<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Opening Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opening Act]]></description><link>https://www.openingact.org/news</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:37:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.openingact.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Opening Act Students Featured in Playbill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opening Act students are featured in a new article published by Playbill, highlighting the organization’s theatre education programs and the impact of arts access for young people across New York City. The article spotlights Opening Act’s work in public schools and after school programs, where students build confidence, creativity, collaboration skills, and community through theatre. By providing consistent, high-quality arts programming and performance opportunities, Opening Act helps...]]></description><link>https://www.openingact.org/post/opening-act-students-featured-in-playbill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c14ae669ed8cb882aa913a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:15:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/928f5e_cb8d78f1748148a2bba8c57f0a339dcb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_623,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matthew Greene</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opening Act Youth Company to Premiere GORGONE, an Original Play]]></title><description><![CDATA[This spring, Opening Act’s Youth Company takes the stage at Theatre Row with the premiere of GORGONE , a bold, original play created and performed by a collective of young artists from across New York City. Developed over months of collaborative writing, devising, and rehearsal, GORGONE  represents the culmination of the Youth Company experience — a citywide ensemble that brings together student leaders from Opening Act’s partner schools to create new work from the ground up alongside...]]></description><link>https://www.openingact.org/post/opening-act-youth-company-to-premiere-gorgone-an-original-play</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b96c769f707efd84e1905e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:03:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/928f5e_235b27d71095407e99db5cd4a4e8c4d9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matthew Greene</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theaters Open Their Doors to Opening Act Students]]></title><description><![CDATA[This fall, members of the Opening Act Youth Company stepped out of the rehearsal room and into some of New York City’s most exciting theaters, experiencing live performance not just as audience members, but as artists in the making. These theater outings are a core part of the Youth Company experience. By seeing professional productions together, students deepen their understanding of storytelling, performance, and design, while building shared reference points that inform their own creative...]]></description><link>https://www.openingact.org/post/theaters-open-their-doors-to-opening-act-students</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695d2a3898add1bc1580d135</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:36:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/928f5e_f03cd388c6674200afb0987f7e42b994~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matthew Greene</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opening Act Turns 25!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year, Opening Act is celebrating 25 years of empowering young people through theater . Since our founding in 2000, we’ve been on a mission to bring the transformative power of theater to New York City students — helping them discover their voices, build confidence, and develop the skills they need to succeed both on stage and off. A Quarter-Century of Impact Over the past 25 years, Opening Act has: Reached thousands of students  across NYC public schools Supported young people in...]]></description><link>https://www.openingact.org/post/opening-act-turns-25</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f68b3f024e11cde265e881</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:19:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/928f5e_bc3335f18136403f88418c6b19999f7a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matthew Greene</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing the Opening Act Youth Company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opening Act is proud to announce the launch of the Opening Act Youth Company,  a brand-new citywide ensemble bringing together high school students from across New York City to create bold, original theater that amplifies youth voices and tackles issues that matter most to them. Beginning in October 2025, the Opening Act Youth Company will collaborate over several months to devise and perform an original play  rooted in the ensemble’s own stories, ideas, and social justice themes. Under the...]]></description><link>https://www.openingact.org/post/introducing-the-opening-act-youth-company</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f6727932ef022fab0ea504</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/928f5e_ae305bacb4ce40b596ac278176417f76~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matthew Greene</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tell These Students: "I've Got Your Back!"]]></title><description><![CDATA[At Opening Act, there’s a powerful moment that happens in every workshop. Students and Teaching Artists turn to one another and say: “I’ve got your back.” It’s not just part of the curriculum — it’s a promise. A commitment to show up for one another, take creative risks, and move forward together. Now, Opening Act is calling on our wider community to live that same spirit. This fall, we launched the “I’ve Got Your Back” Campaign , a community-wide effort to raise $35,000 by September 30  to...]]></description><link>https://www.openingact.org/post/tell-these-students-i-ve-got-your-back</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f6752a2aa3cc1b5967ae57</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/928f5e_072df11120944310aa1e2ca9b1f968fd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_900,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Matthew Greene</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>