Ben Pesner
Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
Latest News on Ben Pesner:
Playwrights Frank Chin and Migdalia Cruz Honored With 2023 Legacy Playwright Awards (Nov 1, 2023)
Playwrights' Center & Venturous Theater Fund Reveal 2023–25 Venturous Playwright Fellowships (Jun 27, 2023)
Lisa Dawn Cave, Victoria Bailey and Robert Fried to Receive The 2023 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre (May 1, 2023)
Playwrights Frank Chin and Migdalia Cruz Honored With 2023 Legacy Playwright Awards (Nov 1, 2023)
Playwrights' Center & Venturous Theater Fund Reveal 2023–25 Venturous Playwright Fellowships (Jun 27, 2023)
Lisa Dawn Cave, Victoria Bailey and Robert Fried to Receive The 2023 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre (May 1, 2023)
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Playwrights Frank Chin and Migdalia Cruz Honored With 2023 Legacy Playwright Awards
by Stephi Wild - Nov 1, 2023
Esteemed American playwrights Frank Chin and Migdalia Cruz have been announced as the 2023 recipients of the Legacy Playwright Awards.Â
by Stephi Wild - Nov 1, 2023
Esteemed American playwrights Frank Chin and Migdalia Cruz have been announced as the 2023 recipients of the Legacy Playwright Awards.Â
Playwrights' Center & Venturous Theater Fund Reveal 2023â€"25 Venturous Playwright Fellowships
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 27, 2023
Playwrights' Center and Venturous Theater Fund have revealed the 2023-25 Venturous Playwright Fellows: Harmon dot aut, with their play Tornado Tastes Like Aluminum Sting (in partnership with Spectrum Theatre Ensemble and the Contemporary American Theater.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 27, 2023
Playwrights' Center and Venturous Theater Fund have revealed the 2023-25 Venturous Playwright Fellows: Harmon dot aut, with their play Tornado Tastes Like Aluminum Sting (in partnership with Spectrum Theatre Ensemble and the Contemporary American Theater.
Lisa Dawn Cave, Victoria Bailey and Robert Fried to Receive The 2023 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 1, 2023
The Tony Awards Administration Committee will present the 2023 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre to production stage manager, Lisa Dawn Cave; Victoria Bailey, Executive Director, Theatre Development Fund; and theatrical accountant, Robert Fried.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 1, 2023
The Tony Awards Administration Committee will present the 2023 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre to production stage manager, Lisa Dawn Cave; Victoria Bailey, Executive Director, Theatre Development Fund; and theatrical accountant, Robert Fried.
The Dramatists Guild Launches First-Ever Compensation Study for Theatre Writers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 6, 2023
The Dramatists Guild of America is inviting all theatre writers to participate in its first ever wide-ranging study examining the overall experience of what it means to be a professional theatre writer in the United States.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 6, 2023
The Dramatists Guild of America is inviting all theatre writers to participate in its first ever wide-ranging study examining the overall experience of what it means to be a professional theatre writer in the United States.
Vivian Barnes, Nathan Alan Davis, And Jahna Ferron-Smith Named Recipients Of The Lark Venturous Playwright Fellows
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 17, 2021
The Lark and Venturous Theater Fund of the Tides Foundation are thrilled to announce that the plays and playwrights selected for the third round of The Lark Venturous Playwright Fellowship program are The Sensational Sea Mink-ettes by Vivian Barnes, Eternal Life, Part I  by Nathan Alan Davis, and THE WOODS. by Jahna Ferron-Smith.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 17, 2021
The Lark and Venturous Theater Fund of the Tides Foundation are thrilled to announce that the plays and playwrights selected for the third round of The Lark Venturous Playwright Fellowship program are The Sensational Sea Mink-ettes by Vivian Barnes, Eternal Life, Part I  by Nathan Alan Davis, and THE WOODS. by Jahna Ferron-Smith.
Vivian Barnes, Nathan Alan Davis, and Jahna Ferron-Smith Named Lark Venturous Playwright Fellows
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 16, 2021
The Lark and Venturous Theater Fund of the Tides Foundation have announced that the plays and playwrights selected for the third round of The Lark Venturous Playwright Fellowship program are The Sensational Sea Mink-ettes by Vivian Barnes, Eternal Life, Part I  by Nathan Alan Davis, and THE WOODS. by Jahna Ferron-Smith.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 16, 2021
The Lark and Venturous Theater Fund of the Tides Foundation have announced that the plays and playwrights selected for the third round of The Lark Venturous Playwright Fellowship program are The Sensational Sea Mink-ettes by Vivian Barnes, Eternal Life, Part I  by Nathan Alan Davis, and THE WOODS. by Jahna Ferron-Smith.
Photo Flash: Thom Sesma, Jeffrey Omura, Kimiye Corwin, Emma Kikue And More Celebrate World Premiere Of Sam Chanse's FRUITING BODIES
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 30, 2019
Ma-Yi Theater Company is presenting the Off-Broadway world premiere of FRUITING BODIES by Asian-American playwright Sam Chanse, with Shelley Butler at the helm. The cast of FRUITING BODIES features Kimiye Corwin (Noises Off, Henry VI), Emma Kikue (God Said This, Up the Hill), Jeffrey Omura (House Rules, Hamlet) and Thom Sesma (Superhero, Sweeney Todd).
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 30, 2019
Ma-Yi Theater Company is presenting the Off-Broadway world premiere of FRUITING BODIES by Asian-American playwright Sam Chanse, with Shelley Butler at the helm. The cast of FRUITING BODIES features Kimiye Corwin (Noises Off, Henry VI), Emma Kikue (God Said This, Up the Hill), Jeffrey Omura (House Rules, Hamlet) and Thom Sesma (Superhero, Sweeney Todd).
Photo Flash: TEENAGE DICK Celebrates its Opening Night
by Stephi Wild - Jun 24, 2018
On Wednesday night, Ma-Yi Theater Company, in association with The Public Theater, celebrated the opening night performance of NY Times Critics Pick TEENAGE DICK at B Bar and Grill. The world premiere play by Mike Lew will now play through Sunday, July 29, 2018. (It was previously announced to close on Sunday, July 15).
by Stephi Wild - Jun 24, 2018
On Wednesday night, Ma-Yi Theater Company, in association with The Public Theater, celebrated the opening night performance of NY Times Critics Pick TEENAGE DICK at B Bar and Grill. The world premiere play by Mike Lew will now play through Sunday, July 29, 2018. (It was previously announced to close on Sunday, July 15).
The Lark Announces First-Ever Recipients of Venturous Playwright Fellowship
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2017
The Lark and Venturous Theater Fund of the Tides Foundation have announced that the plays and playwrights selected for the pilot round of the Lark Venturous Playwright Fellowship program are For Want of a Horse by Olivia Dufault; Teenage Dick by Mike Lew; and Today is My Birthday by Susan Soon He Stanton.
by BWW News Desk - Apr 24, 2017
The Lark and Venturous Theater Fund of the Tides Foundation have announced that the plays and playwrights selected for the pilot round of the Lark Venturous Playwright Fellowship program are For Want of a Horse by Olivia Dufault; Teenage Dick by Mike Lew; and Today is My Birthday by Susan Soon He Stanton.
New Dramatists' Todd London Named Executive Director of University of Washington School of Drama
by Diana Heisroth - Apr 30, 2014
Todd London - writer, scholar, and current artistic director of New Dramatists in New York - has been named the new Executive Director of the School of Drama at the University of Washington. Dr. London will also serve as a professor in the School. He will be relocating to Seattle from New York this summer and will officially assume his role as Executive Director on August 1, 2014. This appointment is pending formal approval by the University of Washington Board of Regents.
by Diana Heisroth - Apr 30, 2014
Todd London - writer, scholar, and current artistic director of New Dramatists in New York - has been named the new Executive Director of the School of Drama at the University of Washington. Dr. London will also serve as a professor in the School. He will be relocating to Seattle from New York this summer and will officially assume his role as Executive Director on August 1, 2014. This appointment is pending formal approval by the University of Washington Board of Regents.
The Welders' Venturous Theater Fund Receives $10,000 Donation
by BWW News Desk - Feb 26, 2014
The Welders-Washington's only playwrights' collective devoted exclusively to developing and producing new plays-has been granted $10,000 in general support by Venturous Theater Fund. The grant, which is open to applicants by invitation only, is offered to artists and organizations who create ambitious, challenging new work.
by BWW News Desk - Feb 26, 2014
The Welders-Washington's only playwrights' collective devoted exclusively to developing and producing new plays-has been granted $10,000 in general support by Venturous Theater Fund. The grant, which is open to applicants by invitation only, is offered to artists and organizations who create ambitious, challenging new work.
Lark Play Development Center and PoNY Welcome New Fellow Kimber Lee
by BWW News Desk - Oct 30, 2013
Lark Play Development Center and Playwrights of New York (PoNY) welcomed 7th PoNY Kimber Lee, the newest Lark/PoNY fellow to begin her one-year residency in the PoNY apartment in the heart of Manhattan's theater district.
by BWW News Desk - Oct 30, 2013
Lark Play Development Center and Playwrights of New York (PoNY) welcomed 7th PoNY Kimber Lee, the newest Lark/PoNY fellow to begin her one-year residency in the PoNY apartment in the heart of Manhattan's theater district.
Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel Will Be Honored By Ensemble Studio Theatre, 5/20
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 28, 2013
The Ensemble Studio Theatre will honor two of Broadway's most distinguished producers, Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel, at its 45th Anniversary Gala, Monday evening, May 20, at 6:30pm at SIR Stage 37, 508 West 37th Street. Tickets are $500 and $1,000.
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 28, 2013
The Ensemble Studio Theatre will honor two of Broadway's most distinguished producers, Jeffrey Richards and Jerry Frankel, at its 45th Anniversary Gala, Monday evening, May 20, at 6:30pm at SIR Stage 37, 508 West 37th Street. Tickets are $500 and $1,000.
Rising Phoenix Repertory to Host CINO NIGHTS Book Reading, 6/28
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 27, 2012
Rising Phoenix Rep (Daniel Talbott, Artistic Director) will host an event to launch the newly published CINO NIGHTS: Plays from Rising Phoenix Rep, edited by Daniel Talbott and Addie Johnson and with a foreword by Todd London, on Thursday, June 28th at 6:00 p.m. at The Drama Book Shop
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 27, 2012
Rising Phoenix Rep (Daniel Talbott, Artistic Director) will host an event to launch the newly published CINO NIGHTS: Plays from Rising Phoenix Rep, edited by Daniel Talbott and Addie Johnson and with a foreword by Todd London, on Thursday, June 28th at 6:00 p.m. at The Drama Book Shop
Lois Smith & G.H. 'Denny' Denniston, Jr., Receive Ensemble Studio Theatre Distinguished Member Awards, 5/14
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2012
The Ensemble Studio Theatre honors two of its most distinguished members, the acclaimed actress Lois Smith and two-time Board chair G.H. 'Denny' Denniston, Jr with its 2012 Distinguished Member Award at a "Fun-Raiser" benefit celebration this evening, May 14.
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2012
The Ensemble Studio Theatre honors two of its most distinguished members, the acclaimed actress Lois Smith and two-time Board chair G.H. 'Denny' Denniston, Jr with its 2012 Distinguished Member Award at a "Fun-Raiser" benefit celebration this evening, May 14.
Lois Smith & G.H. 'Denny' Denniston, Jr to Receive 2012 Ensemble Studio Theatre Distinguished Member Awards May 14
by James T Harding - May 11, 2012
The Ensemble Studio Theatre will honor two of its most distinguished members, the acclaimed actress Lois Smith and two-time Board chair G.H. 'Denny' Denniston, Jr with its 2012 Distinguished Member Award at a "Fun-Raiser" benefit celebration Monday evening, May 14.
by James T Harding - May 11, 2012
The Ensemble Studio Theatre will honor two of its most distinguished members, the acclaimed actress Lois Smith and two-time Board chair G.H. 'Denny' Denniston, Jr with its 2012 Distinguished Member Award at a "Fun-Raiser" benefit celebration Monday evening, May 14.
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