Founded in 1916, the Drama League is an association of theatre professionals and patrons dedicated to "encouraging the finest in professional theatre and has since then developed into the theatre's premiere service organization."
A grim Brazilian drama about society's descent into anarchy launched the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, and politics dominated the opening news conference held by jury president Sean Penn.
The 74th annual Drama League Awards — hosted by A Catered Affair's Harvey Fierstein — will be presented May 16 at the Marriot Marquis Hotel. Presenters include Tony Award winners Patti LuPone, Christine Ebersole and Christine Baranski.
Before Drama For Schools training, Krista Boldt, a seventh grade social studies teacher at Patti Welder Middle School, said she would have been afraid to stand up in front of her class as Abraham Lincoln.
