What: A confluence of poetry, art, and music, Naked Poetry is a collaborative performance piece created by artists Richard Shelton and Carlini Nuñez set against a poetry backdrop selected by Mary Lou Rutberg. Featured poetry will include pieces by Richard Shelton, Joan Eyles Johnson, Brendan Constantine & Mary Louise Downing. Why: Naked Poetry is a…
Hi Friends, Before the age of about sixteen I didn’t read. Wasn’t fun. Didn’t speak to me. Books were a wonderful thing in theory, and bouts of unfounded nostalgia would often send me running to used bookshops to smell the smells and buy copies of House of Mirth, or Lolita, because that was the hip,…
Dear Bookworms, “Her name is Vera and she is a poor peasant girl.” So begins the fairytale that Anya Whitson weaves for her daughters. It is about how Vera meets her prince and falls in love despite the hardships and obstacles of living in the Snow Kingdom under the rule of the Black Knight. That’s…
Hello Beautiful People, I’m so grateful for my own mother. She’s a pillar of strength, beauty, and grace. She’s a source of endless support for my brother and I. To me, to us, she’s perfect. But, I recognize that there’s plenty of people out there without a mother. Whether the relationship is lacking in love…
Manhattan Theatre Club seeks a summer intern to help with its Stargate Theatre Program, a theatre-making and job readiness program for court involved youth aged 16-20. The position’s hours will be 12-8pm on weekdays which will allow for general administrative duties in the Education office and assistance in the studio helping the young men with…
DIXON PLACE PRESENTS A NEW COMMISSION THE FLATIRON HEX By Award-Winning Puppeteer, Performance and Visual Artist James Godwin LIMITED RUN BEGINS May 15th SIX PERFORMANCES ONLY: Friday, May 15 at 7:30PM Saturday, May 16 at 7:30PM Friday, May 22 at 7:30PM Saturday, May 23 at 7:30PM Friday, May 29 at 7:30PM Saturday, May 30 at…
OFFICE POLITICS, an explosive new play by Marcy Lovitch, is set to begin performances June 5th at the June Havoc Theatre, 312 West 36th Street (just west of Eighth Ave.) The official Opening Night will be Thursday, June 11th at 7:30 PM. Under the direction of Aimee Todoroff, the cast of OFFICE POLITICS will feature…
Hey, music fans! Happy May! It’s finally starting to look and feel like spring here in West Virginia: the trees are budding (slower here in the mountains than in other parts of the state, but they’re budding nonetheless!), flowers are blooming, and it hasn’t snowed for a few weeks. It’s the perfect time to share…
Hello Beautiful People, I love the organization The World Needs More Love Letters. Like, love. There’s nothing quite like a group of indaviduals, gathering in a creative & giving way to make this world a bit brighter. Better. Beautiful. Normally, the bundles are written — you know, old fashioned beautiful pen & paper & pretty…
Hello Beautiful People, A student of mine recently wrote a short play for a Special Education Awareness Night in her community. She wrote a play about a deaf student, who is trying to find her way in her class full of hearing students. My student also happens to have 60% hearing loss. My student is…