Perspectives on a Tragedy
"The Laramie Project" is based on a community's reaction to the 1998 murder of 21-year-old college student Matthew Shepard.
Showcase of Talent
The Actor's Playhouse will host its annual Showcase of Talent March 22. The event is open for participants, regardless of age and experience.
‘The Whipping Man’: Anatomy of Freedom
Matthew Lopez wanted to expound on the fact that while Jewish Americans celebrated Passover the day after the Confederacy's surrender, a new exodus was happening around them.
Dinner and a Murder
If your evening meals are starting to get boring, you might want to consider keeping company with The Detectives Mystery Dinner Theatre group, a troupe of local actors who perform all over the southeastern region.
Bite Into the Forbidden Fruit
Forbidden Fruit. The title alone conjures up red apples and serpents and all manner of biblical things, not to mention the worst of our state's race history.
Morbid Curiosity
New Stage Theatre kicks off its 48th season with an intriguing story of mystery, magic and murder. But it's also a play full of dark humor and fun for the audience.
A Door-Slamming Farce
What do two high-school teachers, a Crossfit trainer and a worker from Hederman Brothers Printing have in common? If you guessed they spend the evening pretending to be someone else, you're right.
The Play of Their Youth
New Stage Theatre is taking a leap into the present with its production of "Disney's High School Musical, Jr."
Watson vs. Sherlock: The ‘Last Case’ at Black Rose
Tucked away in the midst of warehouses and mixed-purpose structures on Black Street in downtown Brandon, the unassuming, one-story building numbered 103 has a curious history.
Colleges, Theaters to Create New Civil War Plays
Four major universities are joining theater companies in Boston, Baltimore, Washington and Atlanta in a project to commission new plays, music and dance compositions about the Civil War and its lasting legacy 150 years later.
A 'Drunkard' at Belhaven
Community members might be surprised that the conservative Belhaven University is putting on a play called "The Drunkard." But despite the provocative title, this family-friendly play fits in with the school's Christian background, with a plot exploring the hazards of alcohol.
Tackling ‘Race’ at New Stage
Is racial prejudice a malignancy that lies in the remote far corners of the basement of all of our brains—even if only the size of a mustard seed—just waiting to bubble over like an erupting volcano?
Wealth, Passion and the Journey
"It was born out of all of our imaginations, because there wasn’t a lot to reference."