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Irene Glezos

Birth Place: Washington, D.C.

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Irene Glezos has played Lady in Orpheus Descending at Theatre St. John in New York City (director Austin Pendleton), Southern Rep in New Orleans (director Jef Hall-Flavin) and at the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, a performance for which she was nominated Best Actress by the Big Easy Entertainment Awards in 2017. Previous to that, she appeared both Off-Broadway with Playhouse Creatures and in New Orleans at Southern Rep as Clare in Tennessee Williams' The Two Character Play (directed by Austin Pendleton). Other New York and regional theater credits include: Maria Callas in Master Class at MTC Westport (dir. Kevin Connors) for which she was nominated Outstanding Leading Actress by the Connecticut Critics Circle, Gertrude in Jane Bowles' In the Summerhouse (director, David Kaplan), Serafina in The Rose Tattoo (director Dana Greenfield), Fairouz in Naomi Wallace's In the Heart of America (Long Wharf Theatre, director, Tony Kushner), Joyce/Isabella Bird in Top Girls (Harold Clurman Theatre directed by April Shawhan), Collette in Four Dogs and a Bone (director Ted Gregory), Anna in Ron Elisha's Two, and Bo in Criminal Hearts. She has also appeared in numerous films including Louder Than Words, Deadly Obsessions and Woody Allen's Celebrity and on television series including Law and Order, Sex and the City, Trial By Jury, Third Watch and Criminal Intent. She will be playing Nina Stansfield on Park Slope Moms, a female-centric comedy series set in an affluent, progressive Brooklyn neighborhood to be directed by Annetta Marion.

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Abingdon Theatre Company's Around the Table Reading Series Will Begin with ARANCINI, a New Play by Joey Merlo


Abingdon Theatre Company (Chad Austin, Artistic Director) will begin the new decade in its 27th season by presenting its 'Around the Table Reading Series' a critical program serving the company's mission to create new work by emerging and established artists. The readings are free to the public and focus on challenging and thought-provoking subject matter.

AMERICAN FABLES Kicks Off Oct 10 at HERE


HERE will host the World Premiere of AMERICAN FABLES, an evening of short one-act plays by Eric Fallen. Developed at Naked Angel's Tuesdays@9 and directed by Clark Morgan, previews begin October 10 at HERE with opening set for October 13.

AMERICAN FABLES Begins Previews At HERE October 10


HERE will host the World Premiere of AMERICAN FABLES, an evening of short one-act plays by Eric Fallen. Developed at Naked Angel's Tuesdays@9 and directed by Clark Morgan, previews begin October 10 at HERE with opening set for October 13.

Jeremy Lawrence Plays Snagglepuss Sunday At The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival


The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival is pleased to announce that Jeremy Lawrence will appear as the title character in a one-time performance of The Snagglepuss Chronicles on Sunday, September 30 at 11am in Provincetown.

Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater 2018 Festival Guide Now Available Online


The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival is happy to announce that the digital edition of this year's Festival magazine is now available online at twptown.org.

Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival Announces Season


Tennessee Williams knew the drama of waiting, both in his life and in his writing, making his plays richer, sadder, and more joyous. His insights into waiting inspire the theme of Wishful Thinking for the 13th Annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival.

Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival to Host Live And Silent Art Auction, Today


The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival will host an auction of locally donated artworks and other items as part of its Annual Dinner celebration on Today, June 2, 2018.

Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival to Host Live And Silent Art Auction, 6/2


The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival will host an auction of locally donated artworks and other items as part of its Annual Dinner celebration on Saturday, June 2, 2018.

Actor Amanda Plummer Is Guest Of Honor at Provincetown Gala


The Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival is pleased to announce acclaimed stage and screen actor Amanda Plummer as the recipient of the Festival's second annual TENN Award.

New Orleans Literary Festival Announces 3/25 Events


Today's Events; Sunday, March 25

Tennessee Williams Literary Festival Announces Today's Events


Particularly in light of the 2016 documentary I Am Not Your Negro, author and civil rights activist James Baldwin is garnering new attention and appreciation for his astute analyses of race, class, and sexuality in U.S. culture. Our reading group will take up his groundbreaking semi-autobiographical first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953). Attendees are invited to read this seminal text that brought mid-20th Century African-American literature out of the shadow of Richard Wright while deftly exploring the post-Civil War Great Migration, its southern roots, its religious inflections, and its generational tensions. The suggested edition is the most recent paperback (ISBN 978-0345806543). Traditional New Orleans fare of coffee and beignets at Muriel's Jackson Square with lively discussion to follow led by Festival favorite and Southern literary scholar Gary Richards. Seating is limited to 50 persons; pre-registration is required.

Southern Rep Announces a Tennessee Williams Double Bill


Southern Rep Theatre announces casting details and event schedule for a special limited engagement of A TENNESSEE WILLIAMS DOUBLE BILL, a pair of short plays offered in conjunction with the Tennessee Williams / New Orleans Literary Festival. AND TELL SAD STORIES OF THE DEATH OF QUEENS, posthumously published, is paired with THE TWO-CHARACTER PLAY, one of Williams' late works. This event runs nine performances only, March 21 - April 1, 2018, Loyola University, Marquette Theatre.

Austin Pendleton to Direct Playhouse Creatures Production of THE TWO-CHARACTER PLAY


Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company is honored and excited to announce its upcoming production of Tennessee Williams' 'The Two-Character Play.' The limited run will take place at The Duo Multicultural Arts Center, June 29-July 16.

Austin Pendleton to Direct Playhouse Creatures' Production of THE TWO-CHARACTER PLAY


Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company is honored and excited to announce its upcoming production of Tennessee Williams' 'The Two-Character Play.' The limited run will take place at The Duo Multicultural Arts Center, June 29-July 16.

Austin Pendleton to Direct Playhouse Creatures' Production of THE TWO-CHARACTER PLAY


Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company is honored and excited to announce its upcoming production of Tennessee Williams' 'The Two-Character Play.' The limited run will take place at The Duo Multicultural Arts Center, June 29-July 16.

Austin Pendleton to Direct Playhouse Creatures' Production of THE TWO-CHARACTER PLAY


Playhouse Creatures Theatre Company is honored and excited to announce its upcoming production of Tennessee Williams' 'The Two-Character Play.' The limited run will take place at The Duo Multicultural Arts Center, June 29-July 16.

Lineup Announced for 2016 Tennessee Williams Literary Festival


The 2016 Tennessee Williams Literary Festival is set to be held from Today, April 1st through Sunday, April 3rd. Scroll down to see the full list of events, as well as additional April performances!

Lineup Announced for 2016 Tennessee Williams Literary Festival


The 2016 Tennessee Williams Literary Festival is set to be held from Friday, April 1st through Sunday, April 3rd. Scroll down to see the full list of events, as well as additional April performances!

Rare Revival of ORPHEUS DESCENDING to Open at St. John's Lutheran Church This Spring


A rare revival of Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams will run for a limited engagement, April 23-May 14, at St. John's Lutheran Church, one of the oldest buildings in Greenwich Village. Directed by Austin Pendleton, the production features a 16-person cast lead by Irene Glezos, Thomas Beaudoin and Beth Bartley. Williams's modern version of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice opened on Broadway in 1957 and was revived in 1989 in a celebrated production directed by Sir Peter Hall and starring Vanessa Redgrave. It has rarely, if ever, been produced in New York since.

Southern Rep Theatre to Stage ORPHEUS DESCENDING


Southern Rep Theatre is pleased to announce details for its upcoming production of ORPHEUS DESCENDING by Tennessee Williams, opening March 12, directed by Jef Hall-Flavin and featuring Irene Glezos, Thomas Beaudoin, Beth Bartley, and Brenda Currin. This production is presented in partnership with the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival and the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival in collaboration with Beth Bartley/Irene Glezos Productions.

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