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A new theatre book from some of the founders of the The Kilroys Sheila Callaghan, SCR commissioned playwright Meg Miroshnik, and former SCR literary director Kelly Miller. Theater Artists Making Theatre With No Theater, reflects on what it means to make theatre at a time when live performance is effectively halted.

#GratiTuesday: This week we send our gratitude to all the actors who have graced our stages since 1964! Thank you for bringing your passion to the stage, making characters come to life, and always entertaining us. What are some of your favorite performances you've seen at SCR?

Today in theatre history.

SCR commissioned playwright Kemp Powers is the co- writer and co-director of this newest Pixar movie. Check out this interview! And get ready for Kemp Powers on SCR's next episode of #Commissioned coming on Thursday.

This Thursday Kemp Powers joins #Commissoned. Playwright Kemp Powers seems to be everywhere right nowhis Disney-Pixar animated feature, Soul (co-written and co-directed with Pete Doctor), premieres on Christmas Day and the film adaptation of his play One Night in Miami debuts on Amazon in January. He’s also a writer for the CBS hit, Star Trek: Discovery. And there’s much more. But we got to know him a couple of years ago when his play, Little Black Shadows, premiered on o...ur stage. On #Comissioned, actor Giovanni Adams interviews him about his life and work, and how he approaches writing a new play. Get your exclusive link to watch here: https://www.scr.org/calendar/view?id=12209

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From interactive children’s adventures to several new-play fests and podcasts, here's some theatre to stream this week.

From the Vault: Pull From Stock Audience members often ask us, What happens to the sets, costumes and props after a show closes? Many of these items get stored for re-use, as in the case of something like a Greek column. Or a piece may get re-imagined, altered to appear slightly different. One example is this dress from "District Merchants" (2016) that was re-imagined for "Little Black Shadows" (2019).

From our Community Partner OC Public Libraries: Learn to make MASA!

By popular demand, the radio play "It Can't Happen Here" has been extendedavailable for listening through Friday, Nov. 13. "An enduringly tempting cautionary taleTHIS PRODUCTION WORKS BEAUTIFULLY AS THEATRE FOR THE EARS!"The New York Times Listen for free now!

Did you know SCR was the first theatre to commission a play from Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Freed? Watch this episode of #Commissioned to learn how a lunch with SCR founder David Emmes and Associate Artistic Director John Glore led to an almost 25-year relationship with SCR.

The Story Behind the Photo: Cambodian Rock Band Actor Joe Ngo was part of the cast that brought to life Lauren Yee’s Cambodian Rock Band. Ngo selected the above photo as an important moment from the play.