Aristophanes News

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Go Greek this February with the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company when it presents its Classics-in-the-Box production of Aristophanes' famous rambunctious and risqué comedy Lysistrata, February 11-March 6, 2010.

Tmesis Theatre are performing their beautifully reworked first piece, Tmesis in London for 2-nights only at Pleasance Theatre, Islington.

PURE Theatre is proud to present It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry. The play is directed by Mark Landis, and will feature Paul Garbarini, Nat Jones, Jan Gilbert, Susan Kattwinkel, and Rodney Lee Rogers.

American Stage Theatre Company has announced a reading series for new plays by local playwrights called HOT OFF THE PRESSES. Tickets are free to the public for all readings. All readings will be followed by a talkback with the playwright and an evaluation form to help guide the plays development. Performances are Dec. 7, 14 and Jan. 4.

John Strasberg, founder and Artistic Director of the Accidental Repertory Theater, has announced that the company will present as its first public production, the international classic 'BRECHT ON BRECHT,' adapted and translated by George Tabori, and directed by Mr. Strasberg. Ross Patterson will serve as Musical Director for the production. Performances of 'BRECHT ON BRECHT' will begin on Thursday, October 29, and the official opening night will be Sunday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m. Accidental Repertory Theater is located at 555 Eighth Avenue, Suite 403 (between 37th and 38th Streets). The run will continue for four weeks through Saturday, November 21.

Ghost Light Projects has announced their double bill of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH and DEBBIE DOES DALLAS, which will open October 23rd and run through November 8th at the Theatre Centre in Toronto. Seth Drabinsky will headline in his Toronto stage debut as the sexually confused songstress Hedwig Schmidt which opens next week.

Run of the Mill Theater in collaboration with Adelante Familia will present the classic comedy Lysistrata by Aristophanes, now through Oct. 18th at St John's Methodist Church in Baltimore's Charles Village.

Company of Angels, Los Angeles' oldest non-profit professional theatre company, will bestow honors upon actors Leonard Nimoy, Robert Ellenstein, and performance duo Culture Clash, during its 50th anniversary Charity Gala and Award Ceremony. The soiree will be held at The Alexandria Hotel on Saturday, October 17.

Run of the Mill Theater in collaboration with Adelante Familia will present the classic comedy Lysistrata by Aristophanes, now through Oct. 18th at St John's Methodist Church in Baltimore's Charles Village.

Ghost Light Projects has announced their double bill of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH and DEBBIE DOES DALLAS, which will open October 23rd and run through November 8th at the Theatre Centre in Toronto. Seth Drabinsky will headline in his Toronto stage debut as the sexually confused songstress Hedwig Schmidt which opens next week.

Company of Angels, Los Angeles' oldest non-profit professional theatre company, will bestow honors upon actors Leonard Nimoy, Robert Ellenstein, and performance duo Culture Clash, during its 50th anniversary Charity Gala and Award Ceremony. The soiree will be held at The Alexandria Hotel on Saturday, October 17.

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John Strasberg, founder and Artistic Director of the Accidental Repertory Theater, has announced that the company will present as its first public production, the international classic 'BRECHT ON BRECHT,' adapted and translated by George Tabori, and directed by Mr. Strasberg. Ross Patterson will serve as Musical Director for the production. Performances of 'BRECHT ON BRECHT' will begin on Thursday, October 29, and the official opening night will be Sunday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m. Accidental Repertory Theater is located at 555 Eighth Avenue, Suite 403 (between 37th and 38th Streets). The run will continue for four weeks through Saturday, November 21.

Just how far would you go to get your child into the 'right' nursery school? International City Theatre presents Bright Ideas, Eric Coble's gleeful, Macbeth-ian black comedy about the nurturing instinct gone haywire. caryn desai [sic] enrolls Heather Corwin, Amie Farrell, Louis Lotorto, Maureen McDonough and Brian Stanton in ICT's little preschool of horrors beginning August 28, with low-priced previews on August 25, 26 and 27.

San Francisco?s cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater presents the first installation in this season?s Hidden Classics Reading Series, Aristophanes? The Knights. Full of Aristophanes? trademark bawdy humor and political satire, The Knights, written in 424 BC, tells the story of two servants who come across an oracle that will change their lives, as well as the life of an honorable but lowly street vendor. Attacking corruption, injustice, and public figures, The Knights reminds us that it?s never a good idea to get on Aristophanes? bad side.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced casting for the Shakespeare in the Park production of Euripides' THE BACCHAE, directed by JoAnne Akalaitis with original music by Philip Glass and translated by Nicholas Rudall. THE BACCHAE will run August 11-August 30 at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park with an official press opening on Monday, August 24 at 8 p.m. Bank of America returns as lead sponsor of Shakespeare in the Park 2009.

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) announced complete casting today for the Shakespeare in the Park production of Euripides' THE BACCHAE, directed by JoAnne Akalaitis with original music by Philip Glass and translated by Nicholas Rudall. Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker) will play the lead role of Pentheus joining George Bartenieff as Cadmus; André De Shields as Teiresias; Jonathan Groff as Dionysus; Karen Kandel as Chorus Leader; Joan MacIntosh as Agave; Steven Rishard as Cowherd; and Rocco Sisto as Messenger.

No.11 Productions presents Lysistrata by Aristophanes as part of the 13th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYC FringeAL FRESCO Performance Series.

No.11 Productions presents Lysistrata as part of the 13th annual New York International Fringe Festival - FringeNYCFringeAL FRESCO Performance Series. This sharp, witty and timely adaptation is accessible to theatergoers of all ages and keeps the audience constantly laughing.