Support American Theatre: a just and thriving theatre ecology begins with information for all. This Giving Season, please join us in this mission by making a donation to our publisher, Theatre Communications Group. When you support American Theatre magazine and TCG, you support a long legacy of quality nonprofit arts journalism. Click here to make your fully tax-deductible donation today!
January 2021
Ring in the New Year with stage offerings, virtual and otherwise.
Alabama
So.Queer Playwriting Festival
By: Ty Autry, Kari Barclay, Alice Hakvaag, Jonathan Spivey, Andy Nagraj
Directed by: Hannah Postlewait, Melissa Foulger, Raja Benz, Lavina Jadhwani
Richmond Triangle Players
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 15 - Fri Jan 29
Type of Event: ONLINE
Venue: soqueer.org
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://soqueer.org
Description:
The So.Queer Playwriting Festival is a competitive, biennial festival of LGBTQ+ works which will lead to the selection of one work by a playwright—a work that RTP will develop further in close collaboration with the chosen playwright.
Arizona
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
The Half-Life of Marie Curie
By: Lauren Gunderson
Directed by: Dawn Monique Williams
TheatreSquared
Fayetteville
Event Date(s): Wed Dec 16 - Sun Jan 17
Type of Event: Streaming on Demand
Venue: theatre2.org
Price: $20
Reference Link: https://theatre2.org
Description:
“Outstanding!”—The Wall Street Journal . Filmed live on stage, and in its first production since its New York debut, The Half-Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson (Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley) revels in the power of female friendship between two fearless scientists.
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.
The Oresteia
By: Ellen McLaughlin
Directed by: Eric Ting
California Shakespeare Theater
Orinda
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 15 - Fri Jan 15
Type of Event: Benefit Reading
Venue: Online
Price: Free
Description:
In light of the political upheaval and the upcoming inauguration, Cal Shakes revisits a story of family, war, power, sacrifice, and our collective responsibility. Freely adapted from Aeschylus, The Oresteia was called “heart-stopping” by The Washington Post.
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.
Virgin Play Festival
Magic Theatre
San Francisco
Event Date(s): Thu Dec 17 - Sun Jan 31
Type of Event: New Play Festival/Reading series
Venue: Online/Zoom
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://app.mobilecause.com/e/Bg2xFg?vid=f3r8ghttps://
Description:
Our annual play festival brings bold playwrights together to experiment, create, and hear their work out loud. This year, due to COVID, our festival will be virtual, held on Zoom. Our first playwright is Melis Aker, with her new play “When My Mama Was a Hittite” on Dec. 17.
A Mighty Queer Virtual Variety Show
Directed by: Richard A. Mosqueda
New Conservatory Theatre Center
San Francisco
Event Date(s): Wed Dec 16 - Sun Jan 03
Type of Event: Digital Showcase
Price: $10-40
Reference Link: https://www.nctcsf.org/events/A-Mighty-Queer-Virtual-Variety-Show
Description:
Join us for a sparkling showcase of LGBTQ artists as they light up the NCTC virtual stage. Featuring fabulous drag performances, soul-stirring live music, a gravity-defying aerialist, and much more, this variety show is the queerest thing you’ll see this winter.
The Law of Attraction
By: Patricia Milton
Directed by: Nikki Meñez
New Conservatory Theatre Center
San Francisco
Event Date(s): Mon Nov 16 - Sun Jan 03
Type of Event: Radio Play
Price: $0-40
Reference Link: https://www.nctcsf.org/The-Law-of-Attraction-Radio-Play
 (1).jpg)
Description:
A brand new comedy of bad manners, The Law of Attraction explores just how miserable “perfect” really can be.
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”.
An Iliad
By: Lisa Peterson & Denis O'Hare
Directed by: David Ellenstein
North Coast Repertory Theatre
Solana Beach
Event Date(s): Tue Dec 15 - Sun Jan 24
Type of Event: Drama
Venue: Virtual
Price: $35
Reference Link: https://northcoastrep.org
 photo by Aaron Rumley.jpg)
Description:
An Iliad is a dynamic tour-de-force adaptation of Homer’s classic poem about the Trojan War. Award-winning actor Richard Baird brings to life the power and humor of this brilliant adaptation which will keep you enthralled throughout.
The Light
By: Loy A. Webb
Directed by: Nailah Harper-Malveaux
Shotgun Players
Berkeley
Event Date(s): Mon Jan 04 - Wed Jan 20
Type of Event: Theatre performance
Venue: Online
Price: $8
Reference Link: https://cutt.ly/ggewxQm
Description:
When they are forced to confront a devastating secret from the past, a surprise proposal gift puts the future of Genesis and Rashad’s relationship at risk. A 70-minute, real-time rollercoaster ride of laughter, romance, and despair that uncovers the power of radical love.
Colorado
FAC Theatre 2020 Virtual Holiday Cabaret
By: Various
Directed by: Various
Fine Arts Center Theatre Company
Colorado Springs
Event Date(s): Thu Dec 17 - Sun Jan 03
Type of Event: Virtual
Venue: Virtual
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://fac.coloradocollege.edu/theatre-events/holiday-cabaret/
Description:
From our homes to yours, we’re bringing love, light, laughter, and a few surprises direct to your kitchens and living rooms for the FAC’s 2020 holiday production. Grab your crew, a warm beverage, and a cozy chair and settle in for over a dozen unique acts from FAC Theatre Company.
Living Room Local with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Local Theater Company
Boulder
Event Date(s): Sun Jan 31 - Sun Jan 31
Type of Event: Virtual presentation
Price: $20
Description:
Gather with Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, and institution builder Henry Louis Gates Jr. (virtually) for an exciting conversation on his creative process.
District-Of-Columbia
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
We Need a Little Christmas
By: Michael Donald Edwards, Celine Rosenthal, Steve Orich
Directed by: Michael Donald Edwards and Celine Rosenthal
Asolo Repertory Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Fri Dec 18 - Sun Jan 03
Type of Event: Outdoor Holiday Concert
Venue: Asolo Rep Terrace Stage
Price: $25-$50
Reference Link: https://https://www.asolorep.org/events/detail/we-need-a-little-christmas
Description:
A little bit camp. A little bit sentimental. A whole lot of fun. Asolo Rep rings in the season with a holiday concert under the stars on the new outdoor Terrace Stage. Join us for a safe evening of laughter and joy, filled with your favorite holiday and musical theatre classics.
We Need a Little Christmas
By: Michael Donald Edwards, Celine Rosenthal, Steve orich
Directed by: Michael Donald Edwards and Celine Rosenthal
Asolo Repertory Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Fri Dec 18 - Sun Jan 03
Type of Event: Outdoor Holiday Concert
Venue: Asolo Rep Terrace Stage
Price: $$25-$50
Reference Link: https://https://www.asolorep.org/events/detail/we-need-a-little-christmas
Description:
Asolo Rep rings in the season with a holiday concert performed under the stars on the theatre’s brand new outdoor Terrace Stage. A little bit camp, a little bit sentimental, a whole lot of fun, the performance is brimming with holiday and musical theatre classics.
Doubt: A Parable
By: John Patrick Shanley
Directed by: Summer Bohnenkamp
Jobsite Theater
Tampa
Event Date(s): Fri Jan 15 - Sun Jan 31
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/doubt
Description:
In this brilliant and powerful drama set in 1964 Sister Aloysius, a Bronx parochial school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the younger and more popular Father Flynn of improper relations with the first Black male student accepted to the school.
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.
7 Deadly Sins
By: Hilary Bettis, Nilo Cruz, Moises Kaufman, Rogelio Martinez, Dael Orlandersmith, Carmen Pelaez, & Aurin Squire
Directed by: Michel Hausmann
Miami New Drama
Miami Beach
Event Date(s): Thu Dec 17 - Sun Jan 03
Type of Event: Live Theatre
Venue: Lincoln Rd Storefronts
Price: $60-75
Reference Link: https://www.miaminewdrama.org/7deadlysins
Description:
Miami New Drama presents 7 Deadly Sins, an outdoor, socially distanced and sinfully-safe theatrical experience, presented across seven storefronts along Miami Beach’s historic Lincoln Road.
Bravo Broadway
By: Mark Danni
Directed by: Mark Danni
TheatreZone
Naples
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 07 - Sun Jan 17
Type of Event: Themed Concert
Venue: G&L Theater
Price: $50 - 65
Reference Link: https://theatre.zone
Description:
This event features Broadway’s most memorable show tunes, woven together by some of your favorite TheatreZone performers as they take you through the many styles that make up Broadway’s incredible, enduring history.
The Feud
By: Dennis DelleFave
Directed by: Mark Danni
TheatreZone
Naples
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 23 - Sat Jan 23
Type of Event: Original Tribute
Venue: G&L Theater
Price: $50 - 65
Reference Link: https://theatre.zone
Description:
This concert focuses on the personal and professional rivalries between Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Roselli, two great singers who lived on the same block in Hoboken, N.J.
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
.jpg)
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.
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.
Black Theatre and the BLM Movement
By: Brandall C. Jones- Connectivity Director
Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Sat Jan 23 - Sat Jan 23
Type of Event: Conversation
Venue: YouTube and Facebook
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://truecolorstheatre.org/event/black-theatre-and-the-black-lives-matter-movement/
Description:
Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company is proud to present a timely Community Conversation: Black Theatre and the BLM Movement. The conversation will feature a number of distinguished theatre makers, including Woodie King, Jr. and Stephanie S. Hughley.
Hawaii
Aloha Fry-Day
By: Hannah Ii-Epstein
Directed by: Harry Wong III
Kumu Kahua Theatre
Honolulu
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 14 - Sun Jan 31
Type of Event: Live Online
Venue: Online
Price: $Pay-What-You-Can
Reference Link: https://www.kumukahua.org/purchase-tickets
Description:
The final act in Ii-Epstein’s North Shore O`ahu drug trilogy, Aloha Fry-Day follows four friends, Sherrie, Sistah, Lei, and Jason as they meet in the forest to mourn a friend’s death by spreading his ashes and taking hallucinogens.
Illinois
Kickback
By: multiple
Directed by: Mikael Burke
About Face Theatre
Chicago
Event Date(s): Wed Dec 16 - Tue Jan 12
Type of Event: Virtual Festival of New Work
Price: Free
Reference Link: https://www.aboutfacetheatre.com
Description:
Kickback is an online festival of original plays and performances that highlights the intersection of queerness and Blackness in all its beauty and glory. When just being alive and living your best life is an act of rebellion, it’s time to turn up the music and make some noise!
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.
Kickback
By: Dionne Addai, Kirsten Baity, Robert Cornelius, Jenn Freeman, Keyonna Jackson, Ben Locke, Paul Oakley Stovall, Michael Turrentine, Cori Wash, Vic Wynter, avery r. young, and ShaZa (a collaboration between Zahra Baker and Shanta Nurullah)
Directed by: Mikael Burke
About Face Theatre
Chicago
Event Date(s): Thu Dec 17 - Tue Jan 12
Type of Event: Online performance festival
Venue: Virtual
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://aboutfacetheatre.com/kickback
Description:
Kickback is an online festival of original plays and performances that highlights the intersection of queerness and Blackness in all its beauty and glory. When just being alive and living your best life is an act of rebellion, it’s time to turn up the music and make some noise!
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.
A Christmas Carol: The Audio Experience
By: Theatricks/Julie Herber
Directed by: Julie Herber
Maryland Ensemble Theatre's FUN Company
Frederick
Event Date(s): Wed Dec 16 - Sun Jan 03
Type of Event: Pre-recorded, download/radio broadcast on Xmas eve
Venue: Download/broadcast on Xmas eve on LITE 97.5
Price: $9.99/Free on Xmas eve
Reference Link: https://marylandensemble.org/carol2020/
Description:
A hybrid between the radio drama of yesteryear and the audiobook of today, this offering will transport listening audiences to a time when the whole family would gather around the radio to experience the defining tale of an old miser’s redemption by three spirits.
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
Anansi the Spider: Re-spun
By: Justin Audibert
Directed by: Justin Audibert
Children's Theatre Company presenting Unicorn Theatre
Minneapolis
Event Date(s): Mon Jan 11 - Sun Jan 31
Type of Event: Digital Performance
Venue: Online
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://https://childrenstheatre.org/
Description:
Inspired by their hit show, Anansi the Spider, about the infamous mischief-maker and master spinner of yarns (whose schemes don’t always go as planned!), these classic West African and Caribbean tales have been adapted into an exciting online experience.
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.
New-York
All Star Comedy hosted by Joseph Vecsey
By: Bay Street Theater
Bay Street Theater
Sag Harbor
Event Date(s): Thu Jan 28 - Thu Jan 28
Type of Event: Online Comedy
Venue: Bay Street Theater
Price: $20
Reference Link: http://www.baystreet.org/calendar/all-star-comedy-hosted-by-joseph-vecsey-online/
Description:
The return of All Star Comedy features comedians Chris Clarke, Brendan Sagalow, and Aiko Tanaka, and as always is hosted by New York-based comedian Joseph Vecsey, who founded the stand-up comedy showcase in 2010.
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 Playwrights Theater (website)
Price: $15 per 3 episodes
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 that keep New York City running. Every episode is written by a different playwright and focuses on a station on the MTA 2 Line. Conceived and curated by Ren Dara Santiago.
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.
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.
A Christmas Carol in Concert
By: Conception and music by Zak Berkman, arrangements by Mitch Chakour
Directed by: David Bradley
People's Light
Malvern
Event Date(s): Wed Dec 16 - Sun Jan 03
Type of Event: Virtual Production
Venue: Streaming online
Price: $25 (discounts available)
Reference Link: https://bit.ly/ACCinConcert
Description:
A joyous, music-filled celebration of Charles Dickens’s beloved classic. Hosted by renowned actor Ian Merrill Peakes, this filmed concert event features performances of newly arranged 19th-century English carols, original music, and readings from Dickens’s novella.
The Little Princess
By: Frances Hodgson Burnett, adapted by Suli Holum and Priyanka Shetty
Directed by: Suli Holum
Quintessence Theatre Group
Philadelphia
Event Date(s): Fri Dec 18 - Sun Jan 03
Type of Event: Virtual Performance
Venue: Online
Price: $29
Reference Link: https://qtgrep.org/littleprincess
Description:
Quintessence Theatre presents The Little Princess, an interactive holiday adventure for the whole family. Team up with Sara Crewe as she tries to navigate the cruel Miss Minchin’s boarding school, equipped with only her books, vivid imagination, and the help of her friends.
Christmas City Follies XXI
By: Touchstone Ensemble & Special Guests
Directed by: Jp Jordan
Touchstone Theatre
Bethlehem
Event Date(s): Sun Dec 20 - Sat Jan 02
Type of Event: Holiday revue
Venue: Online
Price: $5-35
Reference Link: http://www.touchstone.org/events/christmas-city-follies-xxi/
Description:
For the last 20 years Christmas City Follies has been singing, dancing, laughing, and cartwheeling its way into the hearts of its audiences. In 2020, a streamed video edition will premiere on Dec. 20th at 7 p.m. via a YouTube watch party and be available online until Jan. 2.
Rhode Island
A Christmas Carol Online
Directed by: Curt Columbus
Trinity Rep
Providence
Event Date(s): Thu Dec 17 - Sun Jan 10
Type of Event: On-demand video
Venue: Online
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://www.trinityrep.com/carol
Description:
A free and thoroughly entertaining take on the Dickens classic that integrates traditional theatrical storytelling with new media, animation, and audience participation. Make the spirit of the season come alive with a memorable holiday experience filled with hope and joy.
South-Carolina
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 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 and the Suffragists
By: Jenni Stewart
Directed by: Jenni Stewart
Shakespeare Dallas
Dallas
Event Date(s): Wed Jan 13 - Sun Jan 31
Type of Event: Virtual
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://www.shakespearedallas.org/shakespeare_suffragists/
Description:
2020 marked the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave many women the right to vote. To honor this historic milestone, Shakespeare Dallas explores how Shakespeare’s works influenced the fight.
Washington
A Very Merry Kraken Tea Party
By: Justin Huertas
Directed by: Justin Huertas & Mathew Wright
ArtsWest
Seattle
Event Date(s): Mon Dec 21 - Sun Jan 31
Type of Event: World Premiere Digital Mini-Musical
Venue: Online
Price: $10-100
Reference Link: https://www.artswest.org/theatre-plays/kraken-tea-party/
Description:
From the imagination of composer/lyricist Justin Huertas, A Very Merry Kraken Tea Party is a holiday sequel to Huertas’s The Last World Octopus Wrestling Champion, following its characters as they find their way to love and connection during a very different holiday season.
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.”
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.