Wednesday, June 23, 2021
NEA Opens Doors to Applications for American Rescue Plan Funding The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is announcing two programs to distribute American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds. These pr…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 04:39PMMonday, June 21, 2021
The Broadway League’s Black to Broadway Initiative presented Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth, a free outdoor event centered around Black joy and unity that featured Black Broadway perfor…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 11:27AMWednesday, June 9, 2021
In this CIC Features video from the Costume Industry Coalition, they celebrate and proudly showcase the work and legacy of Ernie Smith, owner and founder of Penn & Fletcher, Inc. Smith a…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 03:56PMWith this Backstage Video, take a tour of the Stratford Festival’s newest theatre, slated to open post-pandemic in June 2022:
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 03:08PMIn this video from The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), RSC Head of Costume Alistair McArthur walks us through the company’s redeveloped and restored costume workshop. Enjoy the tour!
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 03:02PMSweetwater, the music technology and instrument retailer, is gearing up for its annual GearFest event on June 25 and June 26, 2021. Similar to last year’s festivities, the world’s bigges…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 02:59PMToggle latches are proven and universal devices for fast and secure closing of covers and hoods. With GN 761, JW Winco now offers exactly the right solutions for applications in the medium w…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 02:48PMWaves Audio, announced new updates for all Waves SoundGrid applications: the eMotion LV1 live mixer and the SuperRack plugin chainer for live sound processing, and the SoundGrid Studio and S…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 02:40PM1812 Productions is pleased to present a one-of-a-kind digital theatre experience, Set Model Theatre. In early 2021, they gathered more than a dozen Philly theatre designers and technicians …
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 02:31PMFollowing the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on the performing arts, The Shubert Foundation announced that it is awarding a record $32.1 million in 2021 grants to 575 not-for-profit th…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 10:18AMTuesday, June 8, 2021
The University of Wisconsin – Madison: Department of Theater and Drama is proud to announce two online summer courses specifically designed for the needs of K-12 theater, music, and dance …
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 06:36PMUC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Stanley E. Romanstein has announced the addition of Kevin Lawson to the college’s roster of distinguished performing and media arts faculty member…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 01:04PMPathway Connectivity celebrates 20 years since the Pathport product launch and the impact it has made to the industry. In the spring of 2001, Pathway Connectivity sent out the first shipment…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 11:54AMSM Tech Fridays are Back! The 2021 Broadway Stage Management Symposium was amazing, but they now turn their attention towards the future and summer. Theaters across the country are preparing…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 11:35AMACT Lighting, Inc. is pleased to announce that Bradley Cronenwett has joined the company as Regional Outside Sales for the southeast. An Ohio native, Cronenwett brings to his new post more …
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 10:42AM“Time is very long for those who wait,” wrote Shakespeare. The bard penned these words more than four centuries (and a couple of pandemics) ago. But those deprived of the joy of live the…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 10:34AMTuesday, May 25, 2021
This story can be read below or in our June 2021 digitial edition The Studio School of Design was recently announced and began taking registrations. Led by co-founders Mark Stanley and Clift…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 11:42PMThis story can be read below or in our June 2021 digitial edition Santa Fe Opera plans to open its 2021 season on July 10, 2021. As a part of this reopening effort, the health and safety of …
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 11:40PMThis story can be read below or in our June 2021 digitial edition On March 12, 2020, all Broadway theaters in New York City shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The shutdown hit all theate…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 11:39PMThis story can be read below or in our June 2021 digitial edition You can read a menu all you want, but it will not make you full. Reading about theater, and practicing it, are two very diff…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 11:37PMThis story can be read below or in our June 2021 digitial edition Art embroidery is an old art that requires meticulous attention to detail, at which Penn & Fletcher has for 35 years exc…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 11:36PMThis story can be read below or in our June 2021 digitial edition Bethany Joy Costumes, Inc., located in Manhattan’s garment district, makes custom made clothing for theatre, opera, dance,…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 11:35PMThis story can be read below or in our June 2021 digitial edition Custom costume shop John Kristiansen New York, Inc. (JKNY), located in New York City’s garment district is a one-stop-shop…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 11:34PMThis story can be read below or in our June 2021 digitial edition BellaTEX, Inc., a nationwide provider of theatrical drapes, hardware, and accessories, is celebrating ten years in business …
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 11:30PMThis story can be read below or in our June 2021 digitial edition Prop Building for Beginners: Twenty Props for Stage and Screen by Eric Hart Prop Building for Beginners: Twenty Props for …
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 11:28PMThis story can be read below or in our June 2021 digitial edition I want an 18’-wingspan. Big. Like albatross wings,” Angels in America: Millennium Approaches director Rick Lombardo say…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 11:26PMWednesday, May 12, 2021
When one works long enough in prop and costume crafts, you get to a point where you just start seeing the same mistakes over and over. This happens a lot with puppet heads and masks. One won…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 05:02PMThere is some sage advice, including “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” and “Don’t reinvent the wheel.” But those two phrases go against our philosophy of theater tech. Ins…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 04:59PMDenise J. Grillo, who has over 20 years serving as production props for Broadway productions, recently partnered with Ian Grunes to open a new prop rental house, Everything Props in Harrison…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 04:56PMThis essay was originally published on HowlRound Theatre Commons (https://bit.ly/SDGrayEssay ) on April 12, 2021. As a Black performing arts educator and actress who has performed many theat…
SOURCE: Stage Directions at 04:51PM Andrea Kovich is a Seattle-based freelance dramaturg and writer. She self-identifies as a disabled artist and is passionate about collaborating with historically marginalized voices to up…
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