The Acting Company Reveals Casting For FAUSTUS
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 9, 2025
The Acting Company has announced the cast for Faustus, adapted and directed by Devin Brain, performing Monday, November 3, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. at The Public Theater.
TIMON OF ATHENS Launches New Season of Play On Podcasts
by Stephi Wild - Jul 25, 2025
The timeless tale of betrayal, wealth, and disillusionment gets a bold new voice as Timon of Athens, one of William Shakespeare's most enigmatic plays, makes its debut as a serialized podcast drama.
PLAY ON SHAKESPEARE Announces Summer Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2023
Play On Shakespeare, the not-for-profit organization dedicated to exploring the world of Shakespeare in performance through translation and adaptation, today announces their Summer 2023 Season.
A.R. Gurney's THE COCKTAIL HOUR Added to Westport Country Playhouse 2023 Season Lineup
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 18, 2022
Westport Country Playhouse has added the delightful and witty comedy of manners, “The Cocktail Hour” by A. R. (Pete) Gurney, to its previously announced 2023 season schedule, including a musical, “Ain’t Misbehavin’; a thriller, “Dial ‘M’ for Murder”; a comedy, “School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play”; and more.
Single Tickets On Sale Next Week for Westport Country Playhouse 2020 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 3, 2020
Single tickets for Westport Country Playhouse's 2020 Season, the historic theater's 90th, will go on sale, beginning Tuesday, March 10, at noon EDT. Single tickets may be purchased by phone at 203-227-4177; in person at 25 Powers Court, Westport, between 12 and 6 p.m.; or online at westportplayhouse.org.
Westport Country Playhouse Announces 2020 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 13, 2019
Westport Country Playhouse announces its upcoming 90th Season in 2020, featuring five productions, playing April 14 through November 21, under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos. The historic, professional theater's 2020 lineup includes two musicals, two dramas, and a new comedy.
Play On Shakespeare Announces Actors And Directors For PLAY ON!
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2019
Play On Shakespeare today announces an expansive list of compelling actors and dynamic directors confirmed to participate in the Play on! Festival, presented in association with Classic Stage Company (CSC) and Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF). Play on! features 39 readings of new, work-in-progress translations of Shakespeare's plays into contemporary modern English by some of today's most exciting playwrights-May 29-June 30 at the Lynn F. Angelson Theater at CSC (136 E. 13th Street). In 2015, Oregon Shakespeare Festival launched an ambitious 39-play, three-year commissioning project, Play on!, tasking 36 playwrights-more than half of whom were women and playwrights of color, each paired with a dramaturg-to translate Shakespeare's canon in celebration of the enduring impact of the Bard's work. Supported by a generous grant from the Hitz Foundation and inspired by long-time patron Dave Hitz's passion for Shakespeare, the project was and continues to be led by Lue Morgan Douthit. For more information, visit playonfestival.org.
Play On Shakespeare With CSC And OSF Present PLAY ON! FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 3, 2019
Play On Shakespeare in association with Classic Stage Company (CSC) and Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) presents the Play on! festival-featuring 39 readings of new, work-in-progress translations of Shakespeare's plays into contemporary modern English by some of today's most exciting playwrights-May 29-June 30 at the Lynn F. Angelson Theater at CSC (136 E. 13th Street).In 2015, Oregon Shakespeare Festival launched an ambitious 39-play, three-year commissioning project, Play on!, tasking 36 playwrights-more than half of whom were women and playwrights of color, each paired with a dramaturg-to translate Shakespeare's canon in celebration of the enduring impact of the Bard's work. Supported by a generous grant from the Hitz Foundation and inspired by long-time patron Dave Hitz's passion for Shakespeare, the project was and continues to be led by Lue Morgan Douthit. For more information, visit playonfestival.org.
Ardea Arts to Present World Premiere of BOUNCE, THE BASKETBALL OPERA
by BWW
News Desk - Nov 10, 2017
Ardea Arts announces the World Premiere of BOUNCE The Basketball Opera. Performances will take place at Calvary Baptist Church Recreation Center, 150 E. High Street, Lexington, KY, today and Saturday, November 10 & 11 at 7:30pm, and Sunday, November 12at 2pm.
Ardea Arts to Present World Premiere of BOUNCE, THE BASKETBALL OPERA
by BWW News Desk - Oct 3, 2017
Ardea Arts announces the World Premiere of BOUNCE The Basketball Opera. Performances will take place at Calvary Baptist Church Recreation Center, 150 E. High Street, Lexington, KY, on Friday and Saturday, November 10 & 11 at 7:30pm, and Sunday, November 12at 2pm.
University of Kentucky Opera Theatre & Ardea Arts present the World Premiere of BOUNCE The Basketball Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 2, 2017
Ardea Arts announces the World Premiere of BOUNCE The Basketball Opera. Performances will take place at Calvary Baptist Church Recreation Center, 150 E. High Street, Lexington, KY, on Friday and Saturday, November 10 & 11 at 7:30pm, and Sunday, November 12at 2pm. General Admission, $18, Students $9. For more information, visit www.ardeaarts.com/bounce/.
Hunter College Opera Theater Presents World Premiere of FIREWORKS
by BWW News Desk - Apr 11, 2017
Ardea Arts is pleased to announce that Hunter Opera Theater (HOT) will present the New York Theater Premiere of Fireworks, an American opera buffa by composer Kitty Brazelton and writer-librettist Billy Aronson, commissioned and developed by Family Opera Initiative.