Mary Ruth Baggott

Voyage Theater Company/PARTS UNKNOWN Play Reading Series will present a staged reading of Republic of Georgia by Georgian playwright/novelist Dato Turashvili, translated by Madonna Tkhelidze, directed by Adam Knight, at the 53rd Street New York Public Library (18 West 53rd Street, across the street from MoMA), Thu April 18 at 7pm. Admission is FREE and open to the public, but reservations are highly encouraged. Please RSVP here. The performance will run approximately 60 minutes with no intermission. There will be a brief talkback with the playwright and director immediately following the reading.

Stripped Scripts ('Tomorrow In The Battle, an Ars Nova Fling), in association with Long Island City Artists Inc. and The Plaxall Gallery ('Garden Of Delights'), has announced that it will present Aaron Posner's STUPID F##KING BIRD, a satirical spin on the Chekhov's classic text, 'The Seagull', directed by Adam Knight ('In The Room, 'Naperville'), running July 6th - July 21st, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays 8pm at The Plaxall Gallery (5-25 46 Avenue, Long Island City).

Directed by Adam Knight ('In The Room, 'Naperville. Performances of STUPID F##KING BIRD are on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8PM, July 6th through July 21st.

The Seeing Place is currently presenting BOYS' LIFE, a hilarious but also thought-provoking play by Howard Korder about that precise moment when boys become men. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!

The Seeing Place Theater, known for intense & intimate ensemble work, brings you a once in a lifetime pairing that will change the way you look at independent theater: Howard Korder's Pulitzer nominee BOYS' LIFE with Rebecca Gilman's BOY GETS GIRL (a Time Magazine Play of the Year.) With a truly organic presentation style (nothing is blocked or pre-planned!) The Seeing Place puts a creative and modern spin on classic works by master playwrights, with ticket prices that anyone can afford.

Food is a prism to look into love and sex, conflict and life in the six short plays of 'A la Carte: a Feast of New Plays,' to be presented by WorkShop Theater Company, 312 West 36th Street, from tonight, April 9 to May 2. Short works of various genres by Allan Knee, Dana Leslie Goldstein, Laurie Graff, Laura Hirschberg, Gary Giovanetti and Scott C. Sickles will be presented. Leslie Kincaid Burby directs the entire evening.

Food is a prism to look into love and sex, conflict and life in the six short plays of 'A la Carte: a Feast of New Plays,' to be presented by WorkShop Theater Company, 312 West 36th Street, from April 9 to May 2. Short works of various genres by Allan Knee, Dana Leslie Goldstein, Laurie Graff, Laura Hirschberg, Gary Giovanetti and Scott C. Sickles will be presented. Leslie Kincaid Burby directs the entire evening.

To kick off a season that explores gender warfare, victim shaming, racial bias and police corruption, The Seeing Place Theater announces its cast for Shakespeare's timeless drama, OTHELLO.

Workshop Theater Company is pleased to announce the New York premiere production of LIGHTNING FROM HEAVEN by WorkShop Theater Company Artistic Director and award-winning playwright Scott C. Sickles's, LIGHTNING FROM HEAVEN, directed by Thomas Coté. LIGHTNING FROM HEAVEN will play a limited engagement on the Main Stage at WorkShop Theater (312 West 36th Street, 4th Floor). Performances of this love story begin on Valentine's Day Thursday, February 14 and continue through Saturday, March 9. Opening Night is Saturday, February 16 (8 pm). Press performances: Thursday, February 14, at 8 pm; Friday, February 15, at 8 pm; Saturday, February 16, at 3 pm; Saturday, February 16, at 8 pm.

New York's SteppingStone Theatre Company presents the world premiere of REFLECTIONS OF A HEART - a new play written and directed by Christopher G. Roberts, based on the true story of Isaac Woodard, Jr., at one time the most highly decorated African-American WWII veteran whose 1946 beating and subsequent blinding by police, hours after being discharged from the US Army, ignited a heated civil rights battle in South Carolina and around the nation - with previews beginning June 11, prior to its official press opening June 17, at Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre (410 West 42nd Street) in Manhattan.

New York's SteppingStone Theatre Company presents the world premiere of REFLECTIONS OF A HEART - a new play written and directed by Christopher G. Roberts, based on the true story of Isaac Woodard, Jr., at one time the most highly decorated African-American WWII veteran whose 1946 beating and subsequent blinding by police, hours after being discharged from the US Army, ignited a heated civil rights battle in South Carolina and around the nation - with previews beginning June 11, prior to its official press opening June 17, at Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre (410 West 42nd Street) in Manhattan.

Tongue in Cheek Theater Productions will present Evan Smith's dark comedy Psych, playing Theatre 54 at Shetler Studios from September 9-19. Jason Bohon will direct the first revival of Psych since its premiere at Playwrights Horizons in November 2001. Psych marks Tongue in Cheek Theater's seventh production.

Tongue in Cheek Theater Productions will present Evan Smith's dark comedy Psych, playing Theatre 54 at Shetler Studios from September 9-19. Jason Bohon will direct the first revival of Psych since its premiere at Playwrights Horizons in November 2001. Psych marks Tongue in Cheek Theater's seventh production.

Tongue in Cheek Theater Productions will present Evan Smith's dark comedy Psych, playing Theatre 54 at Shetler Studios from September 9-19. Jason Bohon will direct the first revival of Psych since its premiere at Playwrights Horizons in November 2001. Psych marks Tongue in Cheek Theater's seventh production.

The Circle in the Square Theatre School Professional Acting Workshop proudly presents the 2009 Showcase- Scene Night, an evening of short scene presentations featuring the graduating class. The April 27 one-night-only performance includes a post-performance celebration and wine-and-cheese offerings. The performance takes place in Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre.

The Circle in the Square Theatre School Professional Acting Workshop proudly presents the 2009 Showcase- Scene Night, an evening of short scene presentations featuring the graduating class. The April 27 one-night-only performance includes a post-performance celebration and wine-and-cheese offerings. The performance takes place in Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre.