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Brian Paisley, founder of North America's longest-running Fringe festival, has died

EDMONTON — The founder of North America's longest-running Fringe theatre festival and a celebrated advocate of storytelling has died.
Playbill

Tarell Alvin McCraney, York Walker Set Panel Discussion for Black Broadway Men and Dramatists Guild Foundation

The playwrights are uniting for the event as part of 2026 Jesse L. Kearney Black Broadway Men Playwriting Initiative.
BroadwayWorld

Jewish Playwrights Programme to Launch First UK-Wide Open Call for Writers

The Jewish Literary Foundation's Jewish Playwrights Programme has opened applications to playwrights across the UK for the ...
The New Yorker

“Birthright” and “Giant” Tackle Jewish Identity

We meet six millennial hopefuls in 2006, shortly after they’ve returned from Birthright, a free ten-day trip to Israel that ...

Speedier type checks in TypeScript 7.0 as first stable Go release ships

The Microsoft-led TypeScript 7.0 features an order-of-magnitude speed boost, a victory not only for TypeScript itself but ...
BroadwayWorld

PlayPenn New Play Development Conference to Offer 19 Free Public Events in Philadelphia

PlayPenn's New Play Development Conference returns to Philadelphia with 19 free public events featuring six new play ...
NPR

Up First

July 9, 2026 • Democrat Graham Platner ended his bid last night for U.S. Senate. And, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump has been enlisted to help get answers in the July Fourth weekend death ...
ARTS ATL

Theatrical Outfit’s Launchpad 2.0 feeds the city’s appetite for new work from local voices

With a successful first session last year leading to continued productions of plays such as Steve Yockey’s Venus, Stephen ...
NPR

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July 8, 2026 • Trump said that he believes the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is over, but hasn't ruled out talks. And, the International Olympic Committee paves the way for Russian athletes to compete in the ...