Ellen McLaughlin

WOMEN+ ON THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY to Unite 36 Playwrights With Flynn Center
by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2026

The Flynn Center for Performing Arts and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize have commissioned 36 women+ playwrights to write short plays examining American democracy for a global performance initiative.

The Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis to Step Down
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 22, 2026

After 23 years as Artistic Director of The Public Theater, Oskar Eustis will step down when his current contract concludes in 2028, at the end of The Public Theater's 60th anniversary season.

Lynn Nottage, Sarah Ruhl, Heidi Schreck & More Join WOMEN+ ON THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY Initiative
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 21, 2026

Flynn Center for the Performing Arts and the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize have announced Women+ on the Edge of Democracy, a new commissioning initiative that will bring together more than 35 women+ playwrights from around the world.

Ellen McLaughlin's PERICLES to Make West Coast Premiere at Boston Court Pasadena
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 14, 2026

Boston Court Pasadena will present the West Coast premiere of Ellen McLaughlin's modern verse translation of Shakespeare's Pericles, directed by Margaret Shigeko Starbuck, in partnership with Play On Shakespeare.

Photos: Jodi Benson and Marcia Mitzman Gaven Join the Cast of PEN PALS
by Stephi Wild - Mar 5, 2026

The four-time extended Off-Broadway play Pen Pals welcomes Disney Legend Jodi Benson and Tony Nominee Marcia Mitzman Gaven. Check out photos of them in the show here!

Submissions Open for Red Bull Theater's SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2026

Submissions are open for Red Bull Theater's 16th Short New Play Festival 2026- Refinished. Six brand new 10-minute plays of heightened language and classic themes inspired by this year’s theme, “Refinished,” will be selected.

GOD OF CARNAGE and WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF Come to South Coast Repertory
by Stephi Wild - Jan 9, 2026

South Coast Repertory will open 2026 with a rotating repertory of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton.

Kathleen Chalfant and Ellen McLaughlin Will Lead PEN PALS at DR2
by Stephi Wild - Oct 3, 2025

Following its acclaimed Off-Broadway premiere, producer Lisa Dozier Shacket has announced the return of Pen Pals this summer at the DR2 Theatre for a strictly limited engagement.

Photos: Michelle Clunie and Megan Fellows in PEN PALS Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 5, 2025

See photos of Queer as Folk’s Michelle Cluni and Anne of Green Gable’s Megan Fellows in Pen Pals Off-Broadway. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

Photos: PEN PALS Celebrates Opening Night At DR2 Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 22, 2025

Pen Pals officially opened its strictly limited engagement at the DR2 Theatre this week, and BroadwayWorld has your first look at photos from the celebration.

Photos: PEN PALS Opening Night Starring Nancy McKeon and Gail Winar
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 21, 2025

Pen Pals has returned this summer at the DR2 Theatre for a strictly limited engagement. See photos from opening night here and learn more about the production.

Listen: Kate Baldwin, Melissa Errico, and More on OUT OF MYSELF – SONGS OF PETER FOLEY Album
by Stephi Wild - Jul 25, 2025

The new album, Out of Myself – Songs of Peter Foley, is available now in streaming and digital formats. Listen to the full album here or find out how to download or stream!

Exclusive: Max Chernin Performs 'You Captured My Heart' by Peter Foley
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2025

Center Stage Records will release a new album of songs by the composer/lyricist Peter Foley (1967–2021), titled Out of Myself – Songs of Peter Foley. Check out an exclusive video of “You Captured My Heart,” performed by Max Chernin, here!

Sharna Burgess, Paige Davis and More Join PEN PALS at DR2 Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 22, 2025

Pen Pals Off-Broadway has revealed new additions to the rotating cast: Sharna Burgess and Paige Davis, plus more! See who else is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Kate Baldwin, Melissa Errico and More to be Featured on OUT OF MYSELF – SONGS OF PETER FOLEY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 1, 2025

CENTER STAGE RECORDS will release Out of Myself – Songs of Peter Foley in streaming and digital formats in July. The album will feature Kate Baldwin, Melissa Errrico and more.

Review: AJAX IN IRAQ at Orpheus Theatre Company
by Becky Winter - Jun 8, 2025

Ajax in Iraq is Ellen McLaughlin’s work that has the past and present collide, telling the stories of Sophocles’ classic tragedy Ajax and modern-day Iraq war.

Red Bull Theater Unveils Selections for Short New Play Festival 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2025

Red Bull Theater has revealed the winning selections for Red Bull’s SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL 2025. Learn more about the festival and see how to attend upcoming performances.

PEN PALS to Return to DR2 with a Rotating Cast Featuring Kathleen Chalfant, Kate Burton and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2025

Following its Off-Broadway premiere, Pen Pals will return this summer at the DR2 Theatre for a strictly limited engagement. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

'Redux' Series to Return to Odyssey Theatre With LEAR REDUX: A QUANTUM FANTASIA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2025

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, New American Theatre and Not Man Apart–Physical Theatre Ensemble will reunite to present the latest iteration in adapter, director and choreographer John Farmanesh-Bocca’s acclaimed Redux series. Learn more!

Feature: The Muny’s 30 Nods Leads the St Louis Theater Circle Awards Nominations
by James Lindhorst - Feb 4, 2025

The St. Louis Theater Circle has announced their 2025 nominations for their annual awards. Each year, the Circle honors excellence in professional theater with awards in 34 categories for producing, directing, acting, and technical theatre. This year The Muny leads all companies with 30 nominations spread across their seven musicals presented in their 106th season. STAGES St. Louis, The New Jewish Theatre, and The Repertory Theater of St. Louis earned 19 nominations each. St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s production of AS YOU LIKE IT and STAGES St. Louis production of RAGTIME are the most nominated productions of the year with 10 nods each.