Thursday May 20. Photo by Alana Melvin. Last weekend, the Department of Theater Arts at Lawrence University presented…

From the authors of the musical Boldly Go! Comes a new sci-fi musical based on a Jules Verne classic: Theater Arts Caltech announces a virtual Earth to the Moon reading workshop!The music playback will be broadcast one night on YouTube.…

One of the UK's leading drama schools is launching the Mountview Prize to celebrate pioneers who inspire social change and whose lived experiences inspire others.In June 2020, Mountview pledged to support black and other underrepresented…

CHARLOTTE, NC - When it comes to theater and art, the diversity is quite low. A few years ago, the Actors Equity Association did a study showing that white males make up the majority of acting and management contracts. It is also difficult…

Madeleine Doody (left) and Aenea Goult with Joanne Clifton Two rising stars from Thanet have been awarded scholarships to study at the JGH Canterbury Academy of Performing Arts from September 2021. Aenea Goult, who attends Dane…

Theater arts production specialist Ari Eden Poppers has resigned from the theater arts department at Santa Rosa Junior College, according to an email from SRJC acting vice president of human resources Sarah Hopkins, released today hui by…

Western Connecticut State University's Department of Theater Arts announces its Spring Virtual Productions series. The series includes four unique productions that will air twice over two weekends covering to Sunday May 9. One…

The Blinn College Theater Arts Program concludes its 2020/21 season with one of its most ambitious shows -…

Santa Rosa Junior College Theater Arts Technical Director Ari Eden Poppers is on administrative leave and is under investigation by the Santa Rosa Police Department for allegedly having sex with a minor. On April 16, a Facebook profile…

UND's Department of Theater Arts presents “Songs for a New World” for home viewing April 16-17 and April 22-24. The production can be…

NEW ALBANY - The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many shows, but New…

The United States has been under restrictions for more than a year because of the coronavirus. Over time, some businesses may open with restrictions. Most of the theaters, however, remained closed. This has…

The Department of Theater Arts at Western Connecticut State University is proud to present its Spring Virtual Production Series. The series includes four unique productions that will air twice over two weekends from Thursday, April 29…

THE Department of Theater and Creative Arts at Adeyemi College of Education in Ondo State has introduced its first group of students to the rites of passage marking their entry and acceptance into the role of comedians.The induction of 18…

The virtual production of Illinois Wesleyan University's Songs For A New World begins airing this weekend on Friday, March 26 and continues throughout the weekend until Sunday, March 28 at 11:45 p.m.The show stars an expanded eight-person…

ADA - The Ohio Northern University School of Visual and Performing Arts will present its 14th international drama festival titled "Global Climate Action Takes the Stage" from March 26-28 via a live broadcast on freedcenter.com…

Oak Grove Theater Arts Presents: GodSpellDivine spell is a musical vscomposed by Stephen schwartz with the delivered through John-Michael Tebelak. The show opened Off-Broadway May 17, 1971Personally, I've only seen one production of this…

For dungeon masters and insiders alike, SRJC Theater Arts conquers the monotony of the forties with the Dungeons & Dragons-inspired play "She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms", an incredibly fun online performance. The play, written by…

Fullerton College Theater Arts Department has announced that the High School Theater Festival will be held virtually this year. Due to Covid-19, they decided it would be best to keep a safe distance.Things will be a little different this…

Joanne Clifton has been announced as sponsor of the JGH Academy of Performing Arts in Canterbury, Kent. Joanne joined the BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing" as a professional dancer in 2014 and won the famous Glitterball Trophy in 2016 with…

The Department of Theater and Creative Arts at Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo unveiled and inducted its first students in the Rites of Passage as a mark of entry and acceptance into the role of Thespians.The induction ceremony which…

Rehearsals have begun for the UO's Department of Theater Department's most recent production, a virtual…

theater producer, Joseph Hodges, and casting director, Jay Gardner are launching an intensive full-time foundation program in Canterbury, Kent, in September, specializing in exceptional musical theater training.Bringing together their many…

Baylor Theater students Brooke Matthews and Peyton Wood discuss the set design. Christine Cannady | Photographer Photo credit: Christina Cannady By Mallory Harris | Editor-in-chief As COVID-19 has shut down the!-->!-->…

January 26, 2021: By Ryan Klinker - Office of Communications and Public Engagement Victoria Zisi Using the…

The last thing you expect in the theater is an actor announcing that there will be no dialogue in the performance that is going to take place. But that's exactly what theater lovers experienced this weekend in the courtyard of…

SOMERS, Wisconsin. - For the fifth year in a row, UW-Parkside Theater Arts won the Lighting Design Excellence Award at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF),…

SEQUIM - Olympic Theater Arts is undergoing a leadership change after Executive Director Carol Willis recently resigned due to health concerns. Ginny Holladay to step down as Director of Communications for the Sequim-Dungeness…

SOMERS, Wisconsin. - play by UW-Parkside Theater Arts, Stupid F ## king Bird, was selected as one of five productions to perform at the Kennedy Center American College Theater,…

MOSCOW - The Department of Theater Arts at the University of Idaho is bringing back its popular holiday…

Last November, Heather María Ács '02, a graduate of MMC's theater arts program, presented her new short film, To bloom, at the Big Apple Film Festival,…

Although the pandemic has kept the doors of Goshen Music Hall closed in recent months, performers and artistic directors have worked hard to plan and film a “live” performance of a play called The…

Santa Rosa Junior College Theater Arts Presents "It's a Wonderful Life" as Second Online Play and First Online Musical "at 7:30 pm Friday, November 27, live on YouTube. The iconic story on Appreciating Circumstance reflects the turbulent…

An outbreak at MacEwan University in Edmonton resulted in 12 positive cases in students who were on the same program, school officials said. The outbreak was declared by Alberta Health Services on Friday, and an update from the…

"We are meant to go into the unknown." That's the mantra of Professor Monan 2020-21 in the Theater Arts Paula Plum, a phrase given to her by her professors, and it serves her well this semester as she directs a stimulating and…

WHITPAIN - The theater arts students and faculty at Montgomery County Community College brought their collective creativity together this semester to present two productions online this month. For the first production, MCCC Theater Arts…

SEQUIM - The fictional past meets the present with the virtual opening of the “Old Time Radio Video Show” season. Olympic Theater Arts (OTA) kicked off its online productions with…

The Department of Theater Arts at SBCC presents a streaming video, a student production of Sophocles' ANTIGONE, translated by Paul Woodruff, directed by R. Michael Gros. November 14-30, 2020.This student showcase will take on a new format…

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Theatrical performances at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse have moved to a new format for the 2020-2021 season due to COVID-19. Live radio shows will be broadcast this fall replacing typical live stage productions, starting with…

The show will continue for the 100th anniversary of the University of Iowa's Department of Theatrical Art, though organizers aren't entirely sure what shape the season will take.We "learned about flexibility this summer," said Mary Beth…

BEAVERTON, OR (KPTV) - Many schools won't open in-person learning right away, but what about the performing…

Chancellor Andrew Leavitt today announced a name change for the theater space on the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campus to better reflect UWO's commitment to inclusion and equity. A scene from the November 2019 performance of "The…

SEQUIM - Without the ability to perform in person for their local theater audience, members of the Olympic Theater Arts Center are going old school. The nonprofit's 2020-21 season kicks off with auditions for…

Timothy Johnson, MFA Timothy Johnson, MFA, assistant professor of theatrical art, directed the latest…

Alaina Messineo '21 Alaina Messineo '21, a theater arts major with concentrations in directing and writing for…

Some upcoming Olympic theater arts productions are on hold, but the OTA is already considering the upcoming season and artistic ways to…

NEDERLAND — Ethan Rice is a senior at Nederland High School, balancing two broad sides of the education spectrum — academics and the arts. During the day, the 17-year-old is a member of student council, the National…

Grace Sciannella, Willem Rogers and Gherelle Matthews in “Lasso of Truth” in the Department of Theatrical Arts at Towson University. Photo provided by Towson U. Carson Kreitzer's play "Lasso of Truth," which is currently being…

FLOYDS KNOBS — For local students, a high school theatrical production…

WASHINGTON- Howard University students Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Department of Theater Arts Musical Theater Area will perform a special performance of his upcoming musical production Pippin apple, at the Shakespeare Theater Company's…

Kala Ross and Tyler Tate Tyler Tate, a second-year Master of Theater Arts student, won first place as an actor at this year's Irene Ryan Region IV Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Xavier Harris, a…

The importance of theater and the performing arts in education is considerable. Whether students are performing on stage, designing costumes, or directing the show backstage, theater arts are essential for engaging with the…

“Stages” is a play produced by Sequim resident Max Bidasha and will be on stage at the Olympic Theater Arts from January 9-12. Supporting the process of managing life as a cancer patient and survivor, "Stages" is written from…

SEQUIM - The big thrill for Tia Stephens was getting into the character of Annie Jump Cannon. "The more I researched Annie, the more fascinating she became," Stephens said of her role, the first in which she played an…