Ernest Hemingway News

Stoneham Theatre presents Buddy Cop 2, written by The Debate Society, in association with the Ontological Theater; directed by Weylin Symes. Performances run October 20-November 6: Thurs. (7:30 pm), Fri. (8 pm), Sat. (3 pm & 8 pm), Sun. (2 pm).

Today The Georgetown Neighborhood Library is hosting a Banned Book Week Event from 2:00-3:00pm on the Library Terrace, at 3260 R St. N.W. Washington, DC 20007.

Stoneham Theatre presents Buddy Cop 2, written by The Debate Society, in association with the Ontological Theater; directed by Weylin Symes. Performances run October 20-November 6: Thurs. (7:30 pm), Fri. (8 pm), Sat. (3 pm & 8 pm), Sun. (2 pm).

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced that due to ticket demand and superb notices The Select (The Sun Also Rises), created by Elevator Repair Service (ERS) based on Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Sun Also Rises, and directed by John Collins, will extend for two weeks and run through Sunday, October 23 at NYTW, 79 East 4th Street, between Second Avenue and Bowery.

On Saturday, October 1, 2011, The Georgetown Neighborhood Library is hosting a Banned Book Week Event from 2:00-3:00pm on the Library Terrace, at 3260 R St. N.W. Washington, DC 20007.

Academy, Tony and four-time Emmy Award nominee Bob Balaban; acclaimed 'White Collar' television star Matt Bomer; Emmy Award-winning journalist Campbell Brown; celebrated playwright and gay rights activist Larry Kramer; two-time Academy Award-nominated, multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning, two-time Tony Award-winning actor John Lithgow; Tony Award nominee and Broadway Impact Co-Founder Rory O'Malley; and Emmy Award winner and three-time Golden Globe Award nominee Bradley Whitford will appear in the world premiere of '8' on Broadway, joining the previously announced Anthony Edwards, Morgan Freeman, Cheyenne Jackson, Christine Lahti, Rob Reiner, Yeardley Smith and Marisa Tomei. The production is an unprecedented account of the Federal District Court trial in Perry v. Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown), the case filed by AFER to overturn Proposition 8, which eliminated the right to marry for gay and lesbian couples in California.

Last year around this time, Elevator Repair Service had Gotham playgoers abuzz with their cover-to-cover, word-for-word staging of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, re-titled Gatz. Director John Collins' off-beat adaptation, which had Computer Age office workers assuming the roles of Fitzgerald's Jazz Agers, intrigued many, but also terrified quite a few with its six hour and twenty minute length. (Intermissions and a dinner break stretched the production to over eight hours.)

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced that The Select (The Sun Also Rises), created by Elevator Repair Service (ERS) based on Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Sun Also Rises, and directed by John Collins, will begin performances Friday, August 19 at 7pm, at NYTW, 79 East 4th Street, between Second Avenue and Bowery.

Join Elevator Repair Service on Saturday, September 10 for the New York premiere of 'The Select (The Sun Also Rises),' a staging of Hemingway's classic novel, 'The Sun Also Rises.' The evening begins with the performance at New York Theatre Workshop at 7:30 PM, and is followed by a party featuring open bar and dim sum at the Koi Lounge at Chinatown Brasserie at 10:30 PM.

Academy, Tony and four-time Emmy Award nominee Bob Balaban; acclaimed 'White Collar' television star Matt Bomer; Emmy Award-winning journalist Campbell Brown; celebrated playwright and gay rights activist Larry Kramer; two-time Academy Award-nominated, multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning, two-time Tony Award-winning actor John Lithgow; Tony Award nominee and Broadway Impact Co-Founder Rory O'Malley; and Emmy Award winner and three-time Golden Globe Award nominee Bradley Whitford will appear in the world premiere of '8' on Broadway, joining the previously announced Anthony Edwards, Morgan Freeman, Cheyenne Jackson, Christine Lahti, Rob Reiner, Yeardley Smith and Marisa Tomei. The production is an unprecedented account of the Federal District Court trial in Perry v. Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown), the case filed by AFER to overturn Proposition 8, which eliminated the right to marry for gay and lesbian couples in California.

Infinite Jest: Caricature and Satire from Leonardo to Levine, on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art September 13, 2011, through March 4, 2012, will explore humorous imagery from the Italian Renaissance to the present.

Join Elevator Repair Service on Saturday, September 10 for the New York premiere of 'The Select (The Sun Also Rises),' a staging of Hemingway's classic novel, 'The Sun Also Rises.' The evening begins with the performance at New York Theatre Workshop at 7:30 PM, and is followed by a party featuring open bar and dim sum at the Koi Lounge at Chinatown Brasserie at 10:30 PM.

THE CELL and THE HIVE THEATRE COMPANY are pleased to announce the world premiere production of Terry Quinn's BAD EVIDENCE, directed by Kira Simring. BAD EVIDENCE will play a limited engagement at The Cell (338 West 23rd Street New York, NY 10011). BAD EVIDENCE will be playing in rep with MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, as part of the cell's Summer of Lust. Performances ends on Sunday, July 31.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director William Russo have announced that The Select (The Sun Also Rises), created by Elevator Repair Service (ERS) based on Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Sun Also Rises, and directed by John Collins, will begin performances Friday, August 19 at 7pm, at NYTW, 79 East 4th Street, between Second Avenue and Bowery.

Four talented actresses give voice to the audiobook edition of Jennifer Weiner's new release, THEN CAME YOU, on sale July 12th, 2011. Narrating the intersecting lives of the four women with nothing - and everything - in common, AnnaLynne McCord, Jenni Barber, Aya Cash and Karen Ziemba masterfully embody the layered and compelling characters of Jules, Annie, Bettina, and India. With startling tenderness and laugh-out-loud humor, they take listeners into the very heart of women's lives and minds in this unforgettable, timely story. Through the lens of surrogacy, Weiner, and these four gifted actresses, explore definitions of motherhood and friendship, making listeners question what truly makes a family.

THE CELL and THE HIVE THEATRE COMPANY are pleased to announce the world premiere production of Terry Quinn's BAD EVIDENCE, directed by Kira Simring. BAD EVIDENCE will play a limited engagement at The Cell (338 West 23rd Street New York, NY 10011).