Tanya Barfield News

A soul-searching journey begins when an African-American professor is left by his wife due to his reluctance to embrace his identity. The night of their break, he's visited by the spirits of several male ancestors whose stories illuminate and guide his way. Blue Door is a beautiful exploration of family and identity that will resonate with anyone who has ever struggled to live with-or escape-the past. Performances run from January 22 to February 28.

Fences, August Wilson's powerful story of a fractured African-American family in 1950s Pittsburgh, will play its final show on February 21.

Arden Theatre Company begins 2010 with the Philadelphia premiere of Blue Door written by Tanya Barfield.

Important new works for the stage are regularly being produced all across Greater Philadelphia in significant numbers! Currently, at the Walnut Street Theatre, two new plays can be seen - one a timeless look at the corrupt politician (The Prince by Bill Van Horn and Armen Pandola), and the other about the seeds of change that brought our national politics to where it is today (The Eclectic Society by Eric Conger).

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A soul-searching journey begins when an African-American professor is left by his wife due to his reluctance to embrace his identity. The night of their break, he's visited by the spirits of several male ancestors whose stories illuminate and guide his way. Blue Door is a beautiful exploration of family and identity that will resonate with anyone who has ever struggled to live with-or escape-the past. Performances run from January 22 to February 28.

Fences, August Wilson's powerful story of a fractured African-American family in 1950s Pittsburgh, comes to South Coast Repertory's Segerstrom Stage January 22 through February 21.

A soul-searching journey begins when an African-American professor is left by his wife due to his reluctance to embrace his identity. The night of their break, he's visited by the spirits of several male ancestors whose stories illuminate and guide his way. Blue Door is a beautiful exploration of family and identity that will resonate with anyone who has ever struggled to live with-or escape-the past. Performances run from January 22 to February 28.

Arden Theatre Company begins 2010 with the Philadelphia premiere of Blue Door written by Tanya Barfield and directed by Walter Dallas.

Fences, August Wilson's powerful story of a fractured African-American family in 1950s Pittsburgh, comes to South Coast Repertory's Segerstrom Stage January 22 through February 21.

Huntington Theatre Company Artistic Director Peter DuBois announces that dramaturg Lisa Timmel will lead artistic development for the theatre as the Director of New Work, a newly created position.

Arden Theatre Company begins 2010 with the Philadelphia premiere of Blue Door written by Tanya Barfield and directed by Walter Dallas.

Victory Gardens Theater, Chicago's #1 producer of new plays, is planning a bold launch for its 2009-2010 season with Ignition, the company's first-ever national festival of new plays by America's top emerging writers of color under 40 years old.

The Working Theater, the Off-Broadway theater company whose recent offerings include the acclaimed productions of the plays KING OF SHADOWS, EXIT CUCKOO, TABLE TOP and I AM A MAN, has announced new interim leadership as its Artistic Director for the past three years, Connie Grappo, departs the company to pursue other projects.

Alan Mandell and Lawrence Pressman will star in the Odyssey Theatre's production of NO MAN'S LAND, opening Wednesday, October 21st. NO MAN'S LAND, by playwright Harold Pinter, is directed by Michael Peretzian.

Alan Mandell and Lawrence Pressman will star in the Odyssey Theatre's production of NO MAN'S LAND, opening Wednesday, October 21st. NO MAN'S LAND, by playwright Harold Pinter, is directed by Michael Peretzian.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) kicks off its 2009/2010 Season with the World Premiere of THE RETRIBUTIONISTS, a new play by Daniel Goldfarb (Modern Orthodox, Adam Baum and the Jew Movie). The production will begin previews on Friday, August 21 with an Opening Night set for Tuesday, September 15 at 7PM. The limited engagement will run through Sunday, September 27 at Playwrights Horizons' Mainstage Theater (416 West 42nd Street).

Hot on the heels of Blackbird, Victory Gardens Theater's biggest box office hit in 36 years, Chicago's #1 producer of new plays will host two Season Preview events - Wednesday, September 9 at 6 pm, and Saturday, September 12 at 11 am - to give prospective new subscribers a chance to sample Victory Gardens' 2009-2010 season line-up.

Victory Gardens Theater, Chicago's #1 producer of new plays, is planning a bold launch for its 2009-2010 season with Ignition, the company's first-ever national festival of new plays by America's top emerging writers of color under 40 years old.