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Review: The Third Annual BIPOC Playwrights Festival Chooses a Finalist at Comedy Arts Theater of Charlotte

THE THIRD ANNUAL BIPOC PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL CHOSES A FINALIST at Comedy Arts Theater Of Charlotte? The event was presented to a sold-out audience. It was a delightful event that showcased four well-written staged readings written by playwrights of color.

Matthews Playhouse & African American Playwrights Group Announce Semi-Finalists For 2023 Playwrights' Festival

Four playwrights of color will advance to the semi-final round of the 2023 Playwrights' Festival, a collaboration between Matthews Playhouse and the African American Playwrights Group (AAPG). The annual festival, now in its third year, is an initiative to promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the theatre community by highlighting original works by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).

Emma Hatton, Sally Ann Triplett & More to Star in BERLUSCONI World Premiere Musical at Southwark Playhouse

The cast has been announced for the world premiere of BERLUSCONI at Southwark Playhouse. Rehearsals begin on 13 February with first preview on 25 March and press night on 29 March.

Pontine Theatre Performs Donald Hall's CHRISTMAS SNOW

Pontine Theatre pays tribute to New Hampshire’s beloved poet, Donald Hall, with an original two-actor staging of his story, Christmas Snow, which first appeared in The New Yorker in December 1964.  Hall writes of his 1938 holiday trip to Eagle Pond Farm, his grandparents’ home in Wilmot, NH, when he was ten years old.

The Academy Of American Poets Announces The Recipients Of The 2020 American Poets Prizes

The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 American Poets Prizes, which are among the most valuable and venerable poetry prizes in the United States.

ABC News Hosts Town Hall With President Donald Trump Sept. 15

Seven weeks before Election Day, ABC News will host a town hall with President Donald Trump and undecided voters.

McDaniel College Releases Spring 2020 Events

McDaniel College offers a variety of art, music, theatre, literary, film and other events during the spring of 2020.

Recipients Of The 2019 American Poets Prizes Announced

The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 American Poets Prizes, which are among the most valuable and venerable poetry prizes in the United States. This year the organization has awarded more funds to poets than any other organization, giving a total of $1,250,000 to poets at various stages of their careers.

Cent. Stage Co. Launches Season with DRACULA

Centenary Stage Company launches the 2018-19 professional theatre season October 12- October 28 in the Lackland Performing Arts Center with Charles Morey's potent and theatrical adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic horror novel, Dracula.

DODGE POETRY FESTIVAL at NJPAC Announces Highlights Of The Upcoming Four-Day Event

Martin Farawell, Director of the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, has announced highlights of the upcoming 17th biennial four-day event, October 18-21, featuring bestselling authors, literary legends, Pulitzer Prize winners, slam champions, and Academy of American Poets Chancellors. Former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, Pulitzer Prize-winners Sharon Olds and Gregory Pardlo, as well as much-published and award-winning poets Sandra Cisneros, Sapphire, Eileen Myles, Ntozake Shange, Kwame Dawes, Alberto Rios, David St. John, Henri Cole, Gregory Orr, Mary Ruefle and David Young will be giving Featured Readings during the Festival and are among the dozens of acclaimed poets who will participate in the four-day event, which takes place at the

Cent. Stage Co. Launches Season with DRACULA

Centenary Stage Company launches the 2018-19 professional theatre season October 12- October 28 in the Lackland Performing Arts Center with Charles Morey's potent and theatrical adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic horror novel, Dracula.

Recipients Of 2018 American Poets Prizes Announced

The Academy of American Poets is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 American Poets Prizes, which are among the most valuable poetry prizes in the United States. This year the organization has awarded over $200,000 to poets at various stages of their careers.

2018 Titles Announced For University Press Of Kentucky New Poetry And Prose Series

The University Press of Kentucky and Centre College are pleased to announce the latest titles to be selected for the University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series-Mend: Poems by Kwoya Fagin Maples and Amreekiya by Lena Mahmoud. These two selections will be published in the fall and mark the third year for the series. They were selected from hundreds of submissions and represent some of the most innovative and powerful work in contemporary American writing. Previous books in the series include Make Way for Her: And Other Stories by Katie Cortese, A Girl's A Gun: Poems by Rachel Danielle Peterson, The Price of Scarlet: Poems by Brianna Noll, and Insurrections: Stories by Rion Amilcar Scott, which won the 2017 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction.

A.R.T.'s OBERON Slates November/December 2017 Lineup

OBERON, the American Repertory Theater's (A.R.T.) second stage and club-theater venue on the fringe of Harvard Square, announces events to be presented at OBERON during November and December including Live @ OBERON, OBERON Presents, the Glowberon Series, and Usual Suspects.

OBERON Announces October-November 2017 Programming

OBERON, the American Repertory Theater's (A.R.T.) second stage and club theater venue on the fringe of Harvard Square, announces events to be presented at OBERON during October and November.

Ruth Eckerd Hall presents Donald Fagen And The Nightflyers 8/9

Donald Fagen --musician, composer, vocalist, producer, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and co-founder of Steely Dan and The Dukes of September-- has a new special project taking to the road this summer: Donald Fagen and The Nightflyers. Set to begin August 3, the U.S. tour leg will hit more than 20 cities before wrapping at The Masonic in San Francisco on Sept. 16.  The tour includes a stop at Ruth Eckerd Hall on Wednesday, August 9 at 8 pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 28 at 10 am. 

The Capitol Center For The Arts Welcomes Cynthia Huntington, 3/31

The Capitol Center for the Arts welcomes poet, memoirist and professor Cynthia Huntington to its Kimball House Victorian mansion as part of the 2016-17 Salon Series, a thought-provoking series of talks that highlight some of the significant artistic work being developed in the region.

VIDEO: Donald Trump Joined By Wife & Family for TODAY Town Hall

Fresh from his victory in the New York primary, Republican front-runner Donald Trump stopped by the TODAY plaza along with his wife, Melania