Academy Theatre News

Academy Theatre and Impact Theatre Atlanta will be opening their 2017/18 season with The Uprooting by Betty Chaney, directed by Brenda Porter. This sequel to last summer's hit The Rooting Place picks up after 20 years have passed.

Convergences Theatre Collective is pleased to announce A MEXICAN AFFAIR will be adding additional performances to their previously announced 'Cinco de Mayo Celebration' at The Paper Factory Hotel's Rose Room in Long Island City (37-06 36th Street, Queens, NY 11101).

Convergences Theatre Collective is pleased to announce Lauren Langbaum will be joining the special Cinco de Mayo edition of A MEXICAN AFFAIR.

A black cop loses his cool. There are no witnesses. Does he turn himself in, or does he cover it all up? This isSplit Second, by Dennis McIntyre, opening this April at Hapeville Performing Arts Center.

As part of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's (PBT) two-week collaboration with Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH), DTH dancers will instruct two master classes for students at Hill Dance Academy Theatre at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, in Pittsburgh's Hill District. 

Becky Ballard, Chief Executive Officer at Rosie's House, A Music Academy for Children, has been selected as the only Arizona representative for the fourth and final class of National Arts Strategies' Chief Executive Program.

AMERICAN PSYCHO, the American premiere of a new musical based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis -- which celebrates the 25th anniversary of its publication this March -- began performances on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 West 45th Street) on Thursday, March 24, 2016. Opening night is tonight, April 21, 2016. Scroll down to learn more about the company and watch highlights from the show!

Ruby in the Dust's Gatsby, which plays at the Union Theatre this April, is proud to announce the cast to their jazz musical adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's epitome of glitz, glamour and the end of the American Dream. The cast includes The Only Way is Essex star Ferne McCann in her theatre debut.

Neil Simon's irresistible romantic comedy comes to The Academy Theatre just in time for Valentine's Day!

Stogie Kenyatta's solo show about African-American artist/activist Paul Robeson is a powerful heartfelt and humorous evening of theatre.

Neil Simon's irresistible romantic comedy comes to The Academy Theatre just in time for Valentine's Day!

Stogie Kenyatta's solo show about African-American artist/activist Paul Robeson is a powerful heartfelt and humorous evening of theatre.

?The Stella Adler Academy & Theatre will begin its 2016 Series-  Artists At Adler with award-winning playwright Patricia Goldstone at The Stella Adler Theatre 6773 Hollywood Blvd. 2nd Floor, 90028).  ONE APPEARANCE ONLY.   Info:  www.stellaadler-la.com

The Stella Adler Academy & Theatre presents its Hollywood Speaks at the Adler series, An Evening With Executive Producer & Principle of Bridge Independent, Bill Straus (formally of New Line Cinema), as the special guest tonight, November 4th, 2015, at 8:00 pm (The Stella Adler Theatre 6773 Hollywood Blvd. 2nd Floor, 90028).

The Stella Adler Academy & Theatre continues its Hollywood Speaks at the Adler series, An Evening With Executive Producer & Principle of Bridge Independent, Bill Straus (formally of New Line Cinema), as the special guest on November 4th, 2015, at 8:00 pm (The Stella Adler Theatre 6773 Hollywood Blvd. 2nd Floor, 90028). One Evening Only. More Info: www.stellaadler-la.com Admission is Free (100% of All Donations go to benefit The Stella Adler Academy Scholarship Program).

Combining community outreach and creativity, Academy Theatre does it again with its world premiere of The Sunrise of AIDS. This production has been created by a professional ensemble of actors, playwrights, and educators under the leadership of Robert Drake, the Artistic Director of The Academy Theatre.

The Stella Adler Academy & Theatre presents its Hollywood Speaks at the Adler series, An Evening With Executive Producer & Principle of Bridge Independent, Bill Straus (formally of New Line Cinema), as the special guest on November 4th, 2015, at 8:00 pm (The Stella Adler Theatre 6773 Hollywood Blvd. 2nd Floor, 90028).

Fourteen arts institutions in the Hillsborough Street district have joined together for the 2nd Annual Art It Up! weekend taking place Thursday, October 15 through Sunday, October 18.

The Stella Adler Academy & Theatre continues its Hollywood Speaks at the Adler series with An Evening With Executive Producer & Principle of Bridge Independent, Bill Straus (formally of New Line Cinema), as the special guest tonight, October 7th, 2015, at 8:00 pm (The Stella Adler Theatre 6773 Hollywood Blvd. 2nd Floor, 90028).  ONE EVENING ONLY. 

The Stella Adler Academy & Theatre continues its Hollywood Speaks at the Adler series with An Evening With Executive Producer & Principle of Bridge Independent, Bill Straus (formally of New Line Cinema), as the special guest on October 7th, 2015, at 8:00 pm (The Stella Adler Theatre 6773 Hollywood Blvd. 2nd Floor, 90028).  ONE EVENING ONLY.