Randy Gener News

The heads of the English departments of Cornell, Princeton, and Yale Universities have chosen Randy Gener, Senior Editor of American Theatre magazine, to receive the annual George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism. The honor is reserved for 'the American who has written the best piece of drama criticism during the theatrical year (July 1 to June 30), whether it is an article, an essay, treatise or book.'

Long considered the essential magazine for professional not-for-profit theatre, AMERICAN THEATRE (AT), published monthly by Theatre Communications Group (TCG) has been providing theatre professionals, students, advocates and audiences a comprehensive journal for nearly 25 years. Published 10 times annually, 5 of those issues contain the full text of important contemporary scripts with the selections juried by internal staff at TCG.

La MaMa La Galleria is pleased to announce the opening of a floral photography installation by the Filipino-American writer/photographer Randy Gener and the Romanian-born theatre designer/visual artist Nic Ularu. In the Garden of One World brings together theatre scenography, digital photography and installation art to create a conceptual space inspired by Ellen Stewart's famous dictum that theatre should 'speak beyond words.'

A series of talkbacks and a free panel discussion will also be presented in conjunction with the premiere of Year One of the Empire. Directed by Alex Roe, performances begin February 29 at The Metropolitan Playhouse. Opening night is set for March 7th.

A post show panel discussion with the contributing playwrights of The Play Company's current offering, Romania. Kiss Me!, six short plays from Romania's New Wave, will take place following the 7:30 PM performance on Tuesday, November 21 at 59E59 Theaters

The American Theatre Wing's Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee has nominated 57 theater artists for recognition of their outstanding work in 39 productions presented during the 2005-2006 New York theater season

The Light in the Piazza's Michael Yeargan and Christopher Akerlind are among the winners of the 2005 Henry Hewes Awards

New plays and theatre pieces will be featured in the Prelude '05 Festival, which runs from September 28th through October 1st

Sixty-nine theatre artists representing 51 shows have been nominated for 2005 Henry Hewes Design Awards