New Adult Improv Intensive Offered At Taproot's Acting Studio 7/5-26
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jun 9, 2011
Taproot Theatre's Acting Studio introduces the brand-new Adult Improv Intensive this summer, taught by esteemed actor and director Marianne Savell. In this four-week intensive, students will learn the building blocks and fundamentals of this challenging and creative theatrical play.
David Lindsay-Abaire to Reimagine POLTERGEIST for MGM?
by Kelsey Denette
- Jun 7, 2011
Will David Lindsay-Abaire's next project come in the form of a remake of Poltergeist from MGM? According to New York Magazine, the writer is in talks to reimagine the 1982 horror film.
SCR Presents THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES, Closes 6/5
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 5, 2011
Marcus is 14. He has just been named emperor. And he has no idea what he's doing. All of which makes him a prime target for a swindler who promises him magical, invisible clothing in Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's musical version of The Emperor's New Clothes, running May 20 - June 5 as part of SCR's Theatre for Young Audiences series.
SCR's Season to Include PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, HOW THE WORLD BEGAN, & More
by Kelsey Denette
- Jun 1, 2011
South Coast Repertory's 48th season will offer audiences an exciting blend of new plays and modern-day classics. The season begins with an adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved Pride and Prejudice and will include works from some of theatre's master craftsmen: Horton Foote's touching The Trip to Bountiful, August Wilson's powerful Jitney, Donald Margulies' stimulating Sight Unseen and Suzan-Lori Park's gripping Topdog/Underdog.
JITNEY, SIGHT UNSEEN, et al. Featured in South Coast Rep's 2011-12 Season
by Nicole Rosky
- Jun 1, 2011
South Coast Repertory's 48th season will offer audiences an exciting blend of new plays and modern-day classics. The season begins with an adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved Pride and Prejudice and will include works from some of theatre's master craftsmen: Horton Foote's touching The Trip to Bountiful, August Wilson's powerful Jitney, Donald Margulies' stimulating Sight Unseen and Suzan-Lori Park's gripping Topdog/Underdog. The new work includes the Southland debut of Molly Smith Metzler's comedy of class, Elemeno Pea, and the world premieres of three plays read at this year's Pacific Playwrights Festival: Catherine Trieschmann's pressure-cooker drama How the World Began, Steven Drukman's family comedy The Prince of Atlantis and Octavio Solis and Adam Gwon's emotional chamber musical, Cloudlands.
Colony Theatre Presents YEAR ZERO, Opens 6/4
by Kelsey Denette
- May 31, 2011
The Colony Theatre is thrilled to present the first production of its 37th season of shows - its first ever with six productions instead of five. The production is the West Coast Premiere of YEAR ZERO, written by Michael Golamco and directed by David Rose.
