Studio Theatre News

The Old Globe today announced the cast and creative team for The Old Globe/University of San Diego Graduate Theatre Program presentation of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, running Nov. 9 - Nov. 17 in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe's Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. Opening night is Nov. 9 at 8:00 p.m.

The Warner Theatre will host two UCONN Torrington's Litchfield County Writers Project, “Writers in Conversation” events in the upcoming weeks.

Pioneer Theatre Company presents the Pulitzer Prize-nominated drama Other Desert Cities tonight, October 25 - November 9, 2013.

From October 30 through November 30, 2013, SpeakEasy Stage Company will proudly present the World Premiere of a new comedy by famed novelist and essayist Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. entitled KURT VONNEGUT'S MAKE UP YOUR MIND.

The Warner Theatre will kick off its new jazz series on Friday, Nov 22 at 8pm with Gabriel Alegria Afro Peruvian Jazz Sextet in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre.

Dad's Does the Burbs this November as Aurora Theatre welcomes Atlanta's best improv group, Dad's Garage Theatre Company for performances on November 1, 8 and 9 with shows each night at 7:15pm & 9:15pm. Since 1995, Dad's Garage has been producing innovative, scripted and improvised works. Improv Comedy is what Dad's Garage does best: fast-paced comedy scenes and games made up on the spot using your suggestions. How good are they, Dad's has won numerous awards over the years, including multiple wins as Creative Loafing's Best Improv Group in Atlanta. For those unfamiliar, it's like TV's Whose Line is it Anyway? starring the most talented improvisers in Atlanta. Dad's Does the Burbs will knock your socks off with a one-of-a-kind hilarious, interactive performance… so bring an extra pair as a backup. The admission price will have you grinning as well; tickets for this special event in the Aurora Studio Theatre are only $10. Aurora Theatre has been hosting the best local and national comedians since they opened their current location in 2007 with Aurora Comedy Nights.

Florida Studio Theatre opens the first show of the 13-14 Mainstage Season, the Tony Award-Winning MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT, with book by Eric Idle and score by Eric Idle and John Du Prez. It will open in Florida Studio Theatre's Gompertz Theatre (1241 N. Palm Avenue) on Friday, November 15, 2013.

IATI Theater has announced the World Premiere of Light of Night, written by Cecilia Copeland and directed by Mariana Carreño King. Light of Night will run for only 12 performances at IATI Theater (64 East 4th Street). Performances began Tuesday, October 10th and continue through Sunday, October 27th. All performances will be in English. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast below!

For VC's 12th Season, 'NYC's Best Army of Geeks' brings its critically acclaimed show, ALICE IN SLASHERLAND, back to NYC! Now featuring an updated script, new fights, new special FX, and introducing VC's own Robert Ross Parker in the role of Edgar the Demonic Bear! This Halloween, come party with the Geeks for Vampire Cowboys Alice in Slasherland. Written by Qui Nguyen and directed by Robert Ross Parker, the show will feature: Tom Myers, Eugene Oh, Robert Ross Parker, Nicky Schmidlein, Bonnie Sherman and Emily Williams. The show runs tonight, October 24 - November 2, 2013.

Plan-B Theatre Company opens the 2013/14 season aka 'The Season of Eric' with the world premiere of NOTHING PERSONAL by Eric Samuelsen, tonight, October 24-November 3, 2013, playing Thursday and Friday at 8, Saturday at 4 & 8, and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Studio Theatre, Rose Wagner, 138 W 300, SLC.

Tuesday, November 5, at 5:30pm, Pontine Theatre continues it's Humanites Series with 'The New England Town' an hour-long presentation by Dartmouth Professor of History Emeritus, Jere Daniell. The presentation is open to the public free of charge, thanks to funding from the New Hampshire Humanities Council. Light refreshment will be available and no reservation is required to attend. Pontine's West End Studio Theatre is located at 959 Islington Street in Portsmouth. The building is not visible from the street; look for the big 959 at the head of the drive.

Court Theatre Artistic Director Charles Newell and Executive Director Stephen J. Albert present the remount of the Theatre's critically acclaimed production of An Iliad starring Timothy Edward Kane, adapted from Fagles' translation of Homer's Iliad by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare, and directed by Artistic Director Charles Newell. The production will run November 13 - December 8, 2013 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue. Press Opening is Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 8 PM.

The Met: Live in HD continues on Saturday October 26 at 1pm in the Warner's Nancy Marine Studio Theatre with Shostakovich's,The Nose.

Hecuba opens Friday, Nov. 8, and runs through Sunday, Nov. 24, with a preview on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the Studio Theatre at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Performances will be at 8 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets range from $18 to $20 and can be purchased by calling the Pittsburgh Playhouse box office at 412.392.8000, or at www.pittsburghplayhouse.com.

The Warner Theatre will host two UCONN Torrington's Litchfield County Writers Project, “Writers in Conversation” events in the upcoming weeks.

After numerous extensions and unprecedented attendance due to word-of-mouth that broke box office records at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, the highly acclaimed show NOTHING TO HIDE will premiere in New York this fall in a limited engagement. Two of the world's most gifted sleight-of-hand artists, Derek DelGaudio (2011 & 2012 Close-up Magician of the Year) and Helder Guimarães (2011 & 2012 Parlor Magician of the Year) star in this uniquely unconventional magic show, directed by Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris. Through a series of diverse and engaging vignettes, NOTHING TO HIDEleads the audience on an amazing and memorable journey into a world of pure astonishment.

When Oliver Barrett IV wanders into a library in search of a book, he discovers Jenny Cavilleri. They came from different worlds. He was a Harvard man, she was Radcliffe. He was rich, she was poor. He was sporty, she played music. But they fell in love. This is their story.

One Old Crow Productions (2013 New York Innovative Theatre Award Nominees for Outstanding Revival of a Play for their site-specific production of Sam Shepard's Cowboy Mouth) will present Sherry Kramer's play David's RedHaired Death directed by Michael Rau (Song of a Convalescent Ayn Rand Giving Thanks to the Godhead with Wolf 259), tonight, October 23-November 10 at LA SALA at Cantina Royal (58 N. 3rd Street between Wythe Ave and Kent Ave in Williamsburg Brooklyn).