Joseph Chaikin
Latest News on Joseph Chaikin:
La MaMa To Present ABOVE GROUND - NOT EXACTLY A COMEDY, A Reflection On Aging By Ten Actors Age 74-98 (Mar 8, 2025)
Beverly Emmons Will Receive Ming Cho Lee Award (Sep 18, 2024)
Review: PROBLEMS BETWEEN SISTERS at Studio Theatre (May 15, 2024)
La MaMa To Present ABOVE GROUND - NOT EXACTLY A COMEDY, A Reflection On Aging By Ten Actors Age 74-98 (Mar 8, 2025)
Beverly Emmons Will Receive Ming Cho Lee Award (Sep 18, 2024)
Review: PROBLEMS BETWEEN SISTERS at Studio Theatre (May 15, 2024)
Awards and Nominations
Drama Desk Awards - 1981 - Unique Theatrical Experience
Joseph ChaikinTexts
Drama Desk Awards - 1978 - Outstanding Director - Play
Joseph Chaikin, The Dybbuk
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Drama Desk Awards - 1973 - Outstanding Director
Joseph ChaikinThe Mutation Show
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Drama Desk Awards - 1969 - Vernon Rice Awards
Joseph Chaikin
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Obie Awards - 1965 - Performance
Joseph ChaikinVictims of Duty
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Obie Awards - 1965 - Performance
Joseph Chaikin, The Exception and the Rule
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Obie Awards - 1963 - Performance
Joseph Chaikin , Man Is Man
News
La MaMa To Present ABOVE GROUND - NOT EXACTLY A COMEDY, A Reflection On Aging By Ten Actors Age 74-98
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 8, 2025
In 'Above Ground - Not Exactly a Comedy,' ten senior actors reflect on how they deal with the undeniable fact of getting old, regaling the audience with improvised personal experiences of maturity, illness and loss mixed with childhood memories.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 8, 2025
In 'Above Ground - Not Exactly a Comedy,' ten senior actors reflect on how they deal with the undeniable fact of getting old, regaling the audience with improvised personal experiences of maturity, illness and loss mixed with childhood memories.
Beverly Emmons Will Receive Ming Cho Lee Award
by Stephi Wild - Sep 18, 2024
Lighting designer Beverly Emmons will be honored with the Ming Cho Lee Award for Lifetime Achievement in Design bestowed by the Henry Hewes Design Awards at the 60th annual ceremony on October 21.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 18, 2024
Lighting designer Beverly Emmons will be honored with the Ming Cho Lee Award for Lifetime Achievement in Design bestowed by the Henry Hewes Design Awards at the 60th annual ceremony on October 21.
Review: PROBLEMS BETWEEN SISTERS at Studio Theatre
by David Friscic - May 15, 2024
The submerged and, often, long-sublimated divisions and resentments and life motifs of two estranged sisters come to the fore in the visceral and joltingly immersive play entitled Problems Between Sisters. The domestic squabbles of siblings have long been given ample space in plays, films, and novels but, in this fine Studio Theatre production, the playwright Julia May Jonas delves into a feminist mirroring and elucidation of themes from playwright Sam Shepard’s well-known play True West. In this intriguing play, the battling brothers become two sisters, California becomes Vermont and screenwriting becomes visual and performance art.
by David Friscic - May 15, 2024
The submerged and, often, long-sublimated divisions and resentments and life motifs of two estranged sisters come to the fore in the visceral and joltingly immersive play entitled Problems Between Sisters. The domestic squabbles of siblings have long been given ample space in plays, films, and novels but, in this fine Studio Theatre production, the playwright Julia May Jonas delves into a feminist mirroring and elucidation of themes from playwright Sam Shepard’s well-known play True West. In this intriguing play, the battling brothers become two sisters, California becomes Vermont and screenwriting becomes visual and performance art.
Randolph Curtis Rand Joins Cast PERFECT CRIME Off-Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - May 4, 2024
Broadway veteran Randolph Curtis Rand has joined the cast of NYC's longest running show, PERFECT CRIME.
by A.A. Cristi - May 4, 2024
Broadway veteran Randolph Curtis Rand has joined the cast of NYC's longest running show, PERFECT CRIME.
Talking Band to Conclude 50th Anniversary Season with SHIMMER AND HERRINGBONE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 29, 2024
Talking Band will close its lauded and sold-out 50th Anniversary Season with the world premiere of Shimmer and Herringbone. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 29, 2024
Talking Band will close its lauded and sold-out 50th Anniversary Season with the world premiere of Shimmer and Herringbone. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Theater for the New City Presents BRING THEM BACK A Meta Dark Comedy
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 27, 2024
Catch the new comedy BRING THEM BACK at Theater for the New City, NYC from May 9-19.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 27, 2024
Catch the new comedy BRING THEM BACK at Theater for the New City, NYC from May 9-19.
La MaMa to Present World Premiere of EXISTENTIALISM as Part of Talking Band's 50th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 6, 2024
La MaMa will present the world premiere of 'EXISTENTIALISM' as part of Talking Band's 50th Anniversary Season, directed by Anne Bogart. Award-winning director reunites with Talking Band 35 years after their first Obie-winning collaboration. Learn how to purchase tickets!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 6, 2024
La MaMa will present the world premiere of 'EXISTENTIALISM' as part of Talking Band's 50th Anniversary Season, directed by Anne Bogart. Award-winning director reunites with Talking Band 35 years after their first Obie-winning collaboration. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Cast and Creative Team Set for ESCAPED ALONE World Premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2024
Yale Repertory Theatre will continue its 2023–24 Season with Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill, directed by Liz Diamond.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 23, 2024
Yale Repertory Theatre will continue its 2023–24 Season with Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill, directed by Liz Diamond.
EXIT Theatre Presents TONGUES / THE WAR IN HEAVEN By Sam Shepard and Joseph Chaiken
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 6, 2024
Sam Shepard & Joseph Chaikin Plays in San Francisco. Check out the latest productions of these iconic playwrights in San Francisco.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 6, 2024
Sam Shepard & Joseph Chaikin Plays in San Francisco. Check out the latest productions of these iconic playwrights in San Francisco.
TONGUES / THE WAR IN HEAVEN Comes to EXIT Theatre in San Francisco
by Stephi Wild - Jan 5, 2024
“Tongues / The War In Heaven,” two rarely performed short plays by Sam Shepard and Joseph Chaikin, evoke the elusive logic of a dream to form a speculative fantasia of the afterlife. Learn more about the upcoming productions here!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 5, 2024
“Tongues / The War In Heaven,” two rarely performed short plays by Sam Shepard and Joseph Chaikin, evoke the elusive logic of a dream to form a speculative fantasia of the afterlife. Learn more about the upcoming productions here!
Perelman Performing Arts Center to Present World Premiere of THE FOLLOWING EVENING in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 21, 2023
Perelman Performing Arts Center will present the world premiere of The Following Evening, created by 600 Highwaymen for Talking Band.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 21, 2023
Perelman Performing Arts Center will present the world premiere of The Following Evening, created by 600 Highwaymen for Talking Band.
Talking Band to Present 50th Anniversary Season With Three Premieres, 600 Highwaymen & Anne Bogart
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 7, 2023
Talking Band will celebrate its 50th anniversary season with three premieres and collaborations with 600 Highwaymen and Anne Bogart.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 7, 2023
Talking Band will celebrate its 50th anniversary season with three premieres and collaborations with 600 Highwaymen and Anne Bogart.
Casting Announced for Hell In A Handbag's I PROMISED MYSELF TO LIVE FASTER
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 18, 2023
Hell in a Handbag Productions will continue its 21st season with the Chicago premiere of I Promised Myself to Live Faster, an intergalactic queer extravaganza featuring closeted extraterrestrials, high stakes pursuits and nuns from outer space, created and conceived by Pig Iron Theatre Company, with text by Greg Moss and Pig Iron and directed by JD Caudill*. I Promised Myself to Live Faster will play March 23 – April 16, 2023 at The Chopin Upstairs Theatre.
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 18, 2023
Hell in a Handbag Productions will continue its 21st season with the Chicago premiere of I Promised Myself to Live Faster, an intergalactic queer extravaganza featuring closeted extraterrestrials, high stakes pursuits and nuns from outer space, created and conceived by Pig Iron Theatre Company, with text by Greg Moss and Pig Iron and directed by JD Caudill*. I Promised Myself to Live Faster will play March 23 – April 16, 2023 at The Chopin Upstairs Theatre.
David Willinger's Takes A Journey Into The Mind And Spirit with EXISTENCE
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 4, 2022
Theater for the New City & Ananim Productions present a new play by David Willinger: EXISTENCE A Theatre and Video Hybrid.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 4, 2022
Theater for the New City & Ananim Productions present a new play by David Willinger: EXISTENCE A Theatre and Video Hybrid.
New Play by David Willinger EXISTENCE Comes to Theater for the New City
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2022
Theatre veteran David Willinger helms an exciting hybrid showcase of live theatre experience coupled with video featuring Espirito Domingo, Sharendelle Murga, Robert Striker, and Hanna Ventura.
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2022
Theatre veteran David Willinger helms an exciting hybrid showcase of live theatre experience coupled with video featuring Espirito Domingo, Sharendelle Murga, Robert Striker, and Hanna Ventura.
La MaMa to Present World Premiere of LEMON GIRLS OR ART FOR THE ARTLESS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 1, 2022
La MaMa will present the world premiere of Lemon Girls or Art for the Artless. Written and composed by OBIE and Drama Desk Award winning playwright and composer Ellen Maddow, Lemon Girls or Art for Artless is a comedic and revelatory celebration of older women and the thrill of making unlikely art.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 1, 2022
La MaMa will present the world premiere of Lemon Girls or Art for the Artless. Written and composed by OBIE and Drama Desk Award winning playwright and composer Ellen Maddow, Lemon Girls or Art for Artless is a comedic and revelatory celebration of older women and the thrill of making unlikely art.
BWW Review: Scoundrel and Scamp Brings Dickens Classic to Sacred Desert
by Robert Encila-Celdran - Dec 13, 2021
In A SONORAN DESERT CAROL, Claire Mannle had the insight to adapt Charles Dickens' Christmas classic as a sacred homage to our native ancestors, but not without admonishing the predatory elites of our modern economic system. Dickens would likely approve the latter inasmuch as income inequality had become a chief ingredient of his social criticism.
by Robert Encila-Celdran - Dec 13, 2021
In A SONORAN DESERT CAROL, Claire Mannle had the insight to adapt Charles Dickens' Christmas classic as a sacred homage to our native ancestors, but not without admonishing the predatory elites of our modern economic system. Dickens would likely approve the latter inasmuch as income inequality had become a chief ingredient of his social criticism.
THE SERPENT Announced At The Odyssey Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 22, 2021
The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble re-opens its re-envisioning of the Odyssey's 1969 West Coast premiere of The Serpent, the Obie award-winning play by Jean-Claude van Itallie. The production initially opened in March, 2020 as part of the Odyssey's 50th Anniversary “Circa '69” Season, but was shuttered five days later by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 22, 2021
The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble re-opens its re-envisioning of the Odyssey's 1969 West Coast premiere of The Serpent, the Obie award-winning play by Jean-Claude van Itallie. The production initially opened in March, 2020 as part of the Odyssey's 50th Anniversary “Circa '69” Season, but was shuttered five days later by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
10 New Contemporary Puppet Works to Debut at LA MAMA PUPPET SERIES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 27, 2021
La MaMa – one of the first major theatres in the U.S. to present contemporary puppet artists and their work on its mainstages – will begin its 60th season with the celebrated, biannual LA MAMA PUPPET SERIES from September 29 to October 24 at the Ellen Stewart Theatre and Downstairs Theatre.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 27, 2021
La MaMa – one of the first major theatres in the U.S. to present contemporary puppet artists and their work on its mainstages – will begin its 60th season with the celebrated, biannual LA MAMA PUPPET SERIES from September 29 to October 24 at the Ellen Stewart Theatre and Downstairs Theatre.
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center Announces SEGAL TALKS Week 25
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 2, 2020
New York, US, and international theatre artists, curators, researchers, and academics will talk daily during the week for one hour with Segal Center’s director, Frank Hentschker, about life and art in the Time of Corona and speak about challenges, sorrows, and hopes for the new Weltzustand— the State of the World.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 2, 2020
New York, US, and international theatre artists, curators, researchers, and academics will talk daily during the week for one hour with Segal Center’s director, Frank Hentschker, about life and art in the Time of Corona and speak about challenges, sorrows, and hopes for the new Weltzustand— the State of the World.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What awards has Joseph Chaikin been nominated for?
Unique Theatrical Experience (Drama Desk Awards) for Texts, Outstanding Director - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Dybbuk, Outstanding Director (Drama Desk Awards) for The Mutation Show, Vernon Rice Awards (Drama Desk Awards), Performance (Obie Awards) for Victims of Duty, Performance (Obie Awards) for The Exception and the Rule and Performance (Obie Awards) for Man Is Man.
What awards has Joseph Chaikin won?
Joseph Chaikin has received several awards throughout his career, including the Outstanding Director award at the Drama Desk Awards for The Mutation Show. He also won the Vernon Rice Award at the Drama Desk Awards. Additionally, Chaikin was honored with Performance awards at the Obie Awards for Victims of Duty, The Exception and the Rule, and Man Is Man.
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