This Tuesday, April 27, is National Tell a Story Day, and do we have a range of stories to recommend in this list of best virtual (and socially distanced) bets. Some stories are brand new, like those featured in the Landing Theatre Company’s New American Voices Playwriting Festival, and some are centuries old. Yes, we’re looking at you, William Shakespeare. And some stories, the storytellers themselves won’t even know what they are as they tell them. Keep reading to see the best stories you can find in Houston this week.
White Rabbit Red Rabbit in 2010, a play that went viral for its unique directives – no director, no set, and a different actor (who reads the script for the first time on stage) for each performance. On Thursday, April 22, 4th Wall Theatre Company will open a virtual run of Soleimanpour’s wildly popular theatrical experiment on Zoom, with nine different actors tackling the work, including award-winning actress Laura Linney and 4th Wall co-artistic directo
The
First Folio, the first book to collect the Bardâs works in one place, was originally published in 1623, seven years after Shakespeareâs death. The edition, put together by Shakespeareâs friends and fellow actors John Heminges and Henry Condell, included 36 plays, 18 of which had never been published before. It was an instant hit, and nine years later, the
Second Folio was created, as publishers looked to capitalize on the popularity of the first edition. âThe
Second Folio is the most important work in Rienziâs book collection,â says Hernandez.
There are only about 250 surviving editions of the
Second Folio.
The Cordish Cos. to Start 2 Kansas City Projects
The firm is developing a 288-unit high-rise and transforming an office building into affordable housing. Apr132021
Image courtesy of The Cordish Cos.
The Cordish Cos. is scheduled to begin construction of the $140 million, 288-unit Three Light Luxury Apartments development in downtown Kansas City, Mo., in May and the Midland Lofts, a 139-unit, affordably priced adaptive reuse project, this summer.
Three Light is expected to deliver in May 2023 and the Midland Lofts renovations are slated for completion in late 2022.
The two projects will create more than 1,000 construction jobs and a sense of optimism for future of the city’s downtown Power & Light District following the pandemic, according to Nick Benjamin, executive director of the Power & Light District and managing director of multifamily development for The Cordish Cos.
B&B Theatres Ponders Deal to Reopen Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
B&B Theatres Ponders Deal to Reopen Alamo Drafthouse Downtown
Oasis in an Urban Movie Desert Share this story Published March 4th, 2021 at 10:05 AM Above image credit: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema announced it is permanently closing the downtown Kansas City theater it has operated for eight years. The theater had been closed most of the last year because of COVID. (Courtesy | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema)
The historic Mainstreet Theater at 14th and Main streets has played many roles throughout its 100-year history – Orpheum, RKO, Empire, AMC and most recently the Alamo Drafthouse.
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