Madeleine George News

Page 73 proudly announces that JANINE NABERS is the recipient of the 2011 'P73 Playwriting Fellowship,' an annual award that provides an early-career playwright with a $5,000 cash grant along with along with a year of development support for one or two projects, it has been announced by Liz Jones and Asher Richelli, the artistic directors of the Off-Broadway theatre company Page 73.

Clubbed Thumb (Maria Striar, Producing Artistic Director; Diana Maxine Konopka, Associate Director) and Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) today announced the launch of SuperLab, an innovative new play development program. A series of collaboratively curated play laboratories, SuperLab will support the creation of bold, risk-taking new works by living American playwrights. Supported by funds granted to Clubbed Thumb by Metlife/Theatre Communications Group's A-ha! Program, created to foster creative thinking and action among its member theaters, these two like-minded companies will join forces to produce a six-play development lab. Clubbed Thumb and Playwrights Horizons, who share a commitment to advancing distinctive new voices, will bridge a gap between downtown and uptown theater sensibilities, methodologies and artist rosters, expanding the range of experience and opportunity for all.

Clubbed Thumb (Maria Striar, Producing Artistic Director; Diana Maxine Konopka, Associate Director) and Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) today announced the launch of SuperLab, an innovative new play development program. A series of collaboratively curated play laboratories, SuperLab will support the creation of bold, risk-taking new works by living American playwrights. Supported by funds granted to Clubbed Thumb by Metlife/Theatre Communications Group's A-ha! Program, created to foster creative thinking and action among its member theaters, these two like- minded companies will join forces to produce a six-play development lab. Clubbed Thumb and Playwrights Horizons, who share a commitment to advancing distinctive new voices, will bridge a gap between downtown and uptown theater sensibilities, methodologies and artist rosters, expanding the range of experience and opportunity for all.

Berkeley's Aurora Theatre Company announces the directors for the company's sixth Global Age Project (GAP) festival of new works: Aurora Theatre Company Artistic Director chose Allen McKelvey, M. Graham Smith, Jonathan Spector, and Tracy Ward to sit on this year's GAP Director's Council. Over the next several weeks, the directors, along with Ross, will select finalists from an international pool of play submissions dealing with global age concerns. Four plays will be chosen to be presented as staged readings during the GAP festival, scheduled for February of 2011. The GAP festival will coincide with the company's fully-staged World Premiere of 2010 GAP finalist Allison Moore's new comedy, COLLAPSE, the second main stage production to develop from the GAP.

Fordham Alumni Theatre Company presents WHAT MAY FALL by Peter Gil-Sheridan and directed by Morgan Gould

Fordham Alumni Theatre Company presents WHAT MAY FALL by Peter Gil-Sheridan and directed by Morgan Gould

Brooklyn's Thirteen Playwrights, Inc. will present the world premiere of Madeleine George's THE ZERO HOUR, the company announces on its official website. The production will run from June 22 to July 10 at Walkerspace, 46 Walker Street (between Broadway and Church).

Fordham Alumni Theatre Company presents WHAT MAY FALL by Peter Gil-Sheridan and directed by Morgan Gould

Brooklyn's Thirteen Playwrights, Inc. will present the world premiere of Madeleine George's THE ZERO HOUR, the company announces on its official website. The production will run from June 22 to July 10 at Walkerspace, 46 Walker Street (between Broadway and Church).

ZERO HOUR is written by MADELEINE GEORGE (P#10) and directed by ADAM GREENFIELD. It is an almost-love story. Rebecca and her chronically unemployed butch girlfriend, O, have created a happy nest in their run-down Queens walk-up.

ZERO HOUR is written by MADELEINE GEORGE (P#10) and directed by ADAM GREENFIELD. It is an almost-love story. Rebecca and her chronically unemployed butch girlfriend, O, have created a happy nest in their run-down Queens walk-up.

A new biographical play about Pulitzer Prize winning playwright-director George S. Kaufman will have its world premiere at City Theatre in Pittsburgh during their 2010-2011 season.

The Vagabond Theatre Ensemble's Hangman School for Girls will play its final show on March 27, 2010.

The Vagabond Theatre Ensemble presents Hangman School for Girls in association with Fullstop Collective. The show will feature Nick Afka, Louiza Collins, Lucy Gillespie, Sarah Ann Masse, Lillian Meredith, and Briel Pomerantz. The production will play at Manhattan Theatre Source (177 MacDougal Street), March 10-27, Thursday through Saturday at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm with additional performances on Monday, March 22 at 8pm and Saturday, March 27 at 2pm. Advance tickets ($15) are available by calling 1-866-811-411 or online at www.theatermania.com. $20 tickets will also be available for purchase at the door.

Diversionary Theatre will do a reading of Madeleine George's play The Zero Hour on Monday, March 8 at 7:30pm at the Theatre (one night only!). The reading will be performed by Amanda Sitton and Jacque Wilke, and directed by Dan Kirsch, Diversionary's Executive & Artistic Director.

Diversionary Theatre will do a reading of Madeleine George's play The Zero Hour on Monday, March 8 at 7:30pm at the Theatre (one night only!). The reading will be performed by Amanda Sitton and Jacque Wilke, and directed by Dan Kirsch, Diversionary's Executive & Artistic Director.

The Vagabond Theatre Ensemble presents Hangman School for Girls in association with Fullstop Collective. The show will feature Nick Afka, Louiza Collins, Lucy Gillespie, Sarah Ann Masse, Lillian Meredith, and Briel Pomerantz. The production will play at Manhattan Theatre Source (177 MacDougal Street), March 10-27, Thursday through Saturday at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm with additional performances on Monday, March 22 at 8pm and Saturday, March 27 at 2pm. Advance tickets ($15) are available by calling 1-866-811-411 or online at www.theatermania.com. $20 tickets will also be available for purchase at the door.

The Vagabond Theatre Ensemble presents Hangman School for Girls in association with Fullstop Collective. The show will feature Nick Afka, Louiza Collins, Lucy Gillespie, Sarah Ann Masse, Lillian Meredith, and Briel Pomerantz. The production will play at Manhattan Theatre Source (177 MacDougal Street), March 10-27, Thursday through Saturday at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm with additional performances on Monday, March 22 at 8pm and Saturday, March 27 at 2pm. Advance tickets ($15) are available by calling 1-866-811-411 or online at www.theatermania.com. $20 tickets will also be available for purchase at the door.

The Lark Play Development Center announced the selected playwrights for the 2009-10 Playwrights' Workshop. This year's writers are Michi Barall (Ma-Yi Writer's Lab), Madeleine George (13P founding member), Katori Hall (Lark's 2009 PONY Fellow), Sarah Treem (HBO's 'In Treatment') and David Wiener (Extraordinary Chambers).

Artistic Director Bonnie Metzgar and the About Face Board of Directors announce the success of the 'Face the Future Campaign,' which earned over $200,000 for the company, erased debt and raised funds for artistic programming and the foundation of a new cash reserve.