Jason Blakely offers area poets voices with heart through Poetry Is Life Publishing Arts May 3rd, 2021 158
Devil’s Dozen | Our picks for the 12 best choices you can make in February Arts February 1st, 2019 4 min read 381
A week after Akron limited private gatherings, 15 complaints but no fines City of Akron November 24th, 2020 5 min read 1128
Barberton’s Magical Theatre Company takes their shows on the road Arts October 8th, 2020 0 4 min read 105Reporting and writing Allyson Smith This month, Magical Theatre Company of Barberton will debut a new show called “Tales on...
‘The Theater and the Plague:’ A call for radical envisioning Arts July 23rd, 2020 0 4 min read 420by Tessa Gaffney When the shutdowns started, I was in a Directing II class at The University of Akron taught...
Ohio Shakespeare Festival shifts to radio plays Arts July 14th, 2020 0 4 min read 301by Josy Jones In March, theaters across the country, from Broadway to local community theaters, were forced to stop their...
Millennial Theatre Project Takes on conversations about race in community-driven play Arts June 25th, 2020 0 3 min read 419by Josy Jones The Black Lives Matter movement, to many, feels new and shocking. To others, it’s a turbulent new...
Point of No Return Improv delights and challenges Cuyahoga Falls audiences Arts February 24th, 2020 0 5 min read 223by Anne Walsh Point of No Return Improv, a Cuyahoga Falls-based improv troupe, celebrated its 18th anniversary in February. “The...
Rubber City Theatre centers and celebrates LGBTQ+ experiences Arts January 6th, 2020 0 4 min read 242by Matthew Hogan The world of theater offers a safe space where many feel at home and find themselves. Full...
‘Loneliness Is A Terminal Disease’ uses poetry and dance to explore life with HIV Arts November 12th, 2019 1 3 min read 96interview by Noor Hindi In partnership with Akron AIDS Collaborative, Ma’Sue Productions will stage the original play Loneliness Is A...
Behind the Weathervane stage lights: A conversation with Richard Morris, Jr. featured September 30th, 2019 0 3 min read 166by Matthew Hogan Behind the scenes, where there is neither stage light nor crowd, lives the unsung heroes of theater:...
Theatre on the Spectrum creates space for artists with autism Arts July 18th, 2019 0 4 min read 268by Aja Hannah In a modest storefront on South Hawkins Avenue in Akron, artists and performers hone their craft as...
‘Denied Admission,’ a new play about asylum seekers, wants your feedback this weekend Arts March 6th, 2019 1 5 min read 129by Rosalie Murphy Denied Admission is a new play about asylum seekers at the U.S. border. The performances at The...
