Empty Room Theatre Collective to Present JOURNEY'S END, Nov 7-24
by Molly Tracy - Nov 1, 2013
On the cusp of the hundred-year anniversary of the start of the Great War, The Empty Room theatre Collective presents the First World War drama Journey's End by R.C. Sherriff, November 7th-24th at the Artisan Factory (116 Geary Ave.), as a living memorial to the sacrifice of those fallen during conflict.
Official: Ruth Wilson to Star in, Co-Direct World Premiere of THE EL. TRAIN, Three Plays by O'Neill, Dec 6-30
by BWW News Desk - Oct 19, 2013
Ruth Wilson (Saving Mr Banks, Anna Christie, A Streetcar Named Desire, Luther, The Lone Ranger) will star in the London premiere of The El. Train: three one-act plays by Eugene O'Neill (The Web, Before Breakfast and The Dreamy Kid). The plays, written between 1913 and 1918, are being presented together for the first time. Ruth will act in The Web and Before Breakfast, directed by Sam Yates, and will make her directorial debut with The Dreamy Kid. Combining live music with immersive design, all housed in the intimate setting of Grade II listed Hoxton Hall (built 1863, seating an audience of 125), The El. Train will run for a limited four-week season from 6 December - 30 December, with press nights on the 12 & 13 December. Design is by Richard Kent, with lighting by Neil Austin and original composition and sound design by Alex Baranowski. The El. Train is being produced by Found Productions. Further casting will be announced shortly.
WGAW Announces 2013 Jean Renoir Award Honorees
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 24, 2013
The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) has named a quartet of iconic Japanese filmmakers - Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryuzo Kikushima, and Hideo Oguni - as honorees of its 2013 Jean Renoir Award for Screenwriting Achievement, given to an international writer(s) who has advanced the literature of motion pictures and made outstanding contributions to the profession of screenwriter.
FEBRUARY Opens Alumnae Theatre Company's 2012-13 Season Tonight, 9/21
by BWW News Desk - Sep 21, 2012
2012/13 is a season of anniversaries and "firsts". It's Alumnae's 40th year in this historic building at 70 Berkeley Street. It's the 25th anniversary of the New Ideas Festival. And for those keeping track, the company is closing in on Alumnae's 100th birthday - February 2013 will mark # 95! Alumnae will officially celebrate its 100th season in 2019/2020 and present Moliere's Les Femmes Savantes, which was Alumnae Theatre's very first production, in February 1918.
FEBRUARY, THE KILLDEER and More Set for Alumnae Theatre Company's 2012-13 Sesaon
by BWW News Desk - Aug 24, 2012
2012/13 is a season of anniversaries and "firsts". It's Alumnae's 40th year in this historic building at 70 Berkeley Street. It's the 25th anniversary of the New Ideas Festival. And for those keeping track, the company is closing in on Alumnae's 100th birthday - February 2013 will mark # 95! Alumnae will officially celebrate its 100th season in 2019/2020 and present Moliere's Les Femmes Savantes, which was Alumnae Theatre's very first production, in February 1918.
Mark Jackson's SALOMANIA Closes Season at The Aurora Theatre, Now thru 7/22
by BWW News Desk - Jun 15, 2012
Closing Aurora's 20th season is the World Premiere of SALOMANIA, Aurora Theatre Company Artistic Director Tom Ross's first new play commission for the company, written and directed by award-winning Bay Area auteur Mark Jackson (Metamorphosis, Salome, Miss Julie). Workshopped and developed at Aurora in 2010, SALOMANIA features Madeline H.D. Brown (Metamorphosis), Mark Anderson Phillips (Small Tragedy), Alex Moggridge (Betrayed), Liam Vincent (California Shakespeare Theater), Anthony Nemirovsky (Awake and Sing!), Marilee Talkington (Crowded Fire), and Kevin Clarke (Shotgun Players). SALOMANIA plays tonight, June 15 through July 22 at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley.
Mark Jackson's SALOMANIA Set for 6/15-7/22 at The Aurora Theatre, Berkeley
by James T Harding - May 2, 2012
Closing Aurora's 20th season is the World Premiere of SALOMANIA, Aurora Theatre Company Artistic Director Tom Ross's first new play commission for the company, written and directed by award-winning Bay Area auteur Mark Jackson (Metamorphosis, Salome, Miss Julie). Workshopped and developed at Aurora in 2010, SALOMANIA features Madeline H.D. Brown (Metamorphosis), Mark Anderson Phillips (Small Tragedy), Alex Moggridge (Betrayed), Liam Vincent (California Shakespeare Theater), Anthony Nemirovsky (Awake and Sing!), Marilee Talkington (Crowded Fire), and Kevin Clarke (Shotgun Players). SALOMANIA plays June 15 through July 22 at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley.
Joseph Calleja to Celebrate U.S. Album Release at Le Poisson Rouge, 10/24
by BWW
News Desk - Oct 24, 2011
Following chart-topping debuts in the U.K. and Germany, The Maltese Tenor, Joseph Calleja's third solo album for Decca Classics, will be released in the U.S. on Monday, October 24. To coincide with the release, Joseph Calleja will appear that same evening in concert at New York City's hip downtown club Le Poisson Rouge at 7:30pm.
Joseph Calleja to Celebrate U.S. Album Release at Le Poisson Rouge, 10/24
by Kelsey Denette - Oct 3, 2011
Following chart-topping debuts in the U.K. and Germany, The Maltese Tenor, Joseph Calleja's third solo album for Decca Classics, will be released in the U.S. on Monday, October 24. To coincide with the release, Joseph Calleja will appear that same evening in concert at New York City's hip downtown club Le Poisson Rouge at 7:30pm.
Sarandon, Harner & Rosenfield Join Mulligan in Atlantic's THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY at NYTW
by Jessica Lewis - Apr 13, 2011
Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce that Academy Award® nominee Chris Sarandon, Jason Butler Harner and Ben Rosenfield will join Academy Award® and Golden Globe Award® nominee Carey Mulligan in the U.S. premiere of the play THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY, based on the Academy Award® winning Ingmar Bergman film adapted for the stage by Jenny Worton.
Yale Rep Presents AUTUMN SONATA 4/12-5/7
by BWW
News Desk - Apr 12, 2011
YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents the U.S. premiere of Ingmar Bergman's AUTUMN SONATA, directed by Robert Woodruff, based on a literal translation by Wendy Weckwerth, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street) April 12-May 7, 2011.
Yale Rep Presents AUTUMN SONATA 4/12-5/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 17, 2011
YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) presents the U.S. premiere of Ingmar Bergman's AUTUMN SONATA, directed by Robert Woodruff, based on a literal translation by Wendy Weckwerth, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street) April 12-May 7, 2011.
terraNOVA Collective Presents ONES AT ELEVEN 5/22
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2010
terraNOVA Collective will present their ONES AT ELEVEN series on Saturday nights at 11pm as part of the 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival at Performance Space 122. Hosted by Kibibi Dillon, ONES AT ELEVEN will celebrate solo arts into the wee hours with music, comedy, spoken word, and storytelling.
terraNOVA Collective Presents ONES AT ELEVEN 5/15, 5/22
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2010
terraNOVA Collective will present their ONES AT ELEVEN series on Saturday nights at 11pm as part of the 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival at Performance Space 122. Hosted by Kibibi Dillon, ONES AT ELEVEN will celebrate solo arts into the wee hours with music, comedy, spoken word, and storytelling.
terraNOVA Collective Presents ONES AT ELEVEN 5/8, 5/15, 5/22
by BWW
News Desk - May 8, 2010
terraNOVA Collective will present their ONES AT ELEVEN series on Saturday nights at 11pm as part of the 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival at Performance Space 122. Hosted by Kibibi Dillon, ONES AT ELEVEN will celebrate solo arts into the wee hours with music, comedy, spoken word, and storytelling.
terraNOVA Collective Presents ONES AT ELEVEN 5/8, 5/15, 5/22
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 28, 2010
terraNOVA Collective will present their ONES AT ELEVEN series on Saturday nights at 11pm as part of the 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival at Performance Space 122. Hosted by Kibibi Dillon, ONES AT ELEVEN will celebrate solo arts into the wee hours with music, comedy, spoken word, and storytelling.