INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES If you are interested in how a small international non-profit arts/education organization works, and would like to gain some experience and put your current experience to work for a good cause consider volunteering some time to ITLP. The International Theatre and Literacy Project (ITLP) offers internship opportunities for New York University…
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COMING SOON: The Boy Who Loved Bassey
“[Alan Winner] has a natural stage presence, and a confidence that suggests the theatre is his home” -Robert Dunnett, Opera Now Magazine “He couldn’t have chosen a better subject for a musical tribute.” -Writes Jerry Osterberg for Cabaret Scenes after seeing an earlier incarnation of The Boy Who Loved Bassey – “Besides having a fantastic…
Write Teacher(s) Job Board
Job Title: Teaching Artist (African Dance & Music) Department: Education and Humanities Division: Education Reports To: Director of Education and Family Programs FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, P/T Seasonal Direct Reports: Program Manager Job Purpose: Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) seeks several highly qualified and experienced Teaching Artists with expertise in African dance and music to lead…
Bortom Broadway Går Till Sverige (Beyond Broadway Goes to Sweden)
Hi Friends, I remember the first time I had Swedish cuisine. It was at this delightful Swedish restaurant in Chinatown. As is most wondrous things in New York City, it is no longer in existence. However, I remember enjoying my shrimp and Swedish meatballs as I thought about Miss Julie and Strindberg. At the time,…
COMING SOON: Blackbird
Jean Doumanian Productions announced that the Academy Award® nominee Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Ben Mendelsohn (The Place Beyond the Pines) will star in the upcoming film, Blackbird, helmed by acclaimed theatrical director Benedict Andrews (The Maids) in his first film outing. Shooting is scheduled to commence in the UK…
Happy Veterans Day!
Hello Beautiful People, His name is Gaetano Minutillo. And he’s going to be 90 this weekend. 90. I’m sitting here still trying to stomach the fact that I just turned 29…and he’s going to be 90 – and I can only hope to accomplish an eighth of what he’s done in his lifetime. And so,…
Movers & Shakers Q&A Series: Todd Lawton
Hello Beautiful People, I’ve mentioned Out of Print several times in this little corner of the interweb – and if you’re an avid reader, you know I have the utmost appreciation for this company and what they do. And so, it gives me great pleasure to introduce y’all to one half of the Out of Print duo,…
Things Megan Loves: The Music of Esperanza Spalding
Hello Beautiful People, Recently, a friend of mine introduced me to the Esperanza Spalding. And now I’m smitten. Just to recap – Esperanza Spalding is an American jazz bassist, cellist, and singer. She’s won four Grammy Awards, one of which was the Best New Artist Awards, making her the first jazz artist to recieve the honor….
Queering Your (Digital) Bookshelf- Fanfiction
Hi Friends! It’s wonderful to be back at the helm of Queering Your Bookshelf after a little summer hiatus while I put up my show The Birds and the Bees: Unabridged. I’m thrilled to have a bit more free time, and already, plenty of that time is going towards some super queer reading. This month…
A Write Teacher(s) Spotlight: By Wheel and By Wing
Hello Beautiful People, This past Monday I was invited to see a staged reading of By Wheel and By Wing. Oh goodness. What to say? Perhaps the creators of this show will say it best – By Wheel and By Wing is a remarkable and unusual true story of Holocaust survival. It is based on…