Arts Advocacy

Marsha Mason Joins THE TRAUMA BRAIN PROJECT

Marsha Mason Joins THE TRAUMA BRAIN PROJECT

Post-Performance Discussion With: PURCHASE TICKETS Produced by:Pat Addiss, ExecutiveKatherine ElliotShannon Lower With the Generous Support of:Cathy Russell  — The Theater CenterEllen Stone Belic

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Baayork Lee: Bring It ON!

Baayork Lee: Bring It ON!

League of Professional Theatre Women’s Oral History series Monday, February 12th at The Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.  Honoring…

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Review: That’s How Angels Arranged by Lillian Isabella

Review: That’s How Angels Arranged by Lillian Isabella

  That's How Angels Arranged: Inspired by Jonas Mekas The Godfather of Avant-Garde Cinema That’s How Angels Arranged was inspired by the community of people who inhabit the East Village.…

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Testimonial #48: Bryan Austermann, NYC Actor

Testimonial #48: Bryan Austermann, NYC Actor

How has your life been indelibly touched by a teacher who utilized the arts for whatever reason and acknowledge how they were instrumental in breaking the mold to allow you…

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Testimonial #48: Bryan Austermann, NYC Actor

Testimonial #48: Bryan Austermann, NYC Actor

How has your life been indelibly touched by a teacher who utilized the arts for whatever reason and acknowledge how they were instrumental in breaking the mold to allow you…

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There’s No Place Like Art…The Reviews at IN!

There’s No Place Like Art…The Reviews at IN!

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There’s No Place Like Art!

There’s No Place Like Art!

First Online With Fran's First Podcast There's No Place Like Art... National Arts in Education Week is a way to recognize this impact and share the message with friends, family,…

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National Arts in Education Week

National Arts in Education Week

House Resolution 275 designates the week beginning with the second Sunday in September as Watch the video and join us in the celebration! Celebrate. Host a celebration in your community,…

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A Conversation with …Marcina Zaccaria, Playwright/Director VILLAGE, MY HOME

A Conversation with …Marcina Zaccaria, Playwright/Director VILLAGE, MY HOME

Being a playwright, a critic, and a theater director has given me the opportunity to work with such smart, creative people, who every day search for deeper meaning.  The world…

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Extraordinary Women Telling an Extraordinary Story: SHADOWS ROUND THE MOON

Extraordinary Women Telling an Extraordinary Story: SHADOWS ROUND THE MOON

"This is a story of incredible love and extraordinary loss. The play is a chance to introduce an amazing woman to the world since Mary Shelley has not received the…

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Pan Asian Repertory presents ACQUITTAL

Pan Asian Repertory presents ACQUITTAL

ACQUITTAL, by Shahid Nadeem, expresses the thematic thrust of the play:  tightly woven narratives about four women who lived in Pakistan in the early 1980's during the aftermath of the…

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Leveraging Theatre for Social Good

Leveraging Theatre for Social Good

Before it was fashionable to be an advocate or activist, my acquaintance Jessie Fahay invited me to join her very new theatre group. She had a vision to pair advocacy…

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Here’s What You Can Do To Protect National Arts And Culture Funding

Here’s What You Can Do To Protect National Arts And Culture Funding

Amanda Edwards via Getty ImagesAn arts-inspired sign, painted by artist Panhandle Slim, at the Women’s March on Washington on Jan. 21. Champions of the arts bristled last week at a…

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Our Mother’s Brief Affair: LI Premiere

Our Mother’s Brief Affair: LI Premiere

I will be performing the role of Anna Cantour in OUR MOTHER'S BRIEF AFFAIR by Richard Greenberg Studio Theatre will be the first Long Island theatre to present this off-Broadway…

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Finding Home: Migration, Exile, and Belonging

Finding Home: Migration, Exile, and Belonging

Lady Liberty's Worst Day Ever:  J.Dolan Byrnes (Vinnie) and Frances McGarry (Lady Liberty)     BY MONICA BAUER On the last day of the run of the “three plays against Islamophobia”,…

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Arts as a solution – let’s start a movement!

Arts as a solution – let’s start a movement!

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Young Women in the Theatre and Media

Young Women in the Theatre and Media

The League of Professional Theatre Women invite you to another... NETWORKING EVENT Connect, Collaborate, and Consolidate Join your colleagues, expand your networks, bring a potential new member! Tuesday, October 25,…

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Presidential Proclamation — National Arts and Humanities Month, 2016

Presidential Proclamation — National Arts and Humanities Month, 2016

This month, we acknowledge all those who have proudly and passionately dedicated their lives to these diverse, beautiful, and often challenging forms of expression. In our increasingly global economy, we…

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