Gum-Dip Theatre's “Denied Admission” examines the boundaries of personal liberty in a new play based on credible fear interviews of asylum seekers who crossed the southern U.S. border. The play runs July 25 through 27 at 8 p.m., and July 28 at 2 p.m.; Aug. 1 through 3 at 8 p.m.; and Aug. 4 at 2 p.m. at The Center (118 W. Market St., in Akron). Tickets may be purchased at … [Read more...]
Local theatre companies partner to open The Center Sept. 1 for open house, open mic celebration
Wandering Aesthetics, Gum-Dip Theatre and Dunamis Theatre will celebrate the grand re-opening of The Center (Formerly ACAMP), Saturday, Sept. 1, starting at noon, for a celebration that includes an Open House and the 37th edition of the popular Electric Pressure Cooker Cabaret – the an “anything goes” open mic–style cabaret. From noon to 6 p.m., the three theatre companies … [Read more...]
Wandering Aesthetics presents Vaudeville-inspired variety show at Akron Civic Theatre
Join Wandering Aesthetics at Akron Civic Theatre for our Bigger Than a Breadbox launch party and season announcement! Building on the success of Wandering Aesthetics’ reoccurring Electric Pressure Cooker Cabaret (#EPCooker), Bigger Than a Breadbox is a vaudeville-style variety show. Vaudeville, once known as “the heart of American show business”, hearkens … [Read more...]
Gum-Dip Theatre company premieres play about Bhutanese refugees
'Nepali Applause' takes place May 27, 28 -- Gum-Dip Theatre (GDT) will present "Nepali Applause: An Open Air Market / Performance Festival," on Saturday, May 27 and Sunday, May 28 from noon to 6 p.m. at the Exchange House, 760 Elma Street, in Akron's North Hill. "Nepali Applause" is a multi-disciplinary performance that illustrates the rich history of the Nepali … [Read more...]
Himalayan Music Academy founder offers music classes, free Nepali language courses
Puspa Gajmer is on a mission to preserve and teach Nepali music and performing arts here in Akron. A noted local songwriter, guitarist and vocalist, Gajmer was a schoolteacher in Dhulabari Jhapa, Nepal, who taught music among other subjects. He later taught at a refugee camp in Nepal after he and his family were forced from their home. Through the Himalayan MUSIC Academy on … [Read more...]
Girls Studio theatre performance explores self-identity, empowerment
There was a nervously positive energy onstage and in the audience at the Front Porch Cafe in South Akron as the neighborhood teenage girls prepared to share the result of 10 weeks of work. Their offering: a unique theatre performance that blurred the line between performer and audience and lessons that would stay with them far beyond the night of the show. “She is.,” which … [Read more...]
Theatre founder launches open air Nepali arts, culture festival
When Katie Beck moved back to Akron after college, she noticed a distinct change in the North Hill neighborhood: namely, the surge in Nepali and Bhutanese refugees. “I wondered who all these people were, and where they came from?" says Beck, who, since returning to Akron in 2014 has invested her time and efforts in socially conscious theatre projects, like a community-based … [Read more...]
October’s ‘Ghosts of the Past’ Full Circle Storytelling includes Poetry in Akron, Gum-Dip Theatre and musical performance by Amy Spencer
Wandering Aesthetics, Jilly’s Music Room and The Akronist are proud to announce the second event of the "Full Circle Storytelling, Vol. 2" season! "Full Circle Storytelling" is FREE and OPEN to the public. This "Full Circle Storytelling" event will be held on Wednesday, October 26th from 7 pm - 10 pm at Jilly’s Music Room located at 111 N Main St. • Akron, … [Read more...]
Award-winning Electric Pressure Cooker at None Too Fragile Theater on July 16
The Electric Pressure Cooker, an award-winning monthly “anything goes” open mic–style cabaret, will be held on Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 8 p.m. at None Too Fragile Theater inside Pub Bricco, located at 1841 Merriman Road in Akron, Ohio. The Electric Pressure Cooker is open the public. There is a $5 cover charge or pay-what-you-can at the door. Audience … [Read more...]
Envision Akron empowers Middlebury residents to be the change they wish to see in their community
The Middlebury neighborhood of Akron is located just east of the University of Akron and south of downtown. The neighborhood has its share of challenges. According to 2000 US Census figures, nearly one third of all residents 25 and older do not have high school diplomas. That statistic may help explain why so few Middlebury residents hold professional or management level … [Read more...]
