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“Women of Zalongo”: Play Inspired by Brave Greek Women Opens in CA

The contemporary theatrical play “Women of Zalongo”, written by Maria Cominis and directed by Kari Hayter, premieres regionally on March 3-12 in Fullerton, CA and on March 18 and 19 in Santa Monica. The performance is inspired by the playwright’s...

Airline Offers USA-Greece Flights for $199

New Icelandic airline PLAY offers cheap flights between Greece and USA when booking a return ticket - but only for a limited time.

Jamie-Lynn Sigler Will Lead Staged Play Reading in Washington D.C.

Jamie-Lynn Sigler is going back to her theatrical roots, as she will lead a staged reading of MANHATTANonPATRICK on September 27, at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in Washington D.C. Perhaps best known for her role as Meadow Soprano...

Adaptation of Ancient Greek Tragedy Dubbed Racist in France

The Sorbonne university in Paris was forced to cancel a performance of a Greek tragedy featuring actors using black masks after students claimed it was “Afrophobic, colonialist and racist.” Protesters picketed the prestigious Paris university, stopping actors from entering the...

Greek-Chinese Co-production of Play “Agamemnon” to Debut in Beijing

A new production of the play "Agamemnon," co-produced by the national theaters of China and Greece, will premiere at the National Theater of China in Beijing on Feb. 20. The announcement of the co-production was made by China's National...

Playwright Steve Apostolina’s ‘Forever Bound’ Premieres in LA

Greek-American playwright Steve Apostolina's dark comedy "Forever Bound" will premiere in Los Angeles on May 11. The play will be performed at the Atwater Village Theatre until June 16. Sankalpa Productions is staging the production. Apostolina also stars in the play,...

‘Nick the Greek’ Comes to LA: Interview with Angeliki Giannakopoulos

https://vimeo.com/236769377 Playwright Angeliki Giannakopoulos's one-woman show, "Nick the Greek", premiered here in LA on February 10. After the sold-out opening night at the Waco Theater Center in North Hollywood, additional performances have been scheduled in the next few months. Directed by...

Cyprus Town Bans Staging of Play with Gay Storyline

The municipal council of a town in Cyprus, on Tuesday, announced they would not allow the staging on Wednesday by the state theatre organisation Thoc, of a play about the story of a gay couple. The play, Cock, by Mike...

Zoe Kazan’s Play ‘After the Blast’ Opens at Lincoln Center Theater

Zoe Kazan's new play, titled "After the Blast", which deals with what life on Earth might look like after widespread ecological destruction, premiered last Monday at Lincoln Center Theater in New York. Though many think the play was a reaction...

“My Child – Mothers of War” performing at the Hudson Backstage Theater

By Vasilis Papoutsis Greek American director Angeliki Giannakopoulos' play is a collection of monologues based on true stories from the mothers who lost their sons in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and has been performing to rave reviews and sold...