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Brittany K. Allen Brooklyn-based writer and actor Brittany K. Allen has been named the recipient of the 2021 Daryl Roth Creative Spirit Award—presented by The Lark and producer Daryl Roth—for her play Happy Happy Joy Joy. The Creative Spirit Award, now in its 26th year, includes a year-long residency at The Lark, with access to its artistic resources and developmental support, valued at $10,000. “The Award was established to honor theatre artists who have extraordinary vision, dedication, energy, and spirit for doing what they love, creating and bringing theatr...

The Lark and producer Daryl Roth have announced Brittany K. Allen as the recipient of the 2021 Daryl Roth Creative Spirit Award for her play Happy Happy Joy Joy. The Creative Spirit Award, now in its 26th year, was first given to director Michael Mayer in 1996. Presented annually, this $10,000 award includes a year-long residency at The Lark, with access to its artistic resources and developmental support. "The Award was established to honor theatre artists who have extraordinary vision, dedication, energy, and spirit for doing what they love, creating and bringing theatre to life for so many...

NAATCO, today announced that the company has commissioned five Asian American Playwrights, all women, to write monologues for characters no younger than 60-years-old. Each monologue will be at least 30 minutes long, and all five will be performed together as a piece entitled Out of Time. The playwrights, Asian American women, are Jaclyn Backhaus, Samantha Chanse, Mia Chung, Naomi Iizuka, and Anna Moench. The idea was conceived and will be directed by Les Waters for NAATCO. NAATCO will develop the monologues during this time of lockdown, with the goal of having them ready for live performance ...

Melisa Tien's SWELL to Premiere Online at HERE Created by 26 artist-collaborators, Swell weaves together ten original, new music compositions by ten composers.by BWW News Desk Playwright, lyricist, and librettist Melisa Tien is the creator and producer of the upcoming live, online song cycle Swell, presented by HERE from March 17-21, 2021. This contemporary work about immigrants and children of immigrants, written by immigrants and children of immigrants, is directed by Elena Araoz with music direction by Tian Hui Ng. "Right now, the U.S. feels like it's on the brink of so many things - poli...

Promoted from FleishmanHillard Fishburn 04 February 2021 17:00pm The dominant narrative in the marketing world right now is that of the “new normal” and technology’s role in easing the journey towards post-COVID prosperity. However, there are encouraging signs too of a renewed investment in the kind of creativity and design principles that are fundamental to brand success. Among them is the launch of the creative offering, Ensemble S...