A Contemporary Theatre News

North Coast Repertory Theatre Presents One of Time Magazine's Top 10 Plays- Behind the Plain Lives of Two Farmers, a Past That's Anything But... The Drawer Boy

ACT - A Contemporary Theatre is pleased to announce the return and expansion of Pinter Fortnightly, the popular series devoted to giving public readings of the plays of Harold Pinter and other challenging writers.

Playwright Emily Schwend has been named ACT's 2011 New Play Award winner for her play South of Settling. Two FREE staged readings will be presented in ACT's Bullitt Cabaret on March 12 at 8:00 p.m. and March 13 at 2:00 p.m.

The 5th Avenue Theatre produces top-quality musical revivals, premieres of bound-for-Broadway shows, and presents touring Broadway musicals. They also host a variety of special events, and offer a number of education and outreach programs to school-age children and adults. The 5th Avenue Theatre is Seattle's premier showplace is home to one of the largest and most acclaimed not-for-profit performing arts organizations in the Pacific Northwest. The 5th produces and presents musical theater for a subscription audience of over 23,000 and an annual attendance of more than 200,000. The theatre brings approximately 150 live musical performances to the stage each year. The 5th Avenue Theatre is located at 1308 5th Avenue in downtown Seattle, WA. For more information contact 206.625.1900.

Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre will be collaborating with other local theatre companies to present a production of the new musical Vanities as well as the tour of the Tony Award winning Next to Normal.

Playwright Emily Schwend has been named ACT's 2011 New Play Award winner for her play South of Settling. Two FREE staged readings will be presented in ACT's Bullitt Cabaret on March 12 at 8:00 p.m. and March 13 at 2:00 p.m.

Asolo Repertory Theatre today announced its selections and details for the 2011 Unplugged festival of new plays. Playwrights include Jeff Baron, one of the world's most-produced playwrights in the past decade; Jamie Pachino, winner of this year's Francesca Primus Prize from the American Theatre Critics Association; Bill Rosenfeld, who was nominated for 30 Grammy Awards and won 4 times; and Mat Smart, winner of two Jerome Fellowships and the San Diego Playbill Award for Best New Play.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company continues its 31st Season with the sexy and scintillating Oedipus el Rey, written by MacArthur Genius Grant-winner Luis Alfaro, directed by Michael John Garcés, Artistic Director of Cornerstone Theater Company in Los Angeles, CA. The show closes March 6.

Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced The Old Globe's presentation of a developmental workshop of Allegiance - A New American Musical.

Opera San José presents Puccini's timeless classic La bohème. A story of young love set against the impoverished but joyous lifestyle of 19th-century bohemian Paris, La bohème is Puccini's most beloved opera and for many the quintessential opera. Eight performances are scheduled from April 23 through May 8 at the California Theatre, 345 South First Street in downtown San José.

North Coast Repertory Theatre Presents One of Time Magazine's Top 10 Plays- Behind the Plain Lives of Two Farmers, a Past That's Anything But... The Drawer Boy

North Coast Repertory Theatre Presents One of Time Magazine's Top 10 Plays- Behind the Plain Lives of Two Farmers, a Past That's Anything But... The Drawer Boy

Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre will be collaborating with other local theatre companies to present a production of the new musical Vanities as well as the tour of the Tony Award winning Next to Normal.

The 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT -A Contemporary Theatre announce the Northwest premiere of Vanities: A New Musical, running at ACT from February 4 to May 1, 2011.

The 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT -AContemporary Theatre announce the Northwest premiere of Vanities: A New Musical, running at ACT from February 4 to May 1, 2011.

Playwright Emily Schwend has been named ACT's 2011 New Play Award winner for her play South of Settling. Two FREE staged readings will be presented in ACT's Bullitt Cabaret on March 12 at 8:00 p.m. and March 13 at 2:00 p.m.

North Coast Repertory Theatre Presents One of Time Magazine's Top 10 Plays- Behind the Plain Lives of Two Farmers, a Past That's Anything But... The Drawer Boy

ACT's annual Young Playwrights Festival returns March 10-12 for its ninth year, featuring an inspired mix of dramatic and comedic new works from talented student writers ages 13 to 18.

The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle's premiere musical theatre, is thrilled to announce its line-up for the 2011/12 season.

The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle's premiere musical theatre, is announces its line-up for the 2011/12 season. The new season opens with the critically acclaimed 25th Anniversary production of Les Misérables, direct from London. The season comes to a spectacular finish with an all-new staging of Jonathan Larson's Rent, featuring a talented cast of young, local performers.