Steven Strobel

West Coast premiere of Gloria - Extended through Oct. 28: A razor-sharp, darkly comic drama about ambition, office warfare and pecking orders.

The Echo Theater Company's west coast premiere of playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Pulitzer Prize-finalist GLORIA receives a sturdy mounting with a very capable cast handling the witty, words-heavy monologues. Plot centers on a group of lower-level publishing employees stuck (for various reasons) in their respective, non-upwardly mobile positions. GLORIA illustrates the various common office behaviors, such as back-stabbing, condescension, 'Mean Girl' insulting, and stressing out.

For the 20-somethings working at a chic, unnamed New York magazine, the only thing that matters is style, status - and selling out to the highest bidder. The Echo Theater Company presents a razor-sharp, darkly comic drama about ambition, office warfare and pecking orders by MacArthur "genius" grant recipient Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.Chris Fields directs the West Coast premiere of Pulitzer Prize-finalist Gloria, opening Sept. 15 at Atwater Village Theatre.

World premiere of The Found Dog Ribbon Dance  has been xtended through March 12. Professional cuddler Norma's quest to return a lost dog to its rightful owner leads her to encounter a slew of oddballs and maybe even discover a second chance at love. A bittersweet romantic comedy about loneliness, oxytocin, and the healing power of Whitney Houston.

The Echo Theatre Company's world premiere of playwright Dominic Finocchiaro's THE FOUND DOG RIBBON DANCE succeeds in all its combined creative elements - clever, thought-provoking dialogue from Finocchiaro, emoted via a uniformly talented cast, and directed in a quick and smooth pace by Alana Dietze.

Alana Dietze (A Small Fire, Dry Land) directs the world premiere of a bittersweet romantic comedy about loneliness, oxytocin - and the healing power of Whitney Houston. The Echo Theater Company opens The Found Dog Ribbon Dance by Dominic Finocchiaro on January 21 at Atwater Village Theatre.

Alana Dietze (A Small Fire, Dry Land) directs the world premiere of a bittersweet romantic comedy about loneliness, oxytocin - and the healing power of Whitney Houston. The Echo Theater Company opens The Found Dog Ribbon Dance by Dominic Finocchiaro on January 21 at Atwater Village Theatre.

Mark J. Chaney's play 'Thirty-Seven Stones, or the Man Who Was a Quarry', produced by Working Man's Clothes Productions, is a black comedy about kidney stones and dysfunctional families.

Leslie Caveny's comedy Love of a Pig began performances at the 45th Street Theatre on October 12, running through October 28. Directed by D.H. Johnson, a portion of the proceeds goes to The Olivieri Center for Homeless Women.

Leslie Caveny's comedy Love of a Pig makes its New York premiere beginning October 12 with performances through October 28 at The 45th Street Theatre; directed by D.H. Johnson.

f-plays, the series of sex-related plays by some up-and-coming playwrights, is transferring from the Ohio Theatre after a near sold-out run to the Galapagos Art Space in Williamsburg.

A series of 8 new plays about sex is less naughty than it thinks it is.

The Ohio Theatre has announced the final lineup of plays and actors for f**kplays, eight plays exploring humanity's basic instinct, carnal desires, and most private thoughts.