Elyzabeth Gorman News

Ignited States Production Company (Elyzabeth Gorman, Artistic Director) announced that it will produce the New York premiere of This Is Storybox, a powerful form of dramatic improvisation where the audience is the star, July 29 through August 2, 2010 at Shetler Studios (244 West 54th Street, Penthouse 1).

Twenty-two classical actors and two directors take on Shakespeare's Henry V trilogy in Prospect Park opening August 22nd. The project, a brainchild of Rebellious Subjects Theatre (Lauren Ferebee and Patrick Woodall, Co-Artistic Directors), is the fourth produced by the young site-specific company (previous work includes Twelfth Night, Under Milk Wood, and Three Sisters).

Twenty-two classical actors and two directors take on Shakespeare's Henry V trilogy in Prospect Park opening August 22nd. The project, a brainchild of Rebellious Subjects Theatre (Lauren Ferebee and Patrick Woodall, Co-Artistic Directors), is the fourth produced by the young site-specific company (previous work includes Twelfth Night, Under Milk Wood, and Three Sisters).

IGNITED STATES PRODUCTION COMPANY is pleased to announce the New York premiere production of TO BARCELONA!, written by Michael Niederman, and directed by Elyzabeth Gorman. TO BARCELONA! will play a limited engagement at The Workshop Theater, NY (312 West 36th Street, 4th Fl.). Performances begin Saturday, October 11 and continue through Sunday, October 26.

Intravenous Theatre Company is pleased to announce the world premiere production of Does Anyone Know Sarah Paisner? starring Maggie Benedict, David Beukema Keenan Caldwell, Nathaniel P. Claridad, Alana Jackler, Sadrina Johnson,Yvette King, Kathryn Merry, David Stallings, Andy Travis, Jason O'Dell Willams and is directed by Elyzabeth Gorman. Does Anyone Know Sarah Paisner? will play a three-week limited engagement at The Gene Frankel Theatre (24 Bond Street, New York). Performances begin Friday, February 15 and continue through Sunday, March 2.

The Bad Plays Festival presents an extra showing of the winning plays by audience vote each week, on Sundays at 8PM, September 23 & 30. This Sunday feature The Devil & His Sunglasses, The Mexican Cleaning Lady or How I Almost Offended the Dalai Lama, Goebbels! Live from Hell! One Night Only!

Award-winning theatre director Tom O'Horgan will be honored at the Carmen Miranda opening night benefit of the Bad Plays Festival at the Players Theatre on September 10. The benefit is for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and audiences are encouraged to come in costume (there will be prizes at the after-party). He will be joined by James Rado, co-writer of Hair and original cast members Natalie Mosco and Marjorie LiPari.

The Bad Plays Festival will return this fall at the Players Theatre (at 115 MacDougal St. in Greenwich Village) from September 10th through 30th.

The first annual Joel and Phyllis Ehrlich Award for a socially relevant new work of theater will be awarded to one of the four plays being showcased in June as part of the TRU Voices New Plays Reading series, announced Bob Ost, President of Theater Resources Unlimited