Category Archives: Theatre/Performance
Research Shows that Creative Aging is Healthy Aging
If you’re a visual or performing artist of a certain age, you probably don’t need to be convinced of the importance of your art in your life. But did you know that there’s research to back up how you feel? … Continue reading
Glenn Close Returns to Broadway in “A Delicate Balance”
Glenn Close, 67 and most recently known for her role as Patty Hewes on the television show “Damages,” returns to Broadway this fall in Edward Albee’s “A Delicate Balance.” The play, which won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1967, … Continue reading
Why You Need to Think Like a Kindergartner
Advice that’s not just for artists, but for all creative people: think like a kindergartner. From the Atlantic article, “Everyone Was an Artist in Kindergarten:” “It’s not just a fear of failure, [author Tom] Kelley said. It’s a fear of … Continue reading
Wallace Shawn, Radical Playwright
From Salon.com: “Wallace Shawn would no doubt prefer it if you knew him as a radical playwright, the American successor to Chekhov and Ibsen, rather than as the lovable character actor of “The Princess Bride” and “Clueless,” and innumerable other … Continue reading
Road Theatre Summer Playwright Competition: Our Winner!
WINNER ANNOUNCED FOR ROAD THEATRE SUMMER PLAYWRIGHT COMPETITION! We asked for plays where great, juicy, older characters can be played by older actors, and we received some wonderful plays. Thank you, all playwrights! Outside readers and theatre professionals read and scored … Continue reading
Long Beach Senior Arts Colony: Reflections Art Show on 7/15
You’re invited to join us at LBSAC for this exciting art show featuring work by professional and emerging resident artists who live and thrive at this unique senior artists community. A live, interactive art installation will be created, in addition … Continue reading
New Play from Writer Shril Hendryx
Writer/director Shirl Hendryx, 90 years old and well known for his highly successful career in theatre, film, and television (writer of such classic hit TV shows as “Columbo,” “Hawaii Five-0,” and “Combat”) directs the world premier of his riveting drama, “Games On A … Continue reading