James Carmichael

Just wondering: Do people still engage in cybersex, or has it – like electronic pagers, AOL and video rental stores – gone the way of the dodo? I ask because cybersex provides a salient plot point in Patrick Marber’s 1997 play Closer, which currently is the inaugural production from Nashville’s IS Productions, the more serious, yet less drunken theater producing arm of Inebriated Shakespeare, the entity that’s been serving up the Bard along with a cocktail or two, for the past few years in various Music City (and now in Houston, Texas, if memory serves) locales.

Closer stars Britt Byrd, Ross Canales, Jeremy James Carmichael and Angela Gimlin, who take on our Friday Five (+1) questions and tell us why they think you should come see their show. You know the drill: Read their answers, call and get tickets, then tell everyone you know to meet you there.

Down Payment Productions (Jessica Fisch, Artistic Director; Brian Smith, Executive Producer) will end the New York City premiere of THE REALM, a play by Sarah Myers (Rude Mechanicals), directed by Jessica Fisch on April 18th.

Down Payment Productions (Jessica Fisch, Artistic Director; Brian Smith, Executive Producer) will present the New York City premiere of THE REALM, a play by Sarah Myers (Rude Mechanicals), directed by Jessica Fisch.

Down Payment Productions (Jessica Fisch, Artistic Director; Brian Smith, Executive Producer) will present the New York City premiere of THE REALM, a play by Sarah Myers (Rude Mechanicals), directed by Jessica Fisch.

Down Payment Productions (Jessica Fisch, Artistic Director; Brian Smith, Executive Producer) will present the New York City premiere of THE REALM, a play by Sarah Myers (Rude Mechanicals), directed by Jessica Fisch.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes Babel Theatre Project with the World Premiere of BRACK'S LAST BACHELOR PARTY, written by Sam Marks and directed by Geordie Broadwater. The show will play its final performance on March 14.

Down Payment Productions (Jessica Fisch, Artistic Director; Brian Smith, Executive Producer) will present the New York City premiere of THE REALM, a play by Sarah Myers (Rude Mechanicals), directed by Jessica Fisch.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes Babel Theatre Project with the World Premiere of BRACK'S LAST BACHELOR PARTY, written by Sam Marks and directed by Geordie Broadwater.

59E59 Theaters (Elysabeth Kleinhans, Artistic Director; Peter Tear, Executive Producer) welcomes Babel Theatre Project with the World Premiere of BRACK'S LAST BACHELOR PARTY, written by Sam Marks and directed by Geordie Broadwater.

On Monday September 21, 2009, the IT Awards (New York Innovative Theatre Awards), the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, and host Julie Halston, announced the 2009 recipients at the Fifth Annual IT Awards Ceremony at New World Stages. Those unable to attend joined the OOB theatre community's biggest night of the year online, and also followed theatre critic Aaron Riccio's (Theater Talk's New Theater Corps, That Sounds Cool) live-blogging at www.nyitawards.com/live.

Comedic actress Julie Halston hosts the 2009 IT Awards, which honor the best of Off-Off Broadway, tonight at New World Stages at 7:00pm.

On July 20, 2009, The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation, the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, celebrated it?s fifth birthday and announced the 2009 nominees at its annual sold-out event at the Carmine Street Recreation Center located at 25 Carmine Street.

New York: Babel Theatre Project (Geordie Broadwater, Artistic Director, Jeremy Blocker, Producing Director ) continues its 4th season with the premiere of Christmas is Miles Away by Chloe Moss, directed by Geordie Broadwater. Christmas will begin performances on May 1, opening May 4 and will run through May 23, 2009 at the Connelly Theatre (220 east 4th Street).

Babel Theatre Project (Geordie Broadwater, Artistic Director, Jeremy Blocker, Producing Director) is excited to present readings by six of New York's finest up-and-coming playwrights in their festival of readings entitled GROUNDWORK The readings will take place at the 78th Street Theatre Lab, Saturday, January 24th and Sunday, January 25th beginning at 1PM.

New York: Babel Theatre Project (Geordie Broadwater, Artistic Director, Jeremy Blocker, Producing Director) will kick off its new season with the World Premiere of A Great Place to Be From, by Norman Lasca, directed by Geordie Broadwater.

New York: Babel Theatre Project (Geordie Broadwater, Artistic Director, Jeremy Blocker, Producing Director) will kick off its new season with the World Premiere of A Great Place to Be From, by Norman Lasca, directed by Geordie Broadwater.

Babel Theatre Productions presents the world premiere of James Carmichael's 'Stomp and Shout' (an' Work it All Out) directed by Geordie Broadwater.

James Carmichael's brilliant new play 'Stomp and Shout (an' Work It All Out)', based on the true story of the FBI investigation of the dirty lyrics of 'Louie Louie', is given a terrific production by Babel Theatre Project.

Babel Theatre Project to present World Premiere of Stomp and Shout (an' Work it All out) by James Carmichael, directed by Geordie Broadwater May 29, opening Sunday, June 1, 2008 upstars at the 45th Street Theatre.