New World Performance Laboratory (NWPL) presents preview performances of its work-in-progress, “Industrial Valley” the third part of "The Devil’s Milk Trilogy," a long-term project based on Akron’s relationship with rubber and the rubber industry on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday October 20, 21 22, 24 2016 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. in The Balch … [Read more...]
Akron theatre group hosts Seattle’s Akropolis Performance Lab at Balch Street Theatre
Akron’s Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture (CATAC) and New World Performance Lab (NWPL) present Seattle’s premiere ensemble-based theatre company, Akropolis Performance Lab (APL), and its production of "The Glas Nocturne" Nov. 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. and November 21 at 2 p.m. at The Balch Street Theatre, 220 South Balch St., in Akron. Tickets are $15 and seating is … [Read more...]
Akron’s ghosts come to light in ‘Devil’s Milk’ open rehearsal (Review)
'Goosetown; The Devil’s Milk, Part Two' at Balch Street Theatre offers unique audience experience Ghosts of every shade lined the walls of the theater as we walked in. The lighting was centered on the angled seating where the audience would eventually sit, casting long shadows and effectively giving us a glimpse of characters that are now long gone, or dead. A quick … [Read more...]
Local theatre group hosts open rehearsals for second in trilogy about Akron’s rubber history
The Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture (CATAC) and New World Performance Lab (NWPL) are hosting a second series of open rehearsals of scenes and songs from "Goosetown: The Devil's Milk Part 2,” Friday and Saturday, Aug. 14 and 15 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, August 16 at 2 p.m. at The Balch Street Theatre, 220 South Balch St. “Goosetown” is a drama with songs written … [Read more...]
Scottish Theater Company presents ‘Lifeboat,’ about survival, friendship
(Courtesy of Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture) The Akron-based Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture (CATAC), in collaboration with The University of Akron's Theater Program, will present three April performances of “Lifeboat” by the Catherine Wheels Company of Scotland. Two public performances of “Lifeboat” are April 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Daum … [Read more...]
‘Trail Magic’ explores life of extreme hiker, trail pioneer (Article and Video)
Wandering Aesthetics hits the Appalachian Trail for biographical performance -In 1955, Emma Gatewood grabbed an army blanket, raincoat, plastic shower curtain and a pair of Keds, and became the first woman to hike the 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail when she was 67. The mother of 11 and grandmother of 24 was a farmer’s wife who lived in an abusive marriage, and she started … [Read more...]
