Mark Twain News

This tale is one of two stories that are part of the repertoire of the 'Ghosts of Christmas Past' Trolley Rides, co-sponsored by The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities (MAC) and the award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company.

Theatre at the Center, located at 1040 Ridge Road in Munster, Indiana presents actor and musician Jim Post in Mark Twain and the Laughing River. Beginning Tuesday, December 27th and running through Saturday, December 31st, this will mark the first time Theatre at the Center has presented programming during this time period. Join this milestone production as Post takes us on a journey of the American author and humorist's life using Twainian wit and wisdom paired with the triumphant music that is characteristic of Post's productions.

Sea Tea Improv, Hartford's favorite comedy troupe, will perform at Central Baptist Churst from 8:45 - 9:00 pm as part of First Night Hartford. First Night occurs on the evening of December 31st to ring in the New Year.

It's 1656, and a large number of Portuguese Jews have found asylum in Amsterdam from the Inquisition.

Theatre at the Center, located at 1040 Ridge Road in Munster, Indiana presents actor and musician Jim Post in Mark Twain and the Laughing River. Beginning Tuesday, December 27th and running through Saturday, December 31st, this will mark the first time Theatre at the Center has presented programming during this time period. Join this milestone production as Post takes us on a journey of the American author and humorist's life using Twainian wit and wisdom paired with the triumphant music that is characteristic of Post's productions.

Reconnect with Mark Twain's incomparable classic in a magical new production, perfect for the whole family. In idyllic 1840s Missouri, Tom and his friends revel in all that is grand and glorious in childhood. This mischievous rascal can charm his Aunt Polly, save the town from Injun Joe and win the heart of fair Becky Thatcher, all in the course of one small-town day. Filled with Mark Twain's wit, lots of heart and great joy, this new adaptation is filled with unbridled enthusiasm, physicality and fun, as well as depth and meaning.

KPFK Radio's Arts in Review, Los Angeles's longest-running radio showcase on live theater and cabaret, presents its annual one-hour Holiday Special, highlighted by the premiere of the radio dramatization, To All a Good Night, performed by the Arts in Review Repertory Company, and the 8th annual concert presentation of Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales, featuring actor Al Alu. Also featured is the music of singer/composer Jane Fuller, the songwriting duo, David Budway & Lou Tracey, Koto Keys (Mara Purl & Marilyn Harris) and satirist Bryant Oden.

Accidental Repertory Theater (John Strasberg, Founder/Artistic Director) will present the Good Morning America Johnny Johnson Dream Show written and directed by John Strasberg.

THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER, adapted for the stage by Laura Eason, based on the novel by Mark Twain, will play the Denver Center Theatre Company's Space Theatre November 11 - December 18 (opening night Thursday, November 17.)

American Repertory Theater of WNY invites all humbuggers to see the one-man, tour-de-force presentation of Charles Dickens Presents: A Christmas Carol on December 16th & 17th at the Buffalo East, 1410 Main Street, 7:30 pm. This unique adaptation of the classic Holiday ghost story features WKBW's Mike Randall as he portrays the legendary writer reading the timeless tale of greed, ghosts and redemption.

In Spring 2011 Suzanne Reading, Ph.D., Director of the Communication Sciences and Disorders Program at Butler University, and James M. Reading, Ph.D. of CARE conducted a study to analyze how theatre affects the social skills of students with autism.

On the heels of an enthusiastic Philadelphia reception for New Jerusalem, The Interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza at Talmud Torah Congregation: Amsterdam, July 27, 1656, Lantern Theater Company has announced an encore limited engagement in the Fall of 2012, directed by the Lantern's Artistic Director, Charles McMahon. This revival will include the original cast and creative team of the critically acclaimed production that opened the Lantern's 2011/12 season.

InFusion Theatre Company, in association with DCA Theater, has announced the world premiere of Randall Colburn's The Improv Play, directed by InFusion Theatre Company's Artistic Director Mitch Golob, April 10 - May 20, 2012, at the DCA Storefront Theater, 66 East Randolph Street.

Following sold out runs on Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club and Off-Broadway at Classic Stage Company, VENUS IN FUR, the acclaimed new play by David Ives, directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie, will transfer to Broadway's Lyceum Theatre starring Tony Award nominee Nina Arianda and Emmy Award nominee Hugh Dancy.

THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER by Mark Twain and adapted for the stage by Laura Eason is currently delighting audiences at the Denver Center until December 18th. This classic follows Tom Sawyer and his parter in crime Huckleberry Finn as they live out their childhood adventures together.

As usual this time of year, the award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company will be accepting nonperishable items for the Cape May Food Closet.