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AAPAC Releases Expanded Diversity Report for New York City’s 2018-19 Theatre Season

The Visibility Report: Racial Representation on New York City Stages finds inequity in arts funding between largest theatre companies and theatres of color. Gains in diversity came from non-profit sector while Broadway remained stagnant or declined.

A graph from the AAPAC’s The Visibility Report: Racial Representation on New York City Stages

 

The Obie Award-winning Asian American Performers Action Coalition (AAPAC) released its 10th annual report today, The Visibility Report: Racial Representation on New York City Stages, covering employment statistics by race for all shows that opened on Broadway and at the 18 largest non-profit theatre companies in the 2018-19 New York season—the last full season before the COVID-19 pandemic. The report tracks actors, playwrights, composers, librettists, lyricists, directors, artistic directors and—new to the report this year—designers, Broadway producers, general managers, and board members at the non-profit theatre companies. It is the only publicly available report of its kind.Read More »AAPAC Releases Expanded Diversity Report for New York City’s 2018-19 Theatre Season

Epson Now Shipping Eight New PowerLite Laser Projectors Built to Captivate and Impress Audiences in Virtually any Environment 

   LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – As markets continue to open up, schools and businesses are looking for advanced display solutions that make an impact. Epson, the… Read More »Epson Now Shipping Eight New PowerLite Laser Projectors Built to Captivate and Impress Audiences in Virtually any Environment 

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Astera PixelBrick

Wireless LED lighting specialist Astera adds another novel dimension to its expanding portfolio of lighting products – the PixelBrick. This flexible luminaire is a multi-functional light source that combines the power and finesse of Astera’s Titan LED engine with the practicality of its popular AX3 LightDrop product, all in a new and fully adaptable housing.

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The Hot Wing King, by Katori Hall Honored with 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Drama

We at Stage Directions send our sincere congratulations to Playwright, Katori Hall for her being awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for her play The Hot Wing King. The play is a funny, deeply felt consideration of Black masculinity and how it is perceived, filtered through the experiences of a loving gay couple and their extended family as they prepare for a culinary competition. From the Pulitzer Prize announcement – For a distinguished play by an American author, preferably original in its source and dealing with American life, Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). Here’s a trailer of The Hot Wing King from NY’s Signature Theatre:

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PLACES PLEASE PROJECT Looks to Provide Rental Assistance to NYC Theater Workers

Places Please Project aims to provide $500,000 in rental relief to New York City-based theater workers who have been out of work for over a year and are struggling to pay rent. Led by board members Lilli Cooper, Kyle Jarrow, Andrew Lippa, Annie Schiffmann, and Kara Unterberg, this new nonprofit fund aims to give away $500,000 in rental relief to New York City-based artists, designers, technicians, musicians, and administrators by April 2022.Read More »PLACES PLEASE PROJECT Looks to Provide Rental Assistance to NYC Theater Workers