The Kennedy Center to Host 10th Annual MFA Playwrights' Workshop This Summer
by Tyler Peterson
- Jun 30, 2015
The Kennedy Center, in association with the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, the National New Play Network (NNPN)-the country's alliance of non-profit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays-and with Stanford University's National Center for New Plays, will host more than 50 playwrights, directors, and dramaturgs from July 25 to August 2, 2015 as part of the 10th annual weeklong MFA Playwrights' Workshop featuring new works by MFA students from Columbia University, Northwestern University, Fordham University, Yale School of Drama, the Juilliard School, New York University-Tisch School of the Arts, University of California-San Diego, and the Juilliard School.
Artists Rep Welcomes Director of New Play Development & Dramaturgy
by Tyler Peterson
- Apr 7, 2015
Artists Repertory Theatre announces the launch of its ambitious New Play Development Program by naming Luan Schooler Director of New Play Development & Dramaturgy. Schooler will begin the post April 13, 2015. At the end of 2014, Artists Rep conducted a national search to find the right match for this position and the aesthetic of the theatre.
New Museum's 2015 R&D Seasons to Explore SPECULATION and PERSONA
by BWW News Desk
- Apr 1, 2015
Organized by the New Museum's Department of Education and Public Engagement, R&D (Research and Development) Seasons allow artists and audiences to engage through research-based activities around objects, ideas, and artistic practices across multiple platforms. Upcoming R&D Seasons will explore SPECULATION (Spring 2015) and PERSONA (Fall 2015).
Geoffrey Robertson Coming to QPAC
by Tyler Peterson
- Mar 11, 2015
QPAC is offering audiences a remarkable opportunity to see one of the globe's leading legal minds and thinkers of our time on stage, as he has never been seen before.
OPERA America Awards Audience Development Grants to 11 Companies
by BWW News Desk
- Feb 19, 2015
?OPERA America is pleased to announce it has awarded grants to 11 opera companies through its Opera Fund: Audience Development grant program, which promotes deep learning experiences about new or infrequently produced American operas and music-theater works. Each grant supports audience development activities associated with a specific work being produced by an OPERA America Professional Company Member.
Public Theater to Present THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER as Part of Public Forum, 12/14
by Tyler Peterson
- Dec 8, 2014
The Public Theater announced the return of Public Forum's holiday tradition, a one-night-only Drama Club reading and discussion of THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER on Sunday, December 14 at 7:00 p.m. at Joe's Pub at The Public. Just in time for the holidays, this exciting evening will feature a reading of Thornton Wilder's 1931 one-act featuring Tarell Alvin McCraney, Ethan Lipton, Andrew Solomon, and Tappan Wilder. Wilder's ingenious, heartbreaking play traces 90 years in the life of an American family, and will spark a discussion about family and storytelling in a society that's rapidly accelerating.
Photo Coverage: A PARTICLE OF DREAD Opening Night
by Jennifer Broski
- Nov 24, 2014
Signature Theatre's U.S. Premiere of A PARTICLE OF DREAD(OEDIPUS VARIATIONS) by Sam Shepard, directed by Nancy Meckler opened last night at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues. The production will now play through Sunday, January 4, 2015.
Michael Cohl Reveals SPIDER-MAN Arena Tour in the Works for 2015-16
by Nicole Rosky
- Jul 25, 2014
In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark producer Michael Cohl revealed that the show will n fact not be opening in Las Vegas. Instead an arena tour is in the works for 'late 2015 or winter 2016.' He told WSJ: "I think Spider-man is a pop culture rock show that was meant to be in arenas."
When asked about the recently cancelled Jesus Christ Superstar arena tour, another project with which he was affiliated, Cohl commented: "It was a disaster. Ticket sales were terrible."
Award-Winning Author Colum McCann Assaulted in New Haven
by Christina Mancuso
- Jul 2, 2014
It is reported that International Award-Winning Author, Colum McCann, was assaulted on Saturday at The Study at Yale Hotel and was treated at Yale-New Haven Hospital for 'significant' facial injuries.
Jessica Chastain, Annette Bening & More Set for Tonight's SHAKESPEARE IN AMERICA Public Forum at the Delacorte
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 30, 2014
The Public Theater presents the free one-night event, PUBLIC FORUM: SHAKESPEARE IN AMERICA, tonight, June 30 at 8:00 p.m. at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Whitney Bashor, Annette Bening, Jessica Chastain, author E.L. Doctorow, Jackie Hoffman, Justin Levine, Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson, and Micah Stock join this exciting evening, which will celebrate Shakespeare and the newly released Library of America book, Shakespeare in America, edited by Public Theater Shakespeare Scholar in Residence James Shapiro.
Jessica Chastain, Annette Bening & More Join SHAKESPEARE IN AMERICA Public Forum at the Delacorte, 6/30
by Tyler Peterson
- Jun 24, 2014
The Public Theater announced additional casting today for the free one-night event, PUBLIC FORUM: SHAKESPEARE IN AMERICA, on Monday, June 30 at 8:00 p.m. at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park. Whitney Bashor, Annette Bening, Jessica Chastain, author E.L. Doctorow, Jackie Hoffman, Justin Levine, Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson, and Micah Stock join this exciting evening which will celebrate Shakespeare and the newly released Library of America book, Shakespeare in America, edited by Public Theater Shakespeare Scholar in Residence James Shapiro.
Schweizer Premiere von RIVER OF FUNDAMENT - Vorverkauf startet am 5. Mai 2014
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 19, 2014
Die Laurenz-Stiftung, Schaulager, prasentiert in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Theater Basel die Schweizer Premiere von RIVER OF FUNDAMENT, ein Film von Matthew Barney und Jonathan Bepler, produziert von Matthew Barney und der Laurenz-Stiftung, am Donnerstag, 19. Juni 2014, im Theater Basel, Grosse Buhne.
James Earl Jones, Cynthia Nixon & More Set for SHAKESPEARE IN AMERICA Public Forum on 6/30
by Nicole Rosky
- May 29, 2014
The Public Theater (Artistic Director, Oskar Eustis; Executive Director, Patrick Willingham) announced today that a special free one-night event, PUBLIC FORUM: SHAKESPEARE IN AMERICA, will take place on Monday, June 30 at 8:00 p.m. at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, with a line-up that includes Sarah Amengual, Michael Cerveris, Colman Domingo, James Earl Jones, Cynthia Nixon, Annie-B Parson, Steven Pasquale, and Michael Stuhlbarg, celebrating the world's greatest writer, American-style. Highlights of the evening will include James Earl Jones reading a scene from Othello, marking his return to the Delacorte after a 40-year absence and celebrating the 50th anniversary of his playing Othello on the Delacorte stage; Michael Cerveris reading a letter by John Wilkes Booth; and Steven Pasquale singing Tony in the "Tonight" duet from West Side Story.
Schweizer Premiere von RIVER OF FUNDAMENT - Vorverkauf startet am 5. Mai 2014
by BWW News Desk
- Apr 30, 2014
Die Laurenz-Stiftung, Schaulager, prasentiert in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Theater Basel die Schweizer Premiere von RIVER OF FUNDAMENT, ein Film von Matthew Barney und Jonathan Bepler, produziert von Matthew Barney und der Laurenz-Stiftung, am Donnerstag, 19. Juni 2014, im Theater Basel, Grosse Buhne.
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