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Gospel Play: "That Which Dwelleth in Me..." A True Gospel Experience
"That which Dwelleth" local playwright Rev. Willie Alston Jr. shows in spite what you have heard God still delivers. - March 16, 2007 - A Trinity Production
NB Puppets Going to Europe to Perform for US Military Troops and Families for AFE
Natural Bridges & the NB Puppets will be going on a month-long tour this April to Europe (Germany, UK, and The Netherlands) to entertain US military troops and their families for Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE). They will be performing a 1-hour family-comedy show from their TV series... - February 27, 2007 - Natural Bridges LLC
Opera Cabal Takes Over the World (…in Your Head)
Newly formed opera/theatre company Opera Cabal, is holding their first annual festival, Collusions: Chicago (2007), where they will offer a weekend of experimental performance art. The festival will bring together composers, performers, and artists from Chicago, New York, San Diego, and Sydney, Australia, to create three days of boundary-renouncing pieces from the early twentieth century to the early twenty-first. - January 26, 2007 - Opera Cabal
“My Love’s Under New Management” Gospel Comedy Stage Play Set to Debut in February 2007
My Love’s Under New Management, by Randy L. Nelson Productions, is set to debut with a talented group of actors at the Sherman High School Auditorium. Ricky Sommers, Sr. is cast in the starring role as Pastor David, the misbehaving preacher who has not managed his wife’s love. The play... - January 19, 2007 - Randy L. Nelson Productions
Gospel Stage Play: “Tell God I’m Looking for Him”
“Tell God” tells the truth, local playwright Delsi Welch intends to show that God doesn't kid around when he wants your attention. - December 14, 2006 - A Delsi Welch Production
First Stage Theatre Company Presents Babes in Toyland
First Stage Theatre Company presents Babes in Toyland December 1, 2, 8, 9 at 7:30 p.m. and December 3 and 10 at 2:30 p.m. There will also be a special school performance December 7 at 9:30 a.m. Schools must call in advance to reserve seating. Renaissance Art Center 900 8th... - November 13, 2006 - First Stage Theatre
Journey of A Blackman - R U Your Brother's Keeper
This dramatic presentation is about a family of three brothers whose lives have been shattered after the death of their Christian mother. Battling the additional obstacles of drugs, violence, and troubled relationships the three brothers embark on a journey spirited by religious faith. It will make you laugh and cry as well as leave with you a positive message to bring hope to the community. - October 20, 2006 - PDM Performing Arts Corporation
Theatre of Dare Presents Meshuggah-Nuns, 10/20/06-10/29/06
Meshuggah-Nuns. From the popular series of Nunsense musicals. Hilarity reigns supreme when four nuns and a Jewish actor attempt to entertain on a cruise ship. Fri & Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2:00 pm. - October 15, 2006 - Theatre of Dare
South Florida Theatre Company Presents September 10th, an Original Play
Ground Up & Rising Inc., a non-profit theatre company dedicated to fostering the arts in South Florida, presents September 10th, an original play. - September 21, 2006 - Ground Up & Rising, Inc.
Only a Stranger Productions Helps The Da Vinci Code Receive a Much Needed Laugh
In the midst of all The Da Vinci Code hysteria, a theatre group in Chicago has opted for the hysterical and put together “a much needed parody.” Da Vinci Code 2: Electric Boogaloo is scheduled to open mid-August and run through mid-October in Chicago. This campy, witty and irreverent... - June 28, 2006 - Only a Stranger Productions
CBS Broadcaster Ira Joe Fisher Publishes New Poetry Book, "Some Holy Weight in the Village Air"
Ira Joe Fisher’s new collection of poetry, Some Holy Weight in the Village Air, published by Athanata Arts, Ltd. will be officially released on July 20, 2006. Fisher, a nationally recognized broadcaster with over forty years experience, known for his work as weather anchor for CBS on The Saturday Early Show, is an accomplished poet who gives voice and depth to small-town American experience in the tradition of Robert Frost. - May 10, 2006 - Athanata Arts, Ltd.
Def Poetry Jam Poets Converge on Sin City During the MAGIC Convention. One Night Only: Thursday, February 23rd, at the Celebrity Nightclub & Theatre, Downtown Las Vegas.
An assemblage of the crème de la crème of Def Poetry Jam poets, with a special appearance by Def Poetry Jam co-founder Bruce George, will hit Sin City hard and heavy at the M.A.D. Poet's Lounge in the Celebrity Theatre, downtown Las Vegas, during the MAGIC Convention, Thursday, February 23rd. - February 14, 2006 - MAD Poets Lounge
And Toto too Theatre Company – Supporting Women in the Arts
And Toto too Theatre Company, a women-centric Theatre and Arts company, has formally launched today in Denver, Colorado. Conceived and co-founded by Susan Lyles, And Toto too was created to help promote women in the arts, with an emphasis in producing plays written by women. Encouraging women to persevere and believe in themselves. - June 13, 2005 - And Toto too Theatre Company