Peter Weiss
Latest News on Peter Weiss:
How Common Are Foreign Language Plays on Broadway? A Look at Translation Trends (Nov 23, 2025)
TOPSY TURVY, ARREST THE CLOWNS Included in 2025-2026 Season at The Actors' Gang (Sep 6, 2025)
THE GOLDBERG-VARIATIONS By George Tabori to be Presented at Theater for the New City (Sep 3, 2024)
How Common Are Foreign Language Plays on Broadway? A Look at Translation Trends (Nov 23, 2025)
TOPSY TURVY, ARREST THE CLOWNS Included in 2025-2026 Season at The Actors' Gang (Sep 6, 2025)
THE GOLDBERG-VARIATIONS By George Tabori to be Presented at Theater for the New City (Sep 3, 2024)
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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 1966 - Best Play
Peter WeissMarat/Sade
winner
Tony Awards - 1966 - Best Play
Peter Weiss, Marat/Sade
News
How Common Are Foreign Language Plays on Broadway? A Look at Translation Trends
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Nov 23, 2025
While the large majority of plays that make it to Broadway were written in English, a small fraction of plays were originally penned in a different language and translated.
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Nov 23, 2025
While the large majority of plays that make it to Broadway were written in English, a small fraction of plays were originally penned in a different language and translated.
TOPSY TURVY, ARREST THE CLOWNS Included in 2025-2026 Season at The Actors' Gang
by Emmy Rice - Sep 6, 2025
The Actors’ Gang is announcing its full 2025/2026 which features seven original plays, two twentieth century theatrical classics, and Late Night Fridays that will present improvised commedia dell’ arte, live music and film screenings.
by Emmy Rice - Sep 6, 2025
The Actors’ Gang is announcing its full 2025/2026 which features seven original plays, two twentieth century theatrical classics, and Late Night Fridays that will present improvised commedia dell’ arte, live music and film screenings.
THE GOLDBERG-VARIATIONS By George Tabori to be Presented at Theater for the New City
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 3, 2024
THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY will present THE GOLDBERG-VARIATIONS by George Tabori, running this fall. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 3, 2024
THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY will present THE GOLDBERG-VARIATIONS by George Tabori, running this fall. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Video: Glitterer Share Double Video For 'Recollection' and 'No One There'; EU Tour Begins Next Week
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 24, 2024
Glitterer is romping through fields and riding merry-go-rounds as they traverse the country on tour in the new double video for the tracks 'Recollection' and 'No One There,' directed by Jeff Cecere. Both songs are featured on their latest album, Rationale, released earlier this year. This release comes just in time for the highly anticipated start of their EU/UK tour next week. Watch the video now!
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 24, 2024
Glitterer is romping through fields and riding merry-go-rounds as they traverse the country on tour in the new double video for the tracks 'Recollection' and 'No One There,' directed by Jeff Cecere. Both songs are featured on their latest album, Rationale, released earlier this year. This release comes just in time for the highly anticipated start of their EU/UK tour next week. Watch the video now!
New Historical Revue AUSTRALIA FELIX Opens Next Month at Sydney Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 12, 2024
Australia Felix by Geoffrey Sykes will be performed March 22 - April 6 at the Richard Wherrett Studio, Roslyn Packer Theatre, Walsh Bay.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 12, 2024
Australia Felix by Geoffrey Sykes will be performed March 22 - April 6 at the Richard Wherrett Studio, Roslyn Packer Theatre, Walsh Bay.
The Negro Ensemble Company to Premiere MECCA IS BURNING at Harlem Schoool Of The Arts In August
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 30, 2023
From August 10 to 26, the Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. (NEC), in conjunction with their residency at Penn Live Arts, will perform the world premiere of 'Mecca Is Burning' at Harlem School of the Arts.
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 30, 2023
From August 10 to 26, the Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. (NEC), in conjunction with their residency at Penn Live Arts, will perform the world premiere of 'Mecca Is Burning' at Harlem School of the Arts.
Interview: Dustin Britt of St. John's Metropolitan Church's CORPUS CHRISTI
by Jeffrey Kare - Jun 1, 2023
by Jeffrey Kare - Jun 1, 2023
Review: HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES at Tectonic Theater Project at Shakespeare Theatre's Harman Hall
by Mary Lincer - May 12, 2023
What did our critic think of HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES at Tectonic Theater Project @ Shakespeare Theatre's Harman Hall?
by Mary Lincer - May 12, 2023
What did our critic think of HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES at Tectonic Theater Project @ Shakespeare Theatre's Harman Hall?
Pianist Ursula Oppens To Honor Late Composer Frederic Rzewski In Kaufman Music Center's Marathon Concert Series, May 6
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 19, 2023
The internationally acclaimed American pianist Ursula Oppens will participate in Kaufman Music Center's marathon concert series The Pianists United: Rzewski in New York, on Saturday afternoon, May 6, 2023, at Merkin Concert Hall, at 3:00 p.m. EDT.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 19, 2023
The internationally acclaimed American pianist Ursula Oppens will participate in Kaufman Music Center's marathon concert series The Pianists United: Rzewski in New York, on Saturday afternoon, May 6, 2023, at Merkin Concert Hall, at 3:00 p.m. EDT.
FUENTA OVEJUNA to be Presented at Theatre for a New Audience in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 29, 2023
Theatre for a New Audience will present the Off-Broadway premiere in English of the great Spanish author Lope de Vega’s Fuente Ovejuna (1612), translated by the late British poet, novelist, and playwright Adrian Mitchell.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 29, 2023
Theatre for a New Audience will present the Off-Broadway premiere in English of the great Spanish author Lope de Vega’s Fuente Ovejuna (1612), translated by the late British poet, novelist, and playwright Adrian Mitchell.
PUBLIC OBSCENITIES Extends for a Second and Final Time at Soho Rep
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 22, 2023
Soho Rep and the NAATCO National Partnership Project have announced a one-week final extension of the world premiere production of Public Obscenities. See how to purchase tickets!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 22, 2023
Soho Rep and the NAATCO National Partnership Project have announced a one-week final extension of the world premiere production of Public Obscenities. See how to purchase tickets!
World Premiere of PUBLIC OBSCENITIES Extends at Soho Rep
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 7, 2023
Soho Rep and the NAATCO National Partnership Project have announced a two-week extension of the world premiere production of Public Obscenities, a bilingual play performed in Bangla and English from writer-director Shayok Misha Chowdhury, co-commissioned and produced by the two organizations.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 7, 2023
Soho Rep and the NAATCO National Partnership Project have announced a two-week extension of the world premiere production of Public Obscenities, a bilingual play performed in Bangla and English from writer-director Shayok Misha Chowdhury, co-commissioned and produced by the two organizations.
World Premiere of Bangla/English Bilingual Play PUBLIC OBSCENITIES to be Presented at Soho Rep in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 15, 2022
Soho Rep and the NAATCO National Partnership Project will present Public Obscenities, a bilingual play performed in Bangla and English from writer-director Shayok Misha Chowdhury, co-commissioned and produced by the two organizations, February 15-March 26, 2023.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 15, 2022
Soho Rep and the NAATCO National Partnership Project will present Public Obscenities, a bilingual play performed in Bangla and English from writer-director Shayok Misha Chowdhury, co-commissioned and produced by the two organizations, February 15-March 26, 2023.
Review: MARAT/SADE at Teatr Wspolczesny Wroclaw
by Natalia Jarczynska - Dec 12, 2022
What did our critic think of MARAT/SADE at Teatr Wspolczesny Wroclaw? The play was written in 1963 by Peter Weiss, a German writer, and even though the fact that it's almost 60 years old, it hasn't lost any of its actuality. We deal here with the interpretation box. Marcin Liber interpreted the play that interprets the French Revolution but it's also about the revolution itself.
by Natalia Jarczynska - Dec 12, 2022
What did our critic think of MARAT/SADE at Teatr Wspolczesny Wroclaw? The play was written in 1963 by Peter Weiss, a German writer, and even though the fact that it's almost 60 years old, it hasn't lost any of its actuality. We deal here with the interpretation box. Marcin Liber interpreted the play that interprets the French Revolution but it's also about the revolution itself.
L'AMOUR `A PASSY Comes to A.R.T. Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2022
France's support of the nascent United States in 1778 is one of the great diplomatic triumphs of history, credited to the ambassadorial team of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. An exciting backstory to this miracle of statecraft is the platonic affair between Franklin and the flamboyant, beautiful Madame Brillon (Anne-Louise Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy).
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2022
France's support of the nascent United States in 1778 is one of the great diplomatic triumphs of history, credited to the ambassadorial team of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. An exciting backstory to this miracle of statecraft is the platonic affair between Franklin and the flamboyant, beautiful Madame Brillon (Anne-Louise Hardancourt Brillon de Jouy).
BWW Interview: Dustin Britt of St. John's Metropolitan Church's MARAT/SADE
by Jeffrey Kare - Jul 20, 2021
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by Jeffrey Kare - Jul 20, 2021
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MARAT/SADE to Open at St. John's Metropolitan Community Church in July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 29, 2021
You will now have the chance to see the Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade by Peter Weiss.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 29, 2021
You will now have the chance to see the Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade by Peter Weiss.
Anne Sofie von Otter och Pierre Wilkner " årets Gunn Wållgren-stipendiater
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 11, 2020
Från Kungliga Operan går stipendiet i år till hovsångerskan Anne Sofie von Otter: Anne Sofie von Otter tilldelas årets Gunn Wållgren stipendium 2020 utifrån följande motivering:
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 11, 2020
Från Kungliga Operan går stipendiet i år till hovsångerskan Anne Sofie von Otter: Anne Sofie von Otter tilldelas årets Gunn Wållgren stipendium 2020 utifrån följande motivering:
BWW Exclusive: The 101 GREATEST PLAYS of the Past 100 Years (1920-2020)
by Peter Nason - Apr 7, 2020
BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the greatest theatrical works (non-musical) from 1920-2020; see if your favorites made the list!
by Peter Nason - Apr 7, 2020
BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the greatest theatrical works (non-musical) from 1920-2020; see if your favorites made the list!
Jesse Eisenberg to Star in THE INVESTIGATION at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 9, 2020
Theater of War Productions and the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in partnership with National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, will present a reading of scenes from Peter Weiss' play The Investigation, a searing piece of documentary theater adapted from the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963-65 when 22 mid- and lower-level Nazi officials were tried for crimes against humanity in the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 9, 2020
Theater of War Productions and the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in partnership with National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, will present a reading of scenes from Peter Weiss' play The Investigation, a searing piece of documentary theater adapted from the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963-65 when 22 mid- and lower-level Nazi officials were tried for crimes against humanity in the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many shows has Peter Weiss written?
Peter Weiss has written 1 shows including The Persecution and Assassination of Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (Bookwriter/Lyricist).
What awards has Peter Weiss been nominated for?
Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Marat/Sade and Best Play (Tony Awards) for Marat/Sade.
What awards has Peter Weiss won?
Peter Weiss has won the Best Play award from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Marat/Sade and also received the Best Play award at the Tony Awards for Marat/Sade.
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