Bill English News

Landscape of the Body by John Guare and directed by Bill English, opens Saturday 1/31! Tues to Sat thru 3/7/09, Previews 1/28, 1/29, 1/30 Featuring Julia Belanoff, Sofie Christensen, Susi Damilano, Andrew Hurteau*, Rana Kangas-Kent, Gideon Lazarus, Gabriel Marin*, Anthony Miller, Otto Pippenger, Haley Reicher, Alexander Szotak. (courtesy of Actors Equity). Part comedy, part mystery, part musical, this urban fantasy by John Guare (author of Six Degrees of Separation) moves back and forth in space and time to create an affecting study of the American dream gone awry. A childlike woman comes to New York to look for a lost sister and unwittingly assumes her identity while the sister croons a musical counterpoint from that piano bar in the stars.

Landscape of the Body by John Guare and directed by Bill English, opens Saturday 1/31! Tues to Sat thru 3/7/09, Previews 1/28, 1/29, 1/30 Featuring Julia Belanoff, Sofie Christensen, Susi Damilano, Andrew Hurteau*, Rana Kangas-Kent, Gideon Lazarus, Gabriel Marin*, Anthony Miller, Otto Pippenger, Haley Reicher, Alexander Szotak. (courtesy of Actors Equity).

The SF Playhouse (Bill English, Artistic Director; Susi Damilano, Producing Director) is pleased to announce casting for its third show of the 2008-09 season, a long overdue revival of Landscape of the Body by John Guare.

Landscape of the Body by John Guare and directed by Bill English, opens Saturday 1/31! Tues to Sat thru 3/7/09, Previews 1/28, 1/29, 1/30 Featuring Julia Belanoff, Sofie Christensen, Susi Damilano, Andrew Hurteau*, Rana Kangas-Kent, Gideon Lazarus, Gabriel Marin*, Anthony Miller, Otto Pippenger, Haley Reicher, Alexander Szotak. (courtesy of Actors Equity). Part comedy, part mystery, part musical, this urban fantasy by John Guare (author of Six Degrees of Separation) moves back and forth in space and time to create an affecting study of the American dream gone awry. A childlike woman comes to New York to look for a lost sister and unwittingly assumes her identity while the sister croons a musical counterpoint from that piano bar in the stars.

Landscape of the Body by John Guare and directed by Bill English, opens Saturday 1/31! Tues to Sat thru 3/7/09, Previews 1/28, 1/29, 1/30 Featuring Julia Belanoff, Sofie Christensen, Susi Damilano, Andrew Hurteau*, Rana Kangas-Kent, Gideon Lazarus, Gabriel Marin*, Anthony Miller, Otto Pippenger, Haley Reicher, Alexander Szotak. (courtesy of Actors Equity).

The SF Playhouse (Bill English, Artistic Director; Susi Damilano, Producing Director) is pleased to announce casting for its third show of the 2008-09 season, a long overdue revival of Landscape of the Body by John Guare.

The SF Playhouse (Bill English, Artistic Director; Susi Damilano, Producing Director) is pleased to announce that the Bay Area Premiere of Sarah Ruhl's Dead Man's Cell Phone will fill the previously unannounced 5th slot in its 2008-09 season line up.

The SF Playhouse (Bill English, Artistic Director; Susi Damilano, Producing Director) is pleased to launch its 2008-09 season with the Bay Area Premiere of Shining City by Conor McPherson. Amy Glazer will direct.

The SF Playhouse (Bill English, Artistic Director; Susi Damilano, Producing Director) is pleased to announce the San Francisco Premiere of Bug by Pulitzer Prize Winner, Tracy Letts (August: Osage County, Killer Joe) will be directed by Jon Tracy.

The SF Playhouse is pleased to announce casting of the fourth show in their 5th season, the West Coast Premiere of Coronado by Dennis Lehane directed by Susi Damilano. Previews are March 19, 20 & 21; officially opening March 22 with performances through April 26.

SF Playhouse opens its fifth season with John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation, directed by Bill English, beginning performances September 19, opening September 22 through November 17.

SF Playhouse presents 'Jesus Hopped the A-Train' by Stephen Adly Guirgis, playing February 28 through April 20, opening March 3.

The SF Playhouse continues its 4th season with a pleasantly funny and touching West Coast premiere, 'Three Seconds in the Key' by Deb Margolin, brimming with creative word- and sport-play.

The SF Playhouse is pleased to announce the West Coast Premiere of Deb Margolin's 'Three Seconds in the Key,' directed by Leigh Fondakowski beginning Jan. 10, opening Jan. 13, running through Feb. 17.

Heart, humor, fun and flesh get a rise out of the women - and some men - at the grand re-opening of the renowned Massachusetts theater-in-the-round

North Shore Music Theatre will reopen with a production of The Full Monty that will run from November 1st through 20th

The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World's librettist Joy Gregory talks about the philosophy of the (in)famous band and the new musical

Peter Friedman will headline The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World, a new rock musical about the cult band that will run from September 27th through October 2nd as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival

Broadway Mama ANNE L. NATHAN, from THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, RAGTIME, the Tony-winning revival of ASSASSINS and the national tours of LES MISERABLES and ASPECTS OF LOVE, joins the cast of THE TIMES!