Ben Jonson

Review: THE BOOK OF WILL at Torrance Theatre Company
by Shari Barrett - Apr 9, 2026

With a cast of ten actors portraying more than 26 characters, it was bold choice for the intimate theater. But thanks to Perloff’s direction and choice of actors, anyone with the slightest interest in Shakespeare will find the play and its characters captivating.

Review: THE BOOK OF WILL Fills the Bill at Elmwood Playhouse
by Bruce Apar - Mar 19, 2026

Ms. Gunderson’s ingenious play, directed by Lisa Spielman with her usual standard of excellence, is a marvelous creation, a paean not only to the Bard of Avon but a celebration of the magical potion, the curative powers, of live theater and, yea, of storytelling itself.

Red Bull Theater To Present SEJANUS IN REVELATION Readings SerIes
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 21, 2026

Red Bull Theater will present Sejanus by Ben Jonson as part of its OBIE Award–winning Revelation Readings series. Adapted and directed by Nathan Winkelstein, the reading will be performed live in New York and streamed online.

Cast Set for CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at Invictus Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 16, 2026

Invictus Theatre Company has revealed the cast and production team for its 2026 season opener, Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The Pulitzer Prize-winning drama will be the company's 20th onstage production since the company's founding.

Damon Daunno, Andy Grotelueschen and More to Star in THE ROVER at Red Bull Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 7, 2026

Red Bull Theater has revealed details of the next presentation of the all new season of OBIE Award-winning Revelation Readings. Red Bull’s Revelation Readings series will continue with The Rover.

Multiple New Plays To Be Developed By Premiere Stages At Kean University
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 5, 2025

Premiere Stages at Kean University has revealed that three playwrights will have new plays developed as part of the 2025 and 2026 seasons: Mala Aria by Gloria Majule, Lia Del Mar by Dacyl Acevedo, and Effa Loves Baseball by Pia Wilson.  

Review: Who Was That MASQUE-d Man? Davone Tines, with Sonnambula Ensemble at the Frick
by Richard Sasanow - Nov 5, 2025

Some of the audience at the chamber concert at the Frick Collection Museum—that jewel-box museum of art from the Renaissance to the end of the 19th century on New York’s Upper East Side—had fought its way there through the runners of the NYC Marathon. What they found was definitely worth the effort: an unusual, early 17th century performance piece, of a kind, THE MASQUE OF BLACKNESS, showcasing the star bass-baritone Davone Tines and the museum’s ensemble-in-residence, Sonnambula.

INVIERNO by José Cruz González to Kick Off Red Bull Theater Revelation Readings
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 7, 2025

RED BULL THEATER has revealed details of the first presentation of the all new season of OBIE Award-winning Revelation Readings (offered both in-person and online). 

Nikki Renee Daniels, Santino Fontana and More Join THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 18, 2025

RED BULL THEATER has revealed further details of the 2025-’26 season, kicking off with the world premiere of Richard II. Learn more about the season here!

Hardscrabble Theater Presents SLY FOX
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 24, 2024

The Hardscrabble Theater's production of Sly Fox opened last weekend.

OFFROADING Comes to the Old Red Lion Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 2, 2024

Threadbare Theatre Company will bring Offroading to the Old Red Lion Theatre next month. Performances run September 3rd- 14th at Old Red Lion Theatre as well as September 22-October 3rd at The Crown Inn and Pub.

Review: THE BOOK OF WILL at STNJ-Entertaining and Riveting, A Must-See
by Marina Kennedy - Jul 16, 2024

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is now presenting 'The Book of Will,' a production that has it all.  This riveting play is filled with wit, drama and humor.

Cast Set for THE BOOK OF WILL at The Shakespeare Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 21, 2024

Lauren Gunderson's The Book of Will will play The Shakespeare Theatre this summer. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at Opera Theatre Of St. Louis
by Steve Callahan - May 28, 2024

Spring fever?  If you’ve been made a bit dozy by these warm spring days the new production at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis will, with a bang, hoist you wide awake in all your senses.  Rossini’s The Barber of Seville opened Saturday to an audience that packed the Loretto-Hilton theatre to the rafters.   

Oxford, Yale Professors To Participate In TFANA Talks Following MACBETH (AN UNDOING)
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 26, 2024

Theatre for a New Audience has announced two post-show TFANA Talks surrounding performances of the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh's production of Macbeth (an undoing) written and directed by Zinnie Harris and presented by TFANA in association with Rose Theatre, London.

THE BOOK OF WILL to be Presented at Swine Palace This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 9, 2024

Learn about The Book of Will, coming to Swine Palace this month!

Getting to Know More About Blaine Swen and THE IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
by Jeffrey Ellis - Nov 1, 2023

Increasingly, it seems, all roads lead to Nashville – or at least everyone seems somehow to have a connection to our fair city. Case in point: Blaine Swen, the creator and director of The Improvised Shakespeare Company lives here – a fact unknown to me until I tracked him down to belabor him with questions about his company’s upcoming performances at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center on November 10 and 11.

Review: THE ALCHEMIST at OrangeMite Studios
by Sandra Harberger - Aug 28, 2023

The ensemble cast of The Alchemist works well together to present this face-paced comedy for York, PA. Located in the Dance Hall of Brookside Park, the OrangeMite found the perfect setting for this old English play

Review: THE BOOK OF WILL At Contemporary Theater Company
by Christopher Verleger - Aug 4, 2023

Unlike any other name in literature, the words and works of William Shakespeare have stood the test of time, so try to imagine a period in history when his plays—as he wrote them—were on the brink of obscurity.

Review: THE BOOK OF WILL at A Noise Within
by Evan Henerson - May 28, 2023

Gunderson’s storytelling and her love of Shakespeare is another. It’s also icing on a most tasty cake that may not be for all palates. If you get the running gag of a character’s passion for PERICLES, this one’s for you.