New York Classical Theatre Celebrates 19th Anniversary with ROMEO AND JULIET
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2018
New York Classical Theatre (Stephen Burdman, Artistic Director), New York City's only all-free professional Off-Broadway theatre company, is pleased to announce a new production of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to celebrate its 19th Anniversary Season. The production, directed by Mr. Burdman, is the company's first staging of Shakespeare's tale of star-crossed lovers, and will be presented in five New York City parks - Central Park, Rockefeller Park/Battery Park City, The Battery, Carl Schurz Park and Brooklyn Bridge Park - with performances from June 5 through July 29 at 7:00 PM. There is no ticketing, and all performances are free and open to the public. New York Classical Theatre also invites audiences to experience unique behind-the-scenes access to open rehearsals on selected dates for each of the five park stagings.
Yonder Window Theatre Company's THE DREAM PROJECT Comes To Dumbo
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 27, 2018
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is deconstructed and reinvented in The Dream Project. Yonder Window Theatre Company's multilingual, interdisciplinary piece speaks to the current climate of North America. The production is a collaboration between artists from Mexico, United States, and Canada and includes Spanish, French, and English text.
Asolo Conservatory and Selby Gardens Announce Three-Year Partnership
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2018
The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training announced that its "Shakespeare in the Gardens" series will return to the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in April 2018, following a sold-out production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in 2017. This will be the first year of a new three-year partnership between the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training and the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, with annual "Shakespeare in the Gardens" productions planned through 2020. This partnership is funded in part by a $60,000 grant from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation.
Shakespeare's HAMLET Extends at The Old Globe
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2017
The Old Globe today announced due to popular demand, that William Shakespeare's exhilarating tragedy Hamlet, has now been extended through September 22.
Cast and Creative Team Announced for HAMLET at The Old Globe
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 14, 2017
The Old Globe today announced the complete cast and creative team for William Shakespeare's exhilarating tragedy Hamlet, one of the greatest plays ever written. The Globe's Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein returns to the outdoor festival stage, with a cast featuring some of the nation's finest classical actors, to bring Shakespeare's iconic play to life. Revenge thriller, ghost story, psychological drama, political epic, and family saga, all packed in one, with unforgettable characters, theatrical masterstrokes, and world-famous lines. The Prince of Denmark comes home from college to find his father dead, his mother remarried to his uncle, and a spine-chilling apparition roaming the palace grounds. Hamlet plays August 6 - September 10, 2017, in the outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre. Previews run August 6-11, with opening night on Saturday, August 12 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets start at $30 and are on sale now to the general public.
The Society for the Preservation of Theatrical History presents STAGE STRUCK: Reclaiming the History of Women
by A.A. Cristi - May 9, 2017
The Society for the Preservation of Theatrical History in association with New Perspectives Theatre Company (NPTC) is pleased to present a limited run engagement of STAGE STRUCK: Reclaiming the History of Women in Theatre written and performed by Paula Ewin*, Ginger Grace*, Mari Lyn Henry, Judy Rosenblatt*, and Sandhi Santini. Additional text is by Melody Brooks. The production runs May 19-22, 2017 at New Perspectives Studio, 458 W 37th Street
Kentucky Shakespeare Announces 2017 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 23, 2016
Kentucky Shakespeare proudly announces their 2016-2017 Season. The company now serves over 84,000 audience members a year through touring education programs, indoor productions, community outreach, and Shakespeare in Central Park. Kentucky Shakespeare is the longest running free Shakespeare Festival in the United States and the most comprehensive touring arts provider in Kentucky.
Full LIFT 2016 Programme Announced
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 8, 2016
LIFT has travelled the world to curate a very special playlist of performances, politics and pop-culture for London, so go on - press play.
Theater 2020 Stages Family Friendly A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Now thru 6/9
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013
THEATER 2020, Brooklyn Heights' professional theater company has announced a family friendly production of William Shakespeare's 'A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM' running 12 performances tonight, May 17th through Sunday, June 9th, 2013. Press is invited beginning Saturday, May 18th.
Theater 2020 to Stage Family Friendly A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, 5/17-6/9
by BWW News Desk - Apr 30, 2013
THEATER 2020, Brooklyn Heights' professional theater company has announced a family friendly production of William Shakespeare's 'A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM' running 12 performances Friday, May 17th through Sunday, June 9th, 2013. Press is invited beginning Saturday, May 18th.
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.
Mauckingbird Theatre Co Presents A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM 8/20-9/12
by BWW
News Desk - Sep 12, 2010
William Shakespeare's classic comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream is re-imagined with a queer aesthetic in Mauckingbird Theatre Company's gender-bent tale of modern love, directed by Mauckingbird Artistic Director Peter Reynolds and co-Director Lynne Innerst.
Mauckingbird Theatre Co Presents A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM 8/20-9/12
by BWW
News Desk - Aug 20, 2010
William Shakespeare's classic comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream is re-imagined with a queer aesthetic in Mauckingbird Theatre Company's gender-bent tale of modern love, directed by Mauckingbird Artistic Director Peter Reynolds and co-Director Lynne Innerst.
Mauckingbird Theatre Co Presents A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM 8/20-9/12
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 9, 2010
William Shakespeare's classic comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream is re-imagined with a queer aesthetic in Mauckingbird Theatre Company's gender-bent tale of modern love, directed by Mauckingbird Artistic Director Peter Reynolds and co-Director Lynne Innerst.
'Midsummer' Makes Its North American Debut
by BWW News Desk - Mar 17, 2008
A brand new contemporary staging of the beloved comedic tale, A Midsummer Night's Dream, makes its North American premiere in San Francisco at the Curran Theatre May 6 through June 1. Tickets for this multi-cultural production go on sale Sunday, March 30th.