WILMINGTON – First State Ballet Theatre (FSBT) is set to premiere a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Grand Opera House this April. Shakespeare’s beloved comedy comes to life in a reimagined ballet. Choreographed by Zachary Kapeluck, and costumes designed by Martha Chamberlain. Shakespearean theatricality has been a trademark for the FSBT this year, opening their season in …
The 2024-25 Delaware Theatre Company season features a world premiere musical, a Tony-winning musical, a play produced by DTC in 2005 but is newly relevant, a one-man show and a new holiday revue – plus multiple ways to create conversations and connect with the community. The season includes “Kinky Boots,” “Every Brilliant Thing,” “Home for the Holidays in the 302,” …
Five Delaware high schoolers have been honored by the Delaware Theatre Company as 2023-2024 Delaware Young Playwrights winners. This year’s winners are: Amara Harrison (Charter School of Wilmington): “You Remind Me” Emily Howard (Charter School of Wilmington): “Splinter” Valentine Logan (William Penn High School): “Hatshepsuts Djed” Darby Ann Tisdel (MOT Charter High School): “Best Friends” Mia Trotter (Appoquinimink High School): …
If you ever performed with Delaware Children’s Theatre, helped get shows on to the boards or brought grandkids to enjoy a performance in the historic Victorian building, your tribe is hunting for you. On Jan. 27, the theater will celebrate its 50th season, the stewardship of John and Marie Swajeski and decades of bringing theater to families with the 50th …
Delaware Theater Company’s executive director Bud Martin will retire in 2023 and turn control of the spotlight over to Matt Silva, who has been managing director for four years. During Martin’s decade at the riverfront theater, he helped restore its luster, which was at a low point when he took over. He poured a lot of his own money into …
Delaware Theatre Company’s new season will include three musicals, a drama and a classic comedy. The Delaware Theatre Company’s 2022-23 season will include two world premiere musicals, including one about Dolly Parton. The rest of the five-show season will be filled with an off-Broadway musical, a play about the Tuskegee Airmen and a comedy classic, “One Man, Two …
Delaware veterans now have a unique opportunity to unleash their creativity through a new, free eight-week art course called CreatiVeterans. The program, designed specifically for veterans, will be offered at convenient locations across the state and is set to provide participants with a chance to explore various artistic techniques and mediums. READ: NCC ‘Great Schools, Clean Streams’ contest to promote …
On Tuesday, March 11, Captain Theresa Claiborne, the first Black woman to fly in the United States Air Force, will take the stage at Delaware State University to share her journey. The free public event, named “Beyond Boundaries: Where Imagination Takes Flight,” is part of the university’s celebration of Women’s History Month and will be held from 1 p.m. to …
WILMINGTON — A powerful and poignant musical will make its Wilmington debut this spring, as “Dear Evan Hansen,” the Tony and Grammy-winning Best Musical, comes to The Playhouse on Rodney Square from April 11-13. The play, which was hailed by The Washington Post as “one of the most remarkable shows in musical theater history,” brings a groundbreaking look at the …
WILMINGTON — The Kalmar Nyckel Foundation will host Five Ways to Freedom: Wilmington’s Underground Railroad on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 1:30-4:30 pm at 1124 East 7th St to kick off Black History Month. Children and adults can explore the five ways freedom seekers traveled on Wilmington’s Underground Railroad at this fourth annual Five Ways to Freedom event, including free crafts, …
