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Operating as usual
RIP, Miss Lansbury. You will be missed.
She was a Hollywood and Broadway sensation, but she captured the biggest audience of her career as the TV sleuth Jessica Fletcher.
One show ends, and another starts! Rehearsals for The 146 Point Flame have begun and our actors are working hard.
A late edition to our Prom.
We changed the follow spot positions. They seem to work fine.
The Prom opens in two days and our kids are hard at work! Get your tickets to come see the Prom October 6th-9th.
Thank you so much . Remember Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.!
One picture taken at tonight's run-through of "The Prom."
A surprising victim of the pandemic.
The theatergoing audience has been slow to return after the pandemic lockdown, and the show hasn’t been selling well enough to defray its running costs.
Set construction has begun for The Prom! It’s gonna be amazing! Come see The Prom and the amazing set October 6th-9th!
A virtual SM training session with Ms. Kazle in Ada and her students in Akron.
A great loss to our Firestone family. Rest in peace, Ms. Regenos.
Regenos received the district's lifetime achievement award in the spring, not knowing it would be her last semester teaching.
Thanks to Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens for placing an ad in season our program.
A hard-working crew of kids working on set construction today.
Guess what? We have our committee of 7 officers selected! Meet Rylee, Trevor, and Sophia! We are so excited to get started.
Congratulations, Fiona. You earned this!
Second annual.
Presented by Broadway Black, the show honoring the best of Broadway and Off Broadway theater created by Black artists will host its first live, in-person event Oct. 10.
Here's a quick pic of Olivia making a contribution to our ACME cashback campaign.
Manning the booth at today's Activity Fair.
Choreography rehearsal.
Come visit us in the Cascade Plaza.
Getting ready for the Akron Pride Parade.
Here are some pics from Wednesday's theatre picnic. The kids had a great time and obviously are ready to start a new school year of fun, learning, and theatre!
Look for us on Saturday at the Akron Pride Festival.
A large section of South Main Street will be closed Saturday morning as the Akron Equity March will kick off the Akron Pride festivities.
Some quick snaps from today's musical rehearsal for "The Prom." These kids are sounding great!
Most of our cast of "The Prom" after the second rehearsal.
Look for us at Saturday's Pride Fest.
Look for us in the parade and in the children's section of the festival. We have giveaways!
Sometimes you have to be in the right place at the right time.
The actress, who covered for Beanie Feldstein, gets the part to herself for the next month, and Broadway fans are thrilled for her.
It's in the case at school!
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/arts/mary-alice-dead.html
A former Chicago schoolteacher, she appeared on TV in ‘A Different World’ and ‘I’ll Fly Away,’ winning an Emmy in 1993.
These kids are ready to wash your car at Advance Auto Parts on W Market St in Akron.
Makes sense.
Attending a play can increase empathy, according to brain scientists. The dynamic elements of live performance seem to enhance the effect more so than other recorded art forms.
These kids are ready to wash your car at Advance Auto Parts on W Market St in Akron.
Our students will be holding a fundraiser car wash today from 10 am to 2 pm at Advance Auto Parts (1892 W Market St, Akron). Stop by if you want to support the arts or get a clean car.
Beauty and the Beast Set as ABC's Next Live-Action Musical, Airing in December
With The Little Mermaid Live!’s Flounder puppet still swimming around in our nightmares, ABC is looking ahead to its next live-action TV adaptation of a beloved Disney property. (Hint: ItR…
Peter Brook, influential theatre visionary, dies aged 97
The director’s landmark achievements include a nine-hour Mahabharata, putting Shakespeare on trapezes and directing Olivier, Gielgud and Scofield at the RSC
Of interest.
Theatre Producers of Color is a free, virtual program that aims to diversify the decision makers of the industry's commercial productions.
This looks like fun!
Get a first look at new renderings of the space right here.
Here is a few photos from the recent Dazzle Awards ceremony at the Palace Theatre in Cleveland. Photos courtesy of the Dazzle Awards.
It is always interesting to see what the most popular plays are in schools around the country.
Conducted every year since 1938, EdTA’s annual survey of the plays and musicals most frequently produced in America’s schools shows what resonates with
Congratulations to all the winners at last night's Tony Awards. Please remember there is great theatre happening everywhere that deserves your support!
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/12/theater/broadway-tony-awards-2022.html
“The Lehman Trilogy” won best play, “Company” won best musical revival and “Take Me Out” won best revival of a play at the 75th Tony Awards.
Our falcon family is grieving today.
Our Firestone Family is broken hearted and devastated to learn of the loss of Ethan Liming. We extend our deepest heartfelt condolences to his family and loved ones.
Ethan was on the baseball and football teams. He was on the 2020 Homecoming Court. He will be dearly missed.
10 Reasons Why You Should Expose Your Child To Theatre
Post by TN student contributor Nomy Lavrukov As a teen who’s been exposed to the theatre world since day one , I can tell you for a fact that my experience
Congratulations to all of our students who graduated from Firestone CLC this evening. Play well your part, Thespians!
Call-back auditions begin!
Congratulations to senior Jada-Lynn Pledger for winning the "Spirit of the Dazzle" Award at tonight's Dazzle Award ceremonies.
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We are so excited to announce that the stage will be opening Friday for the performance of our production of "Sunday in the Park With George"!! Share this video with your friends and family and lets all get excited for this whimsical journey! Opening Night is Friday at 7:30PM!!
A moment from last night's sitzprobe.
Part of a song from last night's "Sunday" rehearsal.
On more shot from "On the Verge" today.
A quick hit from last night's surprise. #fhsCHICAGO2K18
Here is the latest update from Reyna who is in NYC competing in the Jimmy Awards.
Bree checks in on Thursday at ITF. #thesfest17
Here is Kayleigh's day one response to the Interation Thespian Festival.
Kayleigh checks in from ITF in Lincoln, NE,
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