The Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival Announces New Leadership And Call For 2026-27 Submissions
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 12, 2025
The Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival at the Dobbins Conservatory of Southeast Missouri State University has new leadership: Co-Artistic Directors Charles Goforth and Tim Nicolai and Managing Director Lisa Fischel. Kenneth L. Stilson returns in the capacity of Founding Executive Director. Former Artistic Director Kitt Lavoie departs after shepherding the festival from an idea to five successful seasons and a national profile.
Student Blog: Six Weeks in a Commedia Mask
by Student Blogger: Cat Boynton - Jul 16, 2024
This summer, I spent six weeks in Florence, Italy studying Commedia dell’Arte with NYU Grad Acting Faculty. We studied verbatim theatre, Shakespeare, mask-making, neutral and character mask, and of course, Commedia dell’Arte. The program culminated in a devised and improvised final performance based on Molière’s text featuring popular songs by Billie Eilish, Fleetwood Mac, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Listen: Mona Monsour Talks THE VAGRANT TRILOGY and More on LITTLE KNOWN FACTS
by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - May 13, 2022
Little Known Facts is a weekly podcast hosted by stage and film actress Ilana Levine. Today's episode features Mona Monsour! Mona Monsour's THE VAGRANT TRILOGY made its New York City debut in April 2022 at the Public Theater, directed by Mark Wing-Davey.
SOCIETY Announces Creative Teams For Two New Plays In Rep
by A.A. Cristi - May 4, 2022
New York City-based theater collective SOCIETY announced today that they will stage two new plays in repertory at New Ohio Theatre this June. Performances begin June 8th and are set to continue through June 25th.
THE VAGRANT TRILOGY Extends at The Public Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2022
The Public Theater will begin performances for the New York premiere of THE VAGRANT TRILOGY on Friday, April 8 with a Joseph Papp Free Performance, after the cancellation of the 2020 production just five days before the first performance and a two-year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SOCIETY Announces Two World Premieres
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 10, 2021
NYC-based theatre collective SOCIETY will premiere the company's first two shows, Beginning Days of True Jubilation by Mona Mansour and The Strangers Came Today by Emily Zemba, in June 2022 at New Ohio Theater. The company will perform them in repertory.
SOCIETY Theatre Company Announces An Additional $50,000 In Grants
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2021
New York City-based theater collective SOCIETY announced today the Hawthorne Arts Community Grant will distribute an additional $50,000 to theater artists in the coming months, bringing the total grant amount to $100,000 since September 2020.
New Ohio Theatre's Ice Factory Festival Opens Tonight
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2020
New Ohio Theatre's 27th annual Obie Award-winning Ice Factory Festival opens tonight. The festival will be live-streamed online for the first time, and will feature four new works over four weeks, July 24 - August 15, 2020.
Ice Factory Festival At New Ohio Theatre Goes Digital
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2020
New Ohio Theatre has announced that the 27th annual Obie Award-winning Ice Factory Festival will be live-streamed online for the first time, and will feature four new works over four weeks, July 24 - August 15, 2020.