The next entry in the Off the Page series of virtual staged readings produced by Sierra Madre Playhouse is Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang. You will be to access it online via YouTube beginning at Noon on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Viewing time will continue throughout the day until 11:59 p.m. The event is 120 minutes in duration with a ten-minute intermission. You may begin viewing at any time, but you must commence viewing by 10:00 p.m. in order to see the entire reading. This event is FREE, but donations are accepted.
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Renaissance to host auditions for MY Theatre production of Disney's Tarzan /
MANSFIELD — The Renaissance Theatre will hold auditions for the MY Theatre production of Disney’s Tarzan: The Stage Musical via video submission, through July 15, 2020.
Disney’s Tarzan features music and lyrics by Phil Collins, including the Grammy and Oscar-winning song, "You'll Be in My Heart", and book by Tony Award-winning playwright, David Henry Hwang.
Performance dates are September 17-20, 2020. All performances will be held on stage at the Renaissance. Disney’s Tarzan. will be directed by Dauphne Maloney, with musical direction by Brian K. Nabors.
At the core of the smash-hit 1999 Disney animated film, and Broadway production is the story of an outsider trying to fit in.
Based on Edgar Rice Burrough’s classic novel Tarzan of the Apes, this high-swinging musical tells the story of Tarzan, orphaned as a baby on the shores of West Africa and taken in to be raised by a tribe of gorillas.
A3 Artists Agency Hires Veterans Adam Kanter and Andy Patman /
A3 Artists Agency has hired industry veterans Andy Patman and Adam Kanter as partners in an effort to build its literary division and grow the company.
Patman has been hired as co-head of television content and Kanter has become co-head of motion pictures.
Patman spent more than 20 years at Paradigm, where he sold “Desperate Housewives” to ABC and represented William Broyles, Marc Cherry, David Henry Hwang, Robert and Michelle King, and Kenny Ortega.
David Henry Hwang to Host Workshop and Q&A for American Theatre Wing's Master Class Series /
As part of the ongoing American Theatre Wing's Master Class Series, David Henry Hwang will host a playwriting workshop and Q&A discussion, moderated by the Wing's President & CEO Heather Hitchens, on Thursday, June 18 from 4:00pm - 5:15pm ET.
As part of their National COVID-19 Response Effort, the Master Class Series will provide attendees with exclusive access to hear and learn from titans of the theatre industry about the many and vast ways to finding your way in the business.
Those interested in joining Thursday's master class can RSVP HERE (please note: registration is limited).
David Henry Hwang and More Featured in 'The Flashpaper: Theatre's Thoughts on Right Now' /
Arts journalist and editor Mark Blankenship announced the debut of The Flashpaper: Theatre's Thoughts on Right Now, a new journal dedicated to the urgent ideas of contemporary theater artists. Each issue of this print-only publication features original content created in response to a timely prompt from a diverse group of artists working in a variety of forms. Contributions can take shape in any printable form including playscripts, comics, essays, photo diaries, and more. Utilizing the speed of on-demand printing and an innovative approach to editing, each issue of The Flashpaper can be conceived, written, and produced within six weeks. The first issue of The Flashpaper is currently on sale at theflashpaper.com.
What Will It Be Like When Social Distancing Ends? is the prompt for the debut issue.
David Henry Hwang Offers Master Class & More /
David Henry Hwang to Host Playwriting Workshop & Q&A
As part of the American Theatre Wing's ongoing Master Class series, playwright, screenwriter and theater professor David Henry Hwang will host a playwriting workshop and Q&A discussion, moderated by the Wing’s President and CEO Heather Hitchens on June 18 beginning at 4PM ET. As part of their National COVID-19 Response Effort, the Master Class Series provides viewers with exclusive access to hear and learn from industry luminaries about the many ways to participate in the business. Those interested in joining Hwang's Master Class may RSVP here.
About Alice, or When Social Distancing Ends /
In this excerpt from a new journal by theatre artists, the author recounts how she confronted racism in a loved one with more love.
The Flashpaper: Theatre’s Thoughts on Right Now is a new, print-only journal that lets theatre artists respond to urgent current events in any genre they choose. In the first issue, available now at TheFlashpaper.com, a dozen contributors have replied to the prompt, “What will it be like when social distancing ends?” with everything from original plays and manifestos to photo essays and hand-drawn comics. The point is to give theatremakers a platform that doesn’t require a theatre, while delivering a physical object to audiences.
Crucially, The Flashpaper is also a revenue source for artists. All proceeds go to the contributors, the journal’s two self-employed staffers, and the nonprofit Indie Theater Fund. Issue 1 features work from Clare Barron, the National Asian American Theatre Company, and the Living Theatre, among others. It includes a foreword from David Henry Hwang and an afterword from Sarah Treem. It also features the following essay from Kelley Nicole Girod, who is both a playwright and the founder of the Obie-winning The Fire This Time Festival. Below, in an online-exclusive sample, Girod explores how social distancing, racial justice, family, and forgiveness have intersected in her life during quarantine.
Playbill Vault’s Today in Theatre History: June 8 - FOB /
David Henry Hwang's drama FOB, set in a small restaurant in California, opens Off-Broadway in 1980 on its way to winning an OBIE for Best Play.
1980 The dichotomy between Chinese traditions and Americanization is the focus of FOB, which opens at The Public Theater. David Henry Hwang’s drama, set in a small restaurant in California, wins Obies for Best Play and for star John Lone.