The Old Globe Announces Plans for Full Reopening, Season to Feature World Premieres by Michael John LaChiusa & More
The Old Globe will present three world premieres: The Gardens of Anuncia, Shutter Sisters, and El Borracho.by BWW News Desk
The Old Globe today announced plans for the long-awaited full reopening of its three theatres in Balboa Park. Audiences will be able to once again gather in the Globe s outdoor theatre starting June 4 and in the two indoor theatres in September. A full lineup of virtual and in-person theatre, boasting five world premieres, offers something for everyone, from musicals, Shakespeare, and new plays to movies, cabarets, family events, immersive storytelling, and more. This slate of programming, telling stories that range across many cultures and created by a diverse group of major talents, is part of the Globe s ongoing commitment to make theatre matter to more people, especially now as San Diego begins to return to public spaces and this art form th
Lamar Perry Promoted To Role Of Associate Producer, Joined By Kim Montelibano Heil
Heil returns to the Globe, where she previously worked in the Artistic Department and then served as Education Programs Manager.by BWW News Desk
The Old Globe s Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein today announced the appointments of Lamar Perry and Kim Montelibano Heil as Associate Producers. These new positions will be central to the Globe s artistic producing operation. Heil returns to the Globe, where she previously worked in the Artistic Department and then served as Education Programs Manager, and she joins the recently promoted Perry, who has been at the Globe since 2018.
Waterfront Yoga, Indigenous Poetry, and a Show Memorializing George Floyd: Things to Do in DC, May 24-26
Plus: How and when DC-area theaters are reopening.
Tuesday marks one year since the murder of George Floyd.
Here’s what you should check out this week:
Lyrical lessons: Current US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo the first indigenous writer to receive that honor curated the recently published
Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry. Verses from major indigenous voices including pro-basketball player-turned-poet Natalie Diaz, novelist Ray Young Bear, and activist Layli Long Soldier meditate on displacement, resistance, perseverance, and cultural preservation. Harjo will speak with authors Deborah A. Miranda and Eric Gansworth in a virtual book event from Politics and Prose. Monday 5/24 at 8 PM; register here.
For Craig Press
During the quarantine period of the COVID-19 pandemic, it wasn’t unusual for teenagers to spend a lot of time online, and Moffat County High School senior Tayla Siminoe was no exception. Finding a creative outlet played a role in addressing some personal issues, and though it didn’t instantly solve every problem, gaining nearly 900,000 likes certainly didn’t feel too bad.
Tayla was one of many across the world who coped with an abundance of spare time during 2020 by posting videos on TikTok. Previously posting content on the social media app’s predecessor, Musical.ly, she found her niche by creating videos featuring elaborate makeup sessions set to music.
DC Theater Reopenings: What We Know So Far
Live performances are coming back. Here s the when, where, and how.
Woolly Mammoth’s performance space. Photograph courtesy of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.
Stages dark, actors scattered, and plays cancelled, postponed, or reimagined as Zoom productions: This has been the bleak reality for DC’s theater scene during the past 14 months. Though some mainstays like Shakespeare Theatre Company and GALA Hispanic Theatre were able to secure waivers from the mayor to host occasional outdoor and/or socially distant performances, most theaters pivoted to online formats and scrambled to find creative ways to keep their audiences (safely) engaged. But Washington’s stages are finally preparing for IRL shows once again. Here’s what we know so far.