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December 31, 2020 - January 20, 2021
Bye bye, 2020! I'm feeling hesitant about new years resolutions this year, but I sure hope we can see each other in person again before the end of the year. I hope you are all able to have a safe and joyful celebration - check out the First Night livestream!
The next issue will include events through January 27. Submit upcoming events via the link below or by emailing me before Tuesday at midnight. Any questions, comments or feedback? Email me at pioneervalleytheatre@gmail.com
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YOUR EVENT HERE
$5 per week for your poster and ticket link in top billing!
Email me to reserve your dates.
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THIS WEEK IN THEATRE NEWS:
from Howlround
Fire Season
by Alice Stanley Jr.
From the article:
It’s not common to be drenched in sweat by the end of a play viewing, but it seems fitting for a piece about climate change. I attended immersive theatre company Capital W’s newest piece, Fire Season, on a Saturday afternoon in October. It was officially fall, but 90 degrees. I had driven about forty-five minutes outside of Los Angeles to the Santa Monica Mountains where one could usually escape city smog, but because of the California fires that had been blazing for months, the air quality was (according to my weather app) “unhealthy for sensitive groups.”
Have you read an interesting article about theatre recently? Send it to me! pioneervalleytheatre@gmail.com
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First Night Northampton Online
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Live-streaming on Thursday December 31, 2020 from NOON to MIDNIGHT on firstnightnorthampton.org
First Night Northampton has filled our Paradise City with a 12-hour, family-friendly festival of the arts since 1985. This signature New Year’s Eve event features memorable performances of your favorite artists. One hundred percent of the proceeds will benefit local arts enrichment.
In light of Covid-19 there will be many necessary changes to the celebration, most importantly there is no in-person entertainment this year. Watch all of the performances from the comfort of your own space and the screen of your choice. All of the exciting shows, the fireworks, and the ball raising will be broadcast online and on television for FREE! Tune in at firstnightnorthampton.org or on Northampton Comcast Cable channels 12, 15, and 23.
Catch your favorite acts without having to wait in line! The Fawns, Kimaya Diggs, Tracy Grammer & Jim Henry as well as First Night newbies Mister G, Zoe Lemos, Priya Darshini + Max ZT. Don’t forget the entertainment for KIDS, ShowCircus Studio, Henry the Juggler, and The Yo-Yo Guy. Check out our performance page for more details https://www.firstnightnorthampton.org/performances.
The lack of button sales this year will hamper our fundraising efforts to benefit local arts enrichment activities. Please consider donating to First Night Northampton. To show our gratitude for your donation, we will send you exclusive gifts to say thank you!
R.S.V.P. on Facebook
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You know our iconic Old Town Hall from the outside, now experience it from the inside. This is your invitation to virtually tour the building.
Explore one of Easthampton’s most historic structures from the comfort of your home. As you glide up the stairs and into the 2nd floor, be sure to explore all the nooks and vantage points.
Over the past decade, CitySpace has been working on plans to restore the building to full function, to equitably foster the arts, and to sustain the economic and cultural vitality of Easthampton. Experience Old Town Hall.
And when you visit, enter to win a Main Street gift box worth over $100! |
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From the New England New Play Alliance:
Virtual Theatre and Podcasts
Portland Stage presents
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
adapted by
Joel Leffert
directed by
Anita Stewart
now-Jan. 7
The holiday family classic is brought to life in this world-premiere one-man show, with charming costumes, delightful music, and a few ghostly apparitions. It is guaranteed to warm the heart of every Scrooge, and is now available as an on-demand digital performance. Tickets: $25.
New World Theatre presents
Snow Fall
Episode 3:
The Thaw
by Donald Tongue
After the storm, Ashley's brother, Matt, comes over to give his kid sis a shoulder to cry on—and to get some breakfast. Episodes 1-3 streaming here.
Third Citizen Theatre Company presents
Digital Dionysia
now-January 26
A 10-week series of new, contemporary short plays inspired by classical Greek theatre and mythology and produced by local creative teams with playwrights from New England and beyond. These plays reintroduce familiar characters and settings in ways that are surprising, hilarious, thought-provoking, and always original.
Week seven:
Ree & Lexie Go To College
by Nehessaiu DeGannes
December 29
directed by Morgan Flynn
Week eight:
Finding Zeus
by Jack Rushton
January 5
directed by Kevin Williams
Achilles and Patroclus
by Jessica Tocci
January 5
directed by Nick Klevisha
Mother
by J. Marc Quattlebaum
January 5
directed by Michelle Aguillon
Tickets: $5 per week; $25 series pass.
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NORTH STAR, THE INSTITUTE FOR THE MUSICAL ARTS, AND THE SHEA THEATER
ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE GET DOWN WITH YOUR HOMETOWN
Friday and Saturday, January 8 and 9, 2021
A TWO-DAY VIRTUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
TO BENEFIT ALL THREE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
HOSTED BY: MONTE BELMONTE, KELSEY FLYNN, and PAM VICTOR
North Star, The Institute for the Musical Arts (IMA), and the Shea Theater are pleased to announce Get Down with Your Hometown (GDHT). GDHT is an online music festival with the goal of promoting the musical talent of North Star and the IMA, and benefiting the three non-profit organizations in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts.. The festival will take place on January 8 and 9, 2021 (details below).
North Star and IMA students and alumni will be performing along with local and nationally known musicians. The event is open to the public with a sliding scale tip jar for donations throughout the event, the proceeds will be split between the three organizations.
GET DOWN WITH YOUR HOMETOWN
Friday, January 8, 6 p.m. – 9:30 p.m
Saturday, January 9, 4 p.m. – 9:30 p.m
Dates are confirmed, times subject to change.
www.getdownhometown.comArtists include:
Lake Street Dive June Millington Dar Williams
Taylor Ashton The Winterpills Naia Kete & Say Real
Suitcase Junket Erin McKeown The Nields
Old Flame Kimaya Diggs Martin Sexton
Kalliope Jones Miro Sprague Jaime Kent
with many more and Special Guests TBA!
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Play Incubation Collective
Saturday, January 9 at 8:00 PM
Join Play Incubation Collective theater artists for an evening of exclusively new work. We're talking music, dance, scenes, sketch, improv, and even a brand new scene written DURING the show and performed as part of the big finale. This is a one-night-only event that you won't want to miss.
And the best part is that it's all for a good cause. This event will help raise funds for local artists and the development of new plays home grown here in Western New England.
PIC is a collective of empowered theater artists centering stories that challenge the dominant cultural paradigm through a highly collaborative, unique play development process and is an emerging hub for new play creation in Western New England.
Facebook Event here.
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