Thankfully in 2019, awareness of blackface, brownface, and yellowface have been heightened to the level that it’s almost universally understood that donning them is wrong.
Yet some people are showing a more delayed response in understanding that.
Reports and pictures of an opera production with actors dressed in yellowface, are going viral on social media. The images are from the Knoxville Opera’s production of Madame Butterfly, which closed last weekend.
Read MoreAt the beginning of each new school year, we here at OnStage Blog like to announce what we feel are the best performing arts for the coming year. For those of you wondering how we select these schools, it starts in the previous spring.
Read MoreThe Kansas City Ballet is dancing into a new light with changes to the Christmas classic, The Nutcracker. New sets, costumes, and choreography were all added to the company’s annual performance in 2016.
Read MoreSince Angels premiered, Kushner has been considered an intellectual leader of the theatre. But with his lack of artistic discipline has also come a lack of intellectual discipline.
Read More“Producing Neil LaBute’s work is oppressive to womxn, people of size, people of color, people with disabilities, and many other groups, while simultaneously putting money into the hands of someone known to be problematic and hurtful. Keep your theatre life safe and healthy, and truly consider your choice before producing, or working on, a Neil LaBute piece.”
Read MoreIn 2020, a revival of Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece Company will be opening on Broadway for the third time. As is usual with incarnations of this show, the creative team has assembled a cast chock full of incredible talent. However, as is also usual with incarnations of this show, the cast is almost all-white.
Read More“A part-time theatre teacher is FL is claiming she was fired from her job after admitting she was gay.”
Read More“Putting together a reading is nerve-wracking, at least it was for me. Fortunately, I had the resources of a small theatre company, including their space and a corral of actors.”
Read More“What we've discovered over the last few days is that everyone is willing to help with anything. Where we found things didn't work or we needed extra props, someone would be able to help out or offer something to make it work. We're a team after all.”
Read MoreIt’s great to see so many performing arts/acting programs that are not only concentrating on stage acting techniques but also acting in front of the camera, which only adds to a performer’s versatility.
Here are 30 college programs that we feel should be top destinations for any performing/acting student.
Read More“It’s no secret that critics can play out their grievances and exact revenge in their reviews. Which honestly sucks.”
Read MoreThose who love theater will find a way to continue to make it. They’ll convince someone who has never seen a play to come see it and they will fall in love with the art form. The next time a show gets put up in the local community theater, they’ll spend their money to come and see it, even if they don’t know anyone involved. The important thing is that they show up. We need them to show up.
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