Mark Twain News

SteppingStone Theatre, St. Paul's premiere youth theatre, announces its 25th Anniversary Season. According to Artistic Director Richard Hitchler -- 'We're celebrating our great history, and looking forward to a fantastic future. This season's productions will continue SteppingStone Theatre's tradition of shows that highlight the imagination and creativity of our professionally-trained youth performers.

Village Theatre's complete 2012-2013 Season schedule includes the following.

Kurt Sutton returns to the Manatee Players in his brand new one-man show based on Mark Twain's book "Roughing It" on Saturday March 31 for one show. The curtain time is 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at 941-748-5875 or online at www.manateeplayers.com. The Manatee Players are located at 102 Old Main Street in downtown Bradenton.

First Draft at Charter Theater - a nonprofit organization devoted to developing theater audiences alongside new plays; supporting DC-based artists; and partnering with theaters looking to produce new work - announced today that it will present two readings this month of the new play, KANSAS by DC-based playwright Bob Bartlett.

Hal Holbrook has channeled Mark Twain in his near-legendary one-man-show, MARK TWAIN TONIGHT, at every major theatrical venue across the globe and, by his own estimation, in over 2000 performances. He is, by all accounts, the nation's foremost authority on Mark Twain, America's most beloved humorist and author, and on March 1 he brings his highly acclaimed production to The McCallum Theatre.

Beginning Saturday, March 3 (2012), THEATER TALK pays tribute to the late critic Howard Kissel with a rebroadcast of its award-winning 2009 program, A Walk Through The Players Club (#301). On this show Kissel, who was a writer, actor and frequent contributor to the series, guided viewers through this landmark of the American theater and shared stories about the people and events connected with it.

Hal Holbrook has channeled Mark Twain in his near-legendary one-man-show, MARK TWAIN TONIGHT, at every major theatrical venue across the globe and, by his own estimation, in over 2000 performances. He is, by all accounts, the nation's foremost authority on Mark Twain, America's most beloved humorist and author, and on March 1 he brings his highly acclaimed production to The McCallum Theatre.

ZOE CALDWELL has been entertaining audiences as a cold-hearted Upper East Side matron in David Adjmi's intimateElective Affinitives. Meanwhile she has been seen as an affectionate grandmother in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, one of this year's Academy Award nominees for Best Picture. Caldwell has earned four Tony Awards, most recently as Maria Callas in Terrence McNally's Master Class. She has portrayed such heroines as Lady Macbeth and Medea, not to mention Lillian Hellman and Miss Jean Brodie, and she has worked with such legends as Dame Judith Anderson, Dame Edith Evans, Sir Tyrone Guthrie, Charles Laughton, and Paul Robeson. She has also directed stars such as Eileen Atkins, Glenda Jackson, James Earl Jones, Christopher Plummer, and Vanessa Redgrave. Caldwell is now writing a sequel to I Will Be Cleopatra, a memoir about her early years in Australia, and she'll share a few highlights from her most memorable encounters with Shakespeare with President of the Shakespeare Guild, JOHN ANDREWS, OBE. and answer questions from the audience.

The New Victory Theater and Barnes and Noble host an evening with playwright Laura Eason on February 27th at 7 p.m.

Laura Eason, the author of more than 15 plays (Sex With Strangers, Around the World in 80 Days) and former Artistic Director of Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago, will discuss the delights and challenges of adapting Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer for the stage.

ZOE CALDWELL has been entertaining audiences as a cold-hearted Upper East Side matron in David Adjmi's intimateElective Affinitives. Meanwhile she has been seen as an affectionate grandmother in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, one of this year's Academy Award nominees for Best Picture. Caldwell has earned four Tony Awards, most recently as Maria Callas in Terrence McNally's Master Class. She has portrayed such heroines as Lady Macbeth and Medea, not to mention Lillian Hellman and Miss Jean Brodie, and she has worked with such legends as Dame Judith Anderson, Dame Edith Evans, Sir Tyrone Guthrie, Charles Laughton, and Paul Robeson. She has also directed stars such as Eileen Atkins, Glenda Jackson, James Earl Jones, Christopher Plummer, and Vanessa Redgrave. Caldwell is now writing a sequel to I Will Be Cleopatra, a memoir about her early years in Australia, and she'll share a few highlights from her most memorable encounters with Shakespeare with President of the Shakespeare Guild, JOHN ANDREWS, OBE. and answer questions from the audience.

Am 03. März feiert ein neues Musical Welturaufführung: 'Die Tagebücher von Adam und Eva' aus der Feder von Marc Seitz (Musik) und Kevin Schroder (Buch und Liedtexte). Die Premiere findet im Admiralspalast Sudio in Berlin statt. Während des Probenprozesses nahmen sich die beiden Zeit für ein Gespräch.

Kansas City Rep is set to extend their family-friendly production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain's classic coming-of-age story about a boy growing up in a small Missouri town on the banks of the Mississippi River.

Saint Sebastian Players will present the world premiere of Mark Twain: Patriot, Teacher, Philosopher by SSP company member John Oster.

Miles College Presents An Evening With Bill Cosby Two Comedy Shows, One Night Only Hosted by Robin Givens on Friday, February 17, 2012 at The Historic Alabama Theatre located 1817 3rd Avenue North Birmingham, Alabama 35203, with the first comedy show starting at 6:00pm and the second comedy show starting at 8:30pm.

Before a packed audience at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley and Managing Director Phil Santora of TheatreWorks, the nationally-acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, unveiled the line-up for its 2012-2013 season.

The New Victory Theater presents The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Laura Eason, adapted from the Novel by Mark Twain.