PlayMakers Repertory Company revived the online production this week in honor of World Press Freedom Day.
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The Pandemic Forced the Durham Savoyards to Reimagine a 19th-Century Satirical Opera in the Internet Age. All It Took Was a Little Patience.
Gilbert and Sullivan made great fun of their culture’s foibles, artistic director Dombrowski says, “and those have not changed so much since then.”
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North Carolina Playwright Jim Grimsley Discusses ‘Cascade,’ His Gripping New Climate Change Drama
“We were writing about catastrophe—and all of a sudden, the world was overtaken by a catastrophe of an entirely different sort. I thought, ‘Well, this is actually a rehearsal for what’s to come.”
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A Virtual Performance of ‘Othello’ Features an All-Black, All-Femme Creative Team
Women’s Theatre Festival rethinks the Shakespeare classic.
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Participatory Performance “A Phone Call” Offers a Rare Chance To Practice Intimacy With Strangers
Social distancing has blunted our ability to reach one another. But in an experimental new Carolina Performing Arts production, connection is just a phone call away.
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Theater Critic Byron Woods’ Picks From UNC’s Process Series Storytelling Festival
“Remembrance and Renewal” runs online Wednesday, Feb. 17 through Sunday, Feb. 21.
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UNC’s Ambitious Process Series Festival Commissions New Stories From Native American Storytellers
“With us as native people, there’s always a box drawn,” Kaya Litteturle says. “It’s not drawn by us, but we have to step inside that box.”
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In New Show Virtually Impossible, Durham Magician Joshua Lozoff Brings the Magic of the Stage to the Small Screen
“To me, the magic has always been in people’s experience in the audience. I never felt it was in my hands, or on the stage with me; it’s out there, with them.”
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An Epic Poem Becomes a Sprawling NC State University Theatre Multimedia Production
“We’re in the middle of a trial: We have to face our battles as they come without knowing what the end result is going to be, and heal the people who need to be healed. We’re the Argonauts.”
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Raleigh Little Theatre Gives Innovative Technical Treatment to an Unexpected Star: A Red Balloon
“Balloonacy” is RLT’s first live show in eight months.