The National Alliance for Musical Theatre Announces Writers Residency Grant Recipients

New York: The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (Betsy King Militello, Executive Director) has announced the NAMT Member Theatre and Writer Recipients for the 2023/2024 Writers Residency Grants, part of the Frank Young Fund for New Musicals. The Frank Young Fund is a major funding program to support the development and production of new…

Writer, Comedian Alison Larkin Presents Pride and Prejudice: Then & Now at Shakespeare & Company

LENOX, Mass. – Acclaimed audiobook narrator Alison Larkin will read from Pride and Prejudice and lead a 45-minute discussion at Shakespeare & Company on Saturday, Dec. 16 at 5 p.m. – Pride and Prejudice: Then & Now, centered on Austen’s most famous characters and the parallels with how we live – and love –…

REVIEW: “The Half Life of Marie Curie” at Albany Civic Theater

by Jess Hoffman Far too many theaters for my taste tend to offer feel-good, holiday-themed, peppermint and sugar-cookie flavored entertainment this time of year. So I am very pleased to announce that Albany Civic Theater, at least, has opted to instead present for their December show a play about hardy…

Albany Civic Theater Presents “The Half-Life of Marie Curie”

The Half-Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Laura Darling opens this month at Albany Civic Theater. Performance dates are Friday–Sunday, Dec 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17. *Dec 8 performance will feature the understudies* Friday and Saturday curtains are at 7:30 pm, and Sundays…

Shakespeare & Company Presents “Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley”

LENOX, Mass. – A beloved, annual holiday tradition returns to Shakespeare & Company December 15, 16, and 17: a lively, costumed reading of Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley, written by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon and directed by Ariel Bock. Drawn from the pages of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, four performances…

UMass Theater Announces Auditions for “milie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight”

UMass Theater AUDITIONS:Emilie: La Marquise du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonightby Lauren GundersonDirected by Iris Sowlat Audition: November 6 and 7, 6:30-10:30 pmCallbacks: November 8 and 9, 6:30 – 10:30 pm At the UMass Curtain TheaterPlease arrive to the Green Room Prior to your AuditionSign up at SignUp Genius Performers: we…