Working Theater Begins Site-Specific LA RUTA Inside 48' Truck Today
by BWW News Desk - Apr 10, 2013
Working Theater, the 28-year-old Off-Broadway company, in collaboration with Magnum Foundation, an organization dedicated to preserving the Magnum Photos legacy and supporting photography around social justice issues, have joined forces to present Ed Cardona, Jr.'s LA RUTA, a world premiere immigration-themed play that will be staged inside the trailer and cab of an actual 48' truck. An accompanying photographic installation about the immigrant experience will also be presented.
Working Theater to Present Site-Specific LA RUTA Inside 48' Truck, Beg. 4/10
by BWW News Desk - Mar 21, 2013
Working Theater, the 28-year-old Off-Broadway company, in collaboration with Magnum Foundation, an organization dedicated to preserving the Magnum Photos legacy and supporting photography around social justice issues, have joined forces to present Ed Cardona, Jr.'s LA RUTA, a world premiere immigration-themed play that will be staged inside the trailer and cab of an actual 48' truck. An accompanying photographic installation about the immigrant experience will also be presented.
Working Theatre Presents LA RUTA, Beginning 4/10
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 20, 2013
Working Theater, the 28-year-old Off-Broadway company, in collaboration with Magnum Foundation, an organization dedicated to preserving the Magnum Photos legacy and supporting photography around social justice issues, have joined forces to present Ed Cardona, Jr.'s LA RUTA, a world premiere immigration-themed play that will be staged inside the trailer and cab of an actual 48' truck. An accompanying photographic installation about the immigrant experience will also be presented. This unique collaboration will shed a deeper light on one of today's hot-button issues - immigration reform. Previews begin April 10, 2013 with an official press opening on April 18th. Tamilla Woodard, known for her innovative site-specific work (HOTEL PROJECT), will direct the production. The play will be performed in various communities throughout New York City in order to directly realize Working Theater's mission to bring theater to working people.
Working Theater to Present LA RUTA Off-Broadway, Beginning 4/10
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 12, 2013
LA RUTA - a new play by Ed Cardona Jr. commissioned by Working Theater in 2011 -- will debut in an Off-Broadway production by Working Theater with preview performances starting April 10th and an official press opening on April 18th. Tamilla Woodard, known for her innovative site-specific work (HOTEL PROJECT), will direct the production. It has been announced by Mark Plesent, Working Theater's Producing Artistic Director.
Atlantic Theater Company's CQ/CX Closes
by BWW News Desk - Mar 11, 2012
Atlantic Theater Company's world premiere production of Gabe McKinley's play CQ/CX, directed by Tony Award® nominee David Leveaux closes March 11, 2012 at the Peter Norton Space (555 West 42nd Street between 10th and 11th Avenue) while Atlantic's main stage continues its renovation.
STAGE TUBE: CQ/CX Playwright Gabe McKinley on NY-1
by Harmony Wheeler - Feb 29, 2012
CQ/CX playwright Gabe McKinley sat down with NY-1 News 'On Stage' host Patrick Pacheco this week to discuss Atlantic Theater Company's world premiere production of his newsroom drama, now playing an extended engagement through Sunday, March 11.
Photo Flash: Atlantic Theater Company's CQ/CX in Rehearsal
by Kelsey Denette - Jan 10, 2012
Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) will present the world premiere production of Gabe McKinley's play CQ/CX, directed by Tony Award® nominee David Leveaux and featuring Larry Bryggman, Peter Jay Fernandez, Tim Hopper, Arliss Howard, Kobi Libii, David Pittu, Steve Rosen and Sheila Tapia.
War Stories
by Daniel Collins - Nov 21, 2010
Taken from the real-life experiences of Marines and their families, ReEntry provides a look at what it's like for men and women trained to kill to leave the battlefield and return home.
Urban Stages Presents ReENTRY Through 3/7
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 24, 2010
Urban Stages (Frances Hill, Artistic Director, Lauren Schmiedel, Managing Director) will present the New York Premiere of Two River Theatre's celebrated production of ReEntry written by Emily Ackerman and KJ Sanchez, directed by Ms. Sanchez.
Photo Flash: Urban Stages Opening Night of ReENTRY
by Gabrielle Sierra - Feb 18, 2010
ReEntry is an unflinching look at the lives of Marines returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. An honest, moving, surprisingly funny play based on interviews with privates and colonels, combat vets and clerks, and one particularly memorable family.