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The Lark Play Development Center announced the 2011-12 Playwriting Fellows receiving residencies in its eleven-year-old Playwrights' Workshop program.

Theatre Askew will present the World Premiere of BUSTED: The Musical, written and performed by Bianca Leigh.

Write-On!, a series of new plays written by Acting Company Alumni will be performed as staged readings at 7 pm on October 3, 10, 17, 31 and November 7 at Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues.

This September The Brick presents its biennial Amuse Bouche selection of outstanding Clown Theatre work: 9 Mainstage shows, 3 cabarets, clown films and classes, with performers from Australia, Canada, Mexico, and the far corners of the U.

The sins of the father are visited upon the son once again in Sam Shepard's primal family drama Curse of the Starving Class, which will be presented starting October 27th at The Bridge Theatre in Manhattan by a new company, Actors and Directors Living in Brooklyn (AdLib).

The Horse Trade Theater Group announces upcoming events for the month of October.

Impetus Ensemble presents an encore presentation: a staged reading of a new play that confronts bullying, 'CONSENT' by Frank J.

Abingdon Theatre Company - which has produced 63 new American plays in its 18-year history - launches its 2011-2012 Season with the world premiere of BLAME IT ON BECKETT, a new comedy by John Morogiello, author of the recent Abingdon hit ENGAGING SHAW, set to begin previews October 7, prior to its o

Ticket 2 Eternity Productions will present Disjointed Love Shorts: A Comedy in Pieces (TORN & DAMAGED) at Theatre Lab NYC on September 22-25, 2011.

In the midst of new anti-bullying legislation, this year's touring production of The New Kid is especially relevant.

VAMPURE returns for its second year on Saturdays Oct 8th-Dec 17th 10:45 PM at the Richmond Shepard Theatre (26 and 2nd)

WHITE HORSE THEATER COMPANY known for acclaimed productions of plays by Sam Shepard and Tennessee Williams commemorates Tennessee Williams' 100th Birthday by presenting his play, SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER.

The Entity In Association with Christina Tyler will present 'The Tragedy of Tupac Amaru Shakur' or 'Who Shot Me?' for two performances, Tuesday, September 13th at The Triad Theatre, 158 West 72nd Street.

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Bill Norrett/Cyrano Players, Inc will present the World Premiere of Kithless in Paradise, written by Molly Moroney, directed by Niki Flacks at The Lion Theatre (410 West 42nd Street).

ArtEffects Theatre Company will present the New York premiere of The Birthday Boys, Aaron Kozak's darkly comic play, September 15 - 26, 2011 at the Access Theater (380 Broadway).

Knife Edge Productions, in association with Swinestars Productions, proudly present a revival of Stephen Belber's acclaimed play, Tape, directed by Sam Helfrich.

WHITE HORSE THEATER COMPANY known for acclaimed productions of plays by Sam Shepard and Tennessee Williams commemorates Tennessee Williams' 100th Birthday by presenting his play, SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER.

LAByrinth Theater Company (Co-Artistic Directors Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mimi O'Donnell, Yul Vázquez and Managing Director, Danny Feldman), Off-Broadway's home of exhilarating and incendiary theater, has announced the initial slate of readings for its 12th Annual Barn Series, a year-long festival of

'Moses, My Love,' a romantic musical of the Exodus story by veteran composer/playwright Paul Dick, will be presented October 14 to 30, 2011 by Passajj Productions at Roy Arias Theatres, 300 W 43rd Street, Manhattan, directed by Marlene Thorn Taber.

Neighborhood Productions has announced that the world premiere of Lake Water, written by Troy Deutsch and directed by Daniel Talbott, will begin performances on Saturday, September 17, at 8pm, at IRT Theatre, 154 Christopher Street.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes Starry Night Theater with the New York premiere of THE BUS, written by James Lantz and directed by John Simpkins.

On Monday, October 3rd, aMios will present Shotz vs.

CAP 21 Theatre Company presents SOUTHERN COMFORT, a new musical by Dan Collins (book and lyrics) and Julianne Wick Davis (music), based on Kate Davis' 2001 Sundance award-winning documentary about transgender friends in rural Georgia.

'BAIT n' SWISH' are two plays by award-winning playwright David Sisco that chronicle the story of Justin and Charlie who navigate their way through a series of hilarious situations that force them to realize what they really mean to each other.