Reprinted from Ecorazzi: “NYC Eco Theater Company Holds Benefit to Raise Money For Gulf Coast Animals” by Michael Parrish DuDell, July 19, 2010
Here in New York City we have commercial theater, experimental theater, really bad theater…but who knew we also have green theater, too!?
9Thirty Theatre Company is one of New York City’s first eco theater […]

Reprinted from Arcola Energy: “Arcola Theatre launches HyLight…” July 12, 2010
London’s Arcola Theatre launches its first in-house designed and manufactured fuel cell product HyLight and announces the creation of a new trading company Arcola Energy Ltd to develop the commercial aspects of its international award winning arts & sustainability programme.
Developed with regular Arcola partners BOC […]

Reprinted from Broadway World: “Mark Rylance Visits Comedy Theatre’s “Recycled Comedy” Exhibit, Runs Through 9/4″ June 17, 2010

Actor Mark Rylance, who will be in the upcoming revival of David Hirson’s La Bête at the Comedy Theatre, visited the theatre’s current exhibition, “Recycled Comedy.” Rylance will be starring in La Bête alongside Joanna Lumley and David […]

Reprinted from Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits: “Historic Preservation and Going Green” by John M. Tess, April 2010
Historic preservation and sustainability go hand in hand. There is a misconception that historic preservation tax credit (HTC) projects and LEED certified projects are mutually exclusive. On the contrary, green development and preservation can both be achieved when […]

Be sure to check out the PDF version of the Green Sheet from Broadway Green Alliance, written by Michael Crowley. 
Articles include Kids Night on Boradway, Manhattan Theatre Club, water reduction, Mo`olelo, and more!

Reprinted from http://www.thisisrubbish.org.uk/?p=357
This is Rubbish are very pleased and excited to be collaborating with The Arcola Theatre and Pangolin’s Ark. On Sunday the 11th April The Arcola Theatre, This is Rubbish and Pangolin’s Ark will host a day of sustainable food themed talks, activities and workshops, followed by a fine food waste and sustainably sourced […]

Reprinted from Seattle Metblogs: “Sustainable Theatre at SU” by Zee Grega, March 4, 2010
Seattle University’s greenSquat program in a new way of producing theater – two or more productions share a stage – the second production “squats” on the set and production design of the first, reducing materials used, and reducing the environmental impact of […]

Reprinted from Broadway World: “Performing Arts Managers Conference Comes to Seattle, 3/6-3/9″ by BWW News Desk, March 6, 2010
Marion Oliver McCaw Hall at Seattle Center and Benaroya Hall have led a local effort to host the 18th annual International Association of Assembly Managers - Performing Arts Managers Conference (IAAM-PAMC), March 6 - 9, at The […]

Reprinted from Stage Directions: “St. Norbert College Hosts Green Theatre Showcase” by Vicki, February 9, 2010
DEPERE, WI—St. Norbert College is open their doors March 23 for an exhibit and discussion on the new green theatre movement. From 3:00 PM until 8:00 PM in the lobby of Walter Theatre on the St. Norbert’s campus manufacturers will […]

Reprinted from The New York Times: “The Great Green Way” by Steven McElroy, December 16, 2009
It’s a tad chilly for an outdoor show, but a bunch of Broadway performers will provide one on Wednesday, when the Broadway Green Alliance recognizes its one-year anniversary with a combination celebration and e-waste recycling dropoff in Duffy Square, the […]

Reprinted from Live Design: “Creating Sustainable Theatres: Part 2″ by Curtis Kasefang, December 4, 2009
In Part 1 (October 2009), I spoke in general of sustainability. Here are some specific areas to consider in new buildings or renovations.
Making sustainability an actual goal is the single most important thing you can do. If you start with the […]

Reprinted from NewsBlaze: “Raising the Roof with ‘Green’ Entertainment to Benefit the Environment” by Rajdeep K. Bhathal, November 3, 2009
Manhattan’s Theater for the New City will present “Raising the Roof” November 9, 2009 at 7 PM to benefit its green roof garden project. The event will feature actress and singer Tammy Grimes singing “It’s Not […]

Reprinted from Live Design: “Creating Sustainable Theatres: Part 1″ by Curtis Kasefang, October 20, 2009
Following up on Bob Usdin’s excellent piece on the greening of the entertainment industry in the “Green Issue” (“How Green Is Green?” August 2008), I want to explore the broader picture, including the facility itself and the surrounding community.
So that […]

Reprinted from Prague Daily Monitor: “National Theatre to have second solar plant” by Pavel Baroch, October 8, 2009
Prague - The National Theatre will have its second solar power station. After dark panels covered the roof of its operational building last year, technicians are now installing photovoltaic modules on top of the Nová scéna building.
“The power […]

Reprinted from SF Performing Arts Examiner: “East Bay Theatre Goes Green” by Dyane Hendricks, October 3, 2009 Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley was certified on September 29 by the Alameda County Green Business and the Bay Area Green Business programs as the first certified “green” professional residential theater company in the San Francisco Bay Area. […]

Reprinted from The Salt Lake Tribune: “Turning a Crisis into Opportunity” by John Keahay, September 20, 2009
Late last year, a distraught Michael Ballam walked into a board meeting, plopped into his chair and announced, “I have some bad news.”
The founder and general director of the Utah Festival Opera had just come from the historic Utah […]

Reprinted from Building Design: “UK’s first carbon-neutral theatre planned for Hackney” by Elizabeth Hopkirk, September 9, 2009
The Arcola Theatre in Hackney aims to relocate to a 2,000sq m site next to Dalston Junction station and create a 350-seat theatre built of sustainable materials including straw bales and doors salvaged from skips.
Engineer Arup has given 18 […]

Reprinted from PRNewswire: “Theatres Trust Announces ECOVENUE Green Theatre Project for London” September 9, 2009
On 14 September 2009 at Plasa 09 The Theatres Trust will announce a new three year programme to provide specialist theatre environmental advice and undertake free DEC assessments with 48 small scale theatres in London.
One year on from […]

Excerpt from centraljersey.com: “Off the Grid, on the Fringe” by Ilene Dube, August 26, 2009
Lucidity Suitcase Intercontinental, the creators of The MeLTING Bridge, Flamingo/Winnebago,¡El Conquistador!, and Red-Eye To Havre De Grace & Lost Soles, present a new theater festival to be powered entirely by renewable energy. Titled Off The Grid, the festival will take place […]

Reprinted from DeVos Performance Hall, October 6, 2008

Opera Grand Rapids is rooting itself into a culture of green. The long awaited Betty Van Andel Opera Center will be a Silver LEED certified facility. The center, which will house a rehearsal hall, costume shop and offices, will be built on the West corner of Fulton and […]