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Monday, November 2

Friday, October 30

Theater of War Productions: Philoctetes and Women of Trachis At noon ET, Theater of War Productions , a company that uses classical texts to examine contemporary issues , presents a reading of scenes from Philoctetes and Women of Trachis , followed by a town hall-style discussion with the audience. Andrea Patterson, David Zayas, Frankie Faison and Nyasha Hatendi will perform scenes from Sophocles’

It Can’t Happen Here At 1 p.m. ET, Sinclair Lewis’ 1935 satirical novel It Can’t Happen Here , about a totalitarian U.S. presidential candidate and the journalist who opposes his regime, seems to be the story of the moment. Earlier this month, Berkeley Rep released it as a multi-episode audio play . Today, a coalition of diverse theatre companies are doing a reading of its 1936 stage adaptation, w

New York Theatre Workshop: The Seagull on the Sims 4 Acts I and II At 7 p.m. ET, New York Theatre Workshop presents playwright-performer Celine Song ‘s fascinating reinvention of Anton Chekhov’s breakthrough play for our digital age: The Seagull on the Sims 4 . Full of subtext and experimentation, the drama was initially a flop because it was breaking new ground. Song hopes to do the same as she t

Friday, October 23

BRIC: DEBATE: Baldwin vs. Buckley At 7:30 p.m. ET, in the wake of nationwide protests sparked by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black Americans, theatre artists have been parsing our country’s recent racist past by acting out historical speeches, trials and conversations. There’s The Vineyard Theatre’s Lessons in Survival series and Rattlestick Playwright Theater’s Why Would

The Metropolitan Opera: Don Pasquale At 5 p.m. ET, ever since the shutdown began, the Metropolitan Opera has been sharing productions from its Live in HD series nightly at 7:30 p.m. ET. But it also presents weekly student streams that debut on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. ET. These productions have been specially selected for families, and Zoom education sessions leading up to the screening teach school-a