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Married actors Ken Robinson and Christina Acosta Robinson met and fell in love at the Yale School of Drama a decade ago, moved back to New Haven a year ago and have done a virtual musical "docuseries" about their life together that begins Friday as part of the Humana Festival, a major national new-works festival in Kentucky.

Sacramento Magazine your username your email your username your email Photo from the 90-second trailer. Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly—and the dream that we dream of, an end to the pandemic, really does come true. Meanwhile, many of us who would otherwise be inclined to attend live theater events must instead settle for virtual presentations. The Woodland Opera House gives us a nostalgic and spirited option this weekend with its Young Adult Performer’s Series production â�...

The Woodland Opera House presents its Young Adult Performer’s Series production “The Wizard of Oz — a New Modern Play” adapted for the stage by Jon Jory from the book written by L. Frank Baum. Set for 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 6 and 7, the play is underwritten by Music to Grow on Music Therapy Services Inc. Directed by Cheryl Watson, the play was rehearsed completely remotely and recorded on Zoom. “We wanted to provide an outlet for our skilled teen acting students wh...

LENOX — Very little is conventional about Emma Woodhouse, the eponymous would-be matchmaker heroine of Jane Austens fourth novel; the last to be published in her lifetime. Before she began writing "Emma," Austen famously described her as a heroine "no one but myself will much like."  Austen was wrong. Emma Woodhouse is one of Austens more popular characters. "Emma" has been adapted for the movies — eight times; and multiple times on television, the stage, YouTube. Now, its playwright...

The Woodland Opera House Young Adult Performers Series will be producing “A Wizard of Oz” for streaming performances on March 6 and 7.  The cast size is 16 and is open to actors ages 11-18. Tuition is $150 for those cast. Adapted for the stage by Jon Jory from the book by L. Frank Baum, this version is faithful to the original novel and follows Dorothy’s journey over the rainbow and into the land of Oz. This short adaptation is perfect for the streamed performances and Zoom rehearsals ne...