Mark Twain News

Robert Dubac brings his new one-man show FREE RANGE THINKINGto Act II Playhouse in Ambler this summer, from tonight, July 18-Aug 12. Dubac's previous show, THE MALE INTELLECT: AN OXYMORON?, was a sold-out hit when it played at Act II last summer. Described as 'channeling Jon Stewart, Bill Maher and Mark Twain, FREE RANGE THINKING is fast-paced and loaded with thought-provoking humor.'

Narrated by comedian Jeff Foxworthy, and produced by BBC Worldwide Productions, the five episode, one-hour unscripted series will explore modern gender roles and find out what happens when all of the women leave town, leaving the remaining men to run their households, businesses and community on their own.

Theatre Jacksonville has announced its theatrical offerings for the 2012-2013 season.

A festival of devised work centering on the loose theme of politics from across the southeastern United States and beyond, June 28 - July 8, 2012 at Burning Coal Theatre Company's Murphey School Auditorium, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC.

President and Executive Producer Wally Jones today announced the 2012 - 2013 Children's Theatre season presented by Community Bank. Season tickets go on sale Wednesday, July 11.

Building on the success of her first season, Artistic Director Purni Morell continues the Unicorn's commitment to pushing the boundaries in theatre for audiences aged 2 to 21.

The new musical Foreverman, with book, music, and lyrics by Brett M. Boles, will be presented as an official selection of the New York Musical Theatre Festival's (NYMF's) 2012 Next Link Project, beginning performances Friday, July 20 and running through Sunday, July 28, at the PTC Performance Space, 555 West 42 Street (between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues).

Theater Schmeater is celebrating their 20th Anniversary with a season of rarely seen plays.

Burning Coal Theatre Company's first ever North Carolina festival of Devised Theatre, PoliTheatrics 2012, begins tonight with performances by Haymaker of Durham and Urban Garden of Raleigh. Performance begins at 7:30 pm.

A festival of devised work centering on the loose theme of politics from across the southeastern United States and beyond, June 28 - July 8, 2012 at Burning Coal Theatre Company's Murphey School Auditorium, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC.

A festival of devised work centering on the theme of politics from across the southeastern United States and beyond, June 28 - July 8, 2012 at Burning Coal Theatre Company's Murphey School Auditorium, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. All tickets to all performances $5. No reservations necessary. For further information, call 919-834-4001 or visit us online at www.burningcoal.org. A complete listing of performances and events will be forthcoming.

The Warehouse PAC announces the upcoming productions of Garden Party and The Fantastiks.

Mixed Blood Theatre announced today that its 2012-13 season will open October 5 with the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical NEXT TO NORMAL, which will also be part of the second Center of the Margins festival. The triple-feature mini-fest will be followed in February 2013 with the culture clash comedy-of-bad-manners ELEMENO PEA and a bilingual world premiere based on Julia Alvarez' bestselling novel IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES to be staged in April 2013.

The Connecticut Critics Circle has named Quiara Alegaria Hudes' WATER BY THE SPOONFUL as the best play of the 2011-2012 season. The CCC awards ceremony is scheduled to be held today, June 24 at 2PM at the Mark Twain House & Museum, and is open to the public.

The producers and cast of August Strindberg Rep invite you to share the Off-Broadway opening of their production of Strindberg's 'Playing With Fire' tonight, June 21 at 8:00 PM in Gene Frankel Theatre, 24 Bond Street (East Village). The performance will be followed by a reception in the theater space.

People's Light & Theatre launches its 2012-2013 Season with a selection of nine plays that include classics, contemporary plays and world premieres. The season opens with August Wilson's Seven Guitars, which marks the first time People's Light is producing the work of this renowned American playwright.

Aurora Theatre returns for the sixth year for Lawrenceville's Prelude to the 4th Concert with the musical adaptation of Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Winner of 8 Tony Awards, Big River will begin at 7:30pm on July 3 on the grounds of the historic courthouse in downtown Lawrenceville.