Stories tagged with: theater

More Plays by Black Playwrights

Posted 02/17/21 by Eric P

Much of the most vital writing in the American theater today is coming from Black playwrights. Let the library acquaint you with a few

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Music and Dancing and All That Jazz

Posted 12/31/20 by Eric P

If it weren't for iconic dancer and choreographer Ann Reinking, there'd be an Ann Reinking-shaped hole in the middle of American culture -- and in the middle of the movie "Annie."

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Resources on Shakespeare for High School Learners

Posted 09/30/20 by Kate M

Are you overwhelmed with the number of resources to help your students learn? Let the Library help! Using trusted resources and expert knowledge, our resourceful librarians have gathered a collection of credible and reliable resources – both electronic and books on Shakespeare, specifically for High School learners.

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So You Still Say You Hate Musicals

Posted 08/31/20 by allison.and.eric

Thanks to the new streaming movie, everyone's talking about Hamilton again. But you feel left out of the conversation because you hate musicals. Let us help.

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So You Say You Hate Musicals

Posted 07/30/18 by Allison F

We've heard your grumbles. We don't accept them. We bet we can change your mind.

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Plays by African-American Playwrights

Posted 02/05/18 by Eric P

For decades, African-American playwrights have pushed the American theater to embrace bold, daring and popular new forms and have, in the process, contributed some of the most enduring stories and characters in the American literary canon. The library has on its shelves an assortment of scripts from this robust tradition.

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Theater Nerds Unite

Posted 03/29/17 by Eric P

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the musical West Side Story by exploring library materials that might be of interest to theater geeks.

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