New Russia Cultural Center Announcing Auditions for American Premiere of “After Yesterday” 

The New Russia Cultural Center is holding auditions for their American premiere of  F. Gorenstein’s  play “After Yesterday” directed by Oleg Golub. Gorenstein, best known for scripting the 1972 film “Solaris”, portrays the everyday life of a Jewish family after the Holocaust in Central Ukraine.  It is an unsentimental story…

RENT 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour at Proctors – Tickets On Sale

The producers of the RENT 25TH Anniversary Farewell Tour announced today that single tickets for the upcoming tour engagement in Schenectady will go on sale Thursday, Sept. 23.  Tickets will be available from the Proctors box office by visiting Proctors.org, or by calling 518-346-6204. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by…

REVIEW: “hang” at Shakespeare & Company

by Barbara Waldinger debbie tucker green has been described as “one of the most stylistically innovative and politically engaged playwrights at work in Britain today.”* Her play, hang, is currently receiving a riveting production directed by Regge Life at Shakespeare & Company’s Tina Packer Playhouse.   green, who spells her…

Barrington Stage Artistic Director Receives Massachusetts Nonprofit Network’s Lifetime Achievement Award

PITTSFIELD, MA – The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) announced Julianne Boyd, Founder and Artistic Director of the Barrington Stage Company of Pittsfield, MA, will be a recipient of the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award. The awards will be presented at MNN’s annual conference on Wednesday, October 6th and Thursday, October 7th…

The LAVA Center to Host Climate Change-themed Short Play Readings

Greenfield, MA — The LAVA Center is proud to present Climate Change Theatre Action 2021, a series of readings of climate change-themed short plays, open for all community members to participate in. Founded in 2015, Climate Change Theatre Action is a worldwide series of readings and performances of short climate…

The Depot for New Play Readings Presents “The Birthday Game”

From the New Play Alliance Newsletter:  Virtual Theatre The Depot for New Play Readings presentsThe Birthday Gameby Judah SkoffSeptember 19directed by Anne Flammang The Birthday Game is a romantic epic about American Jewish life at the turn of the twenty-first century. Set during the summer of 2000, against the backdrop of the…

Exit Seven Players Theater Announces Auditions for “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time”

Exit Seven Players Theater announces auditions for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, by appointment only Sunday, September 19, between 12-3pm or Wednesday, September 22, between 6:30 and 9pm with callbacks on Sunday, September 26 (if necessary) at Exit Seven Players Theater, 37 Chestnut Street in Ludlow.…

Schenectady Light Opera Company Announces Auditions for “Songs for a New World”

Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Director: Rose Biggerstaff Music Director: Dan Galliher Producer: John Meglino Choreographers: Emily Fuller & Mani McCalmon  Audition Dates: â—Ź     Auditions are being accepted by online video submission only â—Ź     Video submission deadline is Friday, October 22nd. â—Ź     Performers must be 18 or older by November 8 â—Ź     In-person call backs (by appointment…