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Theater co-founder and artistic director Argos MacCallum is presenting Federico García Lorcas Mariana Pineda in part because it contains a plea against tyranny and autocratic rule.

Three witches meet the noble warlord Macbeth and prophesy that he will become king.

The Upstart Readers, an offshoot of the youth-centered Shakespearean group Upstart Crows, stay on book for a reading of the Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol.

The Upstart Crows are offering a feast of Shakespeare through condensed versions of “Henry VI,” Parts 1, 2 and 3.

Not every event this time of year has to have a holiday ring to it, and it doesn’t mean you’re a Grinch if you seek those out.

In the hazy embrace of clouded light, a leaf once tethered to the boughs of belonging, drifts aimlessly in the indifferent sky. Once green and flush with the vitality of shared memories, now a silhouette of longing — yearning for a tree that no longer craves its touch. The earth below beckons. The leaf’s desire...

Ever written a piece of creative writing without a good outlet to share it? An open mic night is the perfect opportunity.   The Upstart Crows and AshBelt Journal student organizations at The University of Akron are holding an open mic night on Thursday, Oct. 5 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Green Dragon...

The annual Theatre Walk Santa Fe gives local theater companies a chance to strut their stuff.

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