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Joe Spano & More to Star in Rolling Southern California Premiere of THE REALISTIC JONESES (Mar 30, 2023)
Joe Spano & More to Star in THE REALISTIC JONESES at Rubicon Theatre Company (Jan 5, 2023)
CLOSED LANDS Comes to VAULT Festival (Dec 10, 2019)
Joe Spano & More to Star in Rolling Southern California Premiere of THE REALISTIC JONESES (Mar 30, 2023)
Joe Spano & More to Star in THE REALISTIC JONESES at Rubicon Theatre Company (Jan 5, 2023)
CLOSED LANDS Comes to VAULT Festival (Dec 10, 2019)
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Joe Spano & More to Star in Rolling Southern California Premiere of THE REALISTIC JONESES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2023
Laguna Playhouse announced, in association with Gare St. Lazare, Ireland and the Rubicon Theatre Company, Faline England, Sorcha Fox, Conor Lovett and Joe Spano starring in the rolling Southern California premiere of THE REALISTIC JONESES, written by Will Eno and directed by Judy Hegarty-Lovett.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2023
Laguna Playhouse announced, in association with Gare St. Lazare, Ireland and the Rubicon Theatre Company, Faline England, Sorcha Fox, Conor Lovett and Joe Spano starring in the rolling Southern California premiere of THE REALISTIC JONESES, written by Will Eno and directed by Judy Hegarty-Lovett.
Joe Spano & More to Star in THE REALISTIC JONESES at Rubicon Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 5, 2023
Rubicon Theatre Company will present the Southern California premiere of THE REALISTIC JONESES, Wednesday, January 25 at 7:00 pm, with a press opening on Saturday, January 28 at 7:00 pm, running through Sunday, February 12.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 5, 2023
Rubicon Theatre Company will present the Southern California premiere of THE REALISTIC JONESES, Wednesday, January 25 at 7:00 pm, with a press opening on Saturday, January 28 at 7:00 pm, running through Sunday, February 12.
CLOSED LANDS Comes to VAULT Festival
by Stephi Wild - Dec 10, 2019
Drawing on real-life testimonies and featuring an all-female cast of migrant actors from Angola to Lithuania, Inédit Theatre Award-winning French playwright Simon Grangeat explores the history of the West's obsession with walls, who is allowed in and who is kept out.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 10, 2019
Drawing on real-life testimonies and featuring an all-female cast of migrant actors from Angola to Lithuania, Inédit Theatre Award-winning French playwright Simon Grangeat explores the history of the West's obsession with walls, who is allowed in and who is kept out.
Akvavit Theatre Announces 2019 Season
by Julie Musbach - Jul 30, 2019
Akvavit Theatre announces its 2019 season: FAMILY Drama, 2 Norwegian Plays appearing this fall in a double bill.
by Julie Musbach - Jul 30, 2019
Akvavit Theatre announces its 2019 season: FAMILY Drama, 2 Norwegian Plays appearing this fall in a double bill.
UW Drama Presents IN THE HEART OF AMERICA
by Julie Musbach - Feb 19, 2019
The University of Washington School of Drama will present Naomi Wallace's poetic 1994 drama, In the Heart of America, March 6 - 17, 2019 at the Jones Playhouse at UW.
by Julie Musbach - Feb 19, 2019
The University of Washington School of Drama will present Naomi Wallace's poetic 1994 drama, In the Heart of America, March 6 - 17, 2019 at the Jones Playhouse at UW.
Winter Quarter at UW Drama To Include RUTHERFORD AND SON & IN THE HEART OF AMERICA
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 22, 2018
This winter, the University of Washington School of Drama will present two works by eminent female dramatists, Rutherford and Son by Githa Sowerby, and In the Heart of America by Naomi Wallace. The productions are master's theses for our graduating MFA directors, Cody Holliday Haefner and Amanda Friou.
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 22, 2018
This winter, the University of Washington School of Drama will present two works by eminent female dramatists, Rutherford and Son by Githa Sowerby, and In the Heart of America by Naomi Wallace. The productions are master's theses for our graduating MFA directors, Cody Holliday Haefner and Amanda Friou.
Casting Announced For Paul Claudel's BREAK OF NOON
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2018
During 2018, the Finborough Theatre celebrates 150 years of the Finborough Theatre's building - and its birthday also coincides with the 150th anniversary of the birth of French symbolist playwright Paul Claudel. As part of the #Finborough150 celebrations, the London premiere in English of Paul Claudel's Break of Noon (Partage de Midi) plays for six Sunday and Monday evenings and Tuesday matinees from Sunday, 27 May 2018 (Press Night: Monday, 28 May 2018 at 7.30pm).
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2018
During 2018, the Finborough Theatre celebrates 150 years of the Finborough Theatre's building - and its birthday also coincides with the 150th anniversary of the birth of French symbolist playwright Paul Claudel. As part of the #Finborough150 celebrations, the London premiere in English of Paul Claudel's Break of Noon (Partage de Midi) plays for six Sunday and Monday evenings and Tuesday matinees from Sunday, 27 May 2018 (Press Night: Monday, 28 May 2018 at 7.30pm).
Casting Announced for RETURNING TO HAIFA at Finborough Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2018
The world premiere of the first English-language adaptation of the classic novella by Ghassan Kanafani, Returning to Haifa, adapted for the stage by Naomi Wallace and Ismail Khalidi, opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Tuesday, 27 February 2018 (Press Nights: Thursday 1 and Friday 2 March 2018 at 7.30pm).
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2018
The world premiere of the first English-language adaptation of the classic novella by Ghassan Kanafani, Returning to Haifa, adapted for the stage by Naomi Wallace and Ismail Khalidi, opens at the Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season on Tuesday, 27 February 2018 (Press Nights: Thursday 1 and Friday 2 March 2018 at 7.30pm).
Culture Project to Present I AM ANTIGONE
by BWW News Desk - Sep 21, 2017
Prologue to Progress kicks off on Sunday October 1 with I AM ANTIGONE, a contemporary retelling of Sophocles' Antigone, written by poet Saudamini Siegrist and directed by award-winning writer and director Myriam Cyr.
by BWW News Desk - Sep 21, 2017
Prologue to Progress kicks off on Sunday October 1 with I AM ANTIGONE, a contemporary retelling of Sophocles' Antigone, written by poet Saudamini Siegrist and directed by award-winning writer and director Myriam Cyr.
Culture Project Announces 'Prologue to Progress' Series
by BWW News Desk - Sep 21, 2017
Culture Project, New York's home for socially conscious theater, announces 'Prologue to Progress,' a two-week series of music, performance, and discussion led by over a dozen international artists and thinkers from Sunday, October 1 through Sunday, October 15.
by BWW News Desk - Sep 21, 2017
Culture Project, New York's home for socially conscious theater, announces 'Prologue to Progress,' a two-week series of music, performance, and discussion led by over a dozen international artists and thinkers from Sunday, October 1 through Sunday, October 15.
Playwright Naomi Wallace Visits THE WAR BOYS in their Final Week
by BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2017
An OBIE-winning and MacArthur Fellow, Wallace's scorching drama has been acclaimed from Chicago to London and was adapted into a 2009 film. The War Boys is directed by James Will McBride and produced by Joshua Morgan.
by BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2017
An OBIE-winning and MacArthur Fellow, Wallace's scorching drama has been acclaimed from Chicago to London and was adapted into a 2009 film. The War Boys is directed by James Will McBride and produced by Joshua Morgan.
THE WAR BOYS Enters Final Weeks at Access Theater
by BWW News Desk - Mar 31, 2017
Naomi Wallace's searing psychological drama The War Boys, directed by James Will McBride, is entering its final two weeks at Access Theater (380 Broadway, NYC). Performances continue through April 16, 2017.
by BWW News Desk - Mar 31, 2017
Naomi Wallace's searing psychological drama The War Boys, directed by James Will McBride, is entering its final two weeks at Access Theater (380 Broadway, NYC). Performances continue through April 16, 2017.
Naomi Wallace's THE WAR BOYS to Make New York Premiere This Spring
by BWW News Desk - Mar 14, 2017
Naomi Wallace's blistering play, The War Boys, will have its New York premiere at Access Theater (380 Broadway between White & Walker Streets) for a limited four-week engagement with an opening set for Saturday, March 25th at 8PM.
by BWW News Desk - Mar 14, 2017
Naomi Wallace's blistering play, The War Boys, will have its New York premiere at Access Theater (380 Broadway between White & Walker Streets) for a limited four-week engagement with an opening set for Saturday, March 25th at 8PM.
Alan Gilbert Heads from NYC to Shanghai, Set for Santa Fe Residency & More This Summer
by BWW News Desk - Jun 8, 2015
Alan Gilbert -- recently recognized with a Foreign Policy Association Medal for his extraordinary commitment to cultural diplomacy -- completes his sixth season at the helm of the New York Philharmonic with this week's U.S. premiere of director Côme de Bellescize's staging of Joan of Arc at the Stake, which stars Academy Award-winner Marion Cotillard (June 10–13). Next, he and the orchestra toast the summer with a trio of free concerts under the stars to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Philharmonic's historic Concerts in the Parks (June 17–24), using the same program as the centerpiece of their upcoming residencies at Colorado's Bravo! Vail (July 24–31), Santa Barbara's Music Academy of the West (Aug 1–8), and in Shanghai, China (July 4–10). Gilbert also makes his Mostly Mozart debut, leading the American stage premiere of George Benjamin's Written on Skin (Aug 11–15), and crowns an artistic residency at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival with an account of Messiaen's epic and otherworldly Des canyons aux étoiles (Aug 23).
by BWW News Desk - Jun 8, 2015
Alan Gilbert -- recently recognized with a Foreign Policy Association Medal for his extraordinary commitment to cultural diplomacy -- completes his sixth season at the helm of the New York Philharmonic with this week's U.S. premiere of director Côme de Bellescize's staging of Joan of Arc at the Stake, which stars Academy Award-winner Marion Cotillard (June 10–13). Next, he and the orchestra toast the summer with a trio of free concerts under the stars to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Philharmonic's historic Concerts in the Parks (June 17–24), using the same program as the centerpiece of their upcoming residencies at Colorado's Bravo! Vail (July 24–31), Santa Barbara's Music Academy of the West (Aug 1–8), and in Shanghai, China (July 4–10). Gilbert also makes his Mostly Mozart debut, leading the American stage premiere of George Benjamin's Written on Skin (Aug 11–15), and crowns an artistic residency at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival with an account of Messiaen's epic and otherworldly Des canyons aux étoiles (Aug 23).
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Presents A Free Aquatic Spectacle from France Ilotopie's Water Fools (Fous de Bassin) Two Nights Only, 8/21-22
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2009
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) kicks off its celebrated World's Stage Series this summer hosting the American debut of Ilotopie, a French performance troupe world-renowned for creating waterborne theatrical wonders.
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2009
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) kicks off its celebrated World's Stage Series this summer hosting the American debut of Ilotopie, a French performance troupe world-renowned for creating waterborne theatrical wonders.
CST's World's Stage Series Begins With Production Of Ilotopie's Water Fools 8/21, 8/22
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2009
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) kicks off its celebrated World's Stage Series this summer hosting the American debut of Ilotopie, a French performance troupe world-renowned for creating waterborne theatrical wonders. The company's production of Water Fools (Fous de Bassin) is a thrilling 60 minute spectacle transforming the waters of Lake Michigan into a world where cars drive on water, heads burst into flames and a 12-foot tall lady rides by on a penny farthing.
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2009
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) kicks off its celebrated World's Stage Series this summer hosting the American debut of Ilotopie, a French performance troupe world-renowned for creating waterborne theatrical wonders. The company's production of Water Fools (Fous de Bassin) is a thrilling 60 minute spectacle transforming the waters of Lake Michigan into a world where cars drive on water, heads burst into flames and a 12-foot tall lady rides by on a penny farthing.
CST's World's Stage Series Begins With Production Of Ilotopie's Water Fools 8/21, 8/22
by BWW News Desk - Aug 21, 2009
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) kicks off its celebrated World's Stage Series this summer hosting the American debut of Ilotopie, a French performance troupe world-renowned for creating waterborne theatrical wonders. The company's production of Water Fools (Fous de Bassin) is a thrilling 60 minute spectacle transforming the waters of Lake Michigan into a world where cars drive on water, heads burst into flames and a 12-foot tall lady rides by on a penny farthing.
by BWW News Desk - Aug 21, 2009
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) kicks off its celebrated World's Stage Series this summer hosting the American debut of Ilotopie, a French performance troupe world-renowned for creating waterborne theatrical wonders. The company's production of Water Fools (Fous de Bassin) is a thrilling 60 minute spectacle transforming the waters of Lake Michigan into a world where cars drive on water, heads burst into flames and a 12-foot tall lady rides by on a penny farthing.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Presents A Free Aquatic Spectacle from France Ilotopie's Water Fools (Fous de Bassin) Two Nights Only, 8/21-22
by BWW News Desk - Aug 21, 2009
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) kicks off its celebrated World's Stage Series this summer hosting the American debut of Ilotopie, a French performance troupe world-renowned for creating waterborne theatrical wonders.
by BWW News Desk - Aug 21, 2009
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) kicks off its celebrated World's Stage Series this summer hosting the American debut of Ilotopie, a French performance troupe world-renowned for creating waterborne theatrical wonders.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater Presents A Free Aquatic Spectacle from France Ilotopie's Water Fools (Fous de Bassin) Two Nights Only, 8/21-22
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 11, 2009
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) kicks off its celebrated World's Stage Series this summer hosting the American debut of Ilotopie, a French performance troupe world-renowned for creating waterborne theatrical wonders.
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 11, 2009
Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) kicks off its celebrated World's Stage Series this summer hosting the American debut of Ilotopie, a French performance troupe world-renowned for creating waterborne theatrical wonders.
CST Executive Director Criss Henderson Honored by French Government
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 11, 2009
The French government has bestowed the prestigious award of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) on Chicago Shakespeare Theater Executive Director Criss Henderson. The award is in recognition of Henderson's instrumental role in presenting premier French performing arts groups in Chicago.
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 11, 2009
The French government has bestowed the prestigious award of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) on Chicago Shakespeare Theater Executive Director Criss Henderson. The award is in recognition of Henderson's instrumental role in presenting premier French performing arts groups in Chicago.
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