Allan Buchman News

Circle in the Square Theatre (Theodore Mann, Artistic Director and Paul Libin, Managing Director) has joined Culture Project as producer of the upcoming New York production of The Atheist, presented by Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director). The dark comedy, written by Ronan Noone, directed by Justin Waldman and starring Campbell Scott as 'Augustine Early,' begins performances at Culture Project's temporary new home, Barrow Street Theatre, on Tuesday, October 7 with an official opening night set for Sunday, October 12.

Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director) and Judson Memorial Church, in collaboration with Middle Collegiate Church, announced today that they will present a special one-night-only reading of Emmett, Down in My Heart, the never-before-seen play inspired by one of the most disgraceful events in America's history - the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in the Mississippi Delta.

In Conflict, the first show of Culture Project's (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director) fall season, has won a 'Fringe First' Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, it was announced today.

Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director) has announced that it will host three special post performance discussions following the Tuesday, September 23rd, Thursday, September 25th and Tuesday, September 30th performances of In Conflict, the Award-winning portrait of Iraq war veterans that begins performances tonight (9/18/08), marking the beginning of Culture Project's fall season.

Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director) announced today two new shows that will comprise the 2008 fall season - it will next present the New York Premiere of the award-winning play In Conflict (beginning September 18), a compelling portrait of Iraq War veterans speaking out on duty, loss and the fight to stay alive.

Based on Yvonne Latty's acclaimed 2006 book of the same name and adapted and directed by three-time Helen Hayes Award-winner Douglas C. Wager, In Conflict captures the unheard voices and unpredictable experiences of 15 Iraq War veterans whose lives have been changed forever.

Circle in the Square Theatre (Theodore Mann, Artistic Director and Paul Libin, Managing Director) has joined Culture Project as producer of the upcoming New York production of The Atheist, presented by Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director).

In Conflict, the first show of Culture Project's (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director) fall season, has won a 'Fringe First' Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, it was announced today.

Culture Project will next produce the World Premiere of Lenelle Moïse's 'Expatriate', a new play with music about race, friendship, art and fame.

Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director) announced today two new shows that will comprise the 2008 fall season - it will next present the New York Premiere of the award-winning play In Conflict (beginning September 18), a compelling portrait of Iraq War veterans speaking out on duty, loss and the fight to stay alive.

Culture Project will next produce the World Premiere of Lenelle Moïse's 'Expatriate', a new play with music about race, friendship, art and fame.

Culture Project has announced that it will host The List Project for a special post-show discussion, following the Thursday, May 15 performance of George Packer's play 'Betrayed'.

Culture Project has announced that it will present a special one-night-only performance of 'The Atheist', written by Ronan Noone, directed by Justin Waldman and starring Campbell Scott on May 20th.

Culture Project to host post-show discussion of 'Betrayed' with George Packer and Ahmend Ali on April 27th.

Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director) today announced that, due to overwhelming demand, it will once again extend the World Premiere engagement of George Packer's captivating new play Betrayed, directed by Pippin Parker. Marking Packer's playwriting debut, Betrayed opened February 6, 2008 at Culture Project's SoHo theater (55 Mercer Street).

Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director) has announced the schedule for its upcoming 2008 WOMEN CENTER STAGE festival (WCS), the annual multi-disciplinary event featuring women artists whose work calls attention to human struggles globally - April 8 - April 27, 2008.

Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director), who brought to the stage the successful eight season run of the children's show Maya the Bee, has announced the return of their children and family series with The Cat Who Went to Heaven, a jazz puppet show directed by Will Pomerantz, with music and lyrics by Nancy Harrow (creator of Maya the Bee) and based on the 1931 Newbery Award-winning book by Elizabeth Coatsworth.

The world premiere of George Packer's new play Betrayed, officially opened Wednesday, February 6 at 7PM, after beginning performances on Friday, January 25 at Culture Project's SoHo theater (55 Mercer Street). Pippin Parker directs.

Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director) has announced that it will host two special post-performance discussions, following the Saturday, January 26th and Friday, February 1st performances of its World Premiere production of George Packer's new play Betrayed. The first, following the 8:00 p.m. performance on January 26th, will include Packer and Iraqi interpreter (and the inspiration for the main character in Betrayed) Omer Salih Mahdi. Following the Friday, February 1st performance, Culture Project will welcome Pulitzer Prize winner (and My Trip to Al-Qaeda playwright) Lawrence Wright, who will join Packer in conversation about the war in Iraq.

Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director) has announced the full cast for its world premiere presentation of Till The Break of Dawn, a new play written and directed by Hip-Hop theater icon Danny Hoch