Fringe: His Greatness: The Glass Menage A TroisAugust 23, 2009Daniel MacIvor's new play 'His Greatness' (according to the program, 'Inspired by a potentially true story about playwright Tennessee Williams'), is a funny and touching play about fading glory and addiction to fame and other narcotics.
Fringe: Candide Americana: OptimismAugust 23, 2009Rabbit Hole Ensemble presents Stanton Wood?s Candide Americana, a brilliant new adaptation of Voltaire?s classic, which drops the optimistic hero amid the most recent American disasters.
Fringe: Look After You: Focus on the PositiveAugust 23, 2009In Louise Flory's 'Look After You', part of the 2009 FringeNYC, a photographer with a brain aneurysm has conflicts with her family while struggling with the loss of her short-term memory.
Summer Shorts 3: Series BAugust 14, 2009J.J. Kandel and John McCormack present 'Summer Shorts 3: Series B', the latest in their annual festival of new short American plays, with a group of plays wildly diverse in both type and quality.
Beowulf: A Thousand Years of BaggageApril 14, 2009Shotgun Players present 'Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage', a Banana Bag and Bodice Songplay, a meta-Brechtian Weill-rock experience.
Belles: Does Anyone Still Use A Service?April 2, 2009Heiress Productions presents Mark Dunn's 'Belles: a play in two acts and forty-five phone calls', about 6 sisters from Texas who keep in touch by phone.
Incident at Vichy: A Coarse LineMarch 17, 2009The Actors Company Theatre (TACT) presents the first New York revival of Arthur Miller's 'Incident at Vichy' in 25 years.
Rooftops: The Plot ChickensMarch 13, 2009Wreckio Ensemble presents 'Rooftops', a fascinating new play by Karly Maurer, set in a dystopic future where debtors are forced into sexual slavery.
Tartuffe: But for the Grace of DogMarch 9, 2009Dog Run Rep presents Jeff Cohen's adaptation of Moliere's Classic 'Tartuffe', updating the setting to 1930s Depression-Era New York.
Figaro/Figaro: This Plum is Too RipeMarch 9, 2009(re:)Directions Theater company presents 'Figaro/Figaro', Eric Overmyer's adaptation of 'The Marriage of Figaro' by Beaumarchais, combined with Horvath's satiric sequel 'Figaro Gets a Divorce'.
The Real Thing: Truth HurtsMarch 1, 2009T. Schreiber Studio presents Tom Stoppard's 'The Real Thing', part of their 40th Anniversary Season.
Kaspar Hauser: a foundling's opera February 28, 2009The Flea Theater presents the World Premiere of 'Kaspar Hauser: a foundling's opera', a music-theater piece by Tony-nominee and Obie-winner Elizabeth Swados and Erin Courtney of 13P.
Memory River: A Kind of SeptemberFebruary 27, 2009Emerging Artists Theatre presents the world premiere of Vanda's 'Memory River' (inspired by the true story of a man with no long-term memory), as part of the Spring EATfest 2009.
Fresh Kills: Fetal AttractionFebruary 16, 2009Working Man's Clothes presents the New York premiere of Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder's play 'Fresh Kills', a gritty and surprising thriller about a married man whose dalliance with a teenage boy brings more trouble than expected.
American Rapture: Lonely as a CoyoteFebruary 16, 2009Oberon Theatre Ensemble presents 'American Rapture', an evening of several short plays by Alex Dinelaris combined with the classic one-act 'Hello Out There' by William Saroyan.
Blanche Survives Katrina in a FEMA Trailer Named DesireFebruary 9, 2009Mark Sam Rosenthal's one-person show 'Blanche Survives Katrina in a FEMA Trailer Named Desire' is a touching and amusing riff on Tennessee Williams iconic character, setting her amongst the post-Katrina detritus of New Orleans.