Friday, April 12, 2024
A look at current issues, challenges, and controversies spilling beyond the proscenium. The following stories, discussed by prominent stage journalists, provided tension and debate within th…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:48PM[SHARE](Stephanie Merritt's article appeared in the Guardian, 4/8;Photo: Child prodigy Elizabeth Cary, the author of the first published play by a woman in English. Photograph: Magite Historic/A…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:44PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 11, 2024
'LYSISTRATA' Listen In Our Time Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristophanes' comedy in which the women of Athens and Sparta, led by Lysistrata, secure peace in the long-running war between …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:11PM[SHARE]The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: (For a role) add a whole series of contingencies (using the idea of if ), based on your own experience in life, and you will see how easy it …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:25AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 10, 2024
(from Phyllis Wheeler, friend of Marit Literary and Stage Voices) In the news! Secret of the Lost Dragons, Book 2 of my Guardians of Time series, has been named a finalist in the prestigi…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:33PM[SHARE]On October 29, 1936, the Broadway musical "Red, Hot and Blue" made its highly anticipated debut at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre) in New York City. The production was the bra…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:22AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 9, 2024
(Dalya Alberge's article appeared in the Guardian, 4/7/2024; A 1610 portrait of William Shakespeare. Darren Freebury-Jones said that Shakespeare, 'being a genius, takes another dramatist's f…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:02PM[SHARE]Â (Bekim Bislimi's, Arben Hoti's, and Kosovo Unit RFE/RL's Balkan Service's article appeared on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2/9/2024.) Ergjan Mehmeti says he's the first actor from K…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:42AM[SHARE]Monday, April 8, 2024
Discovering the vibrant landscape of Off and Off-Off Broadway reveals a tapestry of diverse narratives and artistic innovations that defy conventional norms. Here's a glimpse into the upcomi…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:41PM[SHARE]Since our last report, the silencing of artistic voices continues around the world. Here are some of those targeted in the past two weeks: Tsang Ka-Ying (Hong Kong): A renowned cartoonist kn…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:21AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 7, 2024
(Arifa Akbar's article appeared in the Guardian, 3/26; Photo: Sheridan Smith in Opening Night. Â Photograph: Jan Versweyveld.) Gielgud Theatre, London Smith plays a Broadway star in the mi…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 06:25PM[SHARE]The past week's international stage highlights, brought to you via the world's foremost journalism.  Gemini  and Perplexity, provided information, insights, and materials for this a…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:57AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 6, 2024
The recent arrival of a powerful new production: On Broadway: The Who's Tommy (Rock Musical):Â Opened Thursday, March 28th, 2024 at the Nederlander Theatre. This new production of the ico…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:45PM[SHARE]Friday, April 5, 2024
   A rare cinematic event is coming to New York theatres for only two days: Ralph Fiennes in Macbeth. The Daily Telegraph calls the film, "full-voltage visceral," while The Times…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:23PM[SHARE]A look at current issues, challenges, and controversies spilling beyond the proscenium. The following three stories, discussed by prominent stage journalists, provided tension and debate …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 4, 2024
Delve into the challenges faced by educators in 'Rubber,' a gripping drama by Vinnie Nardiello. Set in a "rubber room" where teachers await uncertain futures, this production at Theater for …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:56AM[SHARE]The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: To achieve . . . kinship between the actor and the person (he/she) is portraying add some concrete detail which will fill out the play, givin…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:41AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 3, 2024
On April 3, 1958, the ANTA Theater in New York City set the stage aglow with the debut of "Say, Darling," a comedic tour de force that provided an intimate glimpse into the whirlwind world o…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:11PM[SHARE](Austin Malloy's article appeared on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, March 30, 2024.)Â Navalny: The Trial by the Royal Drama Theater in Stockholm brings the late Russian opposition leade…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 05:01AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Discovering the vibrant landscape of Off-Off Broadway reveals a tapestry of diverse narratives and artistic innovations that defy conventional norms. Here's a glimpse into the upcoming perfo…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 03:15PM[SHARE]DRAMA ON 3 Listen BY HENRIK IBSEN, ADAPTED FOR RADIO BY IAN MCDIARMID FROM THE TRANSLATION BY MICHAEL MEYER. IN IBSEN'S FINAL PLAY, ARNOLD RUBEK, A CELEBRATED SCULPTOR, RETURNS TO NORWAY WIT…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:40AM[SHARE]Monday, April 1, 2024
(Ruby Harbour's article appeared in the Ecologist, 3/13/2024. Photo: production PR.) Thomas Ostermeier's 'An Enemy of the People' puts one of the most important messages of our time on centr…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:48PM[SHARE]Saturday, March 30, 2024
THE KALEVALA Listen now In Our Time Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Finnish epic poem that first appeared in print in 1835 in what was then the Grand Duchy of Finland, part of the Russia…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 04:51PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 28, 2024
The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: All action in the theatre must have an inner justification, be logical, coherent, and real. Second, if acts as a lever to lift us out of the …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 01:33PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 27, 2024
New York's vibrant downtown theater scene ignites once more, under the direction of Crystal Field, with the Dream Up Festival, a haven for groundbreaking works taking center stage at Theater…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:33PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 26, 2024
(Chris Wiegand's article appeared in the Guardian, 3/25; 'Such a parable' … Patina Miller, centre, as the Leading Player in Pippin on Broadway in 2013. Photograph: Joan Marcus.) In the 201…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:24AM[SHARE]Monday, March 25, 2024
And don't forget . . . Off-Off Broadway How to Eat an Orange Experience the narrative of visual artist and activist Claudia Bernardi in "How to Eat an Orange," written by Catherine Filloux a…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 07:50PM[SHARE]The world continues to witness the silencing of artistic expression. This week's list focuses on artists facing persecution between March 11th and March 25th, 2024. Let us delve deeper into …
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:09AM[SHARE]Sunday, March 24, 2024
(Andriy Kurkov's article appeared in the Kyiv Post, 3/24. Photo: Candles are displayed on letters reading the word "Children" in Russian language during a commemorative event to mark the…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 09:54AM[SHARE]Saturday, March 23, 2024
This week on Broadway, we saw the arrival of a powerful new production: On Broadway: An Enemy of the People (Drama): Opened Monday, March 18th. A scathing social commentary by Ibsen, this ne…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 06:03PM[SHARE]*** WARNING graphic content Russia's state security services say at least forty people are dead, and over a hundred injured, after heavily armed gunmen burst into a packed theatre near Mosco…
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