MRT Announces New Artistic Director Courtney Sale
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 21, 2019
The Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) Board of Trustees and Executive Director Bonnie J. Butkas announced today that Courtney Sale, Artistic Director of Seattle Children's Theatre, will become the Nancy L. Donahue Artistic Director here in March. She will be the first woman to serve as artistic director and the first to fill the position since it was named in honor of Founding Chair Nancy L. Donahue.
BWW Review: ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END at SHEA'S 710 THEATRE- As Funny as You Remember
by Michael Rabice
- Nov 6, 2019
For those of a certain age, growing up included reading or hearing the voices of columnists and commentators like Paul Harvey, Dear Abby, Howard Cosell, and Erma Bombeck . In fact Erma and Abby had columns that often ran side by side. Dear Abby gave advice and Erma commented on the every day life of American housewives. While all of these names will be lost on millennials, everyone over 45 years old will have some memory of these folks. A production of the one act play 'ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END' is playing at Shea's 710 Theatre through November 10th after it's successful run at Rochester's Geva Theatre, and includes the same cast. That is, a cast of one.
Karen MacDonald Stars as Erma Bombeck in AT WIT'S END at MRT
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 11, 2019
Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) announced today that critically acclaimed Boston actress Karen MacDonald will star next April in Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End by Allison Engel and Margaret Engel, and Terry Berliner, MRT's Interim Artistic Director, will direct.
MRT Offers New Discounts For Students/Military/Educators - Extends 2 For 40
by A.A. Cristi
- Aug 26, 2019
Back by popular demand! Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) today announced last season's a?oe2 Tickets for $40a?? special, created last year in honor of its 40th Anniversary Season, will continue for the 2019-20 Season, which opens September 11 with Tiny Beautiful Things. The theatre will also introduce a subscription for students and expand its discount periods for educators and military families.
MRT Announces Cast For TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS
by Stephi Wild
- Aug 20, 2019
Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) today announced the cast for the buoyant Tiny Beautiful Things, Nia Vardalos' stage adaptation of The New York Times' bestseller Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed, directed by Jen Wineman, from September 11 to October 6 at the Nancy L. Donahue Theatre, according to Executive Director Bonnie J. Butkas and Interim Artistic Director Terry Berliner.
MRT Announces ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END For a Full Season Written by Women
by Stephi Wild
- Aug 12, 2019
Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) today announced a lineup change to the 2019-20 Season with the addition of Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End by Allison Engel and Margaret Engel. A one-woman tour-de-force, At Wit's End celebrates the life of one of the 20th Century's most beloved humorists, who wrote more than 4,000 columns for 900 newspapers and 30 million readers.
Arizona Theatre Co Opens 52nd Season With Karen Zacarias' New Comedy NATIVE GARDENS
by Julie Musbach
- Aug 22, 2018
Arizona Theatre Company (David Ivers, Artistic Director; Billy Russo, Managing Director) lifts the curtain on Scene in America, the theme for its 52nd season and the first reflecting Ivers' influence and impact, with Karen Zacarias' hilarious new comedy that's anything but neighborly, Native Gardens, Sept. 8-29 at the Temple of Music & Art, 330 S. Scott Ave. in Tucson.
Tickets For Arizona Theatre Co's Season Go On Sale Aug 7
by Julie Musbach
- Jul 18, 2018
Single tickets for Arizona Theatre Company's 2018/2019 season, featuring six contemporary and classic American theatre productions at the Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe in Phoenix, go on sale beginning Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018.
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