Allan Gurganus News

Broadway has a long history of one-person shows, including many that have been added to the canon in this century.  Seeing one actor powerfully create a whole world on stage can be an exceptional experience. Of course, one handers are hardly one-person projects; while there may only be one actor on stage, they are collaborating with an entire team of creatives, designers, and behind-the-scenes personnel to bring a show to life. 

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) has just announced Academy Award nominee Diane Lane will return to Broadway to play 'Ranevskaya' in a new production of The Cherry Orchard. Ms. Lane made her Broadway debut as a child, in the 1977 revival of The Cherry Orchard.

Without a doubt Alexandra Fuller is one of my most favorite authors. Her first book, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, is a delightfully funny yet poignant backward look at her childhood in Africa. The latest,Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness, is, at first glance a charming, delightfully funny account of her mother's life as a child when she was growing up in Africa. Fuller never loses her sense of humor and there are numerous chuckle out loud moments where she uses her mother's own words to paint for us an undeniably brilliant picture of just who her mother is and what is important to her.

The Deep Dish Theater Company will present writer/actor Barbara Bates Smith and musician Jeff Sebens in their new play with music, 'Go, Granny D!' the pair will perform the play, based on the memoirs of 90-year-old activist Doris Haddock, at 8 PM tonight and tomorrow, December 6-7 in the company's theater in University Mall.

The Deep Dish Theater Company will present writer/actor Barbara Bates Smith and musician Jeff Sebens in their new play with music, 'Go, Granny D!" the pair will perform the play, based on the memoirs of 90-year-old activist Doris Haddock, at 8 PM on December 6-7 in the company's theater in University Mall.

The Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center will present the 20th annual New York Jewish Film Festival at the Film Society's Walter Reade Theater, The Jewish Museum, and The JCC in Manhattan, Jan. 12-27, 2011.

The Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center will present the 20th annual New York Jewish Film Festival at the Film Society's Walter Reade Theater, The Jewish Museum, and The JCC in Manhattan, Jan. 12-27, 2011.

Burning Coal Theatre Company of Raleigh, NC will open its 2010/2011 'Lobby Lectures' season with writer Allan Gurganus speaking on the continuing influence of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird.

Burning Coal Theatre Company of Raleigh, NC will open its 2010/2011 'Lobby Lectures' season with writer Allan Gurganus speaking on the continuing influence of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird.