April 2021
Spring is here with a full slate of stage offerings.
California
The Matchmaker
By: Thornton Wilder
Directed by: Dawn Monique Williams
American Conservatory Theater
San Francisco
Event Date(s): Fri Mar 26 - Fri Apr 23
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:
Matchmaker Dolly Levi has promised to help wealthy widower Horace Vandergelder find his next wife and whisks him away to Manhattan to meet his dream woman. But Dolly has an agenda of her own, and Horace soon finds himself embroiled in a comedy of errors.
Chance Cyber Chat of “The Story of My Life”
By: Casey Long
Directed by: James McHale
Chance Theater
Irvine
Event Date(s): Sun Apr 04 - Sun Apr 04
Type of Event: Online Live Stream
Venue: Online
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com/chance-cyber-chats/
Description:
The Story of My Life is a profoundly funny and deeply moving musical about lifelong best friends, Thomas and Alvin. Watch The Story of My Life now on BroadwayHD, and then sign up for our chat to join us virtually for a conversation about it!
The Story of My Life
By: Brian Hill
Directed by: Matthew McCray
Chance Theater
Orange County
Event Date(s): Fri Apr 30 - Sun Jun 06
Type of Event: Online Live Stream
Venue: Online
Price: $49
Reference Link: https://https://chancetheater.com/production/story/
Description:
The Story of My Life is a profoundly funny and deeply moving musical about lifelong best friends, Thomas and Alvin. As time tests the bonds of friendship, Thomas calls on the only resource he has—his stories of Alvin—to better understand the best friend that got away.
The Story of My Life
By: Neil Bertram & Brian Hill
Directed by: Matthew McCray
Chance Theater
Anaheim
Event Date(s): Thu Apr 01 - Mon May 31
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Virtual
Price: $25-50
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com/production/story/
Description:
To kick off Season 23 in April, Chance Theater will present the Orange County premiere of The Story of My Life, the Drama Desk Award-nominated musical that is a soaring tribute to the power of friendship and the people who change our lives forever.
The Story of My Life
By: Neil Bertram & Brian Hill
Directed by: Matthew McCray
Chance Theater
Anaheim
Event Date(s): Fri Apr 30 - Sun Jun 06
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Chance Theater - Virtual Performance
Price: $25-49
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com/production/story/
Description:
To kick off Season 23, the Chance presents the OC premiere of the Drama Desk Award-nominated musical that is a soaring tribute to the power of friendship and the people who change our lives forever.
Chance Cyber Chat about ‘On the Exhale’
By: Martin Zimmerman
Directed by: David Horn
Chance Theater
Anaheim
Event Date(s): Fri Apr 09 - Fri Apr 09
Type of Event: Online Live Stream
Venue: Online
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com/chance-cyber-chats/
Description:
Right now is the perfect chance to take a virtual theatre trip together by watching On the Exhale online, then coming together on a Zoom call to share our experiences (or just call in if you’re feeling shy).
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.
Sitting and Talking
By: Lia Romeo
Directed by: James Glossman
Laguna Playhouse
Laguna Beach
Event Date(s): Fri Apr 16 - Sun May 02
Type of Event: Streamed play
Venue: online
Price: $20.00 per household
Reference Link: https://lagunaplayhouse.com
Description:
Dan Lauria and Wendie Malick will reunite in the Southern California premiere of Sitting and Talking. Lia Romeo’s charming, deeply heartfelt play follows a man and woman in their 60s as they navigate the vulnerable, awkward, and sometimes hilarious path to companionship.
The New Adventures of Super Indian
By: Arigon Starr (Kickapoo)
Directed by: Arigon Starr, Olivia Espinosa
Native Voices at the Autry
Los Angeles
Event Date(s): Wed Apr 14 - Wed Apr 28
Type of Event: Radio play
Price: $Free
Reference Link: www.theautry.org/NativeVoices
Description:
The New Adventures of Super Indian, created and written by Arigon Starr (Kickapoo) based on her popular graphic novels, unfolds over three audio episodes that tell the comic exploits of Super Indian and the residents of the fictional Leaning Oak Tribe Reservation.
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”.
Every Time I Feel the Spirit
By: Noelle Viñas
Directed by: Elizabeth Carter
Shotgun Players
Berkeley
Event Date(s): Fri Apr 02 - Sun Apr 11
Type of Event: Theatre Performance
Venue: Online
Price: $8-40
Reference Link: http://shotgunplayers.org/online/article/spirit
Description:
A young queer pastor attempts to navigate her new congregation’s shift to online worship due to COVID-19. As seasons change outside and the flat timeline of quarantine continues, the church fights to maintain fellowship. A fully immersive world premiere Zoom commission!
Red Riding Hood
By: Allison Gregory
Directed by: Shannon Flynn
South Coast Repertory
Costa Mesa
Event Date(s): Tue Apr 27 - Sun Jun 13
Type of Event: Theatre for Young Audiences family show
Venue: online
Price: $30, per streaming device
Reference Link: https://www.scr.org/calendar/view?id=12267
Description:
A surprising and fun spin on the classic fairy tale.
This Bitter Earth
By: Harrison David Rivers
Directed by: Gregg T. Daniel
The Road Theatre Company
North Hollywood
Event Date(s): Fri Mar 26 - Sun Apr 25
Type of Event: Virtual Production
Venue: Virtual
Price: $25
Reference Link: http://roadtheatre.org/event/this-bitter-earth/
Description:
Jesse, an introspective black playwright, finds his political apathy called into question by his boyfriend, Neil, a white Black Lives Matter activist.
Colorado
To the Moon
By: Beth Kander
Directed by: Betty Hart
Creede Repertory Theatre
Creede
Event Date(s): Fri Mar 05 - Sun Apr 11
Type of Event: Virtual
Venue: Vimeo
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://www.creederep.org
Description:
This stunning docu-drama based is on over 200 surveys and 20 in-person interviews with survivors of domestic violence. To the Moon lifts up the riveting stories of these survivors, complete with humor, revelation, and tragedy. Two live performances on March 5 and March 6 before streaming March 15 to April 11.
Living Room Local with Sheila Callaghan
Local Theater Company
Boulder
Event Date(s): Sun Apr 18 - Sun Apr 18
Type of Event: Virtual Presentation
Venue: Virtual
Price: $20
Reference Link: https://callaghanlrl.eventbrite.com/?aff=website
Description:
Step inside the TV writers’ room with Sheila Callaghan, playwright, screenwriter and co-founder of the The Kilroys. Callaghan will “break” an episode of television, showing just what it takes to create compelling stories for the small screen. We hope you’ll join us!
District-of-Columbia
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!
Inherit The Windbag Episode #2
By: Alexandra Petri
Directed by: Lee Mikeska Gardner
Mosaic Theater Company of DC
Washington
Event Date(s): Tue Mar 09 - Wed Jun 30
Type of Event: Virtual New Play Development
Venue: Virtual
Price: $0 - 25
Reference Link: https://mosaictheater.secure.force.com/ticket/#/instances/a0F4N00000QLoMbUAL
Description:
EPISODE #2 Ayn Rand disparages Latin. Norman Mailer drops by; so does Gore’s mom. It’s one big happy reunion made in Hell. Join Mosaic for an 8-part web series of Alexandra Petri’s Inherit the Windbag. A new episode of 10-20 minutes in length will be released every two weeks!
Florida
Marcus Pfister’s Rainbow Fish
By: Austin Zumbro
Directed by: Vincent Pelligrino
Emerald Coast Theatre Company
Miramar Beach
Event Date(s): Fri Mar 26 - Sat Apr 03
Type of Event: Theatre for the Very Young Performance
Venue: Emerald Coast Theatre Company
Price: $18
Reference Link: https://www.emeraldcoasttheatre.org/on-stage
Description:
Sharing makes you shiny in this beautiful children’s classic by Marcus Pfister. Children will experience The Rainbow Fish through movement, song, color, and hands-on sensory opportunities as they become part of the story with the actors.
Recommended ages: 6 months to 5 years old.
Vintage POP!
By: Created by Carole J. Bufford
Directed by: Artistic Overview Provided by Catherine Randazzo
Florida Studio Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Wed Mar 24 - Sun Apr 25
Type of Event: Musical Revue
Venue: FST's Keating Theatre
Price: $36.00
Reference Link: https://www.floridastudiotheatre.org/vintage-pop
Description:
With music made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Creedence Clearwater Revival, this revue starring Cabaret favorite Carole J. Bufford explores the evolution of popular music from the ’20s to the ’80s. Featuring hits like “St. Louis Blues,” “Sway,” and more.
Three Pianos
By: Created by Rebecca Hopkins and Sarah Durham with musical arrangements by Jim Prosser
Florida Studio Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Wed Mar 31 - Sun Apr 25
Type of Event: In-person Musical Revue
Venue: FST's Gompertz Theatre
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://www.floridastudiotheatre.org/three-pianos?ignoremobile=y
Description:
From Billy Joel to Carole King, Three Pianos celebrates the musical pioneers who refused to fit the mold of “rock star” and forged their own paths in the industry. This high-energy music revue will have you singing along to such hits as “Beautiful” and “Just the Way You Are.”
Henry V
By: William Shakespeare, adapted by David M. Jenkins and Giles Davies
Directed by: David M. Jenkins and Giles Davies
Jobsite Theater
Tampa
Event Date(s): Wed Apr 14 - Sun Apr 25
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Jaeb Theater, Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Price: $$39.50 - $109.50
Reference Link: https://jobsitetheater.org/henry-v
Description:
England’s in tumult, and who ascends the throne but everyman playboy prince Hal—an untested royal who spent his youth slumming around London. Now crowned King Henry V, he must win the respect of a nation and lead his country to greatness in an epic battle with archnemesis France.
Henry V
By: William Shakespeare, adapted by David M. Jenkins
Directed by: David M. Jenkins
Jobsite Theater
Tampa
Event Date(s): Fri Apr 09 - Sun Apr 25
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/henry-v
Description:
England’s in tumult and who ascends the throne but playboy prince Hal—an untested royal who spent his youth slumming around London. Now crowned King Henry V, he must win the respect of a nation and lead his country to greatness in an epic battle with archnemesis France.
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.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Jim Helsinger
Orlando Shakespeare Theatre
Orlando
Event Date(s): Wed Mar 31 - Sat Apr 17
Type of Event: In-Person, Outdoor Performance
Venue: Walt Disney Amphitheater at Lake Eola Park
Price: Starting at $22
Reference Link: https://www.orlandoshakes.org/show/a-midsummer-nights-dream/
Description:
When magical, mischief-maker Puck gets ahold of a love potion, he sets in motion all the comical antics that arise from four young lovers’ adventure through the woods. Shakespeare’s classic comedy charms everyone who enters its magical realm. Produced in association with UCF.
The Best of Bacharach
By: Mark Danni
Directed by: Mark Danni
TheatreZone
Naples
Event Date(s): Thu Apr 15 - Sun Apr 25
Type of Event: Themed Concert
Venue: G&L Theater
Price: $50 - 65
Reference Link: https://theatre.zone
Description:
This show takes audiences back to the legendary composers’ most prolific period of the 1960s and ’70s when music was a nostalgic, common thread that kept everyone sane.
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
Working: A Musical
By: From the book by Studs Terkel; Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso; With additional contributions by Gordon Greenberg; Songs by Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mary Rodgers and Susan Birkenhead, Stephen Schwartz, and James Taylor
Directed by: Tamilla Woodard
Alliance Theatre
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Thu Apr 22 - Sun Jun 06
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Under the Tent at Alliance Theatre
Price: $
Reference Link: https://alliancetheatre.org/production/2020-21/working-a-musical
Description:
“Everyone should have something to point to.” Working: A Musical explores what makes our work meaningful across all walks of life. Whether it be in an office, a restaurant, your home, or you’ve retired, this musical reminds us to celebrate not only what we do, but how we do it
Beautiful Blackbird Live!
By: Inspired by the Newbery Medal-winning book by Ashley Bryan
Alliance Theatre
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Thu Apr 08 - Sun Apr 18
Type of Event: Musical; For Families
Venue: Under the Tent at Alliance Theatre
Price: $
Reference Link: https://alliancetheatre.org/production/2020-21/beautiful-blackbird-live
Description:
Atlanta’s favorite feathered funk band is back! Featuring original music by Eugene H. Russell IV and inspired by Ashley Bryan’s children’s book Beautiful Blackbird, this family friendly concert will have you on your feet celebrating the uniqueness of each and every one of us.
Sounds of the West End
By: Will Power and R. Gregory Christie
Alliance Theatre
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Tue Mar 16 - Fri Apr 30
Type of Event: Virtual; Recommended for children 0-5 and their grown-ups
Venue: Alliance Theatre Anywhere
Price: $
Reference Link: https://alliancetheatre.org/production/alliance-theatre-anywhere/the-sounds-of-the-west-end
Description:
Inspired by the children’s book, this aural adventure will immerse you in the sounds of Atlanta’s historic West End neighborhood. From the talk on the sidewalks to the whoosh of the MARTA trains, join us for a rhythmic and tasty trip through the epicenter of vegan cooking in ATL.
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.
The Right to the Stage: Access for our Youth
Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Thu Apr 29 - Thu Apr 29
Type of Event: Livestream: Community Conversation
Venue: YouTube Live
Price: $FREE
Reference Link: https://truecolorstheatre.org/the-right-to-the-stage-theatre-for-our-youth/
Description:
True Colors Theatre Company is proud to present “The Right to the Stage: Access for our Youth,” in partnership with the Atlanta Music Project. A timely conversation concerning how African American youth continue to face greater obstacles to accessing the arts.
Illinois
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.
Maine
Je Ne Suis Pas Evangeline | I am not Evangeline
By: Carolyn Cook
Penobscot Theatre Company
Bangor
Event Date(s): Thu Apr 22 - Sun May 09
Type of Event: Online/Film
Venue: Online
Price: $40
Reference Link: https://https://www.penobscottheatre.org/show/evangeline/
Description:
PTC has commissioned Atlanta-based theatre company, Théâtre du Rêve, to create a film that brings the stories of Acadian and other Francophone women to life through the lens of Maine poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie.
Bee Parks and the Hornets
By: Brittany Parker
Penobscot Theatre Company
Bangor
Event Date(s): Sun Apr 11 - Sun May 02
Type of Event: Music/Children's Theatre/Musical
Venue: Online
Price: $30
Reference Link: https://https://www.penobscottheatre.org/show/bee-parks-and-the-hornets/
Description:
With all-original songs that promote kindness, equality, self-confidence, social justice, environmental awareness, and dancing your heart out, Bee Parks and the Hornets take audience members of all ages on a musical adventure that will open up spirits and imaginations.
The Dog Operas
Penobscot Theatre Company
Bangor
Event Date(s): Tue Mar 02 - Mon May 31
Type of Event: Performance, Opera, Theatre
Venue: Virtual Performance
Price: $40
Reference Link: https://https://www.penobscottheatre.org/show/the-dog-operas/
Description:
Appropriate for ALL members of your household. Made for and by dogs, The Barker of Seville and two other short “pupperas” are the perfect offering for all theatre lovers and their loyal companions. Come for the cuteness and stay for the reimagined tails of love & heartbreak.
Who Killed Zolan Mize?
By: Rachael and Brendan Powers
Penobscot Theatre Company
Bangor
Event Date(s): Thu Mar 11 - Sat Apr 03
Type of Event: Online Interactive Theatre
Venue: Virtual
Price: $20
Reference Link: https://www.penobscottheatre.org/show/zolan-mize/
Description:
Engage in the fun and watch two detectives question 6 quirky suspects. Share observations with fellow detectives along the way and join in a series of in-home scavenger hunts. Share your thoughts on the case with the detectives and vote! Suspect with most votes gets handcuffed!
Maryland
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+.
Massachusetts
TJ Loves Sally 4 Ever
By: James Ijames
Directed by: Pascale Florestal
SpeakEasy Stage Company
Boston
Event Date(s): Fri Apr 16 - Thu Apr 22
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Online Streaming
Price: $30
Reference Link: http://www.speakeasystage.com/speakeasy-spring-season-2021/
Description:
When Sally, a young Black college student, is faced with unwanted advances from TJ, her college’s white dean of students, she sets out, amidst a swirl of marching bands, beauty pageants, and bubbly tour guides, to dismantle the legacies that bind us.
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
I Love to Eat
By: James Still
Directed by: Hal Cropp
Commonweal Theatre
Lanesboro
Event Date(s): Sat Apr 17 - Sat Jun 26
Type of Event: Live Performance
Venue: Commonweal Theatre
Price: $15-35
Reference Link: https://commonwealtheatre.org/our-season/i-love-to-eat/
Description:
Before Rachael Ray, Gordon Ramsay, and even Julia Child, there was James Beard, America’s first TV chef. Join us for the cooking lesson of a lifetime, celebrating food, friends, and faith in oneself.
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.
Legendary: A Detect the Story Adventure
By: Jim Hibbeler
Directed by: Sandy Boren-Barrett
Stages Theatre Company
Hopkins
Event Date(s): Fri Mar 19 - Thu Apr 29
Type of Event: Self-paced Scavenger Hunt/Puzzle Adventure
Venue: Virtual
Price: $50
Reference Link: https://www.stagestheatre.org/legendary/
Description:
A mythical journey through Downtown Hopkins. Perfect for ages 8+.
Inspired by the myth of Pandora’s box.
A mystery. A scavenger hunt. A puzzle room. A walking tour. A theatre performance—all wrapped into one adventurous journey for your family.
Twelve Dancing Princesses
By: Based on the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm
Directed by: Sandy Boren Barrett & Ann Marie Omeish
Stages Theatre Company
Hopkins
Event Date(s): Fri Apr 02 - Thu May 13
Type of Event: Theatre for Young Audiences, Musical, Dance
Venue: Virtual
Price: $50
Reference Link: https://www.stagestheatre.org/twelve-dancing-princesses/
Description:
Each night, 12 princesses sing a song allowing them secret passage into an enchanted forest filled with beauty. They dance the night away as the spirit of their mother watches over them. Each morning, their father, the king, is perplexed by twelve pairs of worn shoes. Produced in association with Escalate Dance.
New-York
No One Is Forgotten
By: Winter Miller, Sxip Shirey
Directed by: Paola Prestini, Sxip Shirey
HERE Arts Center
New York City
Event Date(s): Thu Mar 11 - Sat Apr 24
Type of Event: Live Performance - Radio Opera
Venue: online
Price: $5-50
Reference Link: https://here.org/shows/no-one-is-forgotten/
Description:
Lali and Beng are being held captive. No one knows where they have been taken or if they are alive. All they have is each other. Adapted from Winter Miller’s play and inspired by the plight of captured and detained journalists and aid workers, No One is Forgotten promotes the message of strength and hope by leaning on our humanity.
Taylor Talks
By: Taylor Mac
Directed by: Taylor Mac
HERE Arts Center
New York City
Event Date(s): Thu Mar 11 - Mon May 31
Type of Event: Live Talks (ongoing series)
Venue: online
Price: $free
Reference Link: https://here.org/shows/taylor-talks/
Description:
Join Taylor Mac for a glimpse into the creative process and gain insight into exciting new multidisciplinary work coming out of the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP). Taylor’s guests span the disciplines of theatre, music, dance, opera, media arts, and more.
The Visitation
By: Stephanie Fleischmann, Christina Campanella, and Mallory Catlett
HERE Arts Center
New York City
Event Date(s): Fri Apr 23 - Wed Jun 30
Type of Event: Immersive Experience - Sound walk
Venue: Jackie Robinson Park
Price: $0-50
Reference Link: https://here.org/shows/the-visitation/
Description:
Inspired by the appearance of a one-antlered deer in Harlem in 2016, this site-specific sound walk is a meditation on the presence of the mythic in the everyday and the uneasy relationship between the built environment and the natural world.
Communion
By: Janessa Clark
Directed by: Janessa Clark
HERE Arts Center
New York City
Event Date(s): Thu Mar 11 - Mon May 31
Type of Event: live performance - dance
Venue: online
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://here.org/shows/communion/
Description:
Communion is an experimental video art response to the isolation and uncertainty we are all facing as artists and humans in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Each unique duet is created from videos by two different dancers who are separated by cities, countries, and continents.
The Jackson C. Frank Listening Party w/ Special Guests
By: Michael Aguirre
Directed by: Sarah Norris
New Light Theater Project
New York
Event Date(s): Mon Mar 29 - Sun Apr 11
Type of Event: Digital Stream of Part Theatrical, Part Listening Party Play
Venue: Online via 59E59 Theaters
Price: $0-$50
Reference Link: https://www.newlighttheaterproject.com/jacksoncfranklisteningparty
Description:
The Jackson C. Frank Listening Party w/ Special Guests is part theatrical event, part listening party. The show draws parallels from the obscure and tragic folk musician of the 1960s and the poignant dramedy about a family member’s quest to find himself.
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.
North Carolina
Edges of Time
By: Jacqueline E. Lawton
Directed by: Jules Odendahl-James
PlayMakers Repertory Company
Chapel Hill
Event Date(s): Fri Mar 26 - Sun Apr 04
Type of Event: World Premiere Drama
Venue: Streaming at playmakersrep.org
Price: $30
Reference Link: https://playmakersrep.org/show/edges-of-time-2/
Description:
This world premiere one-woman drama takes us into the life of investigative journalist, editor, and activist, the marvelous Marvel Cooke, the first Black woman writer to have her own byline in a major U.S. newspaper. Starring Kathryn Hunter-Williams.
North-Carolina
Sweat
By: Lynn Nottage
Directed by: Quin Gordon
UNCSA
Winston-Salem
Event Date(s): Fri Apr 02 - Sun Apr 04
Type of Event: Filmed theater online
Venue: Online
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://www.uncsa.edu/performances
Description:
The School of Drama at UNCSA presents Contemporary Voices: A Virtual Theater Festival with livestreams of prerecorded plays by some of today’s most compelling voices in theater: Tim J. Lord’s Down in the face of God, and Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Sweat.
Ohio
Test Flight
Cleveland Public Theatre
Cleveland
Event Date(s): Thu Mar 25 - Fri Apr 16
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Online
Price: Suggested Donation: $1 to $99
Reference Link: https://www.cptonline.org/performances/seasons/2020-2021/category/series/test-flight/
Description:
Test Flight is a multi-week series showcasing new work on its way to full production, presented as virtual staged readings this season.
Side Man
By: Warren Leight
Directed by: D. Lynn Meyers
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Event Date(s): Tue Mar 30 - Sun Apr 11
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Virtual
Price: $10 for 48-hour rental
Reference Link: https://ondemand.ensemblecincinnati.org/productions/side-man/
Description:
Set from 1953 and traveling to 1985, this 1999 Best Play Tony winner chronicles the life of trumpet player’s broken family as it navigates the decline of jazz as popular entertainment.
I Shall Not Be Moved: The Story of Betty Daniels Rosemond, First Draft Reading
By: Isaiah Reaves
Directed by: Torie Wiggins
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Event Date(s): Mon Apr 19 - Sun May 02
Type of Event: Virtual
Venue: ETC On Demand
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://ondemand.ensemblecincinnati.org/productions/i-shall-not-be-moved/
Description:
This one-woman play thrillingly recounts the story of its author’s grandmother, a nationally recognized Civil Rights pioneer Betty Daniels Rosemond and her beautiful, horrifying, and trailblazing journey through the American South as one of the first Freedom Riders.
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
Robi Hager: So Far
By: Robi Hager
Arden Theatre Company
Philadelphia
Event Date(s): Mon Mar 29 - Sun Apr 11
Type of Event: Online cabaret
Venue: Online
Price: $30
Reference Link: https://tickets.ardentheatre.org/online/seatSelect.asp?BOset::WSmap::seatmap::performance_ids=43A87A4E-C95C-411A-885F-68B2C42D4BF2
Description:
A Broadway veteran (who appeared in the original production Spring Awakening) and accomplished composer/lyricist (Basic Witches), Robi Hager offers an original cabaret featuring his own musical compositions.
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.
The Bergerac Simulation
By: Mora V. Harris
Directed by: Marya Sea Kaminski
Pittsburgh Public Theater
Pittsburgh
Event Date(s): Thu Apr 15 - Sun Apr 18
Type of Event: Virtual Benefit Reading
Venue: Online
Price: $Donations start at 10.00
Reference Link: https://www.ppt.org/playtime
Description:
Join Pittsburgh Public Theater for our virtual benefit reading of The Bergerac Simulation. In Mora V. Harris’ imaginative update to Edmond Rostand’s French farce, Cyrano de Bergerac shows that when we take romance online, it’s easier than ever to get your signals crossed.
Zoo Motel
By: Thaddeus Phillips
Directed by: Tatiana Mallarino
Theatre Exile
Philadelphia
Event Date(s): Thu Apr 15 - Sun May 02
Type of Event: Show
Venue: Virtual (Zoom)
Price: $40
Reference Link: https://https://theatreexile.org/shows/zoo-motel/
Description:
Theatre Exile invites you to check into Zoo Motel, devised by Thaddeus Phillips in 2020 as a quarantined experiment that offers a window into what’s possible for live performance: a world where audiences around the globe can share a mind-bending adventure from their homes.
An Imagined America
By: Adam Ercolani
Directed by: Adam Ercolani
Touchstone Theatre
Allentown
Event Date(s): Fri Apr 09 - Sat Apr 10
Type of Event: Live Performance
Venue: The Fine Art Galleries at the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center 21 North 7th Street, Allentown, PA 18101
Price: $Free or by donation
Reference Link: http://www.touchstone.org/events/spring-festival-of-new-works-thesis-projects/
Description:
An Imagined America is a drag show, a history lesson, and a visual art exhibit—all on the same ticket. Audiences and actors alike will be left asking themselves what exactly America is—and what they want America to be.
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.
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.
Fat Ham
By: James Ijames
Directed by: Morgan Green
Wilma Theater
Philadelphia
Event Date(s): Thu Mar 25 - Sat Apr 10
Type of Event: Streaming Performance
Venue: Online
Price: $37
Reference Link: https://wilmatheater.org/event/fat-ham/
Description:
This contemporary adaption of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, set in the American South, explores big issues (like toxic masculinity and cycles of violence) with a light touch. Fat Ham is the latest from award-winning playwright and Wilma Co-Artistic Director James Ijames.
Texas
Euripides’ “Medea”
By: Translated by Mary-Kay Gamel
Directed by: Rob Melrose
Alley Theatre
Houston
Event Date(s): Fri Mar 19 - Sun Apr 11
Type of Event: Play
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://www.alleytheatre.org/plays/production-detail/medea
Description:
Sexual jealousy, betrayal, revenge, and murder! One of the first plays ever written remains one of the most gripping. Medea has sacrificed everything for her marriage to Jason. Now he has his eye on a younger potential bride.Watch as Medea makes him pay dearly for his infidelity.
Mlima’s Tale
By: Lynn Nottage
Directed by: Reginald L. Douglas
Bishop Arts Theatre Center
Dallas
Event Date(s): Mon Apr 12 - Sat May 08
Type of Event: Audio Play
Venue: Bishop Arts Theatre Center
Price: $14 - 25
Reference Link: https://bishopartstheatre.org/theatre-series/
Description:
Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, tells the provocative story of Mlima, a majestic elephant trapped in the clandestine international ivory market.
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!
Antigone
By: Sophocles
Directed by: Kelly Hilliard Roush
The Classic Theatre San Antonio
San Antonio
Event Date(s): Thu Apr 08 - Sun Apr 25
Type of Event: Play
Venue: San Antonio Botanical Garden
Price: $24-39
Description:
An outdoor performance of Sophocles’ classic play: ‘Antigone!‘
Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays at 7:30pm April 8-25, 2021 at the San Antonio Botanical Garden
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.
The Effluent Engine
By: N.K. Jemisin/Jéhan Òsanyín
Directed by: Jéhan Òsanyín
Book-It Repertory Theatre
Seattle
Event Date(s): Thu Apr 01 - Wed Jun 30
Type of Event: All-audio drama
Venue: Online
Price: $15
Reference Link: https://book-it.org/events/the-effluent-engine/
Description:
This speculative spy thriller by a multiple Hugo Award-winning author introduces us to a post-revolution Haitian spy sent to a reimagined New Orleans to bring home technology to save the burgeoning nation, with a thread of steampunk and a touch of Sapphic romance.
Seattle Rep’s Plays in Process: Hamlet
By: Shakespeare, Adapted by Erica Schmidt
Directed by: Erica Schmidt
Seattle Rep
Seattle
Event Date(s): Thu Apr 01 - Thu Apr 01
Type of Event: Virtual
Price: $0-$40
Reference Link: https://https://www.seattlerep.org/audience-programs/newplay/plays-in-process/hamlet/
Description:
An innovative adaptation of Shakespeare’s best-known play—widely regarded as the most influential literary work ever written—reimagined for modern audiences. Featuring adaptor/director Erica Schmidt and actors Taylor Schilling, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Sophie Kelly Hedrick.
