American Playwrights News

Transport Group (TG), the winner of a special 2007 Drama Desk Award and 2007 and 2010 OBIE Awards, will present the first major New York revival of Hello Again, words and music by Michael John LaChiusa (suggested by the play La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler), and directed by Artistic Director Jack Cummings III (two-time Drama Desk Award nominee for Outstanding Director for TG's The Audience and The Boys in the Band), beginning performances Friday, March 4, with an opening scheduled for Sunday, March 20, at 52 Mercer Street.

Marin Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of Tall Tales by Steve Yockey, based on classic American folk tales about larger-than-life heroes.

The beloved, Tony Award-winning actress Marian Seldes will be honored at the 2011 LOVE 'N' COURAGE Gala - a benefit for the award-winning Theater for the New City's Emerging Playwrights Program - on Monday, February 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the National Arts Club (15 Gramercy Park South in Manhattan), it has been announced by Crystal Field, co-founder and artistic director of Theater for the New City.

Chance Theater launches its 2011 season with the West Coast premiere of the edgy romantic comedy Nerve by Adam Szymkowicz. The production will close on February 27. The play is directed by Marya Mazor. A special '2nd Story' post-show event is directed by Khanisha Foster, a company member with Chicago's Serendipity Theater Collective.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus; Managing Director) is pleased to announce the launch of PLAYTIME! at Playwrights Horizons, a brand new program offering affordable, professional childcare while you see a show.

Nashville's Studio Tenn theatre company concludes its inaugural season with Tennessee Williams' classic play The Glass Menagerie, closing February 27 at Belmont University's Black Box Theatre. Williams' play is an award-winning portrayal of a disintegrating family during the depression and is the play that introduced him as one of the preeminent American Playwrights of the 20th century.

Blackfriars Theatre, a not-for-profit mid -sized professional theatre on Rochester's 'Theatre Row' is pleased to announce the opening of 'THE GLASS MENAGERIE' a drama by Tennessee Williams.

Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) has announced complete casting for the World Premiere of GO BACK TO WHERE YOU ARE, a new play by five-time Obie Award winner David Greenspan (author/performer of She Stoops to Comedy, performer in The Wax and director of Kate's Diary, all at PH; Coraline; Some Men; The Argument; The Myopia; The Boys in the Band).

New York University will produce Plays from the Provincetown Players, featuring one-act plays by Eugene O'Neill, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Susan Glaspell, at the Provincetown Playhouse, 133 MacDougal Street, Feb. 25-27 and March 3-6.

The neighborhood, the donut shop, and Arthur have all gone to pot. When young Franco Wicks busts in with fresh dough and even fresher dreams, stale Arthur can no longer pretend he doesn't care. The author of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony award winning August: Osage County turns up the comedic heat on a man and a community grappling with change.

Marin Theatre Company presents the World Premiere of Tall Tales by Steve Yockey, based on classic American folk tales about larger-than-life heroes.

Seattle-based playwright Yussef El Guindi, author of numerous plays including Our Enemies (Osborn Award), Back of the Throat and Jihad Jones and the Kalashnikov Babes, has been selected to receive the 2010 Middle East America Distinguished Playwright Award. Honorable mentions went to playwrights Nastaran Ahmadi, Denmo Ibrahim, Ken Kaisser, Mona Mansour, and Heather Raffo.

Sunday Series at Abingdon is proud to present 8-string 'groove' guitarist Charlie Hunter and 'Folk Jazz' Saxophonist Daniel Bennett who are teaming up for a special double bill performance to benefit not-for-profit Abingdon Theatre Company.

Sunday Series at Abingdon presents A Benefit Jazz Concert of Charlie Hunter Duo & Daniel Bennett Group on Friday, February 18 at 9:30pm

Native Voices at the Autry continues its vital role as the country's only equity theatre company dedicated exclusively to developing work of Native American playwrights with the world premiere main stage Equity production of The Frybread Queen, which runs from Saturday, March 12 through Sunday, March 27, 2011 (previews begin March 9), at the Wells Fargo Theater at The Autry National Center, Los Angeles.

Sunday Series at Abingdon presents A Benefit Jazz Concert of Charlie Hunter Duo & Daniel Bennett Group on Friday, February 18 at 9:30pm

Nashville's Studio Tenn theatre company concludes its inaugural season with Tennessee Williams' classic play The Glass Menagerie, running February 17-27 at Belmont University's Black Box Theatre. Williams' play is an award-winning portrayal of a disintegrating family during the depression and is the play that introduced him as one of the preeminent American playwrights of the 20th century.

Nan Gurley stars as Amanda Wingfield in Studio Tenn's upcoming production of Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie, presented at Belmont University's Black Box Theatre Feburary 17-27. The Glass Menagerie will conclude Studio Tenn's inaugural season, which has also included critically acclaimed productions of Hello, Dolly! and A Christmas Carol. Williams' enduring classic is an award-winning portrayal of a disintegrating family during the depression of the 1930's and introduced him as one of the preeminent American playwrights of the 20th century.

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.

Southern Rep is thrilled to announce an addition to our 2010-2011 Season, Three World Premiere One Acts by Tennessee Williams.