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Paris Junior College will open the eighth annual New Works Festival when “Pyro Playfest: Raise Your Voice!” opens on the Duane Allen...

Kumu Kahua Theatre Announces Annual Playwriting Contest Winners Each year Kumu Kahua Theatre co-sponsors this playwriting contest with the UHM Department of Theatre and Dance in its effort to nurture local playwrights.by Alexa Criscitiello The judges have come to a consensus on the prizewinners for The 2021 Kumu Kahua/uhm Theatre Department Playwriting Contest. The winner of the $600 Hawaii Prize is Eric Stack of Keaʻau, Hawaii for his play, Mendokusai. The winner of the $450 Pacific Rim Pri...

Jersey City Theater Center Wraps Up 2021 Stages Festival Across Final Two Thursdays In May (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- The Jersey City Theater Center’s 2021 New Play Festival, part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s 2021 Stages Festival, wraps up four weeks of new plays the next two Thursdays May 20 and 27.  A total of ten new plays on the topic of healing from the US, Canada and New Zealand will have been seen in the festival, which began on May 6.  All shows are at 7:30pm.  The plays -- eig...

Short plays to tackle climate change “Under the Weather,” a play about a couple fleeing their home ahead of an impending hurricane, is one of 13 short plays featured in today’s Earth Day short play event. Contributed photo A still frame from the short play "Peppergrass." Contributed photo A still frame from the short play “Change in Climate.” Contributed photo A still frame from the short play "Risk Assessment." Contributed photo Published: 4/22/2021 8:28:14 AM In the face of the gl...

Jersey City Theater Centers 2021 New Play Festival To Take Place Online (JERSEY CITY, NJ) -- The Jersey City Theater Center’s 2021 New Play Festival, part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s 2021 Stages Festival, will present ten new plays about healing from the US, Canada and New Zealand on four consecutive Thursdays, from May 6 to May 27.  All shows are at 7:30pm.  The plays -- eight short plays and two full-length works -- will be presented on Zoom, followed by a live Q&A with the p...

Letters: Restrict growth, beach pollution, Americas Cup vessels and Whangamatā teenagers 11 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM 9 minutes to read Automation, technology, and expert skills are the keys to improving New Zealand lot, says one writer. Photo / 123rf Automation, technology, and expert skills are the keys to improving New Zealand lot, says one writer. Photo / 123rf NZ Herald Stable population It is time to re-think the notion that we can improve our well being as a nation by aggressively growing our ...