Ontological-Hysteric Theater
Latest News on Ontological-Hysteric Theater:
Interview: Gregg T. Daniel on JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE at A Noise Within (Oct 12, 2025)
Avant-Garde Theater Legend Richard Foreman Passes Away at 87 (Jan 5, 2025)
La MaMa Presents Richard Foreman's SUPPOSE BEAUTIFUL MADELINE HARVEY (Nov 22, 2024)
Interview: Gregg T. Daniel on JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE at A Noise Within (Oct 12, 2025)
Avant-Garde Theater Legend Richard Foreman Passes Away at 87 (Jan 5, 2025)
La MaMa Presents Richard Foreman's SUPPOSE BEAUTIFUL MADELINE HARVEY (Nov 22, 2024)
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Interview: Gregg T. Daniel on JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE at A Noise Within
by Shari Barrett - Oct 12, 2025
August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone introduces us to a group of men and women teetering on the brink as they search for lost family, identity, and purpose in the aftermath of slavery. I decided to speak with the play’s director Gregg T. Daniel about his production opening October 18 at A Noise Within in Pasadena.
by Shari Barrett - Oct 12, 2025
August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone introduces us to a group of men and women teetering on the brink as they search for lost family, identity, and purpose in the aftermath of slavery. I decided to speak with the play’s director Gregg T. Daniel about his production opening October 18 at A Noise Within in Pasadena.
Avant-Garde Theater Legend Richard Foreman Passes Away at 87
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 5, 2025
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Richard Foreman, playwright and founder of the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, passed away in Manhattan on Saturday, January 4 at the age of 87.
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 5, 2025
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Richard Foreman, playwright and founder of the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, passed away in Manhattan on Saturday, January 4 at the age of 87.
La MaMa Presents Richard Foreman's SUPPOSE BEAUTIFUL MADELINE HARVEY
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 22, 2024
La MaMa will present the world premiere of Suppose Beautiful Madeline Harvey, legendary experimental theater icon Richard Foreman's first new play in 10 years.
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 22, 2024
La MaMa will present the world premiere of Suppose Beautiful Madeline Harvey, legendary experimental theater icon Richard Foreman's first new play in 10 years.
REDCAT And The Wooster Group Present SYMPHONY OF RATS West Coast Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 30, 2024
REDCAT has announced performances by THE WOOSTER GROUP from Oct. 18-20 and 22-23, featuring a reimagined version of Richard Foreman's 1988 play with a multilayered sound and video score.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 30, 2024
REDCAT has announced performances by THE WOOSTER GROUP from Oct. 18-20 and 22-23, featuring a reimagined version of Richard Foreman's 1988 play with a multilayered sound and video score.
Evan Cabnet Appointed Artistic Director of Second Stage
by Stephi Wild - Jun 27, 2024
The Board of Trustees of Second Stage Theater have announced that Evan Cabnet, currently Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater’s LCT3, will be Second Stage Theater’s new Artistic Director.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 27, 2024
The Board of Trustees of Second Stage Theater have announced that Evan Cabnet, currently Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater’s LCT3, will be Second Stage Theater’s new Artistic Director.
Richard Foreman's SYMPHONY OF RATS to be Presented at The Wooster Group
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 5, 2024
The Wooster Group will present New York performances of their new production of Symphony of Rats, a play by leading American avant-garde playwright Richard Foreman.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 5, 2024
The Wooster Group will present New York performances of their new production of Symphony of Rats, a play by leading American avant-garde playwright Richard Foreman.
WILLA'S AUTHENTIC SELF, Re-Imagining of Jewish Golem Myth, to be Presented at MITU580
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 23, 2023
Lisa Clair Group, in association with Immediate Medium and in collaboration with New Georges, will present Willa’s Authentic Self, a musical, monstrous, and maximalist re-imagining of the ancient Jewish Golem myth.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 23, 2023
Lisa Clair Group, in association with Immediate Medium and in collaboration with New Georges, will present Willa’s Authentic Self, a musical, monstrous, and maximalist re-imagining of the ancient Jewish Golem myth.
California Premiere Of Lucas Hnath's THE THIN PLACE to be Presented at Echo Theater Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2023
Abigail Deser directs the California premiere of The Thin Place by Obie Award-winning playwright Lucas Hnath, running March 18 through April 24 at Atwater Village Theatre.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2023
Abigail Deser directs the California premiere of The Thin Place by Obie Award-winning playwright Lucas Hnath, running March 18 through April 24 at Atwater Village Theatre.
The Catastrophic Theatre Presents EDDIE GOES TO POETRY CITY By Richard Foreman
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 12, 2023
Eddie dreams of escape—from the office where he suffers at the hands of his co-workers, from a doctor whose treatments seem far worse than any medical complaint, perhaps from even the play itself!
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 12, 2023
Eddie dreams of escape—from the office where he suffers at the hands of his co-workers, from a doctor whose treatments seem far worse than any medical complaint, perhaps from even the play itself!
SPACE//SPACE Film Adaptation to Appear in Anthology Film Archive's Special Screenings Program
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 4, 2023
Banana Bag & Bodice has announced the premiere of their film Space//Space as part of the Special Screenings program at the Anthology Film Archive.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 4, 2023
Banana Bag & Bodice has announced the premiere of their film Space//Space as part of the Special Screenings program at the Anthology Film Archive.
Banana Bag & Bodice to Present Film Premiere of SPACE//SPACE in January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 13, 2022
Banana Bag & Bodice will present the premiere of their film Space//Space as part of the Special Screenings program at the Anthology Film Archive. Space//Space is a cinematic reimagining of their 2012 critically acclaimed live theatre piece of the same title.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 13, 2022
Banana Bag & Bodice will present the premiere of their film Space//Space as part of the Special Screenings program at the Anthology Film Archive. Space//Space is a cinematic reimagining of their 2012 critically acclaimed live theatre piece of the same title.
Photos: A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Comes to the International City Theatre
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 9, 2022
Lucas Hnath fans, rejoice! International City Theatre presents A Doll’s House, Part 2, the Obie-Award winning playwright’s bitingly funny, thoroughly modern, 90-minute “sequel” to Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 classic. Trevor Biship-Gillespie directs this stand-alone continuation (no need to know the original) for an April 15 opening at ICT’s home in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center, where performances continue through May 1. Two low-priced previews are set for April 13 and April 14.
by Marissa Tomeo - Apr 9, 2022
Lucas Hnath fans, rejoice! International City Theatre presents A Doll’s House, Part 2, the Obie-Award winning playwright’s bitingly funny, thoroughly modern, 90-minute “sequel” to Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 classic. Trevor Biship-Gillespie directs this stand-alone continuation (no need to know the original) for an April 15 opening at ICT’s home in the Long Beach Performing Arts Center, where performances continue through May 1. Two low-priced previews are set for April 13 and April 14.
A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 Comes to Internatiional City Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2022
International City Theatre presents A Doll's House, Part 2, the Obie-Award winning playwright's bitingly funny, thoroughly modern, 90-minute “sequel” to Henrik Ibsen's 1879 classic.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2022
International City Theatre presents A Doll's House, Part 2, the Obie-Award winning playwright's bitingly funny, thoroughly modern, 90-minute “sequel” to Henrik Ibsen's 1879 classic.
Wet Ink Ensemble Premieres Works By Katherine Young, Rick Burkhardt, Mariel Roberts, Peter Evans, and Eric Wubbels
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2022
The program features a new work by 2021-22 Artist-in-Residence Katherine Young, We are all lichens for bass flute, tenor saxophone, violin, cello, feedback piano, drum kit, and live electronics, in which improvisation permeates the piece as musicians improvise extended passages based on carefully workshopped materials.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2022
The program features a new work by 2021-22 Artist-in-Residence Katherine Young, We are all lichens for bass flute, tenor saxophone, violin, cello, feedback piano, drum kit, and live electronics, in which improvisation permeates the piece as musicians improvise extended passages based on carefully workshopped materials.
A PUBLIC READING OF AN UNPRODUCED SCREENPLAY ABOUT THE DEATH OF WALT DISNEY Gets West Coast Premiere
by Stephi Wild - Feb 23, 2022
Working Barn Productions presents the West Coast premiere of what The New York Times calls “a blackly comic inversion of the public Disney persona” — the ambitiously titled A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney by Lucas Hnath (Broadway's A Doll's House, Part 2; Hillary and Clinton; Dana H).
by Stephi Wild - Feb 23, 2022
Working Barn Productions presents the West Coast premiere of what The New York Times calls “a blackly comic inversion of the public Disney persona” — the ambitiously titled A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney by Lucas Hnath (Broadway's A Doll's House, Part 2; Hillary and Clinton; Dana H).
Celebrating Women's History Month: Women in Theatre Through the Decades: 2000s-2010s
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 22, 2021
This week, Through our Women in Theatre Through the Decades features, we are be highlighting the impact of women in theatre such as Sutton Foster, Kelli O'Hara, Kathleen Marshall, Lynn Nottage and more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 22, 2021
This week, Through our Women in Theatre Through the Decades features, we are be highlighting the impact of women in theatre such as Sutton Foster, Kelli O'Hara, Kathleen Marshall, Lynn Nottage and more!
The WORKSHOP THEATER To Present Benefit Reading For New Sanctuary Coalition
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 22, 2020
As part of its new Words Matter initiative, The Workshop Theater will be presenting four newly-commissioned one-act plays by Sylvia Khoury, Charly Evon Simpson, Matthew Paul Olmos, and Lisa Ramirez on behalf of New Sanctuary Coalition.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 22, 2020
As part of its new Words Matter initiative, The Workshop Theater will be presenting four newly-commissioned one-act plays by Sylvia Khoury, Charly Evon Simpson, Matthew Paul Olmos, and Lisa Ramirez on behalf of New Sanctuary Coalition.
Carl Hancock Rux and Mallory Catlett Announced as New Artistic Directors at Mabou Mines
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2020
Two prolific, award winning artists, Carl Hancock Rux and Mallory Catlett, both former artists in Mabou Mines' Resident Artist Program, embody the company's mission to foster the next generation of experimental theater artists and bring with them a strong vision for the future of Mabou Mines.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2020
Two prolific, award winning artists, Carl Hancock Rux and Mallory Catlett, both former artists in Mabou Mines' Resident Artist Program, embody the company's mission to foster the next generation of experimental theater artists and bring with them a strong vision for the future of Mabou Mines.
Theatre Communications Group Publishes PLAYS FOR THE PUBLIC by Richard Foreman
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2020
Theatre Communications Group has announced the publication of Plays for The Public by Richard Foreman.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2020
Theatre Communications Group has announced the publication of Plays for The Public by Richard Foreman.
SEGAL TALKS Week Eight to Feature Richard Foreman and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 17, 2020
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center has announced the eighth weekly line-up of its new global series, a??SEGAL TALKSa??. New York, US, and international theatre artists, curators, researchers and academics will talk daily for one hour with Segal Center's director, a??Frank Hentschkera??, about life and art in the a??Time of Corona a??and more.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 17, 2020
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center has announced the eighth weekly line-up of its new global series, a??SEGAL TALKSa??. New York, US, and international theatre artists, curators, researchers and academics will talk daily for one hour with Segal Center's director, a??Frank Hentschkera??, about life and art in the a??Time of Corona a??and more.
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