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JAKE BECKHARD (Director). Off-Broadway: “Good For Otto” (Assistant Director), “Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow” (Assistant Director + Dramaturg). Regional: “The Splitting” (Westport Country Playhouse, Westport CT), “Ajax” (The Hangar Theatre Wedge Series, Ithaca NY), “Intuitive Men” (Odyssey Theatre, LA). Other: “Peter Smith’s Diana.” (Ars Nova), Selina Fillinger’s “The Armor Plays” (LIU-Brooklyn), Matthew Minnicino’s “Artaud Artaud” (Theatre for the New City), Lily Houghton’s “Coconut Oil Solves All My Problems” (The Flea Theatre). Awards/Honors: 2022 Fled Leadership Council. 2019 Flea Resident Director. 2018 Drama League Fellow. 2017 Williamstown Theater Festival Directing Corps. 2016 Westport Country Playhouse Directing Fellow. www.jake-beck.com.

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Photos: THE 24 HOUR PLAYS Takes The Stage In LA With Rachel Bloom, Sasheer Zamata, And More!


THE 24 HOUR PLAYS presented The 24 Hour Plays: Los Angeles on Monday March 18, 2024 at The Hudson Theaters. The event featured distinguished artists from the Los Angeles entertainment community coming together for one night only to create, rehearse, and perform six new plays. See photos from the show!

Theatre [Untitled] Kicks Off 2024 Reading Series With A New Work From M Sloth Levine


Kickstart 2024 with Theatre [Untitled] as they present the first show of their Reading Series, THE CASTLE OF GHOUL HAMMOND AND HOW IT FELL INTO THE VOID (PART ONE: THE CASTLE) by M Sloth Levine.

Cast and Creative Team Announced  FOR THREE SCENES IN THE LIFE OF A TROTSKYIST At The Tank


The Tank has announced the cast and creative team for the  World Premiere of Three Scenes in the Life of a Trotskyist, written by Andy Boyd (Occupy Prescott) and directed by Jake Beckhard (What Else is True?), one of the Spring 2024 Core Productions for their  20th Anniversary season.

Applications Now Open for the 13th Annual 24 HOUR PLAYS: NATIONALS


The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, will return this summer for their 13th year. Learn how to apply!

Cast And Creative Team Set For THREE SCENES IN THE LIFE OF A TROTSKYIST at The Tank


The Tank has revealed the cast and creative for the World Premiere of Three Scenes in the Life of a Trotskyist, by Andy Boyd. See is is taking part in this production.

Return Engagement of MAHINERATOR & GHETTO ALCHEMY Added to The Tank Spring 2024 Season


The Tank will present additional productions for the Winter/Spring 2024 Core Productions season. Learn details!

The Tank Announces Spring 2024 Core Productions


The Tank (Meghan Finn, Artistic Director; Johnny G. Lloyd, Director of Artistic Development; Molly FitzMaurice, Managing Producer) has announced their Spring 2024 Core Productions for their 20th Anniversary season. Learn more here!

David Rosenberg's WHAT ELSE IS TRUE? to be Presented at A.R.T./New York's Gural Theatre in August


Egg & Spoon Theatre Collective will present the world premiere of David Rosenberg’s What Else Is True?, a bittersweet comedy about the fuzzy line between youth and adulthood, set in the world of college improv.

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS Announce New Productions In Cities Across The Globe, From New York To Dublin


The 24 Hour Plays announced details for an expanded 2023 season, including the 23rd annual The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway celebrity event, which will once again play Town Hall on October 23, 2023, as well as shows in three new cities, the return of The 24 Hour Musicals in New York City, episodes of The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues and partner events in nine theaters around the world.

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS Reveals 2023 Nationals Company


The 24 Hour Plays has revealed this year's company for The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals.

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS To Stage Digital Show Supporting The WGA Strike


Tonight, Tuesday, May 23rd, the 24 Hour Plays will present a special edition of The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues in solidarity with the Writers Guild of America, who have been on strike since May 2.

Art House Productions Reveals Lineup for the 2023 INKubator New Play Festival


Art House Productions has announced the return of the INKubator New Play Festival. This year's playwrights are Micharne Cloughley, Amir-Gabriel Gad, Adin Lenahan, Iraisa Ann Reilly, Edwin Rivera-Arias, and Emmy Weissman.

Art House Productions Announces Lineup for the 2023 INKubator New Play Festival


Art House Productions has announced the return of the INKubator New Play Festival. This year's playwrights are Micharne Cloughley, Amir-Gabriel Gad, Adin Lenahan, Iraisa Ann Reilly, Edwin Rivera-Arias, and Emmy Weissman.

Marilu Henner, Sydney Lemmon, Jim Hogan & More to Join THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: VIRAL MONOLOGUES


Tonight, The 24 Hour Plays will present a special edition of The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues to celebrate the essential work of swings and understudies, which came to greater attention during the theater industry's unprecedented last three years.

Applications Now Open for THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: NATIONALS


The 24 Hour Plays are partnering with Pace University to produce their 12th annual The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, a weeklong professional intensive professional development initiative for early-career actors, directors, playwrights, composers and producers.

Cast Announced for New Musical AN AXEMAS STORY Off-Broadway


It’s the most wonderful time of the year… unless you’re a tree, that is. Casting is complete for Charlie O’Leary, Patrick Spencer, and Anthony DeAngelis’ new musical An Axemas Story, which will play Off-Broadway at The Players Theatre December 1st through 18th.

Julie Benko, Justin Bartha, Lilli Cooper & More to Join THE 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY


On November 21st, 2022, distinguished artists from across the nation’s entertainment industry will come together at Town Hall for the 22nd annual production of The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway — and the first live return of this flagship event since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

IRT to Present Workshop Production of YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING in October


IRT Theater will present a workshop production of you don't have to do anything, a new play by Ryan Drake, directed by Ryan Dobrin, as a part of their 3B Development Series from October 13-16.

Photos: THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: NATIONALS 2022 Now Available To Stream Online!


In a dynamic live return of The 24 Hour Plays flagship intensive for early-career artists, a select group of 43 actors, directors, playwrights, producers and a composer created new work written, rehearsed and performed in 24 hours. See photos from the plays!

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