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(where you can offer comments, updates and corrections).
Now including both on-line and live events during the pandemic. To
get your event listed here, send an email to calendar [at]
stageleft.org.
Arts for Life presents an on-demand video stream of their
fifth annual Theatre Mask Awards, honoring excellence
in community theatre productions during 2020, on their YouTube channel. Act Two Theatre’s
production of the farce “Who’s in Bed with the Butler?” leads this
year’s Theatre Mask Awards nominations with nine. Alton Little
Theater, with its two productions of “Inherit the Wind” and “The
Miracle Worker,” earned 12 nominations in total – six for each. Two
classic comedies by Clayton Community Theatre, “The Philadelphia
Story,” and Monroe Actors Stage Company, “The Solid Gold
Cadillac,” both received eight nominations apiece. Arts For Life
announced the TMA nominations on March 12, during the nonprofit
organization’s first-ever virtual trivia night. For more
information: www.artsforlife.org
The Black Mirror Theatre Company presents Nuts and
Bolts: Playwriting 101, an interactive, 6-week
introductory class on Zoom, Thursdays from 7 to 9 pm through May 6.
"Are you interested in writing your first short play, improving your
playwriting basics or simply joining a short-term writing group to
give your skills a spring work out?Join local playwright Michelle
Zielinski in an exploration of the elements that make a good play."
For more information, send emtil to blackmirrortheatrestl [at]
gmail.com
Home
The Black Rep presents Home by Samm-Art
Williams, recorded at Edison Theatre on the Washington University
campus and streaming on demand from Thursday, April 15, through
April 25. "Directed by Producing Director Ron Himes, Home tells the
story of farm boy Cephus Miles who has inherited the family farm. He
is content working the land until the girl he loves leaves for
college and marries someone else. After a stint in prison for his
opposition to the Vietnam War, he moves to the big city where he
enjoys the fast-paced city life. His return to North Carolina, the
farm, and the girl, reveals the true meaning of Home." For
more information: http://theblackrep.org
The Blue Strawberry presents Open Mic Night with Sean
Skrbec and Patrick White Sundays at 7 pm. "Come on down and sing,
come on down to play, or come on down to listen and enjoy." The club
is operating under a "COVID careful" arrangement with restricted
indoor capacity, mask requirements, and other precautions. The Blue
Strawberry is on North Boyle in the Central West End. For more
information: bluestrawberrystl.com.
The Blue Strawberry presents There's a Spring in My Step
with singer/songwriter/conductor John McDaniel on Friday, April 16,
at 7:30 pm. "Join St. Louis's own John McDaniel, Grammy and Emmy
Award winner, as he leaps into Spring with songs and stories from
his years on Broadway and television." The club is operating under a
"COVID
careful" arrangement with restricted indoor capacity, mask
requirements, and other precautions. The show will also be available
as a live video stream. The Blue Strawberry is on North Boyle in the
Central West End. For more information: bluestrawberrystl.com.
Sister
City Circus
Circus Harmony in St. Louis and Circus Circuli in
Stuttgart, St. Louis's German sister city, present Sister
City Circus, on Circus Harmony’s YouTube page.
"Through a series of online meetings, workshops, and classes the two
troupes created 6 different circus acts and then filmed them at
iconic architectural locations in each of their cities." This and
many other Circus Harmony videos are available at the
Circus
Harmony
YouTube
channel.
Circus Harmony celebrates World Circus Day on
Saturday, April 17, with performances from from 12- 2 and 6-7 pm
outside of Steve’s Hot Dogs at 3457 Magnolia Avenue. "You need to
mention Circus Harmony when you order for a portion of your purchase
to support us. It also counts if you do an online order through
Steve's website! Plus, if you go next door to the Tik Tok Tavern,
and mention our name when you get something there, they are also
participating in this Word Circus Day celebration in support of
Circus Harmony!" For more information: circusharmony.org.
Fly North Theatricals presents three new free digital series.
Their new digital line up includes The Spotlight Series,
the Grown-Up Theatre Kids Podcast, and Gin and
the Tonic. The Spotlight Series highlights the
Fly North family of students and actors performing songs from
previous FNT shows. In the Grown-Up Theatre Kids podcast you
can join Colin Healy and Bradley Rohlf every other Friday as they
explore life after drama club and what it means to make a living in
theatre far from the lights of broadway. Gin and the Tonic
is a "reckless unpacking of music history’s weirdest stories hosted
by Colin Healy.” The Spotlight Series and Gin and the
Tonic are available at the Fly North Theatricals YouTube channel and the
Grown-Up Theatre Kids podcast can also be found on Spotify,
Apple Podcasts, Sticher, other podcast platforms. All three are
updated on a bi-weekly (every other week) basis.
The Lemp Mansion Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre presents A
Fistful of Hollers through May 8. "Gun slingers, dance
hall girls, cowboys, gold diggers, cowboy boots and ten-gallon-hats
will abound. Rowdy cowboys will duel to the death as the crooked
sheriff watches with glee. But none of these characters are as
dangerous as Nasty Nate, he’s the orneriest gun in the west and word
is that he’s going to be stirring up trouble at the Lemp Mansion."
The Lemp Mansion is at 3322 DeMenil Place in south city. For more
information: www.lempmansion.com
Moonstone Theatre Company presents Moonstone
Connections, a series of in-depth interviews with arts
leaders by company founder Sharon Hunter. New episodes air the third
Tuesday of each month; see linktr.ee/moonstoneconnections
for more information.
The Muny presents Attuned: Cast Me at the Muny,
a nine-part podcast that "showcases audition tips and funny stories,
while offering an inside look at what makes casting a Muny show so
challenging." The series is available on demand at the Classic 107.3
web site. For more information: classic1073.org/podcasts
Opera Theatre of St. Louis presenss Belonging in
Opera: Learning from Our Past, Engaging with Our Future,
an online symposium Tuesday from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, April 13th.
"Explore the rich canon of Black composers and engage in discussion
about inclusion and equity within opera with current Black
composers, artists, and administrators. Led by Dr. Naomi André,
University of Michigan professor and author of Black Opera:
History, Power, Engagement, this educational and inspiring
series is free to all and will be livestreamed on OTSL’s Facebook
and YouTube channels." For more information: opera-stl.org/belonging
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, in collaboration with
Baltimore Center Stage, Long Wharf Theatre, The Public Theater and
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, present Play at Home,
a series of micro-commissioned short plays from some of the American
theatre's most exciting and prominent playwrights. These new plays –
which all run 10 minutes or less – are available for the public to
download, read and perform at home for free at playathome.org.
Adena
Varner and family
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents a live video
stream of the WiseWrite Digital Play Festival running
until the end of the Rep's 2020-2021 season. “Step into the
imagination of three young playwrights as The Rep presents
professional readings of their new plays.” The production is
directed by Adena Varner, the Rep's Director of Learning and
Community Engagement. For more information: repstl.org.
Deal
Orlandersmith in After the Flood
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and All Arts
present Until the Flood, written and performed by Dael
Orlandersmith, via on-demand streaming. "On August 9, 2014,
Darren Wilson, a white police officer, shot and killed Michael
Brown, an African American teenager in Ferguson, Missouri. The
shooting ignited weeks of social unrest, propelled the Black Lives
Matter movement and prompted a controversial investigation by the
U.S. Department of Justice. Celebrated writer, performer and
Pulitzer Prize finalist Dael Orlandersmith traveled to St. Louis and
conducted interviews with dozens of people who were grievously
shaken by Brown’s shooting and the turbulent aftermath. From these
intimate conversations, Orlandersmith created eight unforgettable
characters who embody a community struggling to come to terms with
the personal damage caused by these events." For more information: allarts.org
R-S Theatrics presents While the Ghostlight Burns,
a virtual discussion series featuring R-S Artistic Director Sarah
Lynne Holt in conversation with St. Louis theatre artists, Mondays
at 7 pm. Conversations will be archived at the R-S Theatrics YouTube channel. For more
information: r-stheatrics.com/while-the-ghostlight-burns.html
Come
Together
The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival presents streaming videos
from the SHAKE20 festival, including re-imagined,
condensed versions of classic Shakespeare plays and new takes on old
favorites like Joe Hanrahan's Come Together, at the
Shakespeare Festival Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pg/STLShakesFest/videos
SATE, in collaboration with COCA and Prison
Performing Arts, presents Project Verse: Creativity in
the Time of Quarantine. Project Verse presents two new
plays: Quatrains in Quarantine by e.k. doolin and Dream
On,
Black Girl: Reflections in Quarantine by Maxine du
Maine. The performances are streamed free of charge on SATE’s website and
Facebook page.
For more information: slightlyoff.org.
Classic
Mystery Game
SATE also offers streaming performances of the shows
originally scheduled for live 2020 productions: The Mary
Shelley Monster Show, As You Like It
(produced for SHAKE20, Project Verse, and Classic
Mystery
Game. The shows are available on their YouTube channel.
Looking for auditions and other artistic opportunities? Check out
the St.
Louis Auditions site.
For information on events beyond this week, check out the
searchable database at the Regional Arts Commission's Events Calendar.
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