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WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2025

World Press Freedom Day is dedicated to recognizing the importance of a free and independent press in a democratic society. It highlights the vital role

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Julie Harris Playwriting Competition Accepting Applications

            The Beverly Hills Theatre Guild’s Julie Harris Playwriting Competition is accepting applications for its annual playwriting competition.  This prestigious competition is in its 48th year

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School of Night’s, HELLAS Achieves the Unfathomable

School of Night’s, HELLAS, is quite a history lesson. It explores the birth of democracy while adding much more context to the Battle of Thermopylae

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THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN First Responders Free Tix

THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN brings its wildly popular and heartfelt celebration of womanhood to The Colony Theatre in Burbank from April 24 through May

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Hollywood Queer Short Film Festival Accepting Submissions

The tenth annual Hollywood Queer Short Film Festival is now accepting early bird submissions. Submitted films should be 30 minutes or less, and must include

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A New, Hitchcockian Noir HAMLET at the Mark Taper Forum

Center Theatre Group presents the premiere of a new, Hitchcockian noir take on Hamlet by William Shakespeare, from director Robert O’Hara. The production will run May 28 to July

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Historic State Theater Returns to Pasadena Playhouse Ownership

In major news timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of its historic facility, Pasadena Playhouse announced today that it has successfully purchased its 1925

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World Art Day Report: California #2 in Arts Friendliness

With World Art Day coming up on April 15, and approximately 5.2 million Americans employed in the arts, the non-profit organization SmileHub today released new

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Honk if you’re a Nosher! Manischewitz ® Debuts ‘Deli on Wheels’

Earlier this week, the iconic 130-year-old Jewish food brand Manischewitz ® launched something unexpected: a full-blown Deli on Wheels. Serving up matzo ball soup, knishes, Jake

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World Theatre Day 2025: “Can theatre hear the SOS?”

In celebration of World Theatre Day 2025,  Rosalba Rolón (Artistic Director, Pregones/PRTT) and U.S. emergent artist and playwright Adam Ashraf Elsayigh will deliver the official U.S. Messages.