Our list of fall picks is drawn from roughly 85 touring and local theater and dance productions slated between now and the end of the season.
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‘We Are Here’ Is a Reverent Tribute to the Ecological Activism of Paperhand Puppet Intervention
“Paperhand is able to tell stories that have extremely dark themes in a way that still feels palatable. To tell the story, I had to zoom in on that darkness.”
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Celebrating Twenty Years of Paperhand Puppet Intervention
A gorgeous new book documents two decades of activism, artistry, community-building, and Paperhand Puppet Intervention.
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In a North Carolina Theatre Concert Production, Each Song Is a Mini-Play Made for COVID-Era Downsizing
‘Songs for a New World’ closed on August 1.
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Adam Dipert Spends His Days Working as a Nuclear Physicist and Circus Artist. His Next Frontier? Space Juggling.
In front of Adam Dipert, four white balls float, suspended in mid-space.
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Productions at This Year’s WTFringe Festival Continue to Push Audiences beyond the Borders of Mainstream Theater
If the producers have done their work well, a fringe festival should almost be impossible to categorize.
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At the National Women Theatre Festival, Keynote Speakers Take On Professional Theater’s Inequities
“This last year showed me how disposable we all are to our industry,” keynote speaker Karen Olivo says.
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A Burning Coal Theatre Company Production of ‘Evita’ Almost Hits the Right Notes, but Still Has Room to Grow
The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical runs at Dorothea Dix Park through June 27.
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To Survive, Many Triangle Arts Organizations Applied for Federal Aid. Are They Getting the Help They Need?
“Lots of venues were—and still obviously are—hanging on by a thread,” says Cat’s Cradle owner Frank Heath.
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New Podcast ‘Red Clay Plays’ Brings Together Black Playwrights from across the South
“It became really clear,” Monèt Noelle Marshall says. “So many folks are writing about the South, and are from the South, but they’re not in the South anymore, because of lack of resources and opportunities. How can we change that?”