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More than half a century after the Public Theater opened its doors with Hair, Gail Merrifield Papp will speak for the first time about her vivid and fascinating behind-the scenes memoir, Public/Private: My Life with Joe Papp at The Public Theater. The event will be held on Monday, September 18 at 6pm at Joe’s Pub – the Public Theater venue named for Joseph Papp.
Egg & Spoon Theatre Collective will present the World Premiere of Randy's Dandy Coaster Castle, a new comedy by Alexander Perez (Vibe War or Bertie Works from Home with Open Floor Plan; Even if it Gets Us Nowhere at Access Theater), directed by Rebecca Martinez (The Nourish Project with WP Theater; Here We Are: Pandemic Fight with Theater for One) at the Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres.
Amas Musical Theatre today announced the recipients of the third Eric H. Weinberger Award for Emerging Librettists, a juried cash and production grant given annually to support the early work and career of a deserving musical theatre librettist, commemorating the life and work of playwright/librettist Eric H. Weinberger (1950-2017), who was a Drama Desk Award nominee for Best Book of a Musical (Wanda's World), and the playwright/librettist of Class Mothers '68, which earned Pricilla Lopez a Drama Desk Award nomination. Gabe Caruso and Sangwoo 'Simon' Lee, 2020 graduates of the NYU Tisch Schoo...
Dauphin County Commissioners award $6.1 million in gaming money to more than 80 recipients Updated Mar 02, 2021; Posted Mar 02, 2021 More than 80 projects received grants from Dauphin County's share of gaming revenue generated from Hollywood Casino at Penn National in East Hanover Township. (file photo)Stock Photo Facebook Share The Dauphin County Commissioners recently awarded $6.1 million to municipalities, schools and organizations in the county. The funds are from the gaming dollars from Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in East Hanover Township and available through the cas...
Audio for the story. Grace Hou is the secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services. She explained that she and Deputy Governor Sol Flores came up with the idea for the grant during a conversation. Both have done community-based work and have experienced racial healing activities. Then came the events of the past year. “And so, you know, we're in the middle of the pandemic, and we continue to be in the summer. And then the images and the reports of the police brutality,” she recalled. “There was so much anguish, and hurt in Illinois, you know, protests, civil unrest.”...