Manhattan Repertory Theatre News

On November 4th at 7pm, the first staged reading of The Lone Wolf Society - the third full-length play by Anthony J. Piccione - will be presented by Piccione Arts for one night only at The Tank, located at 312 W 36th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY, in advance of a live theatrical production being planned for 2023.

Manhattan Repertory Theatre will present the world premiere production of David Harms’ POWERHOUSE, directed by Artistic Director, Ken Wolf. Casting will be announced shortly. POWERHOUSE will play a four-week limited engagement at Off-Broadway’s A.R.T./New York Theatres - Gural Theatre.

In September, New Conservatory Theatre Center will kick-off a new season of LGBTQ+ stories with Nora Brigid Monahan’s side-splitting and provocative tale of modern love and gender identities, Aunt Jack. 

Around 260,000 Filipinos became guerillas in their local resistance in World War II. At present there are only a few thousand of these men and women left worldwide, and soon there will be no one from their generation left to tell their stories.

New Conservatory Theatre Center is has announced the line-up for NCTC’s daring 2022-23 Season, with two world premieres, three West Coast premieres, an inspiring musical, and a holiday extravaganza from The Kinsey Sicks.

This thrilling and often hilarious one-man show takes you back to the Ship of Dreams. The show distills the three-plus hour epic and packs it into just one hour — a surprisingly subversive punch for a project whose source is a 90s Blockbuster film, created by one of Hollywood's most notorious directors.

This month, Theatre Now is producing staged readings of new musicals Fountain of You and The Pelican, presented in repertory with their full developmental production of The Jury now running at the Jeffrey & Paula Gural Theatre at the A.R.T./New York Theatres.

Bucks County Playhouse has announced “Never Let Go” as the first show of the 2022 Visiting Artist Series. Performed by Michael Kinnan, “Never Let Go” is a one-man marvel, Burlesque-style show that hysterically and ingeniously retells James Cameron’s three-hour-plus blockbuster film as a one-hour play.

Join Angelica Gorga on Thursday, November 11th for an intimate cabaret presenting the songbook of Frank Sinatra at Don't Tell Mama. 'A Night of Sinatra' is inspired by Angelica's family with a deep connection to his music built from her relationships and own experiences growing up and today.

Theatre satire site The Broadway Beat - known as 'Satirical Broadway News for Real Broadway Newsies' - is set to perform the latest iteration of their live show, Act Three, on Monday October 18th, 7:30pm at Asylum NYC.

Manhattan Repertory Theatre will present the New York City premiere of Kim E. Ruyle's award-winning play, KALISPELL, directed by Ken Wolf. Kalispell, winner of the 2018 Brevard Full-Length Play Writing Competition, will be presented by Manhattan Repertory Theatre at The Chain Theatre, 312 West 36th St (off 8th Ave) opening September 24, 2021.

‘Pot Odds’ brings together two award winners—writer Gabrielle Wagner and director Joy Kelly—as part of The Theater Project’s ongoing programs during the pandemic.  The Theater Project has gained regional recognition for its annual Young Playwrights Competition, ARK (Actors Reading with Kids) program and its recently launched “The Theater Project Thinks About” podcasts.

Company of Angels will welcome three new hires who are passionate about furthering CoA's mission to create a theater of Los Angeles that is deeply connected to communities who are under-represented on Los Angeles stages.

What will you remember about the year 2020? The Pandemic Papers is a series of monologues inspired by a collection of letters, blog posts, and texts, documenting the lighter side of quarantine.

Here TV, the leading television network focusing on LGBTQ content and audiences, has acquired Indoor Boys, the Indie Series award-winning and Emmy-nominated digital series from creators Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse.

Arts podcast Indie Art Today is returning for its 2nd Season of episodes on January 25th, with new episodes airing weekly each Monday. The podcast is available to listen to on Anchor, Spotify, Amazon Music, iTunes, and various other major streaming platforms.

Hudson Guild Theatre Company's world premiere of Tasha Partee's A Five Mile Radius will receive a special Encore Presentation on the Hudson Guild YouTube channel starting this Friday October 30th at 7:30PM with continuous streaming through Sunday November 1st ending at 5PM. The virtual production has been imaginatively filmed using zoom technique. Jim Furlong and Devin Klos direct a twelve actor cast in this timely play which caps off Hudson Guild Theatre Company's 25th Anniversary Season.

Today on Friday, October 16th at 7pm, a special virtual reading of 'One Empire, Under God' - Anthony J. Piccione's new full-length drama exploring religious extremism & right-wing populism - will be broadcast via Zoom to monthly patrons on Patreon, as well as selected invited guests. Immediately after the reading, there will be a talkback - moderated by co-producer Jay Michaels - featuring the playwright, director & cast.

Art House Productions has announced the 2020-2021 cohort of its INKubator Program. INKubator is a year-long generative process for a select group of 6 playwrights in residence at Art House Productions. This year's playwrights are Andrea Coleman, Izzi D'Esposito, Madeline Dennis-Yates, Nathaniel Foster, Aja Nisenson, and SMJ.

Hudson Guild Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Tasha Partee's A Five Mile Radius; a virtual productionwith performances on October 23rd, 24th and 25th. Jim Furlong and Devin Klos direct a twelve actor cast. The play will be imaginatively filmed using zoom technique.