The theater masks became synonymous with the dramatic arts during the Renaissance. Starting in the 16th century, commedia dell’arte began using similar masks to represent stock characters in ...

This is Drama Masks, a Bay Area performing arts column from a born San Franciscan and longtime theatre artist in an N95 mask.

Mask work is a centuries-old theater practice that transcends nations and eras. From the exaggerated visages of commedia dell’arte to the spiritually significant faces of Japanese Noh, the art ...

Noh is the subject of an exhibition at the Phoenix Art Museum called "Quiet Rage, Gentle Wail," featuring 22 masks and 24 accompanying prints depicting Noh theater, by artist Tsukioka Kogyo, who ...

Masks will hide actors’ faces in the Young Festival Stage production “Androcles and the Lion” at Baylor's Mabee Theatre, but ...

The website features the unique art of over 100 theatre professionals. The 'Artists SurTHRIVING Catalog' is the perfect place to do your holiday shopping, and support those who work in the theatre ...

BEVERLY — The costume department at North Shore Music Theatre is turning its talents to a different art form in these difficult times. The theater announced Thursday that the department has gone ...

Area arts venues again requiring masks for audience, staff. ... The open-ended mask policy is now in effect at Capital Repertory Theatre, The Egg and the Palace Theatre, all in Albany; ...

Some mask replicas, less than 2 inches high, were worn around the neck as talismans or simply as mementos of favorite characters of contemporary drama, and often accompanied their owners to the grave.

Arts For Life’s Theatre Mask Awards was originally set for April 4, then moved to July 18, but now also will be a virtual celebration. The 2020 awards will honor excellence in community theater ...