We are the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research (WCFTR), an archive preserving materials from the entertainment industries. We are home to over three hundred collections from playwrights, television and movie writers, producers, actors, designers, directors, and production companies.
Housed in the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Library-Archives Division, the WCFTR is one of the world’s most accessible #archives and is regularly visited by researchers from around the world. Research undertaken in its collections has revolutionized the scholarship of American #cinema, #theater, and #television.
We use social media to share news about new collections, upcoming events, interesting materials we've found, and projects that we're working on -- as well as learning about what you're working on!
Hello, Mastodon! I'm the marketing director for a California theater looking to connect with other makers and lovers of theater. We stage everything from Sondheim to hip-hop comedy to Shakespeare to bilingual plays with American Sign Language. Would love to talk more with others about this wild and wonderful art form. 🎭 ❤️
Growing up, someone was always telling her that she wouldn’t be able to make a living by #writing, regardless of which kind of writing she did. “I said, ‘OK, but what if I do them all?’”
With the start of the 2023/24 season, Staatstheater Darmstadt is offering a monthly “Theatertag” (theater day) with drastically reduced ticket prices. On this day, the full price is 9 €, the reduced price is 5 €. School children can still get the usual 2 € tickets, and university students can get free tickets.
I've been working at this theater on and off for 30 years. In that time I've played multiple genders; I've also played kangaroos, weasels, and chairs. There's never been an agenda, other than if a part needs playing and you're not on stage, you do it. But some Spring Branch Becky flipped the fuck out and went on a gender war.
Most parents didn't even realize why the field trip was canceled.
#introductions I've never been any good at Twitter so I'm unlikely to be any good at Mastodon, but I'm happy to be here. Happy to diversify a little. I hope I picked the right server to join.
It is going to take some getting used to not having to thread things, I can tell you that right now for free.
This is my #introduction post. My name is Cindy. I live in Brooklyn, New York, and work as a book editor. I do side-gig work in the performing arts—mostly, in theater and film.
I am originally from #Wisconsin. I have lived in #NYC for 16 years.
I am interested in connecting with people who live by kindness, tolerance, and compassion.
We're heading out to watch "Meg 2 The Trench" in a few minutes. Not the most stimulating cinema I'm sure but my daughter loves B monster movies so we're going to check it out. At least the theater has good popcorn.🍿
Have a good day everyone! Take it easy if you can.
October is Filipino American History Month...Celebrate by seeing BLOODLETTING, by Boni B. Alvarez. Leelee (Anna Mulia) waits expectantly for a fellow aswang (Filipino vampire) with her grandfather Jenry (Sam Produente).
'The digital archive includes over 850 plays and over 300 Black British, African, and Caribbean writers.... Alongside the extensive database of plays, the archive also contains a vast range of resources including over 70 video and audio recordings of play extracts, a bibliography of essays on Black British theatre and video interviews with leading practitioners and academics in the field.'
Appearing in scores of stage productions, she dazzled audiences for nearly six decades, most memorably starring as Anita in “West Side Story” & Velma Kelly in “Chicago.”
Actor Louis Gossett Jr., Oscar and Emmy winner, has died at age 87, according to his family.
AP reports: "Gossett broke through on the small screen as Fiddler in the groundbreaking 1977 miniseries 'Roots,' which depicted the atrocities of slavery on TV." He was the first Black man to win the best supporting actor Oscar for "An Officer and a Gentleman."
"What do you do when your candidate is twice impeached and four times indicted? Apparently, MAGA Republicans will do anything to try and make it look like the score is even ahead of the general election. So here we are."
A friend asked me about what #musicals and plays her recently stage-struck daughter might want to see. I was full of ideas, and I found this excellent summary of #theater performances available on the various streaming services. Enjoy!
It's the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet, except that it's Romeo on the balcony, and Juliet is a male stagehand. And there's beer. #vintageAd#gay#beer#theater