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Category: Theater
Theatre aimed at empowering minorities in Eugene opens with “Having Our Say”
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DIRECTORS CAROL HORNE Dennis and Stan Coleman decided to start a theatre company in Eugene, Oregon that would tell the stories of minorities who often are not represented in their area. The first reading for Minority Voice…
Jennifer Tepper, Theatre Historian
It's been all about Broadway for Florida native Jennifer Tepper. She grew up devouring Playbill magazines, listened endlessly to musical cast albums, highlighting shows she'd see once she came to the Big Apple. At 18, Jennifer moved to the city to attend NYU. She's been here since. Jennifer parlayed her passion into a career - working for Broadway and Off-Broadway producers, directors and today this 30-something is a musical theater historian, write and producer and....is also the Director of Programming at the esteemed Feinstein's 54/Below and author of The Untold Stories of Broadway book series. Needless to say....Jennifer's got plenty to say!
McCarter Theatre Center’s LAB program receives NEA Grant
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THE LAB PROGRAM at the McCarter Theatre Center has received a $35,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to continue its mission to support playwrights, new plays, and the future of the…
“Having Our Say” heads to the Philadelphia Theatre Company
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EMILY MANN’S PLAY, Having Our Say, The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years will be performed at the Philadelphia Theatre Company from Jan. 27th to Feb. 19th. Adapted from the book by…
Alexandra Vassilaros, Playwright
Alexandra Vassilaros has acted on stage, in film, and on television, but her passion is playwriting. Her most recent work, "Big Sky," about a well-to-do family, had its world LA's Geffen Playhouse in the spring of 2016. Her other plays include "Omnium Gatherum," a 9/11-born collaboration with Theresa Rebeck. It was a 2004 Pulitzer Prize finalist.
Alex shares what it's like to be on stage and to write for the stage. There's a plenty to learn from this frank and fascinating conversation.