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Theater In Asylum Honors The Legacy Of The Federal Theatre Project With World Premiere Production Of THE NOBODIES WHO WERE EVERYBODY
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 7, 2023


Theater in Asylum (TIA), a New York-based ensemble-driven independent theater company, today announced that the upcoming world premiere of the company's original play THE NOBODIES WHO WERE EVERYBODY will run from August 3, 2023 through August 20, 2023 at the Jalopy Theatre and School of Music in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

FUN AND GAMES Comes to Theater For The New City
by Stephi Wild - Sep 21, 2022


 'Fun and Games' begins as a woman brings a man home after meeting him at a bar. Minutes later, another man arrives at the door who had been pursuing her at the bar.

Harlem9 and Pregones/PRTT Go Global and Present The 4th Annual 48 HOURS IN...EL BRONX Digital Edition
by Stephi Wild - Feb 2, 2021


In March 2020, when our world began shutting down due to Coronavirus, Harlem9 and Pregones/PRTT faced a difficult decision - to postpone the 4th Annual 48Hours in...El Bronx” that was scheduled for April 2020.  

Harlem9, Pregones/PRTT Present 4th Annual 48HOURS IN...EL BRONX Online
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 1, 2021


In March 2020, when our world began shutting down due to Coronavirus, Harlem9 and Pregones/PRTT faced a difficult decision - to postpone the 4th Annual 48Hours in...El Bronx” that was scheduled for April 2020.  

UP Theater Company Provides English-to-Spanish Translation Performances Of A BARN PLAY
by Stephi Wild - Feb 25, 2020


For the past 10 years, Inwood's UP Theater Company has provided a creative space for new plays to be seen and heard, and to engage communities in Northern Manhattan with their work. Their latest production, the darkly comic fable a?oeA Barn Playa?? presents a group of farm animals rehearsing a show. But tensions rise and their art falls apart as the mother animals realize that their young offspring are being taken away. The world-premiere of Lizzie Donahue's a?oeA Barn Playa?? begins March 18 and runs through April 4, 2020, at the Good Shepherd/Inwood Academy Space at 108 Cooper Street. Directed by Melissa Moschitto, Founding Artistic Director of The Anthropologists.

Northern Manhattan's UP Theater Company Has Announced the Cast of A BARN PLAY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 13, 2020


Northern Manhattan's own UP Theater Company presents a different kind of animal farm in the world premiere of Lizzie Donahue's 'A Barn Play' March 18-April 4, 2020, at the Good Shepherd/Inwood Academy Space. This timely and darkly comic fable explores the power of creating art amidst oppression when a cast of farm animals rehearses their show. Directed by Melissa Moschitto, Founding Artistic Director of The Anthropologists.

Casting Announced For Opera House Arts' 20th Anniversary Season
by Julie Musbach - Jun 25, 2019


Opera House Arts at the Stonington Opera House in Maine announced today the complete casts and creative teams for the company's 20th Anniversary Season, which includes Shakespeare in Love (July 18-28), based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, adapted for the stage by Lee Hall as well as Avalon (August 15-25), a world-premiere by Melody Bates.

48Hours In... Harlem Collaborates With Pregones Theater For 3rd 48HOURS IN… EL BRONX
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 28, 2019


After 8 years, the producing collaborative Harlem9  has played to packed houses, picking up an OBIE award along the way in 2014.  This April, Harlem9 collaborates with Pregones Theater PRTT, a Latino arts organization in the Bronx for the 3rd time to present "48HOURS IN… EL BRONX".  The two organizations first collaborated in December 2016 and again in April of 2018. This year, the theme features the evocative works of 6 photographers and 6 poets that features or makes reference to a Bronx train station, and/or a neighborhood readily identified with a particular station.

Announcing Lecture + Libations: Women's History Edition With The Anthropologists 
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 15, 2019


The Anthropologists, in collaboration with Punto Space, is pleased to announce our first ever Lecture + Libations: Women's History Edition on Thursday, March 28, 2019, from 6:30-8:30PM. In honor of Women's History Month, we'll be celebrating the contributions of marginalized or hidden women+ with a curated evening of storytelling and connection.

Vulcan Theatre Company Presents Forge Night - An Evening Of New One Act Plays
by Stephi Wild - Jul 15, 2018


Vulcan Theatre Company presents their debut project, 'Forge Night - An Evening of New One Act Plays.' Join the company for the world premieres of five brand new one act plays from some of New York's most exciting young writers.

Harlem9 Partners with Pregones Theater PRTT for 48HOURS IN… EL BRONX
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 23, 2018


After 7 years, the producing collaborative Harlem9  has played to packed houses, picking up an OBIE award along the way in 2014.  This April, Harlem9 collaborates with Pregones Theater PRTT, a Latino arts organization in the Bronx for the 2nd time to present "48HOURS IN… EL BRONX".  The two organizations first collaborated in December 2016. This year, the theme takes a tour of some of the most memorable dance clubs in Bronx history.

THE VERITAS TIMES, a New Play for Trump's America, Premieres at Winterfest
by Stephi Wild - Jan 2, 2018


'The Veritas Times', a new play from Ryan Marcone, will be making its world premiere as part of New York Theater Festival's Winterfest this January.

Photo Flash: First Look at THE ANTHROPOLOGISTS SAVE THE WORLD! at New Ohio Theatre's Ice Factory Festival
by BWW News Desk - Jul 27, 2017


Artistic Director Robert Lyons presents the 24th annual Obie Award-winning Ice Factory Festival. Running this weekend through July 29 is THE ANTHROPOLOGISTS SAVE THE WORLD!, conceived by The Anthropologists and directed by Melissa Moschitto. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Photo Flash: THE ANTHROPOLOGISTS SAVE THE WORLD! at Ice Factory Festival at New Ohio Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 26, 2017


Artistic Director Robert Lyons proudly presents the 24th annual Obie Award-winning Ice Factory Festival. Ice Factory 2017 takes place at New Ohio Theatre, located at 154 Christopher Street between Greenwich and Washington Streets in New York City. Ice Factory 2017 will present seven new works over seven weeks, running June 28 - August 12.

Working Theater's BAMBOO IN BUSHWICK to Explore Gentrification in Brooklyn, Off-Broadway This Spring
by BWW News Desk - Mar 17, 2017


Working Theater, under the direction of Artistic Producing Director MarkPlesent, has announced that it will present BAMBOO IN BUSHWICK - a new play that explores the varying and complex reactions to gentrification in the suddenly trendy Bushwick section of Brooklyn, as the second fully staged production in the company's FIVE BOROUGHS / ONE CITY project, which is deepening its relationships with communities of working people in their very own neighborhoods.

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company Announces Cast of LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 2, 2016


One of Greater Boston's most beloved traditions, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's 'Free Shakespeare On The Common' takes up residence on the Boston Common July 20 - August 7, 2016, presenting William Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost, directed by Founding Artistic Director Steven Maler.

CSC2 to Stage A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Babson
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 13, 2016


Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC), resident theatre at Babson College, announces A Midsummer Night's Dream as the second production by the CSC2 company, an ensemble of young professional actors in residence with CSC for the 2016 season. Directed by CSC Associate Director Adam Sanders, community performances (90 minutes) will be held Friday, May 6, 8:00 pm; and Saturday, May 7 at 3:00 pm (sold-out school matinees May 4 - 10) at the Carling-Sorenson Theatre at Babson College, 231 Forest Street, Wellesley. Tickets to community performances are $20 and general admission. For more information, visit commshakes.org or call OvationTix customer at 866-811-4111.

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company to Debut CSC2 with ROMEO & JULIET
by Tyler Peterson - May 1, 2015


Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) announces the inaugural production for its CSC2 ensemble--Shakespeare's universal and timeless love story Romeo & Juliet--at The Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Road in Dorchester. Community performances are Friday, May 29, 7:30 p. m.; and Saturday, May 30 at 2:00 p. m. (ASL Interpreted), with an Open House with tours of The Strand and free workshops starting at 12:30 p.m. All tickets are $5. For more information, visit commshakes.org or call 617 426-0863. Special thanks to the National Endowment for the Arts, Massachusetts Cultural Council, the City of Boston, Xfinity, and Dorchester Reporter.

Student Short Film 47 MINUTES to Screen at Sundance Film Festival 2015
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 20, 2015


The Independent Filmmakers Lounge, nestled in the heart of the Sundance Film Festival, has once again struck gold with its screening of the indie short film “47 Minutes,” a film based on the nationally acclaimed one act play surrounding the events before Sept.11, 2001.

DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE and THE MAN FROM THE SOUTH Set for the Italian American Museum NYC Today
by BWW News Desk - Sep 26, 2014


For the first time in New York City, an Italian 'masterpiece' movie featuring world-known actor Marcello Mastroianni and a live 'monologue' performance (script by Aldo Nicolaj) are presented together, for a soiree inspired by extraordinary 'passion'.

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