Christy Escobar

Photos: Acclaimed Spanish Play LIBERTO Makes New York Premiere At Theater For The New City
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 19, 2026

Photos have been released from the New York premiere of LIBERTO at Theater for the New City. Written by Gemma Brió and directed by Ignacio García-Bustelo, the internationally acclaimed play runs through March 1, 2026.

SOCIETY Theatre Company to Debut ENTANGLED at HERE Arts Center This March
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 2, 2026

SOCIETY Theatre Company will present the world premiere of ENTANGLED: 12 SCENES IN A CIRCLE K OFF THE I-40 IN NEW MEXICO, exploring themes of quantum science and free will, from March 11-29 at HERE Arts Center in New York.

Society Theatre Collective to Present SPOOKY DAYS: CHEAP DATE LIVE At Caveat
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 21, 2025

SOCIETY Theatre Collective hosts SPOOKY DAYS: Cheap Date Live on October 27 at Caveat, featuring The Incredible Drunkertons, short plays, and live performances to benefit the March 2026 premiere of Entangled by Mona Mansour and Emily Zemba.

SOCIETY Announces Creative Teams For Two New Plays In Rep
by A.A. Cristi - May 4, 2022

New York City-based theater collective SOCIETY announced today that they will stage two new plays in repertory at New Ohio Theatre this June. Performances begin June 8th and are set to continue through June 25th.

Review Roundup: Will Eno's GNIT Opens at Theatre for a New Audience
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 8, 2021

Theatre for a New Audience opened their 2021-2022 season with the New York premiere of Will Eno's Gnit (October 30 - November 21, 2021), a reimagining of Peer Gynt directed by Eno's frequent collaborator Oliver Butler that had four preview performances at the Polonsky Shakespeare Center before being shuttered due to the pandemic.

Christy Escobar Will Present Reading Of THE MOTHERHOOD PROJECT at The Cell This Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2021

Performer and writer Christy Escobar (Dietland) is one of 3,000 New York City-based artists to receive $5,000 through the City Artist Corps Grants program, presented by The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), with support from the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) as well as Queens Theatre.

Cast and Creative Team Announced for New York Premiere of GNIT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2021

TFANA will reopen its doors for the 2021-2022 season with the New York premiere of Will Eno’s Gnit, his modern version of Henrik Ibsen’s sprawling, satirical, 19th century five-act play in verse, Peer Gynt, as a quick-paced contemporary tragicomedy. 

New Ohio Theatre's Ice Factory Festival Opens Tonight
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2020

New Ohio Theatre's 27th annual Obie Award-winning Ice Factory Festival opens tonight. The festival will be live-streamed online for the first time, and will feature four new works over four weeks, July 24 - August 15, 2020.

Ice Factory Festival At New Ohio Theatre Goes Digital
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2020

New Ohio Theatre has announced that the 27th annual Obie Award-winning Ice Factory Festival will be live-streamed online for the first time, and will feature four new works over four weeks, July 24 - August 15, 2020.

New Theatre Company, Society, Has Launched in New York
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 17, 2020

Playwright Mona Mansour and director Scott Illingworth have announced the founding of the new theatre company, Society.

54 SINGS LLOYD WEBBER, Lainie Kazan, and More Feature at 54 Below Next Week
by Julie Musbach - Mar 20, 2019

Next week, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

BWW Review: QUEEN OF BASEL Makes a Powerful Statement at Studio Theatre
by Jennifer Perry - Mar 11, 2019

When you combine Bettis' exceptionally well-written and insightful script with some of the most powerful acting you're likely to see on a DC stage this season, and some excellent direction by Jose Zayas, you have a must-see theatrical production.

BWW Interview: Hilary Bettis of QUEEN OF BASEL at Studio Theatre
by Jack Read - Mar 4, 2019

It was only a matter of time before a Hilary Bettis play received a full production in DC. Her work has brought her to Orlando Shakes PlayFest, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, New York Theatre Workshop, Cape Cod Theatre Project and La Jolla Playhouse, among many, many others. She is one of the newest members of The Kilroys and was a writer for FX's The Americans. In her Artistic Statement, she tells us that "through Story we can climb inside others' lives, and quite possibly find understanding, empathy, unity and forgiveness." Her plays - which include Alligator and The Ghosts of Lote Bravo - reveal a writer who cares deeply about the possibility of change through human interaction.

New Theatre Centric Pilot THE REHEARSAL Wraps Principal Photography
by Stephi Wild - Nov 17, 2018

The Rehearsal has wrapped principal photography. A new pilot written and directed by Jaclyn Bethany the ensemble cast features Caitlin Carver (I Tonya, Dear White People), Adam David Thompson (Godless, Mozart in the Jungle), Tina Benko (Broadway's The Crucible, Mapplethorpe, The Greatest Showman), Rileigh McDonald (title role in Matilda on Broadway, The Sinner), Alex Hurt (Placebo, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof), Jaclyn Bethany, Shay Lee Abeson (The Tale) and James Udom (Crown Heights, The Revolving Cycles Truly and Steadily Roll'd).

Jonathan Raviv and More Cast in Atlantic Theater Co's Middle Eastern MixFest
by Julie Musbach - Aug 7, 2018

Atlantic Theater Company announces casting for Middle Eastern MixFest, a series of free readings co-curated by playwrights Mona Mansour and Heather Raffo that will run Wednesday, August 8th through Thursday, August 16th at Atlantic Stage 2 (330 West 16th Street).

Christy Escobar Joins INTAR Theatre's Acclaimed Premiere Of SCISSORING
by Stephi Wild - Jun 21, 2018

INTAR (Lou Moreno, Artistic Director/John McCormack, Executive Director) announced that Christy Escobar joins Ryan Vincent Anderson (We Live Here - EST); Kim Brockington ("Guiding Light," School of Rock, upcoming: lead in "Asunder," USA Network); Vanessa Butler (2017 Connecticut Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Actress in a Play for Queens for a Year, Hartford Stage); Marie Louise Guinier (ABC's "What Would You Do?," Most Dangerous Man in America - NFT); Ashley Marie Ortiz (INTAR Unit 52); and Elise Santora (Reba in "Orange Is The New Black," Broadway: In The Heights, The Capeman) in the World Premiere of Scissoring.

Photo Flash: Danny Aiello Visits LADY MACBETH AND HER LOVER at The Directors Studio
by BWW News Desk - Nov 6, 2017

Danny Aiello stopped by to see the new play LADY MACBETH AND HER LOVER, written by Richard Vetere in The Directors Studio at The Directors Company, running now through November 19th. Scroll down for a look!

Performances Begin Tomorrow for LADY MACBETH AND HER LOVER
by BWW News Desk - Oct 31, 2017

Performances begin November 1st for The Directors Studio at The Directors Company's production of LADY MACBETH AND HER LOVER, a new play by acclaimed playwright Richard Vetere (One Shot One Kill).

The Directors Studio to Present LADY MACBETH AND HER LOVER at The Directors Company
by BWW News Desk - Oct 4, 2017

The Directors Studio at The Directors Company (Michael Parva, Artistic Director; Leah Michalos, Producing Director) proudly presents LADY MACBETH AND HER LOVER, a new play by acclaimed playwright Richard Vetere (One Shot One Kill).

BWW Reviews: BAD JEWS in New Haven
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - Mar 3, 2015

What family doesn't have its ups and downs? (Actually, that was from 'The Lion in Winter.')