Colin Teevan News

The Great Game: Afghanistan - a festival exploring Afghan culture and history through twelve plays, a five day film programme, a ceramic exhibition and discussion sessions will close at the Tricycle Theatre on 29 August 2010.

San Francisco's Brava Theater and African-American Shakespeare Company open their respective seasons with a collaborative production, the US Premiere of IPH... by playwright Colin Teevan. Dylan Russell helms this edgy, lyrical adaptation of Euripides' Greek tragedy Iphigenia at Aulis, featuring acclaimed actor and incoming African-American Shakespeare Artistic Director L. Peter Callender, Bay Area favorite C. Kelly Wright, and up-and-coming talent Traci Tolmaire.

In Celebration of the 40th anniversary of Stonewall, Brava, Theatre Offensive in Boston, and the queer community around the nation are gearing up to produce a nationally coordinated series of performance events taking place everywhere from Boston to Alaska during 2010. Come As You Are will thrill and enthrall! one night only. With live music, zesty cocktails, and a chance to explore sexuality; Come As You Are?s National Celebration will pop San Francisco?s cork with a little something for everyone! Tickets on a sliding scale. Suggested Donation $10

San Francisco's African-American Shakespeare Company, in collaboration with Brava Theater (Artistic Director Raelle Myrick-Hodges), opens its 16th season with IPH..., playwright Colin Teevan's edgy adaptation of Euripides' Greek tragedy Iphigeneia at Aulis.

The Great Game: Afghanistan - a festival exploring Afghan culture and history through twelve plays, a five day film programme, a ceramic exhibition and discussion sessions returns to the Tricycle Theatre for a limited run from 23 July until 29 August 2010 with a press day on 31 July.

The Great Game: Afghanistan - a festival exploring Afghan culture and history through twelve plays, a five day film programme, a ceramic exhibition and discussion sessions returns to the Tricycle Theatre for a limited run from 23 July until 29 August 2010 with a press day on 31 July.

San Francisco's African-American Shakespeare Company proudly announces the lineup for its 16th season. The season marks African-American Shakespeare Company's first season under the new artistic leadership of acclaimed actor and director L. Peter Callender. The season opens in September with IPH..., Colin Teevan's stunning adaptation of Euripides' classic Greek tragedy; Dylan Russell directs this co-production with Brava Theater. The company continues its season in December with an enchanting holiday production of CINDERELLA; this new take on the timeless fairytale has become a seasonal favorite for families and children of all ages. Closing the season in April is Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT, directed by L. Peter Callender and featuring an original score by renowned local jazz composer Marcus Shelby. Productions will be staged at Brava Theater and at the African American Art & Culture Complex, both located in San Francisco. For tickets and information, the public may visit African-AmericanShakes.org or call 1-800-838-3006.

Theatre503, winner of the 2010 Olivier Award for Best New Play for Katori Hall's The Mountaintop, presents WILD HORSES by Nimer Rashed, 15 June - 10 July 2010 at 7.45pm at 503 Battersea Park Road, London, SW11 3BW. Theatre503 is a Limited Company, no. 5694721, Registered Charity no. 1115555.

Brava enters its 3rd season under the direction of Artistic Director, Raelle Myrick-Hodges, with exciting experiments including new work development, premieres and new collaborations. Brava Theater, located in the heart of San Francisco's Mission district, is gearing up for its 2010-2011 season with a series of seldom produced works, premieres and innovative outlandish projects. The upcoming season includes a tribute to Stonewall's 40th Anniversary with Come As You Are; the Regional Premiere of Colin Teevan's Iph, an adaptation of Euripides' Iphigenia at Aulis; a radio play with a killer ending directed by Meiyin Wang; a presentation of works by curated international choreographer Joe Goode; the regional premiere of Paula Vogel's The Oldest Profession and a series of New Work Development to combat the female playwright syndrome noted by writer Marsha Norman in the feature American Theater article Not There Yet. What will it take to achieve equality for women in the theatre?

Theatre503, winner of the 2010 Olivier Award for Best New Play for Katori Hall's The Mountaintop, presents WILD HORSES by Nimer Rashed, 15 June - 10 July 2010 at 7.45pm at 503 Battersea Park Road, London, SW11 3BW. Theatre503 is a Limited Company, no. 5694721, Registered Charity no. 1115555.

Theatre503 opens and closes the theatre tent at Latitude, presenting more work than any other company, all created uniquely for the event. We re-write the rules of festival theatre with a momentous world premiere by award-winning Matt Hartley, and push pop theatre to its limits with nine brand new shorts all inspired by this year's music acts.

Antony Sher will lead the cast in Arthur Miller's Broken Glass, directed at the Tricycle Theatre by Iqbal Khan. Broken Glass, designed by Mike Britton with lighting by Matthew Eagland runs from 30 September - 27 November, with press night on 6 October 2010. Further casting will be announced shortly.

Today, in order to fulfill its commitment to deliver daring and diverse work, the Tony Award-winning Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced special schedules for certain shows in its upcoming season: The Great Game: Afghanistan, The Last Cargo Cult, and The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs.

Guthrie Director Joe Dowling today announced the plays of the Theater's 2010-2011 mainstage season. Highlighting the work of artists both local and international, the season ranges from the world premiere by a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright to classic works by Shakespeare and Shaw.

Two powerful, international hit productions offering perspectives on the current Middle Eastern conflicts are making their way to the U.S. with the Shakespeare Theatre Company as their first stop.

Today, 26 March 2010, Digital Theatre announces its first collaboration with the Royal Shakespeare Company - the RSC's production, in association with Told by an Idiot, of The Comedy of Errors directed by Paul Hunter.

The Public Theater's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson announced the line-up today for The Public's 55th Anniversary Season beginning in September with the long-awaited New York premiere of Elevator Repair Service's acclaimed GATZ, a literary tour de force where 13 actors and an audience experience every word of The Great Gatsby in a two-part, 6 1/2-hour theatrical event, running September 26-October 31, 2010.

The Great Game: Afghanistan - a festival exploring Afghan culture and history through twelve plays, a five day film programme, a ceramic exhibition and discussion sessions returns to the Tricycle Theatre for a limited run from 23 July until 29 August 2010 with a press day on 31 July.

Even as it debuts another world premiere tonight and eagerly awaits previews for its latest Broadway outing, Berkeley Repertory Theatre proudly announces a slate of eight new shows. The Tony Award-winning nonprofit - known for developing exhilarating new plays - introduces a series of stunning scripts and stellar performers for the coming year.

Today, Wednesday 6 January 2010, Digital Theatre announces the first in its 2010 catalogue of theatre productions, downloadable to keep from www.digitaltheatre.com