TDF Stages Archive

As one of the only African-American performers currently working in professional theatre, Marcus Williams has a unique perspective on the twin pandemics of coronavirus and racism

Friday, August 14

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene: Zalmen Mlotek Living Room Concert At 1 p.m. ET, Zalmen Mlotek —the artistic director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene , which produced Yiddish Fiddler —performs Yiddish summer camp songs. Even if you don’t know the language, the emotions come through loud and clear. Watch for free on Folksbiene’s Facebook page .

Irish Repertory Theatre: Love, Noël: The Songs and Letters of Noël Coward At 3 p.m. ET, Irish Rep presents Love, Noël , a virtual reinvention of its 2019 celebration of playwright, songwriter and sparkling wit Noël Coward. Barry Day devised this two-person tribute featuring seasoned cabaret stars Steve Ross and KT Sullivan singing Coward’s songs, such as “Mad About the Boy,” “Together with Music”

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater: Virtual Salon: Spotlight on Critics of Color At 5 p.m. ET, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater hosts an important conversation with four critics of colo—three of whom have written many articles for TDF Stages. Jose Solís is joined by fellow NYC-based theatre journalists Juan Michael Porter II and Diep Tran and California’s David John Chávez for a no-holds-barred discus

Corkscrew Theater Festival: corkscrew 4.0 At 1 p.m. ET, although the fourth annual Corkscrew Theater Festival has been moved to next summer, the producers are presenting a series of online experiences inspired by the postponed productions. The website itself is a hoot, a throwback to the GeoCities days. Many of the works are interactive and all are free, though it’s worth clicking on the “buy tick

Friday, August 7

Ice Factory: Who’s There? At 10 a.m. ET, the New Ohio Theatre brings its 27th annual Ice Factory festival online with four boundary-pushing premieres over four weeks. The third offering is Who’s There? , an ambitious exploration of cross-cultural blind spots featuring Black, Asian and white artists based in Singapore, Malaysia and the U.S. Created by The Transit Ensemble for digital consumption, t

In This Life At noon ET, WNET’s All Arts series presents In This Life , a dance film created by director Bat-Sheva Guez and American in Paris Tony nominee/former New York City Ballet star Robert Fairchild , who co-produced, co-wrote and stars. A meditation on grief, the 15-minute movie features five sections, each choreographed by a different dance-maker: James Alsop, Warren Craft, Andrea Miller,