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The Directors Company Presents A Reading Of THE E.N.C. A New Play By Matthew Freeman


by A.A. Cristi - March 05, 2024

Join The Directors Company for a reading of THE E.N.C., a new play by Matthew Freeman. This darkly comic and timely adaptation of The Emperor's New Clothes premieres on March 6, 2024, featuring a star-studded cast and directed by Michael Parva....

The Cell Theatre Unveils 2024-2025 Season Featuring Over 20 Resident Artists


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 27, 2024

Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre has revealed its 2024-25 season featuring over 20 resident artists, as well as the official Off-Broadway premiere of Matthew LaBanca's Communion....

SPIES FOR THE POPE Comes to Theater For The New City Next Month


by Stephi Wild - October 11, 2023

'SPIES FOR THE POPE' is a picaresque spy story set during the Thirty Years War. Theater for the New City presents this intriguing play by Douglas Lackey, directed by Alexander Harrington. Catch the show from Nov 9-26, 2023, at Theater for the New City....

Photos: ALT-HAMLET Begins Off-Broadway Run At The Players Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - September 08, 2023

Silver Glass Productions presents the World Premiere of alt-Hamlet, a carnivalesque/grotesque new black comedy with characters and situations loosely inspired by Shakespeare's classic drama. ...

ALT-HAMLET Satire Inspired By Shakespeare Classic Premieres In September


by A.A. Cristi - August 02, 2023

Silver Glass Productions will present the World Premiere of alt-Hamlet, a carnivalesque/grotesque new black comedy with characters and situations loosely inspired by Shakespeare's classic drama, written and directed by Suzanne Willett. Performances begin September 7 at Off-Broadway's Players Theatre...

ALT-HAMLET Satire Inspired By Shakespeare Classic to Premiere In September at Players Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 02, 2023

Don't miss the world premiere of alt-Hamlet, a satirical black comedy loosely inspired by Shakespeare's classic. Get your tickets now!...

Metropolitan Playhouse Suspends Productions Indefinitely


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 17, 2023

Discover the story behind the closure of Metropolitan Playhouse in New York after 31 years. Explore how this theater company brought forgotten American plays to light and celebrate its contributions to the neighborhood....

Listen: Dave Harris' FREEDOM FREEDOM FREEDOM ET CETERA Released as part of Soundstage Podcast


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 14, 2023

Listen to Dave Harris’ Freedom Freedom Freedom Et Cetera presented by Playwrights Horizons....

All-Female and Gender-Fluid Cast Set for RICHARD III at New York Classical Theatre


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2023

New York Classical Theatre has announced the all-female, gender-fluid, and disability-forward cast for Shakespeare’s Richard III....

Jonathan Freeman, Julia Murney, Ariel Shafir & Christopher Sieber To Star In 29-Hour Reading Of BE STILL BE SILENT


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 20, 2023

Broadway alums Jonathan Freeman (Aladdin), Julia Murney (Wicked), Ariel Shafir ('Only Murders in the Building') and Christopher Sieber (Company, Shrek the Musical) will lead an AEA 29-hour reading of Be Still Be Silent....

Past Shows

AFTERMATH
1/16 - 1/20/2021


In one, tightly written act, Mary P.Burrill's short play digs deeply into issues of faith, patriotism, personal sacrifice, pacifism, mob mentality, and the bitter accommodations ...


Emma McChesney, a woman in the man's world of traveling sales, sits in another dreary small-town hotel room; facing another solitary, predictable supper; skirting another ...

Leah the Forsaken
2/10 - 3/12/2017


Augustin Daly; dir: Francis Kuhn. Metropolitan Playhouse:...

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