Dixon Place’s (Ellie Covan, Founding & Artistic Director) commission tiger tiger (on the nature of violence) written and directed by playwright Jessica Almasy, will have its world premiere on Friday, November 6th at 7:30 PM. The music is composed by Dan Veksler in collaboration with Ms. Almasy. tiger tiger (on the nature of violence) will…
COMING SOON: MACBETH (OF THE OPPPRESSED)
Fab Marquee Productions in association with The Theater Series at The 14th Street Y is pleased to present an LGBT multicultural production of William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, adapted and directed by Tom Slot. MACBETH (OF THE OPPRESSED) will play a three-week limited engagement at The Theater at the 14th Street Y (344 East 14th Street…
Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace
“New Yorkers do not do subtle.” – Chapter 6 Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace by Becky Monson is one of those delightful little pieces of chick-lit that would make an adorable Hallmark movie. In the first pages of the book, the reader meets Bridgette. She is a high-energy woman who thinks she…
COMING SOON: The Good Adoptee
Award-winning playwright, Suzanne Bachner returns to the United Solo Festival with the World Premiere of her new show The Good Adoptee. The solo show performed by Anna Bridgforth who has collaborated with Suzanne on numerous shows including, We Call Her Benny which premiered at the First-ever FRIGID New York Festival and later enjoyed a successful…
COMING SOON: Street Theater
“Street Theater,” a play about Stonewall written by a playwright who was there, returns to The Eagle Bar*, 554 West 28th Street with 2-week run (Oct. 14-24, Weds-Sat, 7pm), presented by TOSOS (The Other Side of Silence), New York City’s oldest professional LGBT Theater. Set in Greenwich Village June 28, 1969, shortly before the first…
A Write Teacher(s) Playlist: October Tunes
Hello Beautiful People, Another month, another playlist! Tonight’s the night for BOOKTRESS Offline: The Official Launch Concert Party – which will start at 6:40pm at Le Poisson Rouge. It’s an evening celebrating the new company Booktress LLC, a one stop shop for actors working in NYC, and features a cast of some of the best and…
FREE Children’s Creativity + Learning Session
A free introductory children’s creativity and learning session for boys and girls ages 5-14 is scheduled Tuesday, October 6 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Farmers Market in Queens, NY. The session will be hosted by Innovations in Creative Arts and Martial Arts (iiCAMA). Educator Adrienne Adison discovered her elementary school students learned…
Words & Music
As part of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s October 6 All for the Hall New York benefit concert, featuring Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Brad Paisley, Paul Simon and Carrie Underwood, the museum will bring its flagship education program, Words & Music, to New York City Public Schools. In an innovative partnership, the…
TWT TV Poll: #TGIT
Hello Beautiful People! Over here at The Write Teacher(s), we’re thrilled that #TGIT is back in session! But what I’d like to know from all of you is what’s your favorite pick on ABC’s Thursday Night Line Up: Grey’s Anatomy SCANDAL How To Get Away with Murder Tweet us your answers at @TheWriteTeach, and use…
October Bookshelf
“I am so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” – L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables Hello Readers, The time for pumpkins and cider is upon us. Here are three books we are looking forward to reading this month: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (available (10/06/15) Razzle Dazzle by Michael…