As we enter the darkest period yet of the coronavirus pandemic, venues such as Rochester’s Auditorium Theatre are shuttered in uncertainty.
Geva Theatre Center
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Geva season to launch with audio plays celebrating Black stories
Geva Theatre Center’s 2020-21 season begins with Recognition Radio, a series of audio plays that elevate the work of Black theater artists.
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When the show must go on
Theaters don’t have the green light to reopen, but there are signs of theatrical life — if you know
where to look for them.
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Lost theater season leads to Geva layoffs
With its upcoming season in doubt because of the coronavirus pandemic, Geva Theatre Center laid off a handful of employees on Thursday.
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The arts, the writing on the walls, and the writing on the streets
The Black Cinema Series and the new public art project by Shawn Dunwoody at Manhattan Square Park are part of the effort to promote racial equity in Rochester.
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Geva announces 2020-21 season
On Monday Geva Theatre Center announced its upcoming 48th season, which includes a lighthearted play about the niche world of air guitar competitions, an immersive new take on “Frankenstein,” a tribute to Johnny Cash, and a Taliban-plot-centered drama.
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Falling slowly
“Once” is a captivating musical, filled with story and heartache, ghosts and grief. It has every opportunity to be Dublin embodied on stage — but the music must be honored the way it was written, or the production feels hollow.
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Marriage story
In “Slow Food” there’s a deeper dig on the psyche behind the simple concept of eating a meal at a restaurant with a partner. Themes of hunger (both real and imagined), anger, mental health, fidelity, dependence, and manipulation come to the fore as a triangular power struggle between the characters takes place.
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Review: ‘La Cage Aux Folles’
At its core, it’s a flashy, an undeniably fun night out — albeit difficult to pull off without a talented male cast. Fortunately, Geva’s cast is more than equipped to handle the high-heeled, leather- and feather-filled dance numbers.
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Theater review: ‘Revival: The Resurrection of Son House’
Blues artist, son of a preacher, steel worker, farmer, husband, alcoholic, and one of the first black musicians to make a record in the United States. While these words all apply to Eddie “Son” House, they don’t begin to tell his story the way Geva’s latest world premiere, “Revival: The Resurrection of Son House,” does.
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Theater review: ‘The Royale’
Based on a true story and set in 1905, the plot follows Jay “The Sport” Jackson, a black boxer who wants to become the heavyweight champion of the world, and challenges the current titleholder — a white man — to come out of retirement for the fight of the decade.
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Geva announces 2019-20 season
The new season includes Tony Award-winning musical, “Once;” post-Vietnam hip-hop musical, “Vietgone;” and the world premiere of “Looks Like Pretty,” which is set in a Kodak lab. More than half of the productions are written by and will be directed by women, three plays are written by playwrights of color, and five will be led by directors of color.
