It is the mission of ShirleyArts! to support and promote the visual and performing arts for education and entertainment. We are a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization that has been serving North Central Massachusetts since 2004.

The Umbrella Arts Center offers a wide variety of in-person and online arts education instruction for adults, teens, and youth, as well as a summer camp and vacation week programs. In respnonse to distance learning we created The Umbrella @ Home program to deliver quality arts instruction virtually. We are constantly working with our teachers to adapt and design new opportunities to continue to learn, socialize, and experiment with the arts.

The Lexington Players is an award-winning community theater company founded in 1995 as the town’s only theater group.

Students studying in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts develop skills as imaginative practitioners, understand art as a meaningful human endeavor, and explore creative works in dialogue with the past and our current moment. The Visual and Performing Arts Department comprises six separate majors. In our classes, you will learn about the history of creative practice, from the ancient Greek architects and the plays of William Shakespeare to the music of Duke Ellington, the films of Maya Deren, and the contemporary photo-collages of Mickalene Thomas. You will cultivate the...

New World Theatre acknowledges that there is a crisis of understanding and awareness that is deeply rooted in our history of racism, and if we are ever going to fully dismantle the institutions of systemic racism, we need to stop... and listen to those who continue to suffer simply because they are black. We can no longer afford to ignore what is happening to our fellow human beings, which is why we are creating a collection of monologues that will give voice to those who can no longer remain silent. Through the power of writing and theatre, we can do our part to amplify the stories of...

Writing is often an isolating experience. That’s why it can be helpful to meet with others who share your writing interests to exchange ideas and resources. Since 1984, the Monadnock Writers’ Group has provided fellowship and support to writers in all genres and at all levels of achievement. Our free monthly speaker series brings a variety of accomplished writers to Peterborough to share their experiences and expertise with members. These speakers address a range of genres—fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, blogging and more—from research and planning through publishing.

The Recording Artists Project is a student practice organization at Harvard Law School providing pro bono legal assistance on music business matters. RAP specializes in contract review/negotiation, copyright matters and other transactional work. In addition to serving Boston’s music community through client representation, RAP invites a select group of students from Berklee College of Music to offer their insights about the music business to our student practitioners and learn in turn about lawyering in the industry. If you are a musician, music producer, record label, or other music...

Job Description Boston University's College of Fine Arts invites applications for the position of Professor of Directing, non-tenure-track, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2022. CFA's School of Theatre is a prominent beacon for the arts in New England. With accomplished, award-winning alumni (including actors Jason Alexander, Geena Davis, Julianne Moore, Alfre Woodard, and Ginnifer Goodwin); five dedicated theatres, including the stunning state-of-the­art Booth Theatre; 40 faculty who are actively engaged in the profession of theatre-making, CFA's School of Theatre is widely...

THEATRE.UNIVERSITY is the First Global Theatre e-Learning Platform. An academic and practical space that offers courses by world class theatre teachers practicioners and specialists from all over the planet. From NYU, to Yale School of Drama, Harvard, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, RESAD, New York Film Academy, Rutgers University, Bard College, Bennington College, Denison University, Barnard College, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, UNED and many more. But you can also find here courses by award winning practicioners not teaching anywhere else. A space where students can create...

We seek to carve a presence in Boston’s thriving culture through the following: Meetings for Members and Allies Community Gatherings and Social Events Panels and Discussions, primarily by and for our community Staged Readings, of plays by/for/about our community Open Mic Nights and Cabarets, to showcase the talents of our community

The mission of Theatre@First is to work together to provide a fun, friendly, and creative theatre experience for cast, crew, and audience alike. We welcome volunteers at all levels, without regard to race, color, religion, ethnicity, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, body type, age or disability. We encourage a supportive environment in which to work, play, grow, and explore new areas of the theatre arts. We offer affordable and eclectic performances to the community, aiming to surprise, delight, entertain, and educate our audiences.

We tell compelling and resonant stories through opera, performed in spaces where audiences are in close contact with the power of the human voice.