BROOKLYN THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 164

Hot off his acclaimed HBO special Burning The Light, comedian Quincy Jones is bringing stand-up comedy to Brooklyn for a special one night only show with friends on June 30th at Littlefield.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) returns to Adelphi University for the fifth year of its summer residency program in the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (AUPAC).

Players' Shakespeare of Gallery Players presents Richard III by William Shakespeare.

Ardea Arts announces BOUNCE The Basketball Opera, their latest project in development.

Kyong's Pacific Beat (KPB) is pleased to announce the formation of its new Leadership Council.

Faced with a financial crisis that threatens the organization's survival, Big Apple Circus founders Paul Binder and Michael Christensen will make a special appearance at what could be the Circus' final performance - its closing show at Cunningham Park in Queens on Sunday, June 12th, beginning at 3:0

M-34 will present the devised physical theatre piece Sweat & Tears, created by Jess Goldschmidt (Tall Women in Clogs at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe; W.

This summer there will be more reasons than ever to take a trip to Coney Island thanks to a new collaboration between Thor Equities & Greenwood Park: Greenwood Beach at The Coney Art Walls located at 3050 Stillwell Ave, Brooklyn, NY.

Award-winning transgender playwright and performer Maybe Burke has announced that their new play Love Letters to Nobody, Or Insignificant Others will make its world premiere at the Brick Theater as part of the inaugural Trans Theatre Festival.

The Brooklyn Nets will hold open auditions for the Brooklynettes dance team on Today, June 4 at 11 a.

Player's Shakespeare, a multi-tiered arm of Gallery Players, in collaboration with South Brooklyn Shakespeare and The Rogue & Peasant Players announces a celebratory reading of the entire Shakespeare Canon along with the opening of Player's Shakespeare-Studio to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of

This year marks the fifth installment of 'NEEDING IT: Solo Performance in Queer Community,' a two-month workshop in which students develop their own pieces while studying the history of queer performance in New York City.

Jim Findlay's VINE OF THE DEAD, a performance produced by Joel Bassin and Collapsable Giraffe, presented by The Invisible Dog Art Center, plays three performances only at The Invisible Dog, 51 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY 11201, beginning today, May 26, and continuing through May 28, 2016 at 9 p.

North Coast, New York City's premier hip-hop improv team, has long been known for their seamless melding of freestyle rapping and long form improv comedy.

This summer, JACK presents the premiere of Toshiki Okada's Quiet, Comfort, commissioned by Hoi Polloi and directed by Alec Duffy, a duo of singer/performer Helga Davis and choreographer/dancer Ji?i Bartovanec (of the Sasha Waltz Dance Company), the premiere of the play The Animals, by Amina Henry, a

Seasoned arts administrative executive Rachel Y.

Shakespeare's Funeral: An illustrated lecture and costume party to celebrate Shakespeare's 400th death anniversary will be held today, May 20th from 7-9pm at the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Brooklyn, NY.

BAM Humanities presents MEDEA & PHAEDRA: Tragedies of Passion, Betrayal, and Revenge -- an evening of performance and dialogue featuring dramatic readings of scenes from Euripides' Medea and Seneca's Phaedra, followed by discussion about the relevance of these myths to contemporary society.

The (Fabled) Life and (Imaginary) Death of Eric F.

The internationally renowned and award-winning ensemble GIRL BE HEARD (girlbeheard.

National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $82 million to fund local arts projects and partnerships in the NEA's second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2016.

House of Vans, the cultural hub of the iconic Vans brand, in partnership with Rooftop Films, are excited to bring two memorable evenings of music and cinema to the House of Vans Brooklyn.

The Invisible Dog will present MINOR CHARACTER, (June 17-25) by Brooklyn based theater company New Saloon.

From June 2 to June 30, 2016, NYC Oyster Project and Brooklyn Arts Council will partner with Brooklyn Bridge Park to present an exhibition that will prompt the audience to consider Brooklyn's waterfront in new ways.