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'Bringing Broadway to Staten Island' continues for The Harbor Lights Theater Company as they announce this year's 2011 season. As was demonstrated last season, each play andor musical offers Staten Island an affordable theatrical experience of exceptional quality for families and individuals of all ages to enjoy. The heart of Harbor Lights' mission is to tap not only the Broadway community across the harbor, but also the talent right in our own backyard, to create vital, memorable theater for the entire community.

The Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) World Premiere production of KIN, a new play by Bathsheba Doran (Living Room in Africa, her adaptation of Great Expectations at The Lortel) will officially open On March 21.

TimeLine Theatre Company, dedicated to presenting plays inspired by history that connect to today's social and political issues, has finalized its four-play 2010-11 season. The Chicago premiere of In Darfur by Winter Miller, directed by Nick Bowling, joins three previously released titles: The Chicago premiere of Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan, the world premiere of Mastering the Art by William Brown and Doug Frew, and The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur.

The American Repertory Theater is pleased to welcome actress Amy Brenneman back onto the Loeb Stage, with her autobiographical show Mouth Wide Open, created with longtime collaborator Sabrina Peck.

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Rattlestick Playwrights Theater concludes its 16th season with the world premiere of Carson McCullers Talks About Love, a theater piece with music written and performed by Grammy Award-winning songwriter Suzanne Vega ("Tom's Diner," "Luka") with music by Ms. Vega and Tony Award-winner Duncan Sheik (Spring Awakening).

Maria Dizzia (In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play, Rachel Getting Married) will join Craig Lucas (Light in the Piazza, Reckless, Prelude To A Kiss) in AliveWire Theatrics' reading of Chana Porter's Leap And The Net Will Appear. Lucas will direct the reading, which takes place this evening at 7pm at the 9th Space theater, located at 150 1st Avenue (home of Performance Space 122) in NYC. For more information on the company visit http://www.AliveWireTheatrics.com.

Playwrights Horizons (Artistic Director, Tim Sanford; Managing Director, Leslie Marcus) and New York Theatre Workshop (Artistic Director, James C. Nicola; Managing Director, William Russo) have announced complete casting and creative team for THE SHAGGS: PHILOSOPHY OF THE WORLD, a new musical with book by Joy Gregory; music by Gunnar Madsen; lyrics by Ms. Gregory and Mr. Madsen; and story by Ms. Gregory, Mr. Madsen and John Langs.

Multi-award winning company Rogue Machine adds another inimitable WORLD PREMIERE production to their season.

Huntington Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Sons of the Prophet by Stephen Karam (Speech & Debate, columbinus), directed by Peter DuBois (Trust, Becky Shaw).

Philippine show biz royalty Karylle Tatlonghari, who will essay the role of Clara Johnson in Stages Production Specialists Inc.'s Philippine premiere of Broadway musical 'The Light In the Piazza,' has found a new leading man in New York University Tisch School of the Arts alumnus Stephen Mark Lukas. He auditioned for the role of young Italian Fabrizio Naccarelli in N.Y. Matthew Morrison and Aaron Lazar previously played the romantic lead in the Broadway production.

The Hermitage Artist Retreat is pleased to announce a variety of events surrounding the upcoming dinner celebration for the presentation of the 2011 Greenfield Prize, being awarded this year in Drama to renowned American playwright John Guare. The weekend celebration includes events taking place Saturday, March 26 and Sunday, March 27. All are open to the public.

"Bringing Broadway to Staten Island" continues for The Harbor Lights Theater Company as they announce this year's 2011 season.

Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director) will conclude its 32nd season with the World Premiere of ALL NEW PEOPLE, a new comedy written by Zach Braff.

Michael Donald Edwards, Asolo Rep producing artistic director, and Greg Leaming, Asolo Rep associate artistic director and director of The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training, announced today their selections for the 2011-2012 season

Stages Production Specialists Inc., an event production company based in Manila, Philippines, has been auditioning male singers and actors in N.Y. who can fill the role of young Italian Fabrizio Naccarelli in the company's local production of Broadway musical 'The Light in the Piazza' in July. The scarcity of leading men in local theater has brought the show's producers to N.Y.

After two packed presentations in January and rehearsal-room time in February, Steven Strafford's METHTACULAR! will get another set of readings in the Lion Theatre at Theatre Row on Monday, March 7th.

COLLAPSE closes March 6 at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley.

AliveWire Theatrics presents the World Premiere of Besharet, written by Chana Porter and directed by Scott Rodrigue. Besharet is the company's inaugural theatrical production, and runs from March 5 - 27, 2011 in a limited engagement at the 9th Space theater, located at 150 1st Avenue (home of Performance Space 122) in NYC. Previews begin March 5 for a March 7 opening.

AliveWire Theatrics proudly presents the World Premiere of Besharet, written by Chana Porter and directed by Scott Rodrigue.