Lameece Issaq News

Noor Theatre announces a general call for submissions of new plays by writers of Middle-Eastern descent. Submissions will be considered for upcoming programming including the fall reading series, Highlight, as well as possible special events, workshops and commissions.

Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) has announced the line-up for its upcoming 27th season of producing new works with the world premieres of two plays: Olive and the Bitter Herbs by Charles Busch; Rx by Kate Fodor; and the New York premiere of The Morini Strad by Willy Holtzman; and In Mother Words, conceived by Susan R. Rose and Joan Stein, and written by Leslie Ayvazian, David Cale, Jessica Goldberg, Beth Henley, Lameece Issaq, Lisa Loomer, Michele Lowe, Marco Pennette, Lisa Ramirez, Theresa Rebeck, Luanne Rice, Annie Weisman and Cheryl L. West at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street).

Following a successful extended run of Love, Loss, and What I Wore and the upcoming performances of Dick Van Dyke - Step in Time! - A Musical Memoir, the Geffen Playhouse welcomes two more productions this season into its intimate Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater: In Mother Words, a moving collection of stories on the universal subject of motherhood by award-winning contemporary playwrights, and Extraordinary Chambers, a world premiere by David Wiener about the consequences of a couple's trip to Cambodia.

Noor Theatre is pleased to announce its formation as a home for an emerging core of theatre artists. This new company is dedicated to supporting, developing and presenting the work of theatre artists of Middle-Eastern descent. As a vital presence in the theatrical landscape, Noor Theatre aims to create exceptional work that transcends cultural boundaries and speaks to all people.

Hartford Stage's production of 'Motherhood Out Loud' opens tonight, March 5. The show is schedule to run through March 21, 2010.

Yale Repertory Theater (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) will present a reading of the 2009 winner of the Yale Drama Series, LIDLESS by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, directed by Hal Brooks, on Monday, September 21 at 7:30PM at the Iseman Theater.

'The Fever Chart: Three Visions of the Middle East' by Wallace opens April 26th at the Public Theater.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) will begin previews for THE FEVER CHART: THREE VISIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST, the fourth play of the inaugural PUBLIC LAB initiative. Written by Naomi Wallace and directed by Jo Bonney, THE FEVER CHART: THREE VISIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST tells three distinct stories set in different parts of the Middle East. Tickets are $10 for all performances.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) announced casting and creative team today for THE FEVER CHART: THREE VISIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST, the fourth play of the inaugural PUBLIC LAB initiative.

One person's terrorist is another person's martyr in Betty Shamieh's skillfully written play that is deceptively cute, funny and entertaining without ever undercutting the seriousness of its issues of violence, heroism and gender.

New York Theatre Workshop has announced that The Black Eyed, written by Betty Shamieh, directed by Sam Gold, will begin performances Tuesday, July 17 at 8:00pm, at New York Theatre Workshop, 79 East 4th Street, between Second Avenue and Bowery

New York Theatre Workshop Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director Lynn Moffat have announced a two-day program of readings, Aswat: Voices of Palestine, set to take place on Saturday, May 5, beginning at 12:00pm, and Sunday, May 6, beginning at 2:00pm.

David Hare (Plenty, upcoming The Vertical Hour) will join Oskar Eustis for a post-show discussion with the audience, following the reading of Stuff Happens at the Delacorte Theater on Wednesday, September 6th

On September 6th, the Public Theater will hold a free reading of David Hare's Stuff Happens

David Hare's political drama Stuff Happens will open at the Public Theater on April 13th

David Hare's acclaimed political drama Stuff Happens has been extended at the Public Theater through May 28th

A full cast is now in place for the Public Theater's production of Stuff Happens, opening April 13th

Byron Jennings has been cast as British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the Public Theater's upcoming production of David Hare's Stuff Happens, while Jay O. Sanders will be seen as George W. Bush