William Shakespeare News

A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, launches its milestone 2011-12 Season and 20th Anniversary in its permanent new home, a 33,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art venue in Pasadena, on Saturday, October 29, 2011, 5 p.m., with a glittering 'Welcome Home: Inaugural Opening Night Gala' presented by Wells Fargo.

In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, the men and women of Rome are torn: relinquish the freedoms of the Republic by making Caesar King, or assassinate Caesar and keep Rome free?

Free Shakespeare! and Optum Nurses for a Cure, a registered team with the Centerville chapter of Relay for Life, will present Shakespeare for Life, a marathon relay reading of the Bard's works, starting at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, and running 24 hours through 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at the Blue Sky Gallery, 33 N. Main St., in downtown Dayton.

The Centaur Theatre will host a night of delectable dishes and libations as we celebrate the magic of live theatre.

Portuguese theater artists Pedro Vieira and Ines Tarouca have created a dance-based performance with text and songs in Portuguese with English translation for the special centennial celebration of America's great playwright, Tennessee Williams. They were inspired by Williams' play Summer and Smoke and the main character's unfulfilled longing for the love of her life.

The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) 2011-12 season opens with a new revival of the dazzling George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart 1930 comedy Once in a Lifetime, which has been called 'a delicious Hollywood send up' (The New York Times) and 'a tinseltown satire [with] bite' (Newsday).

Villanova Theatre kicks off the 2011-2012 season with The Comedy of Errors, William Shakespeare's fastest, funniest farce.

Yale School of Drama (James Bundy, Dean; Victoria Nolan, Deputy Dean) has announced the 2011-12 season, three vividly imagined theatrical productions that explore some all-too human follies-of making deals with the Devil; of believing appearances; and of wanting what, or who, we cannot have: DOCTOR FAUSTUS LIGHTS THE LIGHTS by Gertrude Stein, CYMBELINE by William Shakespeare, and THE SEAGULL by Anton Chekhov.

Villanova Theatre kicks off the 2011-2012 season with The Comedy of Errors, William Shakespeare's fastest, funniest farce. Director Shawn Kairschner's whimsical production of this fan favorite draws inspiration from Western motifs as well as from the eye-popping style and madcap humor of 'Laugh-In,' the groundbreaking TV comedy show of the late 1960s and early 70s.

Maryanna Clarke, founder and artistic director of Tennessee Women's Theater Project (TWTP), has announced that renowned playwright and actress Regina Taylor will create the first original script for the company, thanks to a 'creation grant' awarded the company by the Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission.

Modern Family's past guest stars have included Lin-Manuel Miranda, Nathan Lane and more. In this season's premiere tonight, Tim Blake Nelson will play a cowboy as the families head off to a ranch.

The golden anniversary continues as the Utah Shakespeare Festival prepares to open two new plays in the Randall L. Jones Theatre.

The OBIE Award-winning Classical Theatre of Harlem (Ty Jones, Producing Director) in conjunction with Hip-Hop Theater Festival (Clyde Valentin, Executive Director and Kamilah Forbes, Artistic Director) will present the world & Off-Broadway premiere of SEED, an award-winning play written by Radha Blank & directed by Niegel Smith, at the National Black Theatre in Harlem.

On Saturday, October 1, 2011, The Georgetown Neighborhood Library is hosting a Banned Book Week Event from 2:00-3:00pm on the Library Terrace, at 3260 R St. N.W. Washington, DC 20007.

Signature Theatre Company has just announced the playwrights participating in the Theatre's new Residency Five initiative, part of the expanded programming that will be presented at Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street, near 10th Avenue), the Company's new Frank Gehry-designed home. Annie Baker, Will Eno, Katori Hall, Kenneth Lonergan and Regina Taylor will be the program's inaugural playwrights.

SPOTLIGHTERS Theatre announces Fall After-School Acting Program

Mary Tyler Moore will present Bernadette Peters with Westport Country Playhouse's Distinguished Dedication and Service to the American Musical Theater Award at the historic theater's annual gala on Monday evening, September 19.

Concurrent with the A.R.T. premiere of The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, the A.R.T. has launched Community Connections, an outreach initiative designed to provide memorable arts experiences to the Greater Boston community at large.

SPOTLIGHTERS Theatre announces Fall After-School Acting Program and announces their young Actors Academy: Fall After-School Acting Classes