Brenda Withers News

Kickshaw Theatre is delighted to announce a special post-show talkback with playwright Brenda Withers following the 8pm performance of The Ding Dongs (or What Is The Penalty In Portugal?) on Saturday, April 6, 2019.

The Harbor Stage Company, the artist-run ensemble that produces intrepid, live performance on the shores of Wellfleet Harbor, will launch an eighth season of ambitious, authentic theater.

The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival announces complete casting for the 2019 Summer Season.

The Huntington Theatre Company's 2019 Breaking Ground festival of new plays will be held April 12 - 14, 2019 at the Huntington's home for new work, the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. The festival is a vital part of the Huntington's new play development efforts and highlights the work of locally-based Huntington Playwriting Fellows and national writers in partnership with the Huntington. Over the last decade, Breaking Ground plays have gone on to appear at the Huntington as well as theatres in Boston, across the country, and internationally. 

Kickshaw Theatre presents The Ding Dongs, or What Is The Penalty In Portugal? a comedy thriller by Brenda Withers, March 28 through April 14, 2019, at trustArt Studios in Ann Arbor.

Matt & Ben is the irreverent story of how Matt Damon and Ben Affleck "wrote" Good Will Hunting. Friends since childhood, Matt and Ben have always had a competitive relationship. Now, when the completed script of Good Will Hunting falls from their ceiling, the would-be writers must decide what to do with it. The main area of contention is who will play the lead. Will Matt, the serious and studious one, be able to convince Ben, who is normally fun-loving but no less determined to have the role, that he is destined for the part, due to his ability to interpret the role? With the main characters written to be, and played by, women, Matt & Ben is a farcical look at friendship and stepping into greatness.

Matt & Ben is the irreverent story of how Matt Damon and Ben Affleck "wrote" Good Will Hunting. Friends since childhood, Matt and Ben have always had a competitive relationship. Now, when the completed script of Good Will Hunting falls from their ceiling, the would-be writers must decide what to do with it. The main area of contention is who will play the lead. Will Matt, the serious and studious one, be able to convince Ben, who is normally fun-loving but no less determined to have the role, that he is destined for the part, due to his ability to interpret the role? With the main characters written to be, and played by, women, Matt & Ben is a farcical look at friendship and stepping into greatness.

The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival announces the complete lineup for the 2019 Summer Season, including Shakespeare's boisterous MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and adventure-laden CYMBELINE, alongside the New York premiere of CYRANO, a new adaptation of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac written by Jason O'Connell and Brenda Withers. HVSF will also produce its first-ever musical, the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine classic, INTO THE WOODS.

In keeping with their commitment to provocative, original work, Wellfleet's Harbor Stage Company proudly presents the premiere of The Deer and the Antelope, a new dark comedy about law and disorder. When a violent episode erupts in a gentrifying neighborhood, a disconnected community is asked to examine the roots of 'random' violence. Penned by company co-founder Brenda Withers, the piece offers a sideways glance at public safety, personal responsibility, and the hidden costs of making a living.

Kickshaw Theatre, Ann Arbor's pop-up professional theatre, will stage two full productions for their 2018-19 season, their 4th since the company's founding in 2015. 'At Kickshaw, we dig deep, turn over every rock to find the freshest, most original voices in the American Theatre today,' says Artistic Director Lynn Lammers. 'These plays are bold and surprising and absolutely beg to be experienced live.'

In keeping with their commitment to provocative, original work, Wellfleet's Harbor Stage Company proudly presents the premiere of The Deer and the Antelope, a new dark comedy about law and disorder. When a violent episode erupts in a gentrifying neighborhood, a disconnected community is asked to examine the roots of 'random' violence. Penned by company co-founder Brenda Withers, the piece offers a sideways glance at public safety, personal responsibility, and the hidden costs of making a living.

Timeless tale re-imagined with contemporary spin by Jason O'Connell and Brenda Withers. Jeremiah Kissel makes GSC debut in title role opposite Andrea Goldman, under the direction of Artistic Director Robert Walsh.

Gloucester Stage Company continues its 39th season of professional theater with the New England premiere of Jason O'Connell and Brenda Withers' Cyrano from July 13 through August 11 at Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Gloucester Stage Artistic Director Robert Walsh directs this adaptation of Rostand's 1897 classic, Cyrano de Bergerac. According to Walsh, 'Cyrano, a new adaptation of the famous play by Edmond Rostand (Cyrano de Bergerac), by Brenda Withers & Jason O'Connell, is a fast-paced, contemporized version featuring a small cast breathing fresh life into this large-scale classic.  Witty, clever, insouciant and fully enjoying the poetic bravura through a modern-day lens and very approachable language, this New England premiere will be perfect for Gloucester Stage!  A beautiful tale told with panache.'

Following the success of their powerful season opener, The Weir, Wellfleet's Harbor Stage Company, continues their seventh intrepid season with Edward Albee's tempestuous masterpiece, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? As ferocious as it is funny, this modern classic nimbly dismantles the American Dream. When Albee's iconic George and Martha invite a young couple over for a late-night, liquor-infused house party, a fierce battle for truth and power unfolds.

Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is announcing its 2018-2019 season.  This professional company will bring three productions, including two New Jersey premieres and one world premiere, to the stage in addition to improvisational comedy, a cabaret, new play readings, a holiday variety show and many programs for seniors and students.  As always, the Dreamcatcher Resident Acting Company and their guests will tell stories that reflect our shared experience of being human with heart and humor.

The Harbor Stage Company, the artist-run ensemble on Cape Cod's Wellfleet Harbor, opens their seventh intrepid season with Conor McPherson's spellbinding drama The Weir. Set in a sleepy Irish pub, this modern classic follows a lonely newcomer and band of local bachelors as they wind through an unexpectedly eerie evening. Rich humor and haunting lyricism shape this hypnotic portrait of community, confession, and the thin line between memory and myth.

Due to popular demand, Kitchen Theatre Company is extending the run of the final play of the season, Matt & Ben, by Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers. The play will now run through June 17, with five added performances

The Harbor Stage Company, the artist-run ensemble on Cape Cod's Wellfleet Harbor, opens their seventh intrepid season with Conor McPherson's spellbinding drama The Weir. Set in a sleepy Irish pub, this modern classic follows a lonely newcomer and band of local bachelors as they wind through an unexpectedly eerie evening. Rich humor and haunting lyricism shape this hypnotic portrait of community, confession, and the thin line between memory and myth.

Kitchen Theatre Company concludes its 2017-2018 Season with a female-led production of Matt & Ben by Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers, a comedy about friendship, fame, and two well known public figures. Performances of Matt & Ben begin at the Kitchen Theatre Company in The Percy Browning Performance Space on May 27 and run through June 10.

The Harbor Stage Company, the artist-run ensemble that produces intrepid, live performance on the shores of Wellfleet Harbor, will launch a seventh season of ambitious, authentic theater.