Coeurage Ensemble (Amanda McRaven, Artistic Director), LA's Pay What You Want performance company, and the Los Angeles LGBT Center (Jonathan Muñoz-Proulx, Artistic Director), released production photos from the world premiere co-production of Frozen Fluid by Fly Jamerson in the Davidson/Valentini Theatre. Check the photos out here!
Relative Theatrics Receives Grant from Wyoming Humanities
Relative Theatrics will use the funding to continue its free play-reading program.
According to Anne Mason, executive director of Relative Theatrics, the organization will partner each play with a social justice group or event at UW such as the Shepard Symposium, the Wyoming Latina Youth Conference, the MLK Days of Dialogue, and the Native American Education, Research, and Cultural Center.
This next event is a reading and discussion of “Frozen Fluid” by Fly Jamerson at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 15.
For more information about this series, visit relativetheatrics.com.
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Arizona Theatre Company debuted
The Legend of Georgia McBride at the Temple of Music and Art. Right after that opening night performance, the play closed down. The company has mounted no more in-person plays in Tucson or in Phoenix ever since.
Like so many other arts groups, ATC was stopped in its tracks by COVID. But only temporarily. After a failed effort to open up in January 2021, a month when the virus surged, the company is now feeling confident that it can stage a full season starting in September.
“We will be back!” artistic director Sean Daniels exclaims. He believes theatre fans will come roaring back once the country gets safer. “Patrons are stir-crazy. And Tucson is so supportive.”
Now, I give you a 28 plays by queer playwrights in 28 days reading list.
We have some of my all time favorites like Jen Silverman and Jan Rosenberg. I reread their plays as if the meaning of life is hidden in the text.
I could only choose so many Rachel Lynett and Gina Femia plays. I could make a whole calendar of just their plays. better yet an advent calendar, but it counts down to pride month instead of the holidays!
Contact me on social media (@macymcowart) or through my website www.macymaecowart.com/contact. Let me know that you would like to be added to the February play reading list and I will get you set up!