DCPA Theatre Company to Kick Off First-Ever Local Playwrights' Slam on Valentine's Day
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 8, 2015
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Theatre Company announced today that Colorado playwriting group Rough Draught Playwrights will curate the inaugural Local Playwrights' Slam during the local weekend of the 2015 Colorado New Play Summit. The Slam will take place in the Jones Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 14.
Best of THE CUTTHROAT SERIES: GRAND GUIGNOL DUELS Kicks Off Next Month at The Flea
by Tyler Peterson
- Dec 16, 2014
After completing the most terrifying 4-part theatrical event of the fall, The Flea Theater will present an evening of winners of THE CUTTHROAT SERIES: GRAND GUIGNOL DUELS. Audience members were asked to vote on their favorite play during presentations of 4 separate pods of themed Grand Guignol plays (Gore, Cruelty, Night Terror, and Lust) which began in September. Now, these 4 winning plays will return for a limited run beginning January 15. These turn-of-the-century French plays alternate between ghastly horrors and carnal comedies to create a gripping, deplorable evening of theater.
Theatre Company Expands 10th Annual Colorado Play Summit
by Tyler Peterson
- Oct 20, 2014
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts has announced the expansion of the Theatre Company's 10th annual Colorado New Play Summit. The enlargement coincides with the Women's Voices Fund endowment surpassing the one million dollar mark. The festival of new work will take place over two weekends, 2/14-2/15 and 2/21-2/22 and will feature new plays by four of the industry's hottest playwrights; Jason Gray Platt, Theresa Rebeck, Tanya Saracho, and Catherine Trieschmann.
Woodshed Collective to Present EMPIRE TRAVEL AGENCY, Beginning 9/9
by Tyler Peterson
- Aug 20, 2014
Empire Travel Agency (ETA) is a show comprised of performance events ('trips') presented at multiple locations across the city. Featuring a cast of over 20 of New York's brightest performers and musicians, it's designed to allow New Yorkers to experience the city anew by re-imagining diverse pieces of architecture as settings for a series of unexpected happenings. From the Bethesda fountain to the L train, from the Bowery to your bathroom, ETA allows you to travel out of the mundane and into the inspired.
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Collaboraction's SKETCHBOOK: 2049
by BWW News Desk
- May 27, 2014
Continuing with its new 'incite change' mission, Collaboraction presents SKETCHBOOK: 2049, a rapid-fire, raucous festival of 17 world premiere theatre pieces ranging from under a minute to 20 minutes in length, all set in a positive post-apocalypse and reflective of contemporary society's current challenges. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the productions!
The Playwrights Realm to Kick Off 2014 INK'D READING FESTIVAL, 5/12
by BWW News Desk
- May 8, 2014
The Playwrights Realm will present the annual INK'D Reading Festival from May 12 through May 15 at The Studio Theatre at Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street). The 2014 festival features the plays of Elizabeth Irwin (My Mañana Comes), Lila Rose Kaplan (123), Jason Gray Platt (The There There) and Amelia Roper (Lottie in the Late Afternoon). As previously announced, My Mañana Comes will receive a full production at The Peter Jay Sharp Theater (416 West 42nd Street) from August 26 to September 20, 2014.
DREAMGIRLS, THE TAMING OF THE SHREW and More Take Home 2013 Helen Hayes Awards - All the Winners!
by BWW Special Coverage
- Apr 8, 2013
theatreWashington just announced the 29th Helen Hayes Awards nominees today, January 28th, 2013 in The National Theatre's Helen Hayes Gallery. This year, for the first time, theatre lovers in Washington and around the world were able to watch the nomination announcements live via webcast at theatrewashington.org, Facebook, or on the Livestream. Rebecca Sheir of WAMU's Metro Connection and WTOP's Bob Madigan hosted. Scroll below for the full list of the 2013 nominees!
2013 Helen Hayes Award Nominations Announced!
by BWW Special Coverage
- Jan 28, 2013
theatreWashington just announced the 29th Helen Hayes Awards nominees today, January 28th, 2013 in The National Theatre's Helen Hayes Gallery. This year, for the first time, theatre lovers in Washington and around the world were able to watch the nomination announcements live via webcast at theatrewashington.org, Facebook, or on the Livestream. Rebecca Sheir of WAMU's Metro Connection and WTOP's Bob Madigan hosted. Scroll below for the full list of the 2013 nominees!
Semi-finalists Announced for 37th Annual Off-Off-Broadway Short Play Festival
by Tracy Kaczorowski
- Jul 17, 2012
Samuel French Inc. Off-Off-Broadway Short Play Festival announces the 40 semi-finalists for its 37th annual season. Chosen from over nine hundred submissions by playwriting workshops, university theatre programs, and professional companies both in the U.S. and abroad, these 40 plays will be presented October 23rd-27th with finals on Sunday October 28th at the Beckett Theatre, Theatre Row (410 W. 42nd Street). Out of these plays, six finalists will be chosen by the Samuel French, Inc. editorial staff to receive publication and licensing contracts.
Page 73's A THICK DESCRIPTION OF HARRY SMITH Opens 6/28
by Kelsey Denette
- Jun 27, 2012
Presentations of Page 73 Productions' developmental workshop of A THICK DESCRIPTION OF HARRY SMITH (Volume I) by Chicago-based playwright Carlos Murillo (DARK PLAY OR STORIES FOR BOYS) and directed by Kip Fagan (Page 73's JACK'S PRECIOUS MOMENT) will begin Thursday, June 28 at 2pm and continue Friday, June 29 at 2pm; Sunday, July 1 at 7pm and Monday, July 2 at 3pm (please note the altered performance time for the July 2nd performance) at Culture Project (45 Bleecker Street). Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at page73.org/harrysmith.
Round House Theatre Presents the World Premiere of CROWN OF SHADOWS, 4/11-5/6
by Harmony Wheeler
- Mar 8, 2012
A modern take on The Odyssey comes to Round House Theatre next in the world premiere of Crown of Shadows: the wake of odysseus by Jason Gray Platt. Directed by Producing Artistic Director Blake Robison, Crown of Shadows is onstage at Round House Theatre Bethesda from April 11 thru May 6, 2012.
Page 73 Begins Accepting Applications For 2013 P73 Development Programs
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Feb 1, 2012
Off-Broadway's Page 73 Productions - a company dedicated to producing and developing works by early-career playwrights - will be accepting applications for its 2013 Development Programs, which include the P73 Playwriting Fellowship, it has been announced by the company's Executive Directors Liz Jones and Asher Richelli.
Down Payment Productions Ends Run of THE REALM, 4/18
by BWW News Desk
- Apr 18, 2010
Down Payment Productions (Jessica Fisch, Artistic Director; Brian Smith, Executive Producer) will end the New York City premiere of THE REALM, a play by Sarah Myers (Rude Mechanicals), directed by Jessica Fisch on April 18th.
Down Payment Productions Presents THE REALM, 4/3-4/18
by BWW News Desk
- Apr 3, 2010
Down Payment Productions (Jessica Fisch, Artistic Director; Brian Smith, Executive Producer) will present the New York City premiere of THE REALM, a play by Sarah Myers (Rude Mechanicals), directed by Jessica Fisch.
Down Payment Productions Presents THE REALM, 4/2-4/18
by BWW News Desk
- Apr 2, 2010
Down Payment Productions (Jessica Fisch, Artistic Director; Brian Smith, Executive Producer) will present the New York City premiere of THE REALM, a play by Sarah Myers (Rude Mechanicals), directed by Jessica Fisch.
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