February 2021
This month’s offerings across the U.S.
Arizona
El Zócalo
Childsplay Theatre
Phoenix
Event Date(s): Sun Feb 28 - Sun Mar 07
Type of Event: Cultural
Venue: Herberger Theatre Center
Price: Free
Reference Link: https://www.childsplayaz.org/index.php/shows/zocalo-20/zocalo-inform
Description:
¡Únase a nosotros para el primer Festival Zócalo, un evento híbrido que presenta actividades EN VIVO y en línea para familias, presentaciones y MÁS! Obtenga más información y explore a continuación.
Seen
By: Jenny Millinger
Directed by: Jenny Millinger
Childsplay Theatre
Phoenix
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 01 - Wed Mar 31
Type of Event: Theatre performance
Venue: Vitrtual
Reference Link: https://www.childsplayaz.org/index.php/schools/childsplayazdotorgslashschools/virtual-ft
Description:
This charming story explores what it means to be on your own and what it means to connect with others.
The Book of Dragons
By: Dwayne Hartford/Katie McFadzen
Directed by: Dwayne Hartford
Childsplay Theatre
Phoenix
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 01 - Wed Mar 31
Type of Event: Theatre performance
Venue: Virtual
Reference Link: https://www.childsplayaz.org/index.php/schools/childsplayazdotorgslashschools/virtual-ft
Description:
Your kids will love this show all about dragons! This blend of reimagined short stories features a dragon story for every need.
Dreamers
By: Ricky Araiza (adapted from the book by Yuyi Morales)
Directed by: Ricky Araiza
Childsplay Theatre
Phoenix
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 01 - Wed Mar 31
Type of Event: Theatre performance
Venue: Virtual
Reference Link: https://childsplayinc.formstack.com/forms/childsplay_virtual_field_trip_fy20
Description:
A poetic adaptation of Yuyi Morales’s story of resilience, hope, and the courage it takes to find one’s voice when navigating a new place.
Pandora’s Box
By: Dwayne Hartford/Debra K. Stevens
Directed by: Dwayne Hartford
Childsplay Theatre
Phoenix
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 01 - Wed Mar 31
Type of Event: Theatre performance
Venue: Virtual
Reference Link: https://www.childsplayaz.org/index.php/schools/childsplayazdotorgslashschools/virtual-ft
Description:
Is curiosity a good thing or a bad thing? When everything in the world seems terrible and cruel, what gives us the strength to go on? Hope.
Arkansas
School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play
By: Jocelyn Bioh
Directed by: vickie washington
TheatreSquared
Fayetteville
Event Date(s): Tue Jan 26 - Sun Mar 14
Type of Event: Online streaming
Venue: Online
Price: $20
Reference Link: https://theatre2.org
Description:
Filmed live from the TheatreSquared stage—in this buoyant and biting comedy, Paulina has plans to win the Miss Global Universe pageant. But the arrival of Ericka, a new student, captures the attention of the pageant recruiter—and Paulina’s hive-minded friends.
California
Trouble in Mind
By: Alice Childress
Directed by: Awoye Timpo
American Conservatory Theater
San Francisco
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 29 - Fri Feb 26
Type of Event: Play Reading
Venue: Virtual
Price: $15
Reference Link: https://www.act-sf.org/home/box_office/202122_season/act_out_loud.highResolutionDisplay.html#trouble
Description:
Time: 1957. Place: New York City. Six actors gather in a Broadway theatre to rehearse an anti-lynching play, written and directed by white artists.
Arms and the Man
By: George Bernard Shaw
Directed by: Colman Domingo
American Conservatory Theater
San Francisco
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 19 - Fri Mar 19
Type of Event: Play Reading
Venue: Virtual
Price: $15
Reference Link: https://www.act-sf.org/home/box_office/202122_season/act_out_loud.highResolutionDisplay.html#trouble
Description:
Between a hero and a mercenary, who would you choose? In 1885 Bulgaria, young heiress Raina finds herself in the thrillingly romantic situation of finding Bluntschli, a fleeing enemy soldier-for-hire, in her room.
Colonialism is Terrible, But Pho is Delicious
By: Dustin Chinn
Directed by: Oanh Nguyen
Chance Theater
Orange County
Event Date(s): Sat Feb 13 - Sat Feb 13
Type of Event: Online Live Reading
Venue: Online
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com/production/pho/
Description:
This dark comedy spans centuries, continents, and cultures. From a 1800s Vietnamese cook finding herself in the kitchen of aristocratic French settlers, leading to gentrifying Brooklyn, you follow the journey of Vietnamese noodle soup. This play will be presented as a live reading.
Chance Cyber Chat – Ann
By: Casey Long
Chance Theater
Anaheim
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 12 - Fri Feb 12
Type of Event: Online Live Stream
Venue: Online
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com/chance-cyber-chats/
Description:
Now is the perfect chance to take a virtual theatre trip together by watching Ann online and then coming together on a Zoom call to share our experiences (or just call in if you’re feeling shy). Check out https://chancetheater.com/ccc-ann/ to RSVP a spot and join us!
Chance Cyber Chat – The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
By: Casey Long
Chance Theater
Anaheim
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 26 - Fri Feb 26
Type of Event: Online Live Stream
Venue: Online
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com/chance-cyber-chats/
Description:
George Gershwin miraculously melded classical idioms, jazz, blues, and spirituals in this American masterpiece about a beggar, the woman he loves, and the community that sustains them both. Watch Porgy and Bess, then let’s come together in a zoom call to share our experiences!
ART
By: Yasmina Reza
Directed by: caryn desai
International City Theatre
Long Beach
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 18 - Sun Mar 07
Type of Event: Digital Presentation
Venue: Digital
Price: $$30 per household
Reference Link: https://ictlongbeach.org/
Description:
International City Theatre opens its 36th season with a virtual presentation of Yasmina Reza’s hilarious look at the bonds of friendship viewed through the prism of modern art. How much would you pay for a painting that was a white canvas? Would it be “art”?
The Thanksgiving Play
By: Larissa FastHorse
Directed by: Rosalind Ayres
L.A. Theatre Works
Venice
Event Date(s): Wed Dec 30 - Fri Dec 31
Type of Event: Audio Theater Recording
Venue: Digital
Price: $20 or $150 for 9-Play digital subscription
Reference Link: https://latw.org/digital-season
Description:
An L.A. Theatre Works state-of-the-art audio recording, includes access to a Zoom interview with the playwright.
Life on Paper
By: Kenneth Lin
Directed by: Rosalind Ayres
L.A. Theatre Works
Venice
Event Date(s): Wed Dec 30 - Fri Dec 31
Type of Event: Audio Theater Recording
Venue: Digital
Price: $20 or $150 for 9-Play digital subscription
Reference Link: https://latw.org/digital-season
Description:
An LA Theatre Works state-of-the-art audio recording of Kenneth Lin’s inspired-by-a-true-story play. When a billionaire dies in a plane crash, a forensic economist butts heads with a small town actuary over the exact value. Includes access to a Zoom interview with the playwright.
Extinction
By: Hannie Rayson
Directed by: Martin Jarvis
L.A. Theatre Works
Los Angeles
Event Date(s): Wed Dec 30 - Fri Dec 31
Type of Event: Audio Theater Recording
Venue: Digital
Price: $$20 or $150 for 9-Play digital subscription
Reference Link: https://latw.org/digital-season
Description:
An L.A. Theatre Works state-of-the-art audio recording of a new play by Australian playwright and newspaper columnist Hannie Rayson about the urgent need to combat man-made climate change to protect biodiversity. Includes access to a Zoom interview with the playwright.
Bump
By: Chiara Atik
Directed by: Rosalind Ayres
L.A. Theatre Works
Los Angeles
Event Date(s): Wed Dec 30 - Fri Dec 31
Type of Event: Audio Theater Recording
Venue: Digital
Price: $20 or $150 for 9-Play digital subscription
Reference Link: https://latw.org/digital-season
Description:
An LA Theatre Works state-of-the-art audio theater recording of Atik’s comedy. based on the true story of Jorge Odón and the birthing device he invented in his garage. Includes access to a Zoom interview with the playwright.
The Outsiders
By: Christopher Sergel based on the novel by S.E. Hinton
Directed by: Tamiko Washington
Laguna Playhouse
Laguna Beach
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 19 - Sun Feb 28
Type of Event: Streamed Play
Venue: Online
Price: $20.00
Reference Link: https://lagunaplayhouse.com
Description:
Based on S.E. Hinton’s high school experience in Tulsa, OK, in 1965, The Outsiders has been one of the most popular book among teens and preteens since it came out in 1967. Hinton’s gritty coming-of-age story follows the “Greasers,” narrator Ponyboy Curtis and his friends.
The Gin Game
By: D.L. Coburn
Directed by: Jenny Sullivan
Laguna Playhouse
Laguna Beach
Event Date(s): Sun Feb 14 - Thu Feb 18
Type of Event: Streamed Staged Reading
Venue: online
Price: $free
Reference Link: https://lagunaplayhouse.com
Description:
TV and theatre veterans Joe Spano (NCIS, Hill Street Blues) and JoBeth Williams (Poltergeist, The Big Chill) will star in a virtual streamed staged reading presentation of D.L. Coburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, The Gin Game, directed by Jenny Sullivan.
In Good Company
By: Jewelle Gomez, Eric Reyes Loo, Laurel Ollstein, Tim Pinckney, and Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder
Directed by: Ed Decker
New Conservatory Theatre Center
San Francisco
Event Date(s): Wed Dec 16 - Tue Jun 01
Type of Event: Podcast
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://www.nctcsf.org/In-Good-Company-Podcast
Description:
The drama onstage is nothing compared to what’s happening behind the scenes in this original episodic podcast series. A new kind of podcast for a different kind of world, “In Good Company” is a love letter to the resilience of art, artists, and the places they call “home”.
Colorado
Living Room Local with Christopher Bayes
Local Theater Company
Boulder
Event Date(s): Sun Feb 21 - Sun Feb 21
Type of Event: Virtual Presentation
Venue: Virtual
Price: $20
Reference Link: https://bayeslrl.eventbrite.com/?aff=website
Description:
Learn from one of the world’s most sought-after acting teachers, Head of Physical Acting at the Yale School of Drama, Christopher Bayes. This hour-long event will feature a brief conversation on the foundation of comedy before proceeding to an interactive demonstration.
Connecticut
Talkin’ to This Chick Sippin’ Magic Potion
By: James Anthony Tyler
Directed by: Awoye Timpo
TheaterWorks Hartford
Hartford
Event Date(s): Mon Feb 15 - Fri Feb 26
Type of Event: Virtual play reading
Venue: TheaterWorks Hartford Virtual Platform
Price: $20.21
Reference Link: https://twhartford.org/events/talkin-to-this-chick-sippin-magic-potion/
Description:
Jornay is a professional cuddler who learns that her new client Ruben needs more than her touch. Through Ruben, Jornay also learns that she must do what she can to repair her relationship with Tiffany, her 17-year-old daughter. Old wounds are reopened when Jornay attempts to get a ticket to Tiffany’s high school graduation. Talkin’ to This Chick Sippin’ Magic Potion explores love, resentment and the journey to becoming the best version of oneself.
District-Of-Columbia
Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise: Love Letter Experience
Arena Stage
Washington
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 15 - Wed Mar 31
Type of Event: Delivered via mail
Venue: Mail/Online
Price: $35
Reference Link: https://www.arenastage.org/tickets/love-letters-experience/
Description:
A unique storytelling experience inspired by Tony-winning playwright Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise. Patrons can now experience the magic of this story through a series of nine letters of handwritten correspondence including letters, photos and telegrams.
Inherit The Windbag Episode #1
By: Alexandra Petri
Directed by: Lee Mikeska Gardner
Mosaic Theater Company of DC
Washington
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 25 - Wed Jun 30
Type of Event: Virtual New Play Development
Venue: Virtual
Price: $0 - 25
Reference Link: https://mosaictheater.secure.force.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F4N00000QLcogUAD
Description:
From the depths of Hell (AKA the Richard Nixon Library), the spirits of bitter rivals Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. are summoned to do… something. Debate? Fight? Save the soul of the country? They’re not sure—tune in to find out!
Mosaic Education Series: Playwriting Contest Celebration of Winners
By: n/a
Directed by: n/a
Mosaic Theater Company of DC
Washington
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 26 - Fri Feb 26
Type of Event: Virtual Celebration
Venue: Virtual
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://mosaictheater.secure.force.com/ticket/#/
Description:
Celebrate the talent of the winners of Mosaic’s first ever Playwriting Contest! The winning plays will be read by professional actors and directed by professional directors. A Q&A with local celebrity judges and the winning high school playwrights will follow the performance.
Creative Conversation — Afrofuturism: Past-Future in Art and Performance
By: n/a
Directed by: n/a
Mosaic Theater Company of DC
Washington
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 25 - Thu Feb 25
Type of Event: Virtual Public Programming
Venue: Facebook
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://mosaictheater.org/public-programming-events/creative-conversation-afrofuturism
Description:
Afrofuturism is a philosophy, an aesthetic, a creative revolution and a term that is a celebration and liberation of Black imagination. Exploring inner and outer space, Afrofuturism expands the stereotype of what Black art “should” center, speaking to the African diaspora.
Hi, Are You Single?
By: Ryan J. Haddad
Directed by: Laura Savia and Jess McLeod
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in association with IAMA Theatre Company
Washington
Event Date(s): Mon Jan 25 - Sun Feb 21
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Streamed online
Price: $20
Reference Link: https://www.woollymammoth.net/event/hi-are-you-single
Description:
Ryan has a higher sex drive than you. He also has cerebral palsy. You can often find him on Grindr or at your local inaccessible gay bar. Join writer/performer Ryan J. Haddad on his search to find love. Or a date. Or at least a hookup.
Florida
Popcorn Falls
By: James Hindman
Directed by: Vincent Pelligrino
Emerald Coast Theatre Company
Miramar Beach
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 12 - Sun Feb 28
Type of Event: Professional Theatre Performance
Venue: Emerald Coast Theatre Company
Price: $28-32
Reference Link: https://www.emeraldcoasttheatre.org/on-stage
Description:
The sleepy town of Popcorn Falls is forced into bankruptcy when a neighboring town threatens to turn them into a sewage treatment plant. Their only hope: open a theatre! Two actors play over 20 roles in a world of farce, love, and desperation, proving art can save the world.
Hand to God
By: Robert Askins
Directed by: David M. Jenkins
Jobsite Theater
Tampa
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 26 - Sun Mar 14
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Jaeb Theater, Straz Center for the Performing Arts. Streaming via Vimeo.
Price: $9.99-$99.50
Reference Link: https://jobsitetheater.org/hand-to-god
Description:
Meek and mild Jason takes solace in a Christian puppet ministry after the death of his father. When his originally soft-spoken sock puppet Tyrone takes on a shocking personality, then possesses his arm, Jason unwittingly throws the town of Cypress, Texas into a tizzy.
Jobsite Digital Shorts
By: Various
Directed by: Various
Jobsite Theater
Tampa
Event Date(s): Wed Dec 16 - Fri Dec 31
Type of Event: Online series
Venue: digitalshorts.jobsitetheater.org
Price: $1.99-$9.99
Reference Link: https://digitalshorts.jobsitetheater.org
Description:
An online series from the Jobsite Ensemble, this mixture of music videos, movement pieces, sketch, short films, readings, and more was commissioned by the company to help keep artists employed during the pandemic and possibly beyond. All proceeds go directly to the artists.
My Lord, What a Night
By: Deborah Brevoort
Directed by: Kel Haney
Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF
Orlando
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 03 - Sun Feb 14
Type of Event: A Video on Demand Performance
Venue: Virtual
Price: $15
Reference Link: https://www.orlandoshakes.org/show/my-lord-what-a-night/
Description:
Filmed on the set in the Goldman Theater, this world premiere performance of Deborah Brevoort’s bold, new script reveals the real untold story of a true friendship between German-born, Jewish scientist Albert Einstein, and African American singer Marian Anderson.
Josephine
By: Created by Tymisha Harris, Michael Marinaccio, and Tod Kimbro
Directed by: Michael Marinaccio
Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF
Orlando
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 17 - Sun Mar 21
Type of Event: In-Person, Outdoor Musical Performance
Venue: Lowndes Shakespeare Center
Price: $Starting at $35.
Reference Link: https://www.orlandoshakes.org/show/josephine/
Description:
This critically-acclaimed, off-Broadway musical combines cabaret, theatre, and dance to tell the story of the iconic Josephine Baker, the first African American international superstar and one of the most remarkable figures of the 20th century.
At the Movies
By: Mark Danni
Directed by: Mark Danni
TheatreZone
Naples
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 04 - Sun Feb 14
Type of Event: Themed Concert
Venue: G&L Theater
Price: $50 - 65
Reference Link: https://theatre.zone
Description:
A trip through the many hit songs from our favorite movies throughout history. This concert event will include hit songs such as “The Way We Were,” “Moon River” and “Arthur’s Theme” from Arthur, as well as some disco hits from Saturday Night Fever.
Sinatra: My Way
By: Larry Alexander
Directed by: Larry Alexander
TheatreZone
Naples
Event Date(s): Mon Feb 08 - Mon Feb 08
Type of Event: Tribute Concert
Venue: G&L Theater
Price: $50 - 65
Reference Link: https://theatre.zone
Description:
Larry Alexander, who has appeared on Broadway in Les Miserables and is a TheatreZone fan favorite, is back on our stage for this exciting concert.
Mack is Back
By: Chaz Esposito
Directed by: Chaz Esposito
TheatreZone
Naples
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 18 - Thu Feb 18
Type of Event: Tribute Concert
Venue: G&L Theater
Price: $50 - 65
Reference Link: https://theatre.zone
Description:
Grammy Award-winning American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, film and television actor: there’s not much the talented Bobby Darin couldn’t do. Enjoy this special trip through his iconic career, with music spanning genres and generations.
Safe House
By: Brendan Ragan
Directed by: Brendan Ragan
Urbanite Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 26 - Sun Apr 04
Type of Event: Immersive Drama
Venue: Urbanite Theatre
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://www.urbanitetheatre.com/safehouse
Description:
After leaving his cybersecurity job at a powerful corporation, Fletcher and his wife Ava have gone into hiding, along with their damning company secrets. When Ava mysteriously disappears, Fletcher turns to a stranger to help find her: you.
Georgia
Sit-In
By: Pearl Cleage
Directed by: Mark Valdez
Alliance Theatre
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 08 - Sun Feb 28
Type of Event: Short film
Venue: Alliance Theatre Anywhere (Streaming)
Price: $10
Reference Link: https://alliancetheatre.org/sitin
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Description:
For the first time ever, Alliance Theatre delves into the world of animated theatre, featuring a mixture of Civil Rights anthems and new freedom songs. Meet three friends as they learn about the sit-ins of the Civil Rights era and powerfully apply those lessons to today’s world.
Scandal: SeaLab!
By: Dad's Garage Improvisers
Dad's Garage Theatre
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 19 - Fri Apr 16
Type of Event: Live-stream Improv Show
Venue: Live-streamed on Vimeo
Price: $12
Reference Link: https://dadsgarage.secure.force.com/ticket/PatronTicket__PublicTicketApp#/events/a0S1K00000J6dtXUAR
Description:
The epic Dad’s Garage improvised soap opera returns, but this time it’s 20,000 leagues under the sea. In the only improv show where the characters and story continue week to week… there is a little underwater research facility, and it’s filled with SCANDAL!
Laugh Track
Dad's Garage/Alliance Theatre
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Tue Dec 22 - Mon May 31
Type of Event: Comedy series
Venue: Alliance Theatre Anywhere (Streaming)
Price: $9.99 for series (6 episodes)
Reference Link: https://alliancetheatre.org/laughtrack
Description:
The talented comedians of Dad’s Garage examine what life’s key moments and holidays look like in this strange new world. With a mix of ridiculous characters and hilarious situations, get some much-needed laughter in this brand-new original sketch comedy show.
Illinois
Missed Connections
By: Jon Tai & Alex Gruhin
A Red Orchid Theatre
Chicago
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 02 - Sun Feb 28
Type of Event: Live interactive virtual play
Venue: Zoom
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://aredorchidtheatre.org/missed-connections/
Description:
A Red Orchid Theatre presents Missed Connections—a live interactive online play with magic. Missed Connections is an intimate and immersive evening of story and magic where things imagined become real and connection is possible through the shared experience.
Power in Pride at Home
By: multiple
Directed by: Lexi Saunders
About Face Theatre
Chicago
Event Date(s): Wed Dec 16 - Tue Aug 31
Type of Event: Streaming video series
Price: $free
Reference Link: https://www.aboutfacetheatre.com
Description:
Power in Pride is About Face Theatre’s touring show, sharing humorous and brave stories about gender & sexuality to spark conversations with students, educators, and community members of all ages.
First Folio Storytellers Series
First Folio Theatre
Oak Brook
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 11 - Thu Jul 15
Type of Event: Web Series
Venue: Online / YouTube
Price: $FREE
Reference Link: https://firstfolio.org/?production=the-first-folio-storytellers-series
Description:
Join the First Folio Artistic Associates as they read short stories and poems chosen to help provide joy and illumination each month for holidays from Valentine’s Day to Mother’s Day and beyond.
This series is made possible through the generosity of David and Susan Weidenfeld.
First Folio Bedtime Tales
First Folio Theatre
Oak Brook
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 11 - Thu Jul 15
Type of Event: Web Series
Venue: Online / YouTube
Price: $FREE
Reference Link: https://firstfolio.org/?production=first-folio-bedtime-tales
Description:
First Folio artistic associates Diana Coates and Michael Goldberg will help you read your children to sleep. Each month, two new bedtime tales will be shared with your little ones in mind. Ages 2+.
This series is made possible through the generosity of David and Suzanne Arch.
Indiana
Ordinary Days
By: Adam Gwon
Directed by: Kate Galvin
Cardinal Stage
Bloomington
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 11 - Sun Feb 21
Type of Event: Virtual, on-demand musical
Venue: Online via Showtix4u
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://cardinalstage.org/mainstage/ordinary-days/
Description:
This sweet and funny musical celebrates the big impact of life’s small moments. A couple faces new challenges and a pair of strangers take trepidatious steps towards friendship. Their lives collide in surprising ways in this sort-of-fairy tale set in NYC.
Maine
Flyin’ Solo
Penobscot Theatre Company
Bangor
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 21 - Sun Feb 07
Type of Event: Online Performance
Price: $40 per household
Reference Link: https://https://www.penobscottheatre.org/show/flyin-solo-a-evening-of-monothespianism/
Description:
Join 12 actors (rotating over two nights) for original stories told with humor and heart. Written and performed by the actor, Flyin’ Solo brings personal stories to life, told in the actor’s own unique voice, in performances that are both funny, and dramatically compelling.
The Tiniest Librarian
By: Brittany Parker
Penobscot Theatre Company
Bangor
Event Date(s): Sun Feb 07 - Sun Feb 28
Type of Event: Video Stream
Price: $20 per household
Reference Link: https://www.penobscottheatre.org/show/the-tiniest-librarian/
Description:
A tiny puppet musical! Miss Susan is the tiniest, loneliest librarian in the world. Bigger people don’t seem to notice her at all! In search of a valentine, Tiny Miss Susan immerses herself in the very books on her shelves, launching her into a wild and unforgettable adventure!
Or,
By: Liz Duffy Adams
Directed by: Aileen Wen McGroddy
Portland Stage presents a Winnipesaukee Playhouse production
Portland
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 29 - Sun Feb 28
Type of Event: Live onstage and digital on demand
Venue: Portland Stage and Virtually Online
Price: $ Live on Stage $26 -$68 | Digital on Demand $25
Reference Link: https://www.portlandstage.org/show/or/
Description:
Life’s tough when you’re England’s groundbreaking first female playwright. You’ll be asking yourself if this really is the 1660s in this double-crossing, bodice-ripping sex farce about art, politics, poetry, and intrigue.
Maryland
Queens Girl: Black in the Green Mountains
By: Celeen Sinnette Jennings
Directed by: Paige Hernandez
Everyman Theatre
Baltimore
Event Date(s): Mon Dec 21 - Thu Feb 04
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Video On-Demand
Price: $30
Reference Link: https://everymantheatre.org
Description:
Third installment in award-winning trilogy. As the Vietnam War rages and the Kent State killings ignite campuses across the country, Jackie arrives in Vermont to begin college. Caught between an almost comically divergent set of friends, she searches for her place in the world.
The Snow Queen
By: Mike Kenney adapted from Hans Christian Andersen
Directed by: Janet Stanford
Imagination Stage
Bethesda
Event Date(s): Tue Jan 05 - Sun Feb 28
Type of Event: Virtual play for children
Venue: online
Price: $29
Reference Link: https://patrons.imaginationstage.org/single/PSDetail.aspx?psn=7958
Description:
The powerful friendship of Gerda and Kai is put to the test by the unfeeling Snow Queen. Can Gerda save Kai before his heart is frozen solid? An interactive Zoom prequel performance introduces children to the magical world and beloved characters that they see in the filmed play.
Spy Academy & the Lost Treasure of Atlantis
By: Douglas Robinson from a story by Strother Gaines
Directed by: Jeffrey Eagle
Imagination Stage
Bethesda
Event Date(s): Sat Feb 13 - Sun May 23
Type of Event: Online play for children
Venue: online
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://patrons.imaginationstage.org/single/PSDetail.aspx?psn=9288
Description:
An immersive online experience full of surprises and memorable characters, each performance of Spy Academy takes a small number of families through a series of puzzles, codes, and challenges on a quest to recover the stolen Heart of the Dragon. A live virtual event for ages 5+.
Healthy Holly’s Hidden Hideaway
By: Agyeiwaa Asante & April Amara and the Single Carrot Ensemble
Directed by: Kevin McAllister
Single Carrot Theatre
Baltimore
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 13 - Mon Feb 15
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Virtual: play will be presented via phone and text message
Price: $10-100
Reference Link: https://singlecarrot.com/healthyholly
Description:
From the comfort of your home, you will get phone calls from Maryland’s most nefarious characters and honorable heroes as they rely on you in a race to find the secret location of the removed Confederate monuments and chase missing cash from the infamous Healthy Holly books.
Massachusetts
A Streetcar Named Desire
By: Tennessee Williams
Directed by: Robert O'Hara
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Williamstown
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 14 - Fri Dec 03
Type of Event: Audio Play
Venue: audible.com/Streetcar
Price: $Varies
Reference Link: https://audible.com/Streetcar
Description:
Haunted by her past, Blanche (Audra McDonald) seeks refuge with Stella and Stanley (Carla Gugino and Ariel Shafir) in New Orleans, where she wrestles with the nature of her sister’s husband, her sister’s denial, and her own unraveling mind.
Photograph 51
By: Anna Ziegler
Directed by: Susan Stroman
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Williamstown
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 14 - Fri Dec 10
Type of Event: Audio Play
Venue: audible.com/Photograph51
Price: $Varies
Reference Link: https://audible.com/Photograph51
Description:
Animals
By: Stacy Osei-Kuffour
Directed by: Whitney White
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Williamstown
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 14 - Fri Dec 17
Type of Event: Audio Play
Venue: audible.com/Animals
Price: $Varies
Reference Link: https://audible.com/Animals
Description:
Lydia and Henry’s dinner guests are about to arrive when Henry’s spontaneous marriage proposal threatens to burn the evening to a crisp. Wine bottles and years of unspoken tensions are uncorked, and, before the evening is through, Lydia must confront her long-held fears and feelings if she’s going to commit to a future with Henry.
Chonburi International Hotel & Butterfly Club
By: Shakina Nayfack
Directed by: Laura Savia
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Williamstown
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 14 - Wed Dec 29
Type of Event: Audio Play
Venue: audible.com/Chonburi
Price: $Varies
Reference Link: https://audible.com/Chonburi
Description:
In Shakina Nayfack’s world premiere play, a vibrant, international group of transgender women band together at a hotel in Thailand to confront the challenges and joys of gender confirmation surgery.
Minnesota
Mountain Goat Mountain
By: Zoe Barry, Liz Francis, Nikita Hederics, Tahli Corin and Sarah Lockwood.
Children's Theatre Company presenting Threshold
Minneapolis
Event Date(s): Mon Feb 08 - Sun Feb 21
Type of Event: Audio Theatre
Venue: Online
Price: $15 (pay what you can)
Reference Link: https://childrenstheatre.org/
Description:
This delightful, audio-led theatre experience for families to share in their home together features guided activities that help families create their characters, setting, props, and costumes before stepping into their own imaginative world.
Stone Soup
By: Based on the popular folktale
Directed by: Melanie Salmon-Peterson
Stages Theatre Company
Hopkins
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 12 - Thu Apr 15
Type of Event: Musical, Theatre for Young Audiences
Venue: Virtual
Price: $50
Reference Link: https://www.stagestheatre.org/stone-soup/
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Description:
A charming story of how sometimes it takes a stranger to show us what friendship is all about. When a family of weary outsiders arrive in the town square, fear and suspicion reign, but as they start to make soup out of a stone, each of the locals discovers something.
The Dot
By: Based on the book written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
Directed by: Sandy Boren Barrett & Ann Marie Omeish
Stages Theatre Company and Escalate Dance
Hopkins
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 15 - Thu Mar 18
Type of Event: Theatre for Young Audiences / Dance
Venue: Virtual
Price: $50
Reference Link: https://www.stagestheatre.org/the-dot/
Description:
When Vashti’s teacher asks her to draw a picture, Vashti insists she’s not an artist and makes an angry dot to prove her point. But when her teacher frames her dot and hangs it up, Vashti is sent on a surprising journey of self-discovery.
Today Is My Birthday
By: Susan Soon He Stanton
Directed by: Lily Tung Crystal
Theater Mu
Saint Paul
Event Date(s): Sat Feb 06 - Sun Feb 21
Type of Event: Virtual mainstage production
Venue: Broadcast online
Price: $Pay As You Are
Reference Link: https://www.theatermu.org/today-is-my-birthday
Description:
Told through a playful combination of phone calls, voicemails, and live radio spots, Stanton’s quirky comedy illustrates life with a thousand friends on Facebook, but no one to have dinner with on a Saturday night.
Missouri
Jacked!
By: Idris Goodwin
Directed by: Jamie McKittrick
Metro Theater Company
St. Louis
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 22 - Wed Mar 31
Type of Event: Virtual / Streaming
Price: $Starting at $16
Reference Link: https://www.metroplays.org/jacked
Description:
It’s Jack and the Beanstalk with a modern-day twist. Experience this imaginative, colorful multi-sensory virtual production that combines hand-drawn animation, spoken word poetry, and behind-the-scenes studio footage with a fresh, original, and energetic hip-hop score.
New Jersey
My Funny World With Rodgers and Hart
Two River Theater
Red Bank
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 09 - Tue Feb 09
Type of Event: Zoom
Venue: Two River Theater
Price: $10
Reference Link: https://https://tworivertheater.org/whats-on/myfunnyworld/
Description:
Award-winning stage and screen actress Barbara Andres (I Remember Mama) shares her whirlwind experience in the 1975 Broadway musical revue, Rodgers and Hart, saluting the iconic musical theatre compositions of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
New York
Village Song
By: NYU Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program’s second-year students: Sam Norman, William Karras, Katie Hazdovac, Dahlak Brathwaite, Maggie Moe, Earl Marrows, Mikey Rosenbaum, Brooke Trumm, Clare Bierman, Joshua Vranas, Janey Miles Feingold, Nori Hung, Andrew Strano, Nori Hung, Joe Badore, Elyse Douglas, Anastasia Johnson, Katherine Cartusciello, Carrie Caffrey, Spencer Grubbe, Alex Becker, Zane Bridwell, Andrew Strano, Erika Ji, Amber Delaluz, Sinan Usta, Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm, Eliza Randall, Alstrael Evans, Bela Kawalec, Erica Molfetto, Yuri Shibata, Mikey Rosenbaum
Directed by: Marella Martin Koch
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and NYU Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program in partnership with Village Preservation
New York
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 04 - Sat Mar 06
Type of Event: Virtual Stream
Venue: Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (website)
Price: $free, though donations are accepted
Reference Link: https://www.rattlestick.org/20202021-season/2021/1/18/village-song
Description:
Join Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and the second-year students of the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts as they explore The Village through song, spoken word, poetry, and imagery. Village Song investigates the iconic West Village with new works about the people, places, and ideas that evoke the unique and inspiring living history of The Village.
New-Jersey
An Evening with Ali Stroker
Kean Stage
Union
Event Date(s): Sat Feb 27 - Sat Feb 27
Type of Event: Concert
Venue: Virtual
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://www.keanstage.com/ali-stroker
Description:
Join Broadway’s groundbreaking Tony-winning performer Ali Stroker for an intimate live streamed concert from the stage of Kean University’s Enlow Recital Hall on Saturday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. EST. Live captioning and American Sign Language interpretation available.
New-York
#QueerTheBallet
Bridge Street Theatre
Catskill
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 25 - Sun Feb 28
Type of Event: Filmed Dance excerpt
Venue: Bridge Street Theatre YouTube Channel
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://https://bridgest.org/event/3445/?instance_id=501
Description:
Choreographer Adriana Pierce and American Ballet Theatre dancers Remy Young and Sierra Armstrong have created a non-traditional pas de deux on pointe called #QueertheBallet as part of the 2021 Winter Dance Residency initiative at Catskill’s Bridge Street Theatre.
Until the Flood
By: Dael Orlandersmith
Directed by: Neel Keller
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
New York
Event Date(s): Sun Nov 15 - Sun Oct 15
Type of Event: Virtual Screening of Recorded Live Performance
Venue: All Arts TV
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://allarts.org/programs/all-arts-performance-selects/until-the-flood-wtcesv/
Description:
Writer-performer Dael Orlandersmith’s one-woman show explores Ferguson following the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown. Based on extensive interviews, this theatrical event gives voice to a community grappling with injustice and yearning for change.
MTA Radio Plays Episode 4-6
By: Ren Dara Santiago, David Zheng, Guadalís Del Carmen, TJ Weaver
Directed by: Dominic Colón
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
New York
Event Date(s): Mon Jan 25 - Mon May 24
Type of Event: Episodic Radio Plays
Venue: Rattlestick website
Price: $15 for the entire series
Reference Link: https://www.rattlestick.org/20202021-season/2020/10/21/mta-radio-plays
Description:
MTA Radio Plays is a series of audio dramas created to honor and celebrate the people who keep New York City running. Each episode is written by a different playwright and focuses on a station on the MTA 2 Line. Conceived and curated by Ren Dara Santiago.
Hotel Good Luck
By: Alejandro Ricaño
Directed by: Samuel Buggeln
The New Ohio & The Cherry Artists' Collective
Ithaca
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 12 - Sat Feb 20
Type of Event: Livestream theatre
Venue: Online
Price: $15-$45
Reference Link: https://www.thecherry.org/hotel-good-luck/
Description:
Hotel Good Luck tells the moving and dizzying story of Bobby, a late-night radio DJ who is confronted with an upsetting event which plunges him into a rabbit hole of parallel universes in an attempt to regain what he has lost.
North Carolina
Forever
By: Dael Orlandersmith
Directed by: Jordan Lichtenheld
Burning Coal Theatre Company
Raleigh
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 28 - Sat Feb 13
Type of Event: Drama
Venue: Burning Coal Theatre
Price: $5-$25
Reference Link: https://burningcoal.org/conversations-i-always-wanted-to-have/
Description:
Dael Orlandersmith’s brutal, tender autobiographical one-woman show that looks back in anger and love at the single mother who gave up her own dream to be a dancer in order to raise her only daughter amidst the turbulence of 1960s Harlem. Running in repertory with Until the Flood.
Until the Flood
By: Dael Orlandersmith
Directed by: Renee Nixon
Burning Coal Theatre Company
Raleigh
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 28 - Sun Feb 14
Type of Event: Drama
Venue: Burning Coal Theatre
Price: $5-25
Reference Link: https://burningcoal.org/conversations-i-always-wanted-to-have/
Description:
Drawn from interviews the playwright held in Ferguson, Mo., following the Michael Brown killing in 2015, this one-person show will run in rep with Ms. Orlandersmith’s Forever. Both plays will be performed live each night onstage but only available to view via livestream.
Ohio
Savory Taṇhā (sixteen short plays performed by a rotating ensemble)
By: David Hansen
Directed by: Caitlin Lewins
Cleveland Public Theater
Cleveland
Event Date(s): Wed Feb 17 - Sat Mar 06
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: Online
Price: $Tickets: $1; Suggested Donation: $1 to $99
Reference Link: https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2020-2021/savory-ta%e1%b9%87ha-sixteen-short-plays-performed-by-a-rotating-ensemble/
Description:
Savory Taṇhā (sixteen short plays performed by a rotating ensemble) is a virtual memory play of longing and loss, happiness and hopefulness, and navigating the pathways of human desire. An ensemble of five performers will play different roles from the same text each evening.
Oregon
Magellanica
By: E.M. Lewis
Directed by: Dámaso Rodríguez
Artists Repertory Theatre
Portland
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 13 - Wed Jun 30
Type of Event: Audio Drama
Venue: online
Price: $Sliding scale
Reference Link: https://artistsrep.org/performance/magellanica-the-audio-drama/
Description:
In 1986, scientists and engineers from around the world converge at the South Pole Research Station to figure out if there really is a hole in the sky. Part historical adventure, love story, and mystical foray into the unknown, it’s a vital story for today.
The Berlin Diaries
By: Andrea Stolowitz
Directed by: Dámaso Rodríguez
Artists Repertory Theatre
Portland
Event Date(s): Mon Jan 25 - Wed Jun 30
Type of Event: Audio Drama
Venue: online
Price: $Sliding scale
Reference Link: https://artistsrep.org/performance/berlin-diaries-audio-drama/
Description:
An autobiographical story of Andrea’s quest to untangle her family’s history using her German-Jewish great-grandfather’s diary from 1939. Following the complicated lure of genealogy, Stolowitz goes back to Berlin to bring the story of her unknown ancestors out of the archives.
Refuge
By: Devised
Directed by: Samantha Van Der Merwe
Shaking the Tree Theatre
Portland
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 30 - Sat Apr 24
Type of Event: Installation
Venue: Shaking the Tree Theatre
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://www.shaking-the-tree.com/refuge.html
Description:
Enter into a sacred space, not unlike a church, or the center of the sacred ring of stones/monoliths, and reimagine a more desirable reality or alternate world by reaching as far down into history as we can go, so as to realign with the sacred feminine.
Pennsylvania
F*ck7thGrade
By: Jill Sobule and Liza Birkenmeier
Directed by: Lisa Peterson
City Theatre Company
Pittsburgh
Event Date(s): Mon Jan 25 - Wed Jun 30
Type of Event: Digital Stream
Venue: Online
Price: $15
Reference Link: https://citytheatrecompany.org/play/fck7thgrade/
Description:
In this world premiere concert film, award-winning singer-songwriter Jill Sobule – whose 1990’s hits include “Supermodel” and the original “I Kissed a Girl” – takes audiences through a Rock’n’Roll celebration of coming of age and coming out.
Molly Sweeney
By: Brian Friel
Directed by: Peter DeLaurier
Lantern Theater Company
Philadelphia
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 22 - Sun Feb 14
Type of Event: Theatre - Drama - Streaming on Demand
Venue: Streaming on Demand
Price: $20 per household
Reference Link: https://www.lanterntheater.org/plays/molly-sweeney.html?utm_source=at&utm_medium=events&utm_campaign=MollySweeney
Description:
In this newly filmed performance of the NY Drama Critics Circle Award-winning play, legendary Irish playwright Brian Friel tells a gentle tale from the shifting perspectives of Molly Sweeney, her husband Frank, and the surgeon who values his skills above his patients.
Romeo n Juliet
By: Justin Emeka
Directed by: Justin Emeka
Pittsburgh Public Theater
Pittsburgh
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 18 - Sun Feb 21
Type of Event: Virtual Theater
Venue: Online
Price: $10 starting donation
Reference Link: https://www.ppt.org/playtime
Description:
Join Pittsburgh Public Theater for our monthly Public PlayTime Presents: Classics N’at benefit reading. This virtual play reading series is streamed right to you! Romeo n Juliet is available starting at 7 p.m. on Thurs., Feb. 18 through Sun., Feb. 21 at 10 p.m.
Sojourner
By: Richard LaMonte Pierce
Directed by: Linda Haston
Prime Stage Theatre
Pittsburgh
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 12 - Fri Feb 19
Type of Event: Streaming theatrical production
Venue: www.primestage.com
Price: $5 - 40
Reference Link: https://www.primestage.com
Description:
An inspiring theatrical one-actor experience starring Delana Flowers as Sojourner Truth who shares her journeys, stories, mind, and heart with passion and truthfulness. The streaming production for all audiences are pay what you can per household with a minimum of $5.
Far Away
By: Caryl Churchil
Directed by: Karla Boos and Joe Seamans
Quantum Theatre
Pittsburgh
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 19 - Sun Mar 07
Type of Event: Filmed Performance
Venue: Online
Price: $Pay What You Can
Reference Link: https://www.quantumtheatre.com/faraway/
Description:
She could have written it yesterday and just for America. Far Away is Caryl Churchill’s surreal portrait of a descent into a hyper-partisan future we hope will never come to pass. Tickets start at just $10 and are offered in increments up to $50.
Conversations in Exile with Dominic A. Sisti, Ph.D. and Martine Kieffer, MSW, LCSW
Theatre Exile
Philadelphia
Event Date(s): Mon Feb 22 - Mon Feb 22
Type of Event: Webinar
Venue: Online - Zoom
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Pt_Xjo0FS2aKDUYG8l6ekw
Description:
Dominic A. Sisti is assistant professor and director of the Scattergood Program for the Applied Ethics of Behavioral Healthcare in the Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy. Martine Kieffer, MSW, LCSW is a social worker who works in Trauma, Addiction, and Spiritual issues. They will explore the mental health effects of working in content moderation for social media platforms. The conversation will be moderated by Theatre Exile Interim Associate Artistic Director, Brey Ann Barrett.
Sin Eaters
By: Anna Moench
Directed by: Matt Pfeiffer
Theatre Exile
Philadelphia
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 11 - Sun Feb 28
Type of Event: Theater
Venue: Streaming online
Price: $15-45
Reference Link: https://theatreexile.org/shows/sin-eaters/
Description:
Toeing the lines between satire and harsh reality, Sin Eaters, starring Bi Jean Ngo and David M Raine, is a hilarious, poignant, and brutal examination of the human experience and how the daily toil of life transforms our perceptions of ourselves and those around us.
PIE
By: Danielle Reddick, Tara Khozein, Apollo Garcia, John Flax, & Kent Kirkpatrick
Directed by: Kent Kirkpatrick
Theatre Grottesco presented by Touchstone Theatre
Bethlehem
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 05 - Fri Feb 05
Type of Event: Webcast of performance with livestream talkback
Venue: Online
Price: $10
Reference Link: http://www.touchstone.org/events/theater-grottesco-presents-pie/
Description:
Theater Grottesco of Santa Fe, NM, shares a webcast of their acclaimed production PIE, a comedic, magical exploration of what happens when you don’t know what to do next, featuring a panel of clowns and an accidental reset of the universe. Livestream talkback follows performance.
Letters From Far
By: Emma Ackerman
Touchstone Theatre
Bethlehem
Event Date(s): Mon Feb 08 - Fri Mar 19
Type of Event: Storytelling via mail
Venue: Letters/Packages received weekly by mail
Price: $25
Reference Link: http://www.touchstone.org/events/letters-from-far/
Description:
In 2032, an expedition of scientists, journalists, and artists depart through a rift; they are tasked with cataloging and reporting what they find on the other side. They never return. Experience a new sci-fi storytelling event via the mail and piece together the story of their journey.
Code Black Planet
By: Anthony Martinez-Briggs
Wilma Theater
Philadelphia
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 05 - Tue Jun 01
Type of Event: Online
Venue: Online
Price: $Pay what you decide/donation
Reference Link: https://wilmatheater.org/hothouse-shorts/
Description:
Explore secret transmissions from Black Planet, kaleidoscopic correspondences that cinematically mix spoken word, music, sketch comedy, and more.
Clay
By: Krista Apple
Wilma Theater
Philadelphia
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 12 - Sun Mar 07
Type of Event: Audio Tales
Venue: Online
Price: $Pay what you decide/donation
Reference Link: https://wilmatheater.org/clay/
Description:
Brew a warm cup of tea and listen to these intriguing audio tales, which intertwine to tell the surprisingly poignant story of one everyday object.
Expired
By: Ross Beschler
Directed by: Ross Beschler
Wilma Theater
Philadelphia
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 19 - Tue Jun 01
Type of Event: Digital Experience
Venue: Online
Price: $Pay what you decide/donation
Reference Link: https://wilmatheater.org/expired/
Description:
Dive into a cyberspace underworld through this interactive website. Demons, both classical and contemporary, lurk among the virtual artifacts, waiting to be purged.
The Lagniappe Project
By: Melanye Finister
Wilma Theater
Philadelphia
Event Date(s): Fri Feb 26 - Tue Jun 01
Type of Event: Online Documentary
Venue: Online
Price: $Pay what you decide/donation
Reference Link: https://wilmatheater.org/the-lagniappe-project/
Description:
Pull up a seat at this documentary feast, where performer Melanye Finister shares her mother’s recipe for Creole gumbo with residents from Northern Children’s Services, attempting to find community and comfort.
South-Carolina
Fire in the Garden
By: Ken Weitzman
Directed by: Jay Briggs
The Warehouse Theatre
Greenville
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 18 - Sun Feb 28
Type of Event: Online
Price: $10
Reference Link: https://warehousetheatre.com/shows/fire-in-the-garden/
Description:
In Ken Weitzman’s Fire in the Garden, a new father records a birthday message for his one-year-old son as he wrestles with the legacy, doubts, and hope that he has for the world that his son will inherit.
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
By: Lanie Robertson
Directed by: Jocelyn Sanders
Trustus Theatre
Columbia
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 22 - Sat Feb 20
Type of Event: Live theatre
Venue: Trustus Theatre
Price: $35
Reference Link: https://trustus.org/event/lady-day-at-emersons-bar-and-grill/
Description:
The time is 1959, in a smoky bar in Philadelphia. The audience is about to witness one of Billie Holiday’s last performances, given four months before her death. Over the course of the evening, the audience gets a firsthand account of Billie’s life, her music, and her battles.
Texas
The Man With the Flower in His Mouth
By: Luigi Pirandello
Directed by: Translated and Directed by Rob Melrose
Alley Theatre
Houston
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 25 - Sun Mar 21
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Digital Stage
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://www.alleytheatre.org/plays/production-detail/the-manith-with-the-flower-in-his-mouth
Description:
Two strangers meet at a train station in the middle of the night. At first, their concerns seem the petty worries of the everyday, but as the two men get to know each other better, the subject turns to life, death, and the meaning of existence.
Before You Get Married
By: Franky Gonzalez
Directed by: Sasha Maya Ada Davis
Bishop Arts Theatre Center
Dallas
Event Date(s): Thu Feb 11 - Fri Mar 12
Type of Event: Audio Play
Venue: Bishop Arts Theatre Center
Price: $14 - 25
Reference Link: https://bishopartstheatre.org/theatre-series/
Description:
Before You Get Married explores the relationship between siblings Jason and Alicia who discover that they may not be related—the night before Alicia’s wedding. With the passing night and flowing alcohol, both siblings eventually confess their long-repressed desires.
The Drowning Girls
By: Beth Graham, Charlie Tomlinson, and Daniela Vlaskalic.
Directed by: Jon Harvey
Mildred's Umbrella Theater Company
Houston
Event Date(s): Mon Jan 11 - Sun Feb 07
Type of Event: Digital video release
Venue: online
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://mildredsumbrella.com
Description:
Mildred’s Umbrella Theater presents The Drowning Girls, archival video of the highly acclaimed production in 2015. Originally produced for the stage in 2015, The Drowning Girls was one of the theatre’s most highly acclaimed shows.
Shakespeare Decoded
Shakespeare Dallas
Dallas
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 20 - Tue May 11
Type of Event: Podcast
Price: Free
Reference Link: https://www.shakespearedallas.org/shakespeare_decoded_podcast/
Description:
This podcast series is out now, and explores the social issues of Shakespeare’s era that remain burning issues today. Each episode features panelists from across the country sharing their expertise on themes such as class division, racism, gender, and bias. New episodes monthly.
Shakespeare Decoded
Shakespeare Dallas
Dallas
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 09 - Fri Dec 31
Type of Event: Podcast
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://anchor.fm/shakespeare-decoded
Description:
What forms of colonization of thought and language do we encounter in our theatrical practices today? This episode explores themes of colonialism and the resulting subjugation in The Tempest.
Quarto vs. Folio
By: John S. Davies
Directed by: John S. Davies
Shakespeare Dallas
Dallas
Event Date(s): Tue Feb 09 - Wed Jun 30
Type of Event: Short Film
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://www.shakespearedallas.org/quartovsfolio/
Description:
A mixture of lecture and performance! Learn the history of how Shakespeare’s work was complied, printed, and distributed in the years following his death in this 75 minute educational program. Please be advised! This video contains strong language!
Washington
The Canterville Ghost
By: Oscar Wilde/Brandon J. Simmons
Directed by: Brandon J. Simmons
Book-It Repertory Theatre
Seattle
Event Date(s): Tue Dec 08 - Wed Jun 30
Type of Event: All-audio drama
Venue: Online
Price: $15 or pay what you will
Reference Link: https://book-it.org/events/the-canterville-ghost/
Description:
Full of Wilde’s wit and humor, for lovers of the cozy British mystery and a good holiday special, this classic ghost story is full of warmth, laughs, and great good fun.
Childfinder
By: Octavia E. Butler/Shermona Mitchell
Directed by: Gin Hammon
Book-It Repertory Theatre
Seattle
Event Date(s): Wed Dec 16 - Wed Jun 30
Type of Event: All-audio drama
Venue: Online
Price: $15
Reference Link: https://book-it.org/events/childfinder/
Description:
From a giant in the science fiction genre, we bring you the short story of a woman charged with finding telepathic children and her mission to unleash a young girl’s potential. “Nuanced voice acting connects you intimately to complex characters in the audioplay’s 33 minutes.”
Mañanaland
By: Pam Muñoz Ryan/Gillian Jorgensen & Jordi Montes
Directed by: Arlene Martínez-Vázquez
Book-It Repertory Theatre
Seattle
Event Date(s): Mon Feb 15 - Wed Jun 30
Type of Event: All-audio drama
Venue: Online
Price: $25 or pay what you will
Reference Link: https://book-it.org/events/mananaland/
Description:
An inspiring all-ages adventure about a young boy who discovers a family legacy of mystical guardians in this timeless tale of hope and resistance by a Newbery Honor recipient. It is a beautiful reminder of the struggle in becoming the person you were meant to be.
Wisconsin
The Niceties
By: Eleanor Burgess
Directed by: Jen Uphoff Gray and DiMonte Henning
Forward Theater Company
Madison
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 22 - Sun Feb 07
Type of Event: Virtual production
Venue: Online
Price: $10-$40
Reference Link: https://www.forwardtheater.com
Description:
Zoe, a Black student at a liberal arts college, is called into her white professor’s office to discuss her paper about slavery’s effect on the American Revolution. What begins as a polite clash in perspectives explodes into an urgent debate about race, history, and power.
