Alabama Shakespeare Festival News

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/08 for Birmingham

Immigration and its powerful political and personal impact on an Army veteran and an Afghan refugee take center stage in the Alabama Shakespeare Festival's world premiere of John Walch's incendiary In the Book Of… January 5-22. The play will be performed at ASF's intimate 263-seat Octagon stage. Tickets start at $30 and may be purchased by calling 1.800.841.4293, online at www.asf.net or by visiting the ASF box office at 1 Festival Drive. ASF is located in the heart of Montgomery's beautiful Blount Cultural Park.

Writers' Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director Michael Halberstam and Executive Director Kathryn M. Lipuma, continues its 20th Anniversary Season with Hesperia by Randall Colburn, directed by Associate Artistic Director Stuart Carden.

Berkshire Theatre Group will celebrate Elvis Presley's birthday with two of the finest Elvis Impressionists around, Mike Albert and Scot Bruce, backed by the Big "E" Band, on January 13th at 8pm at The Colonial Theatre.

This winter, the students in Site-Specific Directing at Primary Stages Einhorn School of Performing Arts (ESPA) have staged theatre all over New York City: from St. Mark's Church, to the West Village, to a transit hub in Brooklyn.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 12/18 for Birmingham

Court Theatre Artistic Director Charles Newell and Executive Director Stephen J. Albert present the World Premiere of Invisible Man, adapted from Ralph Ellison's novel by Oren Jacoby, and directed by Christopher McElroen.

The 39 Steps hits Arizona Theatre Company's stage at the Temple of Music and Art. Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps plays from January 14 - February 4, 2012 and continues its run in Phoenix at the Herberger Theater Center from February 9 - 26, 2012.

Court Theatre Artistic Director Charles Newell and Executive Director Stephen J. Albert present the regional premiere of An Iliad, adapted from Fagles' translation of Homer's Iliad by Denis O'Hare and Lisa Peterson, directed by Artistic Director Charles Newell.

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) announces the cast & creative team for The Last Romance by Joe DiPietro, beginning December 7. Directed by Drama Desk Award winner Russell Treyz, The Last Romance will run in the Gompertz Theatre (located at 1247 1st Street,Sarasota,FL) through February 11. Opening night is Friday, December 9 at 8pm. Tickets can be purchased online at www.FloridaStudioTheatre.org, by phone at (941) 366-9000 or by visiting the Box Office.

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) has announced the cast & creative team for The Last Romance by Joe DiPietro, beginning December 7. Directed by Drama Desk Award winner Russell Treyz, The Last Romance will run in the Gompertz Theatre (located at 1247 1st Street, Sarasota, FL) through February 11. Opening night is Friday, December 9 at 8pm. Tickets can be purchased online at www.FloridaStudioTheatre.org, by phone at (941) 366-9000 or by visiting the Box Office.

Composer Carol Hall has launched a brand new website. In a statement issued the site was described as 'In a world strewn with clutter and excessive information, Carol Hall, a composer/lyricist/playwright known for the clarity and directness of her writing, has just launched a new website that captures those same qualities.

Bob Gunton, the musical theater star who was Tony Award-nominated for his turn as Broadway's original Juan Peron in Evita, returns to his Tennessee theatrical roots next May in one of the highlights of the 2012 season at Cumberland County Playhouse which is announced today. Gunton stars in Walking On Water, "an evening of musical theater and song," opening May 18 at the Crossville theater where he debuted in 1965 in Tennessee, USA!, Paul Crabtree's musical homage to his home state.

Pioneer Theatre Company presents the holiday family musical Annie from December 2 through December 23, 2011.

Immigration and its powerful political and personal impact on an Army veteran and an Afghan refugee take center stage in the Alabama Shakespeare Festival's world premiere of John Walch's incendiary In the Book Of… January 5-22. The play will be performed at ASF's intimate 263-seat Octagon stage. Tickets start at $30 and may be purchased by calling 1.800.841.4293, online at www.asf.net or by visiting the ASF box office at 1 Festival Drive. ASF is located in the heart of Montgomery's beautiful Blount Cultural Park.

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) announces the cast & creative team for The Last Romance by Joe DiPietro, beginning December 7. Directed by Drama Desk Award winner Russell Treyz, The Last Romance will run in the Gompertz Theatre (located at 1247 1st Street,Sarasota,FL) through February 11. Opening night is Friday, December 9 at 8pm. Tickets can be purchased online at www.FloridaStudioTheatre.org, by phone at (941) 366-9000 or by visiting the Box Office.

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) has announced the cast & creative team for The Last Romance by Joe DiPietro, beginning December 7. Directed by Drama Desk Award winner Russell Treyz, The Last Romance will run in the Gompertz Theatre (located at 1247 1st Street, Sarasota, FL) through February 11. Opening night is Friday, December 9 at 8pm. Tickets can be purchased online at www.FloridaStudioTheatre.org, by phone at (941) 366-9000 or by visiting the Box Office.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 11/27 for Birmingham

A Christmas Memory, Truman Capote's timeless holiday tale set in rural Alabama during the 1930s, has been adapted into an enchanting new family musical which will have its Southern premiere on the stage of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, November 25 through December 24.