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August 27 - September 16, 2020
The first listing this week is for an important survey for arts organizations and artists to collect data on the need for a cultural and event space in Greenfield. If your ears perked up, take a look.
The New York Times is looking forward to some more live theatre, but they also posted a list to more streamable theatre. Check it out.
The next issue will include events through September 23. 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
Crowdsourcing Theatre Practice in a Time of COVID
by Elena Araoz and Barbara Fuchs
From the article:
Despite the enormous challenges of the pandemic and its associated closures, theatremakers across the globe continue to do what they do best: create, perform, and otherwise demonstrate their remarkable resilience. Some of the new forms and modes of access are clearly born of necessity—Zoom fatigue abounds, and many find it inconceivable that theatre has moved to virtual modes.
Have you read an interesting article about theatre recently? Send it to me! pioneervalleytheatre@gmail.com
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PERFORMANCES and COVID-19 RESOURCES
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Dear Cultural Space User:
I am writing to ask you to respond to an important survey.
The City of Greenfield is considering redeveloping the First National Bank building as a multi-function cultural arts facility including a performance flex space that could accommodate up to 150 – 250 seats.
The purpose of this survey is to collect data that will help in evaluating the need for cultural performance and event space in Greenfield and also aid in the assessment of the suitability of the First National Bank building.
Who should answer this survey? -- creative/cultural organizations, individual artists and art curators that use performance or event space. (A separate survey will be available to residents later.)
We are interested in your space needs for performances (theatre, music, dance, media, etc.) and other educational and cultural events. Only one representative from each organization/entity should answer the survey.
This survey is part of a feasibility study sponsored by MassDevelopment and is being conducted in collaboration with the City of Greenfield Redevelopment Authority and the Friends of First National Bank. It is being conducted by FinePoint Associates, an independent economic development research and consulting firm.
Please take a few minutes to respond using the link below. Your input is very important!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/culturalspaceuser
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Chester Theatre Company presents THE STORY OF KING LEAR
August 27 at 7:00 PM available to watch through August 30
The Story of King Lear is a 50-minute telling of the Shakespeare classic adapted and directed by CTC Producing Artistic Director Daniel Elihu Kramer.
Stage, film and television veteran Michael Potts takes on the title role as Lear. Known to TV audiences for his arc as Brother Mouzone in the celebrated series The Wire, Potts is also in the upcoming film version of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom starring Viola Davis. Broadway audiences will know him from August Wilson’s Jitney, and musicals The Prom, Book of Mormon, and Grey Gardens. Shelley Fort, who starred in CTC’s 2016 production of The Mountaintop, returns to the CTC “stage” for her second appearance with the company. Fort has also appeared in productions at Trinity Repertory Theatre, La Mama, The Bushwick Starr and others. Most recently, she was in the Broadway National Tour of The Play That Goes Wrong. She’s a graduate of Kenyon College and Brown/Trinity Rep. Berkshire Theatre Critics Association Award-winners Tara Franklin (CTC’s Associate Artistic Director and star of last season’s On the Exhale), and James Barry (CTC’s The Aliens, The Night Alive, and Sister Play) also star.
This event is a virtual benefit for Chester Theatre Company.
Watch here.
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From the New England New Play Alliance:
& Theatre Discussions
Erin Lerch and Josh Glenn-Kayden present
The Legion Tapes
by Erin Lerch
directed by Josh Glenn-Kayden
now-September 3
The Legion Tapes are selections from an archive chronicling the world after the end. The alien Legion takes over worlds and absorbs the sentients of those worlds. They've assimilated eleven species so far, and humanity is next on their list. But even after the nations of the world fall, and even after being reduced to communicating solely by radio, humanity's fighting back. New episodes every Thursday until September 3. Stream recent episodes. Stream here.
Short Play Podcast presents 
Litany
by Patti Cassidy
A short play about an old woman meeting a young man in her family's section of a graveyard. Performed by Sanjay Singh, and Courtney Danielle Westman. Stream the episode.
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