June 2021
June is busting out all over U.S. stages.
California
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): 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.
Sweat
By: Lynn Nottage
Directed by: Elina de Santos
Chance Theater
Anaheim
Event Date(s): Fri Jun 11 - Sun Jul 18
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Chance Theater - Virtual Performance
Price: $20-39
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com/production/sweat/
Description:
Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, this Pulitzer winning play tells the story of a group of friends who find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay true to themselves and each other.
Chance Cyber Chat on ‘Rose’
By: Martin Sherman
Directed by: Scott Le Crass
Chance Theater
Anaheim
Event Date(s): Fri Jun 25 - Fri Jun 25
Type of Event: Online Live Stream
Venue: Online
Price: $Free
Reference Link: https://chancetheater.com/chance-cyber-chats/
Description:
Now is the chance to take a virtual theatre trip together by watching Rose online then joining us on Zoom right to share our experiences! Rose acts as a caution, highlighting the importance of unity in face of adversity, and the need to empathize with the suffering of others
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.
TransNational Cabaret
Directed by: Richard A. Mosqueda
New Conservatory Theatre Center
San Francisco
Event Date(s): Mon May 10 - Thu Jun 10
Type of Event: Cabaret
Venue: Online
Price: $5-40
Reference Link: https://www.nctcsf.org/TransNational-Cabaret
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Description:
Transcultural. Transformative. Transcendent. Artists unite to unearth the joy, power and magic of being trans in TransNational Cabaret. Featuring a variety of innovative performances, this effervescent celebration highlights the vibrant kaleidoscope of the trans experience.
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.
Clean
By: Christine Quintana
Directed by: Lisa Portes
South Coast Repertory
Costa Mesa
Event Date(s): Mon May 31 - Sun Jun 06
Type of Event: Pacific Playwrights Festival Reading
Venue: online
Price: $19
Reference Link: https://www.scr.org/calendar/view?id=12284
Description:
An impenetrable border runs through the fake paradise of a Mexican resort.
Harold & Lillian
By: book & lyrics by Dan Collins, music by Julianne Wick Davis
Directed by: Michael Greif
South Coast Repertory
Costa Mesa
Event Date(s): Mon Jun 21 - Tue Jul 27
Type of Event: Pacific Playwrights Festival Reading
Venue: online
Price: $19
Reference Link: https://www.scr.org/calendar/view?id=12288
Description:
Final reading for the 2021 Pacific Playwrights Festival. A Hollywood love story about two of Hollywood’s unheralded magic makers.
The Plastic Bag Store
By: Robin Frohardt
Directed by: Robin Frohardt
UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance
Los Angeles
Event Date(s): Wed Jun 30 - Sun Jul 11
Type of Event: Installation and immersive experience
Venue: 661 Imperial Street, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Price: $35
Reference Link: https://cap.ucla.edu/plasticbagstore
Description:
The Plastic Bag Store, a public art installation, is a store stocked with hand-sculpted replica items made from discarded plastics. The store transforms into an immersive multimedia experience using humor and puppetry to focus a critical lens upon our culture of consumption.
Colorado
Living Room Local with Congressman Joe Neguse
Local Theater Company
Boulder
Event Date(s): Sat Jun 12 - Sat Jun 12
Type of Event: Livestream
Venue: Online
Price: $Free (suggested donation $20)
Reference Link: https://https://www.eventbrite.com/e/living-room-local-with-congressman-joe-neguse-registration-151845950325
Description:
Congressman Joe Neguse joins us for a conversation on the value of arts and culture in a healthy democracy.
Discount Ghost Stories: Songs from the Rockies
By: Book - Pesha Rudnick, Rob Wright; Music and Original Lyrics - Alexander Sage Oyen
Directed by: Pesha Rudnick
Local Theater Company
Boulder
Event Date(s): Mon Jun 21 - Thu Jul 15
Type of Event: Musical
Venue: Boulder Bandshell
Price: $0-40
Reference Link: https://www.localtheaterco.org/dgs
Description:
Discount Ghost Stories: Songs from the Rockies is a haunting and hopeful night of live music and Colorado stories you probably don’t know but won’t soon forget.
Connecticut
Why Puppets?
By: Kathryn Mullen
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
Event Date(s): Mon Jun 07 - Mon Jun 07
Type of Event: Puppetry Master Class
Venue: Zoom
Price: $40
Reference Link: https://https://www.theoneill.org/pup21
Description:
Kathryn Mullen will talk about her experiences creating informational and educational puppet videos for children around the world. She will discuss why puppets are a good choice for getting across important messages to kids in dire and scary situations.
Puppetry Master Class With Ping Chong
By: Ping Chong
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
Event Date(s): Tue Jun 08 - Tue Jun 08
Type of Event: Puppetry Master Class
Venue: Zoom
Price: $40
Reference Link: https://www.theoneill.org/pup21
Description:
A conversation with the director will take place on Zoom 2-3 p.m. EST; the link to join the event will be sent to your email by 1 p.m. EST on the day of the event.
Puppetry Master Class With Mervyn Millar
By: Mervyn Millar
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
Event Date(s): Wed Jun 09 - Wed Jun 09
Type of Event: Puppetry Master Class
Venue: Zoom
Price: $40
Reference Link: https://www.theoneill.org/pup21
Description:
This conversation will take place on Zoom 2-3 p.m. EST. The link to join the event will be sent to your email by 1 p.m. EST on the day of the event.
Puppetry Master Class With François Delarozière
By: François Delarozière
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
Event Date(s): Thu Jun 10 - Thu Jun 10
Type of Event: Puppetry Master Class
Venue: Zoom
Price: $40
Reference Link: https://https://www.theoneill.org/pup21
Description:
This conversation will take place on Zoom 2-3 p.m. EST. The link to join the event will be sent to your email by 1 p.m. EST on the day of the event.
A Life Led by Puppets
By: Chia-yin Cheng
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
Event Date(s): Fri Jun 11 - Fri Jun 11
Type of Event: Puppetry Master Class
Venue: Zoom
Price: $40
Reference Link: https://https://www.theoneill.org/pup21
Description:
How did Cheng become a puppeteer? This brief introduction features the Puppet & Its Double Theater, its belief and art, and explores how the company works in an unconventional way to create new work in its current productions and international collaborations.
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
Sophie Tucker: The Last of the Red Hot Mamas
By: Jack Fournier and Kathy Halenda
Directed by: Richard Hopkins
Florida Studio Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Wed Jun 02 - Sun Jul 11
Type of Event: Play
Venue: FST's Gompertz Theatre
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://www.floridastudiotheatre.org/sophie-tucker-last-red-hot-mamas
Description:
With a voice and personality that lit up Vaudeville and Broadway, Sophie Tucker proved that female entertainers could reach the top of show business on their own terms. This sizzling show features classics like “The Lady is a Tramp” and “Some of These Days.”
My Lord, What a Night
By: Deborah Brevoort
Directed by: Kate Alexander
Florida Studio Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Wed Jun 30 - Sun Aug 15
Type of Event: Play
Venue: FST's Keating Theatre
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://www.floridastudiotheatre.org/my-lord-what-night
Description:
In 1937, after performing a sold-out concert in Princeton, N.J., internationally renowned singer Marian Anderson was refused a room at the whites-only Nassau Inn. With nowhere to go, Albert Einstein invited her to stay in his own home, sparking a lifelong friendship.
Great Balls of Fire
By: Jason Cohen and Michael Schiralli
Florida Studio Theatre
Sarasota
Event Date(s): Tue Jun 15 - Sun Aug 29
Type of Event: In-person Cabaret
Venue: FST's Court Cabaret
Price: $25+
Reference Link: https://www.floridastudiotheatre.org/great-balls-fire
Description:
Led by Jason Cohen, who has played Jerry Lee Lewis in nearly 80 cities across North America, Great Balls of Fire brings the ivory-smashing superstar back to life. Featuring hits from the ‘50s and beyond, such as “Good Golly, Miss Molly,” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On.”
Shockheaded Peter
By: Created for the stage by Julian Crouch and Phelim McDermott Original music by The Tiger Lillies Based on Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann
Directed by: David M. Jenkins
Jobsite Theater
Tampa
Event Date(s): Tue Jun 08 - Sun Jun 27
Type of Event: Musical Entertainment
Venue: Jaeb Theater, Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Price: $$39.50 - $109.50
Reference Link: https://www.jobsitetheater.org/shockheaded-peter/
Description:
A little bit Edward Gorey, a little bit Nightmare Before Christmas, Shockheaded Peter is the phantasmagorical musical staging of Heinrich Hoffman’s dark, mildl terrifying 19th-century German children’s book Struwwelpeter. The show illuminates graphic cautionary tales.
Shockheaded Peter
By: Created for the stage by Julian Crouch and Phelim McDermott Original music by The Tiger Lillies Based on Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann
Directed by: David M. Jenkins
Jobsite Theater
Tampa
Event Date(s): Wed Jun 30 - Sat Jul 03
Type of Event: Musical Entertainment
Venue: Jaeb Theater, Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Price: $39.50+
Reference Link: https://jobsitetheater.org/shockheaded-peter
Description:
A little bit Edward Gorey, a little bit Tim Burton, Shockheaded Peter is the phantasmagorical musical staging of Heinrich Hoffman’s dark, mildly terrifying 19th-century German children’s book Der Struwwelpeter.
Shockheaded Peter
By: Created for the stage by Julian Crouch and Phelim McDermott, original music by the Tiger Lillies, based on Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann
Directed by: David M. Jenkins
Jobsite Theater
Tampa
Event Date(s): Fri Jun 11 - Sun Jun 27
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/shockheaded-peter
Description:
The phantasmagorical musical staging of the dark, mildly terrifying 19th-century German children’s book Struwwelpeter. The show illuminates graphic cautionary tales about a cast of misbehaving youngsters who come to untimely and hilariously horrific ends.
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.
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
Improv in the Park(ing Lot)
Dad's Garage Theatre
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Sat May 08 - Sat Jun 26
Type of Event: Outdoor Improv Show
Venue: Dad's Garage Theatre -- Parking Lot Stage
Price: $16.50
Reference Link: https://dadsgarage.secure.force.com/ticket/PatronTicket__PublicTicketApp#/events/a0S1K00000J6i9IUAR
Description:
Our improvisers are finally back on the stage… an outdoor one! We’re excited to launch our very first drive-in improv theatre in our own parking lot. Every Saturday night through the summer, you can catch live improv from the comfort of your own car.
Improv in the Park(ing Lot)
Dad's Garage Theatre
Atlanta
Event Date(s): Sat May 29 - Sat Jun 26
Type of Event: Outdoor Improv Show
Venue: Dad's Garage Theatre -- Outdoor Stage
Price: $16.50
Reference Link: https://dadsgarage.secure.force.com/ticket/PatronTicket__PublicTicketApp#/events/a0S1K00000J6i9IUAR
Description:
Our improvisers are finally back on the stage… AN OUTDOOR ONE! We’re excited to launch our very first drive-in improv theatre in our own parking lot. Every Saturday night through the summer, you can catch live improv from the comfort of your own car.
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.
Indiana
Sherlock in Btown Walkabout Radio Plays
By: Liam Castellan and Bruce Walsh
Directed by: Kate Galvin
Cardinal Stage
Bloomington
Event Date(s): Wed Jun 09 - Tue Aug 31
Type of Event: Radio Play (available on-demand)
Venue: Online
Price: $Suggested Donation
Reference Link: https://cardinalstage.org/mainstage/walkabout-radio-plays/
Description:
Cardinal’s Sherlock Holmes-themed Walkabout Radio Plays are a safe way to enjoy great storytelling in a unique way. With two new mysteries, “Predisposed to Violins” and “John Watson, PhD,” you’ll love these fresh takes on a beloved classic. Listen from anywhere—on demand now!
The Women in the Woods Walkabout Radio Plays
By: Josie Gingrich & Emily Goodson
Directed by: Kate Galvin
Cardinal Stage
Bloomington
Event Date(s): Wed Jun 09 - Tue Aug 31
Type of Event: Radio Play (available on-demand)
Venue: Online
Price: $Suggested Donation
Reference Link: https://cardinalstage.org/mainstage/walkabout-radio-play-fall/
Description:
The Women in the Woods is a 4-episode, site-specific radio play series about a young woman who arrives at IU and discovers she has ties to Bloomington that she’s never known about. Listen from anywhere—each play comes with a visual companion document! Available on-demand.
Louisiana
Summer Reads
By: A.J. Allegra, James Bartelle, Alex Martinez Wallace, Brittany N. Williams , Gab Reisman
The NOLA Project
New Orleans
Event Date(s): Sun Jun 06 - Sun Jun 13
Type of Event: Play Reading
Venue: New Orleans Museum of Art
Price: $0
Reference Link: https://www.nolaproject.com/copy-of-the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow-1?
Description:
The NOLA Project is excited to present three FREE world-premiere play readings of upcoming new works!
6/6 – Treasure Island
6/12 – Tell It to Me Sweet
6/13 – The Seagull, or How to Eat It
#SummerReadsNOMA info/Covid policies: bit.ly/3y82eCC
Massachusetts
Who Could Ask For Anything More?
By: The Songs of George Gershwin
Directed by: Julianne Boyd
Barrington Stage Company
Pittsfield
Event Date(s): Thu Jun 10 - Sat Jul 03
Type of Event: Concert
Venue: Under a Tent at BSC Production Center
Price: $25-85
Reference Link: https://barringtonstageco.org/gershwin/
Description:
Join us in celebrating one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. From “I Got Rhythm” to “Embraceable You” to “Summertime,” George Gershwin’s soaring, glorious music will lift your spirits and warm your hearts, sung here by a cast of stellar Broadway singers.
Tiny Beautiful Things
By: Nia Vardalos
Directed by: Lyndsay Allyn Cox
Gloucester Stage Company
Rockport
Event Date(s): Wed Jun 23 - Sun Jun 27
Type of Event: Theatrical Performance
Venue: Windhover Center for the Performing Arts
Price: $54
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Description:
Tiny Beautiful Things, directed by Lyndsay Allyn Cox, will run June 11 through June 27. Performances are outdoors Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Windhover Center for the Performing Arts, 257R Granite St, Rockport, Mass.
Boston Project: Project Resilience
SpeakEasy Stage Company
Boston
Event Date(s): Fri Jun 04 - Thu Jun 10
Type of Event: Play
Venue: Online Streaming
Price: $30
Reference Link: http://www.speakeasystage.com/speakeasy-spring-season-2021/
Description:
To celebrate the distinct and enduring spirit of this great city, SpeakEasy is commissioning five Boston playwrights to each write a brand-new, site-specific, ten-minute play that celebrates the resilience that sees us through each day.
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.
Dancing Lessons
By: Mark St. Germain
Directed by: Rachel Kuhnle
Commonweal Theatre
Lanesboro
Event Date(s): Sat May 29 - Sun Aug 29
Type of Event: Live Performance
Venue: Commonweal Theatre
Price: $15-35
Reference Link: https://commonwealtheatre.org/our-season/dancing-lessons/
Description:
Senga is a brilliant dancer whose world crumbles after a life-changing accident. Evers is a brilliant college professor with Asperger’s. Their sudden physical closeness collides with their emotional distance, unleashing a torrent of feelings in this tender, unpredictable romance.
Nebraska
Misunderstood: Heroes & Villains
Directed by: Katherine M. Carter
The Rose Theater
Omaha
Event Date(s): Fri Jun 04 - Sun Jun 20
Type of Event: Music Concert
Venue: The Rose Theater
Price: $20
Reference Link: https://www.rosetheater.org/shows/misunderstood-heroes-villains/
Description:
Treat the heroes in your life to a lineup of diabolically delightful songs in a musical journey of good and evil: Misunderstood: Heroes & Villains! Come dressed as your favorite hero or villain as we rock out, Rose-style.
New-York
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.
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.
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.
Drop the Mic
By: Chris Williams, Darshanpreet Gill, Katie Nguyen, Kisha Jarrett, Lauren Modica, Monica Choy, Shauna Hahn, and Vin Shambry
Directed by: B. Frayn Masters and Mindy Nettifee
Artists Repertory Theatre
Portland
Event Date(s): Sat May 01 - Fri Jul 23
Type of Event: Storytelling
Venue: online
Price: $Sliding scale
Reference Link: https://artistsrep.org/performance/drop-the-mic/
Description:
A collaboration with ART & Back Fence PDX featuring the work of eight Portland storytellers. You’ll hear their stories with the theme, “Can I get a do over?” From a sweet 16 party to venturing outside after the shelter in place is lifted, we have a story for everyone to enjoy.
The Vertical City
By: Diana Burbano
Directed by: Dámaso Rodríguez
Artists Repertory Theatre
Portland
Event Date(s): Sat May 01 - Fri Jul 30
Type of Event: Audio Play
Venue: Online
Price: $Sliding Scale
Reference Link: https://artistsrep.org/performance/vertical-city/
Description:
The Vertical City, a collaboration of ART and The Actors Conservatory, is a character study set in a future-Portland built to survive the effects of climate change and imagines how technology might evolve society at the end of the 21st century, both for better and worse.
The Carlalogues
By: Anthony Hudson
Directed by: Luan Schooler
Artists Repertory Theatre
Portland
Event Date(s): Sat May 22 - Fri Aug 20
Type of Event: Audio Play
Venue: Online
Price: $Sliding Scale
Reference Link: https://artistsrep.org/performance/the-carlalogues/
Description:
Whatever Portland’s premier drag clown Carla Rossi wants, Carla gets. And Carla wants… an audience! Now! Sick of the pandemic and desperate to be back in the spotlight, she breaks into the Flamingo Club to put on an evening of guerrilla storytelling. This show is captivating!
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.
When We Fall
By: Emma Gibson
Directed by: Marya Sea Kaminski
Pittsburgh Public Theater
Pittsburgh
Event Date(s): Thu Jun 17 - Sun Jun 20
Type of Event: Virtual Benefit Reading
Venue: Online
Price: $Donations start at 10.00
Reference Link: https://donate2.app/fnekjP
Description:
7.7 billion people on earth and everyone is lonely. Perhaps. Trina definitely is, even though tonight is her birthday and she’s going to party like it’s 1982. When We Fall is a new play about learning to fly, telling stories, and finding friendship in unexpected places.
Pass Over
By: Antoinette Nwandu
Directed by: Ozzie Jones
Theatre Exile
Philadelphia
Event Date(s): Thu Jun 10 - Sun Jun 27
Type of Event: Show
Venue: Hawthorne Park (12th & Catherine St)
Price: $15-45
Reference Link: https://https://theatreexile.org/shows/pass-over/
Description:
Pass Over tells the story of two Black men, Moses and Kitch—friends hanging out on a city street corner, sharing dreams of an escapee from their circumstances. When a stranger wanders onto their corner with his own agenda, he derails their plans of finding their promised land. Produced in association Theatre in the X.
Fresh Voices: Spring Festival of New Works
Touchstone Theatre
Bethlehem
Event Date(s): Fri Jun 04 - Sat Jun 05
Type of Event: Festival, New Works
Venue: Touchstone Theatre
Price: $10 suggested donation
Reference Link: http://www.touchstone.org/events/fresh-voices/
Description:
The Touchstone Theatre/Moravian College MFA class of 2022 presents original devised work exploring shifting identities, how to process change, and connecting after chaos. The festival will consist of five short solo pieces and one longer group piece.
South-Carolina
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
By: Lanie Robertson
Directed by: Jocelyn Sanders
Trustus Theatre
Columbia
Event Date(s): Fri Jun 04 - Sun Jun 20
Type of Event: Theatre
Venue: Trustus Theatre
Price: $30-35
Reference Link: https://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. Starring Trustus Company Member Katrina Garvin as Billie Holiday, this show is a powerful piece that will stay with you long after you’ve left the theatre
Texas
Hamlet Project
By: Migdalia Cruz, Erik Ehn
Shakespeare Dallas
Dallas
Event Date(s): Thu Jun 03 - Sun Jun 13
Type of Event: Solo Performance
Venue: Samuell-Grand Amphitheater
Price: $20
Reference Link: https://www.shakespearedallas.org
Description:
Hamlet Project is a world premiere performance event where actors will perform a one-person interpretation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Shakespeare Dallas has commissioned two playwrights, Migdalia Cruz and Erik Ehn, to interpret the entirety of Hamlet into solo performance plays.
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!
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
By: Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield
Directed by: Raphael Parry
Shakespeare Dallas
Dallas
Event Date(s): Wed Jun 30 - Sat Jul 24
Type of Event: Live theatre
Venue: Samuell-Grand Amphitheater
Price: $20
Reference Link: https://shakespearedallas.org/get-your-tickets
Description:
Three actors parody Shakespeare’s entire library of plays in comically shortened form. Performances run Thursday through Sunday with the final performance on Saturday, July 24. Performances begin at 8:15 p.m. each evening.
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.
The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes
By: Jamyang Norbu/Bilal Dardai
Directed by: Gus Menary
Book-It Repertory Theatre
Seattle
Event Date(s): Sat May 15 - Wed Jun 30
Type of Event: All-audio drama
Venue: Online
Price: $25
Reference Link: https://book-it.org/events/the-mandala-of-sherlock-holmes/
Description:
An account of the great detective’s time in India and Tibet eluding the minions of his nemesis, Dr. Moriarty, only to encounter “The Dark One” in what may prove to be Sherlock’s most dangerous battle yet. This loving homage to Holmes is a ripping good yarn!
Lydia and the Troll
By: Justin Huertas
Directed by: Ameena Kaplan
Seattle Rep
Seattle
Event Date(s): Thu Jun 03 - Thu Jun 03
Type of Event: Virtual Theatre
Price: $$0-$20
Reference Link: https://www.seattlerep.org/audience-programs/newplay/plays-in-process/lydia-and-the-troll/
Description:
Join artistic director Braden Abraham, Justin Huertas (book, music, and lyrics), Ameenah Kaplan (director/co-creator), and more incredible artists as they share key elements, interviews, and exclusive excerpts from Huertas’s world premiere musical, Lydia and the Troll.
Wisconsin
The Mountaintop
By: Katori Hall
Directed by: Ron OJ Parson
American Players Theatre
Spring Green
Event Date(s): Mon May 17 - Sat Jun 19
Type of Event: Staged Production (Filmed version available)
Venue: Touchstone Theatre
Price: $
Reference Link: https://americanplayers.org/plays/the-mountaintop
Description:
There’s a storm brewing at the Lorraine Motel, as a weary hero receives a smoke and a reality check from a mysterious housekeeper; both of them roiled by the repercussions. Featuring Gavin Lawrence as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Sola Thompson as Camae.
An Improbable Fiction
By: James DeVita
Directed by: Tim Ocel
American Players Theatre
Spring Green
Event Date(s): Thu May 27 - Sat Jun 26
Type of Event: Staged Production (Filmed version available)
Venue: Hill Theatre
Price: $
Reference Link: https://americanplayers.org/plays/an-improbable-fiction
Description:
This world-premiere staging is a glorious gift to lit-nerd wish fulfillment, providing a heartfelt answer to the question, “What would it be like to sit out the plague at a bar with your five favorite Shakespearean characters?” A tale that feels custom-made for APT. Because it was.
