Sarah Gitenstein News

Performances of Steppenwolf Theatre Company's fifth annual Garage Rep are scheduled to begin February 14, 2014, featuring The New Colony's world-premiere production of reWILDing Genius, Prologue Theatre Company's Chicago-premiere production of Saturday Night/Sunday Morning and Walkabout Theater Company's world-premiere production of The Wild. These innovative storefront companies perform in rotating repertory for ten weeks through April 20, 2013 (press performances are March 8 and 9, 2014). Performances are scheduled Wednesday through Sunday in the Garage Theater (1624 N Halsted St); a full performance schedule, including the line-up for Late Night @ Garage Rep, follows. Garage Rep single tickets ($20) and three-play passes ($45), as well as Late Night single tickets ($5) are on sale now through Audience Services (1650 N Halsted St), 312-335-1650 and steppenwolf.org.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced the casting and creative teams for Garage Rep 2014, featuring The New Colony's reWILDing Genius, Prologue Theatre Company's Saturday Night/Sunday Morning and Walkabout Theater Company's The Wild.

In just five short years, The New Colony has established itself as "one of Chicago's essential off-Loop companies" (Chicago Tribune). Through the premiere of fifteen world premiere plays and musicals, devised through an open, collaborative process, The New Colony has cultivated a diverse audience of theatergoers eager to have a voice in the storytelling.

Due to popular demand, The New Colony's Jeff Award-recommended world premiere of KATE AND SAM ARE NOT BREAKING UP is adding Sunday performances at 6 pm beginning November 24, 2013. The critically acclaimed dark comedy by Joel Kim Booster and directed by Sarah Gitenstein continues through December 15, 2013 at Collaboraction's Room 300 Theater, 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. Scroll down for new production photos!

The New Colony will continue its 2013-14 season with the world premiere of KATE AND SAM ARE NOT BREAKING UP by Joel Kim Booster, directed by Sarah Gitenstein, playing November 1 - December 14, 2013 at Collaboraction's Room 300 Theater, 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. KATE AND SAM ARE NOT BREAKING UP features Nick Delehanty, Rob Grabowski, Stephanie Shum and Mary Williamson. Tickets are available at www.thenewcolony.org. The press performance is Tuesday, November 5 at 7:30 pm. Check out a first look at the cast on stage below!

The New Colony continues its 2013-14 season with the world premiere of KATE AND SAM ARE NOT BREAKING UP by Joel Kim Booster, directed by Sarah Gitenstein, playing now through December 14, 2013 at Collaboraction's Room 300 Theater, 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. KATE AND SAM ARE NOT BREAKING UP features Nick Delehanty, Rob Grabowski, Stephanie Shum and Mary Williamson. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

The New Colony is pleased to continue its 2013-14 season with the world premiere of KATE AND SAM ARE NOT BREAKING UP by Joel Kim Booster, directed by Sarah Gitenstein, playing November 1 - December 14, 2013 at Collaboraction's Room 300 Theater, 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. KATE AND SAM ARE NOT BREAKING UP features Nick Delehanty, Rob Grabowski, Stephanie Shum and Mary Williamson. Tickets are available at www.thenewcolony.org. The press performance is Tuesday, November 5 at 7:30 pm.

The New Colony is pleased to continue its 2013-14 season with the world premiere of KATE AND SAM ARE NOT BREAKING UP by Joel Kim Booster, directed by Sarah Gitenstein, playing November 1 - December 14, 2013 at Collaboraction's Room 300 Theater, 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago. KATE AND SAM ARE NOT BREAKING UP features Nick Delehanty, Rob Grabowski, Stephanie Shum and Mary Williamson. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, October 1 at www.thenewcolony.org.

Victory Gardens and the One-Minute Play Festival (OMPF) present the Third Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival, an evening of micro-plays by sixty of Chicago's top playwrights, directed by ten Chicago directors. OMPF benefits the Miller Match campaign and will be presented for two performances only, today, June 17 and Tuesday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park.

Victory Gardens and the One-Minute Play Festival (OMPF) present the Third Annual Chicago One-Minute Play Festival, an evening of micro-plays by sixty of Chicago's top playwrights, directed by ten Chicago directors. OMPF benefits the Miller Match campaign and will be presented for two performances only, Monday, June 17 and Tuesday, June 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park.

Victory Gardens Theater announces The Warriors for Newtown, a benefit to support the Sandy Hook Elementary Victims Relief Fund. The evening will include a one-night-only reading of The Warriors by Evan Linder, conceived by Mary Hollis Inboden with contributions by Sarah Gitenstein, Wes Needham, Whit Nelson, Nicole Pellegrino and Michael Peters, followed by a community conversation. Kimberly Senior will direct the benefit reading. The Warriors for Newtown will be held on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at the Victory Gardens Zacek McVay Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, in the heart of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Victory Gardens Theater announces The Warriors for Newtown, a benefit to support the Sandy Hook Elementary Victims Relief Fund. The evening will include a one-night-only reading of The Warriors by Evan Linder, conceived by Mary Hollis Inboden with contributions by Sarah Gitenstein, Wes Needham, Whit Nelson, Nicole Pellegrino and Michael Peters, followed by a community conversation. Kimberly Senior will direct the benefit reading. The Warriors for Newtown will be held on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at the Victory Gardens Zacek McVay Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, in the heart of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood.

5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, the explosive Off-Broadway play, has announced today that it will play a weekend of performances once a month at The SoHo Playhouse Mainstage (15 Vandam Street, NYC). Previously scheduled to play weekly performances through Sunday, January 6th, effective immediately the production is now playing four performances during the second weekend of each month beginning January 11, 2013. This monthly cycle will continue on the weekends of February 8th and March 8th. A closing date has not been announced.

The SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street, NYC) is now offering Black Friday pricing to the explosive Off-Broadway play, 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, and Baba Brinkman's new theatrical mix-tape, Ingenious Nature. Tickets will be on sale for this weekend's performances beginning Friday at midnight for $25 by using the code "BLACKF". Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.sohoplayhouse.com or calling (866) 811-4111.

5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche has been extended through January 6 at SoHo Playhouse, it was announced today.

Off-Broadway's 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche wants all of the lady sisters of the country to come together and celebrate the right to have their voices heard! The play's Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are asking women to "Quiche the Vote" by taking a photo of herself (not her ballot) after she votes, and uploading it to Instagram with the hash tag #5quiches and #QuicheTheVote. Photos can also be emailed to FiveQuichesSocial@gmail.com.

Today the cult Off-Broadway hit 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche announced that it will be standing with its fellow SoHo Playhouse, Inc. production The Old Man and the Old Moon in giving away free tickets to those displaced from their homes due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy.

Coming straight off of its extended run at the New York International Fringe Festival Encore Series, The New Colony's award-winning 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche just opened at the SoHo Playhouse, Inc. (15 Vandam Street, New York City), where it will play November 20, 2012. Check out photos from the opening below!

The newest addition to the SoHo Playhouse Inc. (15 Vandam Street, New York City) fall 2012 season, 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche, is now selling tickets for its six week run on the SoHo Playhouse Mainstage. A special discount of $20 tickets will be offered for the October 13th-15th preview performances. During the regular playing schedule, $50 premium tickets and $40 general tickets will be available.

Now in its 7th year, the FringeNYC Encore Series gives theatre lovers another chance at seeing some of the most critically acclaimed and most crowd-pleasing shows from the Festival. Beginning September 7th, the FringeNYC Encore Series will present 19 'Best of The Festival' shows in rotating repertory at SoHo Playhouse and The Huron Club (both located at 15 Vandam Street between 6th Avenue & Varick) as well as at The Players Theater (115 MacDougal Street between Bleecker and Houston Streets). Tickets are $18, available at 212-691-1555 or www.SohoPlayhouse.com.