Many teenagers have missed out on performing in their school theater programs over the past year as the COVID-19 pandemic has kept actors and audiences apart. So Jim Johnson is pleased to be able to open the 2021 season of Susquehanna Stage Company in Marietta this week with a youth […]
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China discounts possibility of harm from falling rocket stage
BEIJING — China’s space agency says a core segment of its rocket has re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean near the Maldive Islands early Sunday. Officials say the upper stage of its Long March 5B rocket that launched the core module of its space station will mostly burn up […]
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Main stage of Chinese rocket likely to plunge to Earth soon
Sam McNeil, Associated Press Published 6:23 p.m. ET May 6, 2021 Beijing — The largest section of the rocket that launched the main module of China’s first permanent space station into orbit is expected to plunge back to Earth as early as Saturday at an unknown location. Usually, discarded core, or first-stage, […]
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Biden Sets The Stage For An Offshore Wind Energy Boom
The U-turn of the U.S. Administration’s energy policies under President Joe Biden sets the stage for a flourishing U.S. offshore wind industry, as the federal government looks to speed up environmental reviews to make offshore wind a significant contributor to the new clean energy goals. In the United States, offshore […]
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Biden temporary pause on federal oil leases sets stage for future restrictions
President Biden on Wednesday issued an executive order temporarily pausing federal oil and gas leases and setting in motion potentially longer-lasting restrictions on federal lands production of fossil fuels. The executive order issued Wednesday directed the Interior Department to pause the leases while it reviews the program and consider whether […]
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St. Michael council sets the stage for 2021, gears up for projects | St. Michael
At its Jan. 12 meeting, the St. Michael City Council discussed a slew of updates — notably in regard to Town Center Park and the County Highway 19 project — and prepared for the 2021 session. State Rep. Eric Lucero was also present and gave his annual legislative preview. REP. […]
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Centenary Stage Company To Offer Theatrical Make-up And Acting For The Camera Workshops To The General Public
Centenary Stage Company, the professional non-profit theatre company in residency on the campus of Centenary University will offer Theatrical Make-up and Acting for the Camera workshops to the general public for the spring 2021 semester. Led by Centenary University professor Stephen Davis, Theatrical Make-up explores the world of make-up design […]
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Centenary Stage Company to Offer Theatrical Make-up and Acting for the Camera Workshops in Spring 2021
Centenary Stage Company, the professional non-profit theatre company in residency on the campus of Centenary University will offer Theatrical Make-up and Acting for the Camera workshops to the general public for the spring 2021 semester. Led by Centenary University professor Stephen Davis, Theatrical Make-up explores the world of make-up design […]
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Es Devlin Takes a Turn at Center Stage
LONDON — She has created stadium extravaganzas for Beyoncé and Kanye West, fashion shows for Louis Vuitton, and theater sets for Harold Pinter. Now the stage designer Es Devlin, having collaborated with many of the greats, is getting ready for her own show. Ms. Devlin, 49, is one of three […]
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These Platforms Are Putting Latinx Fashion on the World Stage
Latinx designers are making greater inroads into global fashion, and growing platforms are hoping to elevate these creatives and showcase the fresh perspectives and innovative designs many are bringing to the industry. Here are four platforms working with Latinx designers to highlight their work, promote it and make it available […]
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Local theaters streaming shows, bringing stage to screen for home viewing
Two Corridor troupes are merging theater and film, with all the personnel and production bells and whistles, to stream events Friday and Saturday night. “We have all the community of theater people it takes to put on a show — except for the audience,” said Elizabeth Tracey, director of “Songs […]
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In Her New Novel, Marilynne Robinson Puts Segregation Center Stage
When the curtain rises on Jack Boughton, the protagonist of Marilynne Robinson’s new novel, he is penitent, abject. Jack and his abjection will be familiar to Robinson’s past readers; he featured prominently in two of her previous novels set in Gilead, Iowa, as the prodigal son of the town’s Presbyterian […]
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Theaters nobly fill the COVID void, but screens make me miss the stage even more
Pig Iron’s “Zero Cost House” featuring, clockwise from top left: Dito Van Reigersberg, Alex Torra and puppets by Maiko Matsushima. (Mary McCool) Zoom theater is an oxymoron, but substitutes for live performance will have to do until we can safely gather again as an audience. The Old Vic’s In Camera […]