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Kirk Douglas celebrates 98th birthday with new book of poetry by Center Theatre Group | Posted on December 30, 2014 On his 98th birthday, Dec. 9, 2014, Kirk Douglas published his 11th book, a charming volume of poetry and anecdotes called Life Could Be Verse: Reflections on Love, Loss, and What Really Matters. Playing tenderly on the Yiddish accent...

Give the gift of art this holiday season With so many worthy organizations asking for support this season, writers offer their reasons for giving to the arts; plus The GRID shares gift ideas for the theatre lovers in your life. Holiday Philanthropy 1. Giving: Arts and Culture by Tim McClimon [Blog.ArtsUSA.org] December 9, 2013 "There are lots of go...

The world premiere of a controversial play on the centennial of playwright Arthur Miller In June 2015, the Royal and Derngate Theatre in the United Kingdom will premiere Arthur Miller’s never-before-seen play, The Hook. Originally written as a screenplay in 1951, The Hook will celebrate Miller’s centennial and stage a story that once was seen a...

The Shop celebrates a successful pilot year In its first year, Center Theatre Group’s The Shop initiative demonstrated how bringing the craft of theatre to local residents can make a positive impact in the community. Having resided in the East Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights since 2005, CTG expanded its prop and costume workspace in 20...

Research provides evidence that live theatre is vital to student learning Should attending the theatre be as much a priority as improving math and reading scores in our schools? Do students emerge from the theatre more empathetic and tolerant of other peoples? To address these questions, educational researchers conducted the first randomized study...

Encuentro 2014: One fellowship to rule them all Encuentro 2014, a Latina/o theatre festival held at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, brought together 19 theatre companies and more than 150 theatre artists to perform 17 plays in a month. In addition, The Los Angeles Theatre Center partnered with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to provide fellowships...

Encuentro 2014: Gathering of Latina/o artists makes impact in LA Whether the recollection of a violent murder expressed through spoken word or dance, a dialogue exchanged inan online recovery community, or a creative response to our nation’s understanding of the illegal “alien,” Encuentro 2014 celebrated Latina/o narratives and exposed audien...

Encuentro 2014: Reflecting upon a month of Latina/o theatre Encuentro 2014, a Latina/o theatre festival held at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, brought together 19 theatre companies and more than 150 theatre artists to perform 19 plays in a month. Alexandra Meda, the executive producing director for Teatro Luna, is one such artist. She said: “So...

A Latina perspective: My encounters with Encuentro 2014 Encuentro 2014, a Latina/o theatre festival held at the Los Angeles Theatre Center, brought together 19 theatre companies and more than 150 theatre artists to perform 17 plays in a month. In addition, The Los Angeles Theatre Center partnered with The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to provide fell...

Remembering Phyllis Frelich at the Mark Taper Forum memorial service Phyllis Frelich, who earned a Tony Award for her portrayal of Sarah Norman in Children of a Lesser God, has remained a landmark figure, especially within the deaf theatre community. On Monday, October 20, the Deaf West Theatre honored this legendary woman by hosting a memorial ser...

On Broadway: Adapting a ‘Curious Incident’ Planning your next trip to New York, theatre- lovers? Set aside some time for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. After a successful run at the National Theatre in London, the play is now making its Broadway debut at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City. Mark Haddon, author of th...