A New Art Form for a New World?
It’s got ‘play’ in the title, but PlayGround’s Zoom Fest is entering a new gray zone between theatre, film, and TV—and it has the SAG-AFTRA contract to prove it.
All Stories About virtual theatre
Bookshelf, Bubble, Dog Bark
Performer Leah Urzendowski talks Neo-Futurism, clowning during coronavirus, and bringing joy through movement.
Aria Ready for Online Opera, in Both Form and Content
Both Michael Roth’s ‘The Web Opera’ and HERE’s ‘all decisions are made by consensus’ use our screen-mediated world as a narrative given.
The New York Times Announces ‘Offstage: Opening Night’
The virtual event will celebrate the 2019-20 Broadway season with performances and discussions from artists and reporters.
Portland Stage Announces 2020-21 Season, Virtual Festival
The festival will be livestreamed on Facebook and will feature a reading from a canceled 2020 production.
Online This Week
From fairy tales to variety shows, monologues to panel discussions, check out the programs we are streaming this week.
Caryl Churchill’s ‘Mad Forest’ Gets Ready for Its Close-Up
A Zoom production by Bard College students gets a second life as a TFANA co-presentation, with sets, lights, props, and live editing.
Putting Stage Dreams On Hold, But Still Holding On
The pandemic lockdown means bleak job prospects for new graduates and theatre aspirants, but some remain hopeful and resourceful against the odds.
Bit by Bit, Putting a Kids’ Musical Together
The title, ‘The Show Must Go Online!,’ is self-explanatory, but this new virtual musical still requires teachers, parents, and students to get in on the act.
VR Theatre Doesn’t Seem So Distant Anymore
Working with Facebook and an Oculus Quest headset, NYU students explore the possibility of staging theatre via virtual reality.
