Andrew Bellware

The COVID-19 pandemic has rocked the theatre world. Stages shut down. Actors scrambling for work. It's a moment that has compelled many artists to contemplate their relationship with commerce. A time for show business that is more business than show.

Florida is among the states that has been most profoundly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. How did spread of the coronavirus get so bad in Florida so fast? What role has Governor Ron DeSantis - who resists basic public health measures - played in the catastrophe.

Ancient Rome is the story we turn to, again and again, to understand ourselves. And social media platforms label Donald Trump as an 'orange-haired Caligula,' or a Nero fiddling as America burns. But would Edward Gibbon - who literally wrote the book on this topic (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire) in the late 18th Century - agree?

Muzzled and sidelined scientists. Dubious COVID-19 treatments. Politicians attacking protocols that keep citizens safe in a pandemic.

Culminating its 28th season making theatre on the edge, Avant Bard proudly presents Shakespeare's classic comedy The Tempest directed by Artistic and Executive Director Tom Prewitt, now playing at Gunston Arts Center Theatre Two to July 1, 2018. Get a first look at the production below!

Opening February 18th at UNDER St. Marks, Set Yet in Motion presents ancient Greeks who must contend with the Judeo-Christian God. Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Nietzsche address the intellectual and romantic tension between them. Also, there's onstage sex!* (*Verbal, metaphorical. Some would say that's the sexiest kind of sex.)  A good time will be had by philosophers, artists, and geeks from all walks of life.

Greg Stuhr, Anne Bobby and Victor Talmadge headline the cast of Manhattan Theatre Source's New York premiere of Keith Reddin's All the Rage.

Manhattan Theatre Source will be presenting All the Rage, written by Keith Reddin and directed by Daryl Boling. It will run from July 30th to August 3rd 2008 Wednesday through Saturday at 8PM.

Sidd, the new musical based on the novel Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, will end its run at World Stages (formerly known as Dodgers Stages) on March 26th

SIDD, a new musical based on the novel 'Siddhartha' by Hermann Hesse, will begin performances at Dodger Stages 5 (340 West 50th Street) on Thursday, February 23 @ 8:00 PM.

Richard Vetere's play Machiavelli will be seen off-off-Broadway from January 12th through February 4th