Washington DC’s 2020 Helen Hayes Awards, originally scheduled for May 18, has been postponed, theatreWashington, the nonprofit organization responsible for the Awards ceremony has announced. The ceremony will be moved to August 24. The postponement is because of the current coronavirus epidemic, which most experts believe will last at least eight weeks. “Our industry and […]
Archives for March 17, 2020
Stay at home and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Solas Nua’s Irish arts festival
Time was, on St. Patrick’s Day, Solas Nua company members braved the March chill to hand out free books by Irish authors. Now in its 15th year, and in the season of COVID-19, the company has moved its free books online and created an entire festival of the Irish arts, called Cyber Craic which opens […]
American Shakespeare Center, now shut down until summer, continues to support its actors and staff
The innovative American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Va has shut down its Actor’s Renaissance Season, canceled its Spring Season, and closed its doors at least until June in response to the coronavirus, the Company announced yesterday. The company will release its nearly-30 actors from their contracts, and furlough its staff of forty. ASC’s current touring […]