Cleveland Play House’s virtual New Ground Theatre Festival offers first look at five new Cleveland-inspired plays Joey Morona, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio Cleveland Play House’s New Ground Theatre Festival is returning in the form of a two-part virtual event on May 15. The program, entitled “Mapping New Ground,” will give audiences a sneak peek at five new Cleveland-inspired plays commissioned by CPH in 2020.
The lineup includes George Brant’s “Crooked River Burning,” “I’m Back Now” by Charly Evon Simpson, Jessica Dickey’s “The Ghost Tour,” “Lake Erie Oubliette” by Chelsea Marcantel and Vichet Chum’s “Liébling.”
“In spite of the challenges from the pandemic, Cleveland Play House never stopped creating,” said Cleveland Play House Artistic Director Laura Kepley in a release. “Five new plays centered on Cleveland have been commissioned and developed over this year thanks to the Roe Green Fund for New American Plays. The
Everyoneâs favorite Alley Theatre is gearing up for a big anniversary seasonâits 75
th to be exactâand itâs pulling out all the theatrical stops in honor of such a special occasion. Weâre talking a world premiere musical alongside three world premiere plays.
âOur 75th Season boasts the most world premieres of any of our 74 previous seasons,â Artistic Director Rob Melrose said in a statement.
The jam-packed season kicks off with Pulitzer Prize-winning play
Sweat, which is being produced in collaboration with The Ensemble Theatre, before continuing with nine other productions and running through June 2022.
Scattered throughout the season are several shows that saw cancellations last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. These include the world premieres of
After having closed its doors to the public in March 2020 due to COVID-19, the Alley Theatre has announced its plans to reopen the theatre in Fall 2021. Reopening the Alley Theatre coincides with its 75th Anniversary Season with performances beginning on October 1, 2021. The 75th Anniversary Season and the Alley s celebratory return to live performances includes three world premiere plays and one world premiere musical. I couldn t be more excited to get back into the Theatre with this fabulous line-up including a Pulitzer Prize-winning play, a world-premiere musical, and three world premiere plays, said Artistic Director Rob Melrose. Our 75th Season boasts the most world premieres of any of our 74 previous seasons! When founder Nina Vance started this Theatre in 1947, she sent out 214 penny postcards and stated It s beginning! Houston, this is your Theatre. For the 75 Anniversary and beyond, we are committed to being a Theatre for all Houstonians. I m thrilled to usher in the 7
SPACE on Ryder Farm in Brewster Announces Residents for It s 2021 Season Written by SPACE on Ryder Farm
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AUDIBLE THEATER AMONG THIS SEASON’S INSTITUTIONAL RESIDENTS
WITH NEW COVID-19 SAFETY PROCEDURES IN PLACE, SPACE RECOMMITS TO SERVING ARTISTS AND INNOVATORS
Yesterday, SPACE on Ryder Farm, the artist residency program and organic farm located in Brewster, New York, announced the participants for its 2021 residency season.
The SPACE team is thrilled that residents will once again be welcomed to Ryder Farm, bringing the organization’s creative spirit back to life. SPACE has spent the past year preparing for a residency program that is safe, productive and restorative, with the hope that time on the farm will give artists and innovators time and space to get back to their vital creative work. The SPACE team has conducted extensive field-related research, consulted with local health officials and is adhering to all CDC, WHO and NYS guidelines. SPACE takes
MRT Receives National New Play Network Grant for Vichet Chum Play
The NNPN created the Bridge Program this year to support new work from BIPOC artists.by BWW News Desk
The National New Play Network announced last week that Merrimack Repertory Theatre will receive one of its first Bridge Program grants for Kween by Vichet Chum, a quick-witted, inspirational story of a 16-year-old, Cambodian-American Lowell High School student, who aspires to be a poet under the alias Khmer Kerouac. The $10,000 grant is one of only 18 nationwide.
The Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association will partner on the production, which will premiere in a later season. MRT presented a reading of excerpts from Kween, directed by Pironne Yousefzadeh, as part of its FIRST LOOK series last November. A second reading will be presented May 16. For further information, visit www.mrt.org.