By Emily Witt | March 22, 2020
New York’s cultural scene has taken hits before—after 9/11, during the recession that began in 2007, after Hurricane Sandy—but its elimination for an indefinite period of time is unprecedented. More…
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ChatterPack: A list of free, online, boredom-busting resources!
Resource list of virtual tours; online learning; geography, nature, and history; music; arts and culture; literature online; learn a new skill; entertainment and more…
While At Home: I Am A Creative
Artists and freelancers have experienced substantial financial hardship since the COVID-related decrease in public gatherings. This collection of funds and grants aims to only include those that are actively dispersing funds and soliciting applicants. More…
Joe’s Pub Announces JOE’S PUB LIVE!, A Free Series of Live-Streamed and Archived Performances
After last week’s successful launch of Joe’s Pub LIVE!, Joe’s Pub, a program of The Public Theater, will continue itsa??free series of live-streamed and archived performances from their iconic stage in New York City. This initiative serves to facilitate social connection during this time of physical distancing, so Joe’s Pub will share concerts with their audiences each Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8PM Eastern. More…
Vulture: “There Is No ‘Surplus’ in Nonprofit”: How Off Broadway Is Coping With Closure
March 13, 2020 | By Helen Shaw
When Governor Cuomo’s office announced that Broadway would shut down on Thursday, March 12, in the face of COVID-19, the emails started to come in. Uptown, the state had made the call. But downtown, that decision had to happen artistic director by artistic director — tiny spaces, seating sometimes as few as 40 people, choosing to close. There are a handful still open, some to finish a run or get in one last show, and at Radio City Music Hall, Riverdance still stomped last night. (So did Stomp, 26 years into its run at the Orpheum.) But the dominoes were falling all over the city yesterday — shows, seasons, festivals, rehearsals, auditions, designer meetings, rental business, the works. More…
NY Times: No Theater? No Problem. Plays and Musicals Switch to Streaming
As bans on public gatherings have proliferated nationwide in response to coronavirus, shows and special programs are announcing streaming plans daily. More…
The 24 Hour Plays to Launch Viral Monologues (Exclusive)
Rachel Dratch, Hugh Dancy, Patrick Wilson and Denis O’Hare are among 20 actors performing original pieces written overnight by David Lindsay-Abaire, Jesse Eisenberg and Stephen Adly Guirgis, among others. More…
National Theatre Will Stream NT Live Productions For Free on YouTube
The National Theatre has announced its new initiative, NATIONAL THEATRE AT HOME providing access to content online to serve audiences in their homes. Audiences around the world can stream NT Live productions for free via YouTube, and students and teachers have access to The National Theatre Collection at home, delivered in partnership with Bloomsbury Publishing.
From Thursday 2 April, a number of productions previously screened in cinemas globally as a part of National Theatre Live will be made available to watch via the National Theatre’s YouTube channel. More…
Free Off-Broadway Theater in Your Living Room
Theater Close-Up — a unique collaboration between THIRTEEN and New York City area non-profit Off-Broadway theaters — removes any obstacles to seeing fantastic theater productions. Theater Close-Up captures live performances expressly for THIRTEEN audiences; after the television broadcast, performances are available for online viewing, too. THIRTEEN is using its unrivaled expertise in producing national PBS arts programming to provide New Yorkers with unparalleled access to one of the city’s greatest underexposed cultural assets. More…
Playwrights Horizons: Resources for Artists
Job search websites for a full range of remote, freelance gigs; filing for unemployment; emergency and assistance grants; and organizations supporting artists that are accepting donations. More…