Aristophanes News

MAIEUTIC THEATRE WORKS (MTWorks) and producer, Martha Goode, have announced the world premiere production of Riti Sachdeva's PARTS OF PARTS & STICHES, recognizing the 65th Anniversary of the partition of India and Pakistan, directed by Cat Parker.

On April 18, the Wagner College Theatre will premiere "Goddess Wheel," a new musical by "Hair" composer Galt MacDermot, with book and lyrics by Matty Selman. The show, which runs through April 29, will be staged in the Music Hall at Staten Island's Snug Harbor Cultural Center.

Broadway Records (www.BroadwayRecords.com) will release the original cast recording of the Broadway musical, LYSISTRATA JONES, featuring music and lyrics by Lewis Flinn and book by Tony Award nominee Douglas Carter Beane.

MTWorks and producer, Martha Goode, have announced the world premiere production of Riti Sachdeva's PARTS OF PARTS & STICHES, directed by Cat Parker.

Classic Stage Company's upcoming production of Bertolt Brecht's GALILEO (translated by Charles Laughton) starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham closes on Sunday, March 18.

Parade Productions, Boca Raton's newest theatre company, will follow up their wildly successful debut production of Donald Margulies Brooklyn Boy with a premiere reading of South Florida playwright Stuart Meltzer's comedy, Better Than Damn Good. The reading will take place on April 23rd, at 7:30 p.m., at the Studio at Mizner Park in Boca Raton.

MAIEUTIC THEATRE WORKS (MTWorks) and producer, Martha Goode, have announced the world premiere production of Riti Sachdeva's PARTS OF PARTS & STICHES, recognizing the 65th Anniversary of the partition of India and Pakistan, directed by Cat Parker.

MTWorks and producer, Martha Goode, have announced the world premiere production of Riti Sachdeva's PARTS OF PARTS & STICHES, directed by Cat Parker.

LYSISTRATA JONES may have given its final performance in January, but a cast album is on its way! The show's official Twitter page revealed that the cast is currently in the recording studio.

MAIEUTIC THEATRE WORKS (MTWorks) and producer, Martha Goode, have announced the world premiere production of Riti Sachdeva's PARTS OF PARTS & STICHES, recognizing the 65th Anniversary of the partition of India and Pakistan, directed by Cat Parker.

The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art announced the full lineup today for the 41st edition of New Directors/New Films (March 21-April 1).

The Boston College Theatre Department continues the 30th anniversary season of the University's Robsham Theater Arts Center with its second workshop production: Aristophanes's classic comedy Lysistrata, in a new translation by Sarah Ruden. Directed by BC senior Theatre major Alex Lucci, the production will be presented February 22-25, 2012 in the Robsham's Bonn Studio.

According to the official LYSISTRATA JONES blog, Douglas Carter Beane and Lewis Flinn are currently at work on a high school-friendly edition of the Broadway comedy, which will be made available for licensing soon.

San Francisco's cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater continues its 12th season with the World Premiere of TONTLAWALD. This original ensemble-based piece commissioned by Cutting Ball weaves evocative a capella harmonies and visceral movement into a multilayered retelling of an ancient Estonian tale.

The Midwestern Theater Troupe has announced their production of The Frogs by Aristophanes, with original translation by Amy Page and featuring original music by The Calamities will perform February 16-18 and 23-25 at the Nightingale Theatre, 1416 East 4th Street.

La Mirada and McCoy Rigby are set to present the third show of their 2011-2012 season with the Los Angeles regional theatre premiere production of THE 39 STEPS, adapted by Patrick Barlow (based on the Alfred Hitchcock film) and directed by Jessica Kubzansky.

BoHo Theatre brings laughs and style to the stage this January with Ranjit Bolt's contemporary translation of Molière's Tartuffe, the classic tale of sex, money, and the power of persuasion.

Classic Stage Company's upcoming production of Bertolt Brecht's GALILEO (translated by Charles Laughton) starring Academy Award winner F. Murray Abraham, which begins previews Tuesday evening, February 1, will extend by one additional week through Sunday, March 18.

MTWorks and producer, Martha Goode, have announced the world premiere production of Riti Sachdeva's PARTS OF PARTS & STICHES, directed by Cat Parker.

MAIEUTIC THEATRE WORKS (MTWorks) and producer, Martha Goode, are pleased to announce the world premiere production of Riti Sachdeva's PARTS OF PARTS & STICHES, directed by Cat Parker. PARTS OF PARTS & STITCHES will play a three-week limited engagement at the Theater at 14th Street (14th Street Y, 334 East 14th St., NYC). Performances begin Thursday, March 15 and continue through Saturday, March 31. Opening Night is Tuesday, March 20 (7 p.m.).