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Instrument of the State, A Century of Music in Louisiana’s Angola Prison- by Professor Benjamin Harbert.

In his new book, Instrument of the State: A Century of Music in Louisiana’s Angola Prison (Oxford University Press, 2023), Georgetown music professor…

June 3, 2024

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The Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics Presents World Premiere Original Virtual Production “Here I Am,” in Conjunction with Emancipation Day the Week of April 16 (Opening Night April 15th at 5:30 p.m.)

An Original Performance by Mélisande Short-Colomb, Descendant of the GU272, Bringing Her Family’s History of Slavery to the Table of Acknowledgement Washington, DC –…

March 25, 2021

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Acclaimed Playwright/Director Prof. Natsu Onoda Power’s Interactive “Okinawa Field Trip” Invites Virtual Audiences to Join a Bus Exploration of Islands and Military Presence April 19-29, 2021

Part of Georgetown University Theater & Performance Studies Program season, creative participatory project combines protests, Pacific beaches, and puppets …

March 25, 2021

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The Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics, Sojourn Theatre, and Georgetown University’s Theater & Performance Studies Program Present Civic Theater Project, THE RACE, 2020, Virtually Via Zoom as a One-Time Special Event Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 5 p.m.

Artists, Citizens, and Students Come Together to Engage Leadership and the Stakes of Next Month’s Election Through Participatory Event Washington, DC – The Laboratory…

October 19, 2020

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Russian and American Playwrights Take Center Stage at Flash Acts, a Groundbreaking Theater Festival October 8-13, 2020

The Forum for Cultural Engagement, Arena Stage, Georgetown University, The Lubimovka Young Russian Playwrights Festival, and the Center for Modern Drama brings together more than…

October 2, 2020

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Arena Stage’s Playwrights’ Arena Program Features Unique Partnerships with Georgetown and Howard Universities

*** Three students and recent alumni from each University will participate in this year-long artistic initiative*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2020 (Washington, D.C.) Arena…

August 19, 2020

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Georgetown University, Arena Stage, & Andrew R. Ammerman Extend Multi-Season Partnership

Gift from Andrew R. Ammerman enables three more years of artistic collaboration and shared resources in support of education and theater (Washington, D.C.) Arena Stage at the…

August 3, 2020

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Georgetown University Theater & Performance Studies Program Presents Aphra Behn’s “The Rover” for a contemporary audience

Prof. Maya E. Roth adapts and directs this witty Restoration comedy by the first professional woman writer in English literature FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC — A new…

March 4, 2020

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LubDub Theatre Company’s “On The Lawn” Explores Roots of the American Lawn

LubDub Theatre Company’s “On The Lawn,” Created in Residency with Georgetown University Theater & Performance Studies Program Students, Gets in the Weeds to…

October 28, 2019

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“Borders and Their Shadows: A Festival of Plays on International Themes” Sept. 19-28 Features Concert Readings and Playwright/Activist Forums

Imaginative festival about consequences of forced migration launches GU Theater & Performance Studies Program’s 2019-20 Season at the Davis Performing Arts Center,…

October 27, 2019