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NY's SPF Selects Alena Smith For Theater Bielefeld’s Voices of Change Fest

New York's Summer Play Festival (SPF) is partnering with Germany's Theatre Bielefeld for the second year as part of the Voices of Change Festival in Bielefeld, Germany from April 22 - 25, 2010. This year's selected playwright is Alena Smith, whose play The Sacrifices (SPF 2009) will be translated into German, and receive a workshop production as part of the Festival.

terraNOVA Collective Presents 7th Annual Solonova Arts Festival, 5/5-5/22

For the seventh consecutive season, terraNOVA Collective presents its annual celebration of solo performers with the soloNOVA Arts Festival. The soloNOVA Arts Festival is the longest running festival for solo performers in New York City which celebrates innovative individuals who push the boundaries of what it means to be an artist, aims to redefine the solo form and uniquely invigorates the audience through the time-honored tradition of storytelling. soloNOVA has previously been home to such diverse artists as Taylor Mac (The Be[a]st of Taylor Mac), Kim Wayans (A Handsome Woman Retreats), Roger Bonair-Agard (Masquerade: calypso and home), Madi Disefano (Popsicle's Departure 1989), Julia May Jonas (Take Heart), Kate McGovern (Dreaming of Kitchens) Jeff Grow (Creating Illusion), Red Bastard (Red Bastard is a Star), and Mike Daisey (2009 soloNOVA Artist of the Year). This year, eight performers will round out the mainstage offerings with comedy, dance theatre, storytelling, music, multi-character thrillers, musical comedies, and bilingual cabaret.

Kate Walsh and Paul Sparks To Star In ATC's DUSK RINGS A BELL, Opens 5/27

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce that Kate Walsh ('Private Practice,' 'Grey's Anatomy') and Paul Sparks (Broadway's Hedda Gabler) will star in the world premiere of Stephen Belber's play DUSK RINGS A BELL directed by Sam Gold.

IT OR HER To Be Part of The 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival 5/5-22

Horse Trade Theater Group is pleased to announce that 2010 FRIGID Audience Choice Winner, IT OR HER, has been selected by the soloNOVA Arts Festival as their Favorite Solo Performance of the 2010 FRIGID New York Festival and has been chosen to be a part of the 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival, presented by terraNOVA Collective at Performance Space 122 (150 1st Ave and 9th Street), May 5-22.

Encore Presentation of IT OR HER Set for Kraine Theatre, 3/13

After a sold-out run and receiving the AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD at the FRIGID NY Festival, Horse Trade Theater Group has moved IT OR HER to the 99-seat Kraine Theater for a one-night-only 'HANGOVER' performance this SATURDAY March 13th @ 8:30 The Kraine Theater 85 East 4th Street, New York, NY. Tickets $15.00 may be purchased online at www.FRIGIDnewyork.info or by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444.

Horse Trade Theater Closes FRIGID Hangovers, 3/13

Horse Trade Theater Group is pleased to present the first annual FRIGID Hangovers, March 9-13 at The Kraine Theater. We're bringing back the best and the brightest shows from this year's festival for one night only performances. Here's your second chance to catch Kill the Band, The Bike Trip, Four Quarters, Ramblings of a Gentleman Scumbag, No Traveler, Vodka Shoes, Legs and All, Medea, Bonne Nuit Poo Poo, and IT OR HER.

Encore Presentation of IT OR HER Set for Kraine Theatre, 3/13

After a sold-out run and receiving the AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD at the FRIGID NY Festival, Horse Trade Theater Group has moved IT OR HER to the 99-seat Kraine Theater for a one-night-only 'HANGOVER' performance this SATURDAY March 13th @ 8:30 The Kraine Theater 85 East 4th Street, New York, NY. Tickets $15.00 may be purchased online at www.FRIGIDnewyork.info or by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444.

Horse Trade Theater Presents FRIGID Hangovers, 3/9-3/13

Horse Trade Theater Group is pleased to present the first annual FRIGID Hangovers, March 9-13 at The Kraine Theater. We're bringing back the best and the brightest shows from this year's festival for one night only performances. Here's your second chance to catch Kill the Band, The Bike Trip, Four Quarters, Ramblings of a Gentleman Scumbag, No Traveler, Vodka Shoes, Legs and All, Medea, Bonne Nuit Poo Poo, and IT OR HER.

The Strand Theater Presents The Lacy Project

The Lacy Project by Alena Smith February 5-27, 2010. The Strand Theater is committed to producing plays by obscure, unknown, and unpublished playwrights.

The Public Theater Hosts 'An Evening of Excerpts' by Emerging Writers, 2/25

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) will present free staged readings of new plays by the 2009 Emerging Writers Group, beginning Thursday, February 25 with an 'Evening of Excerpts' by the nine emerging playwrights.

NY's SPF Selects Alena Smith For Theater Bielefeld’s Voices of Change Fest

New York's Summer Play Festival (SPF) is partnering with Germany's Theatre Bielefeld for the second year as part of the Voices of Change Festival in Bielefeld, Germany from April 22 - 25, 2010. This year's selected playwright is Alena Smith, whose play The Sacrifices (SPF 2009) will be translated into German, and receive a workshop production as part of the Festival.

The Strand Theater Presents The Lacy Project

The Lacy Project by Alena Smith February 5-27, 2010. The Strand Theater is committed to producing plays by obscure, unknown, and unpublished playwrights.

The Chimes & More Announced For 2009 Summer Play Festival 7/7-8/2

Eight productions have been announced for the eagerly anticipated 2009 Summer Play Festival (SPF). For its upcoming season, SPF will again be presented at The Public Theater. SPF 2009 will run from July 7 to August 2 and, as in years past, is expected to serve as a highlight of the summer theatre season by showcasing a line-up of new talent.

The Chimes & More Announced For 2009 Summer Play Festival 7/7-8/2

Eight productions have been announced for the eagerly anticipated 2009 Summer Play Festival (SPF). For its upcoming season, SPF will again be presented at The Public Theater. SPF 2009 will run from July 7 to August 2 and, as in years past, is expected to serve as a highlight of the summer theatre season by showcasing a line-up of new talent.

The Public Announces Members Of 2009 Emerging Writers Group

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) has announced the 10 members of the 2009 Emerging Writers Group, the second season of an annual program that targets playwrights at the earliest stages of their careers and nurtures their artistic growth by providing necessary resources and support. The 10 writers were selected from more than 400 applicants. The 2009 Emerging Writers are J. Julian Christopher, D.S.A. Deen, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Bridget Kelso, Mona Mansour, Vickie Ramirez, Jordan Seavey, Alena Smith, Kevin Christopher Snipes, and Lauren Yee.

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