Peter Tear News

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is thrilled to welcome Tony Award-nominee Marion McClinton and Carlyle Brown, one of this country?s most prolific playwrights, to 59E59 Theaters and Americas Off Broadway. The NYC premiere of Mr. Brown?s playPure Confidence, directed by Mr. McClinton and from Minneapolis? Mixed Blood Theatre, begins previews on Friday, May 22 for a limited engagement through Friday, July 3. Opening Night is Wednesday, May 27 at 8 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday at 7:00 PM, Wednesday ? Friday at 8:00 PM; Saturday at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM; Sunday at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM. There is an added matinee performance on Wednesday, July 1 at 2 PM. The regular ticket price is $45 ($31.50 for 59E59 Members). A 5-StarCard (one ticket to each show in the festival) is available for $100 ($85 for 59E59 Members). Tickets are available by calling Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 or online at www.ticketcentral.com. For more information visit www.59E59.org.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is thrilled to kick off the Americas Off Broadway festival with the NYC premiere of Morris Panych's THE DISHWASHERS, directed by Byam Stevens. THE DISHWASHERS, from the Chester Theatre Company (Chester, MA), begins previews on Friday, May 8 for a limited engagement through Sunday, June 7. Opening Night is Wednesday, May 13 at 8:15 PM.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is proud to welcome Upstate New York?s Kitchen Theatre Center (Ithaca, NY) to the Americas Off Broadway festival with the NYC premiere of A Play on Words, written by Brian Dykstra and directed by Margarett Perry. A Play on Words begins previews on Wednesday, May 13 for a limited engagement through Saturday, May 30. Opening Night is Sunday, May 17 at 8:15 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday at 7:30 PM, Wednesday - Saturday at 8:30 PM and Sunday at 3:30 PM. The regular ticket price is $18 ($12.60 for 59E59 Members). A 5-StarCard (one ticket to each show in the festival) is available for $100 ($85 for 59E59 Members). Tickets are available by calling Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 or online at www.ticketcentral.com. For more information visit www.59E59.org.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is thrilled to announce that due to ticket demand, the Godlight Theatre Company production of GEORGE ORWELL'S 1984 has been extended for one week. GEORGE ORWELL'S 1984 will now close on Sunday, April 26. Adapted from Orwell's seminal novel by Alan Lyddiard, GEORGE ORWELL'S 1984 is directed by Joe Tantalo.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is proud to announce the AMERICAS OFF BROADWAY festival taking place at 59E59 Theaters (59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison Avenues). AMERICAS OFF BROADWAY kicks off on Friday, May 8 and runs through Friday, July 3. A 5-StarCard (one ticket to each show in the festival) is available for $100 ($85 for 59E59 Members).

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) announces that the 6th annual Brits Off Broadway festival will move to Fall 2009 to make room for a new festival, Americas Off Broadway, celebrating new plays from theaters across the United States.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the return of Godlight Theatre Company with Alan Lyddiard's adaptation of George Orwell's 1984, directed by Joe Tantalo. 1984 begins previews on Friday, March 13 for a limited engagement through Sunday, April 19. Opening Night is Wednesday, March 25 at 8:30 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday at 7:30 PM, Wednesday - Friday at 8:30 PM; Saturday at 2:30 PM and 8:30 PM and Sunday at 3:30 PM.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the return of Godlight Theatre Company with Alan Lyddiard's adaptation of George Orwell's 1984, directed by Joe Tantalo. 1984 begins previews on Friday, March 13 for a limited engagement through Sunday, April 19. Opening Night is Wednesday, March 25 at 8:30 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday at 7:30 PM, Wednesday - Friday at 8:30 PM; Saturday at 2:30 PM and 8:30 PM and Sunday at 3:30 PM.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the return of Godlight Theatre Company with Alan Lyddiard's adaptation of George Orwell's 1984, directed by Joe Tantalo.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes Reverie Productions for its inaugural festival of new play development, WET INK, including workshop productions of Beyond the 17th Parallel by 'Army Wives' staff writer T.D. Mitchell, directed by Robert Egan, and a new translation and stage adaptation of Beowulf by Colin D. Young, directed by Tania Inessa Kirkman.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes Reverie Productions for its inaugural festival of new play development, WET INK, including workshop productions of Beyond the 17th Parallel by 'Army Wives' staff writer T.D. Mitchell, directed by Robert Egan, and a new translation and stage adaptation of Beowulf by Colin D. Young, directed by Tania Inessa Kirkman.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the return of Godlight Theatre Company with Alan Lyddiard's adaptation of George Orwell's 1984, directed by Joe Tantalo. 1984 begins previews on Friday, March 13 for a limited engagement through Sunday, April 19. Opening Night is Wednesday, March 25 at 8:30 PM. The performance schedule is Tuesday at 7:30 PM, Wednesday - Friday at 8:30 PM; Saturday at 2:30 PM and 8:30 PM and Sunday at 3:30 PM.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes the return of Godlight Theatre Company with Alan Lyddiard's adaptation of George Orwell's 1984, directed by Joe Tantalo.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is proud to welcome The Artists Theatre Group, Inc., in association with Warren Baker and Sally Jacobs, with the American premiere of GATES OF GOLD, a new comedic drama by Frank McGuinness and directed by Kent Paul. Previews begin Thursday February 19 for a limited engagement though Sunday March 29. Opening night is Sunday, March 1 at 5:00PM.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is proud to announce the NY premiere of acclaimed writer Edmund White's play TERRE HAUTE, directed by George Perrin and starring Peter Eyre and Nick Westrate. Produced by nabokov and Karl Sydow, TERRE HAUTE begins previews on Tuesday, January 13 for a limited engagement through Sunday, February 15. Opening Night is Sunday, January 18 at 7:15 PM.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is thrilled to host the NYC premiere of Simon Green Sings COWARD AT CHRISTMAS: A Cabaret for Noel. Simon Green Sings COWARD AT CHRISTMAS: A Cabaret for Noel began performances on Sunday, December 14 for a limited engagement through Sunday, January 4. There was a special Noel Coward Birthday Celebration Performance on Tuesday, December 16 at 8:30 PM, which included a champagne toast, birthday cake and special guest theatre icon Elaine Stritch.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is proud to announce the NY premiere of acclaimed writer Edmund White's play TERRE HAUTE, directed by George Perrin and starring Peter Eyre and Nick Westrate. Produced by nabokov and Karl Sydow, TERRE HAUTE begins previews on Tuesday, January 13 for a limited engagement through Sunday, February 15. Opening Night is Sunday, January 18 at 7:15 PM.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) is proud to welcome Outhouse Theatre Company to 59E59 Theaters with the NYC premiere of RIDE, written by Jane Bodie and directed by Nick Flint.

59E59 Theaters' Holiday E:Café toasts the Festive season with SIMON GREEN Sings COWARD AT CHRISTMAS: A Cabaret for Noël

Alan Hruska's NEW HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION receives World Premiere production at 59E59 Theaters 59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes Victory Theater Company, with Rock and a Hard Place and Red Horse Productions with the World Premiere production of NEW HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, written and directed by Alan Hruska.