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Steppenwolf sets stage to end youth violence

Steppenwolf sets stage to end youth violence Bullying has been a hot-button issue in recent years, due in part to a number of high-profile suicides resulting from youth violence. Community leaders and policymakers are tackling the problem through awareness campaigns and programs to reform school cultures, and now, the Steppenwolf for Young Adults p...

Three cheers for 3 shows playing around the country

Three cheers for 3 shows playing around the country 1. Politically charged drama 'Other Desert Cities' pits parents against kids by Rohan Preston [Star Tribune] The Pulitzer-nominated Other Desert Cities, which recently played at the Mark Taper Forum, landed at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 9. The production, featuring Sally Winge...

Black Women: State of the Union returns to the Company of Angels

Black Women: State of the Union returns to the Company of Angels Black Women: State of the Union, "a theatrical and community event that celebrates black women as complex and resilient people," returns to the Company of Angels' black box theatre in the Alexandria Hotel from Feb. 15-24. Performances take place Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p...

Edie Falco’s Manhattan Theatre Club debut

Edie Falco’s Manhattan Theatre Club debut Four-time Emmy Award-winner and Tony Award-nominee Edie Falco debuted at the Manhattan Theatre Club Tuesday in the world premiere of The Madrid. The new comedy by Liz Flahive casts the celebrated actress as a woman who yearns for something new, despite her seemingly perfect life. According to the Manhatta...

New Play Development: Ownership morphing into investment

Center Theatre Group's associate producer and director of New Play Production, Diane Rodriguez, explores how theatres can invest in artists and new work. This article originally appeared on HowlRound.com, "a journal of the theater commons."

Middle School Playwriting Program inspires adolescents' self-expression

In spring, middle school students from eight diverse schools in the Burbank, Inglewood, Los Angeles and Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School Districts worked in small groups to write 10-minute plays rooted in their experience. This was their final project for Center Theatre Group’s Middle School Playwriting Program.

Middle School Playwriting Program inspires adolescents' self-expression