Aristophanes News

St. Louis Shakespeare celebrates its 25th year presenting the finest classical theatre. The Company's 2009 season opens in July with THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, followed in August by TWELFTH NIGHT and MACBETH in October, at the Grandel Theatre in the Grand Center Arts District. In November, SLS returns with an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's TREASURE ISLAND, presented at the Missouri History Museum as part of their Performing Arts Series.

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.

San Francisco?s cutting-edge Cutting Ball Theater proudly announces the lineup for its 10th Anniversary season. The season opens in October with The Bald Soprano, Eugène Ionesco?s absurdist comic masterpiece, in a new translation by Cutting Ball Artistic Director Rob Melrose, who will also direct. The company is also poised to present ? And Jesus Moonwalks The Mississippi, a new play by Marcus Gardley, directed by Amy Mueller. Back by popular demand is Eugenie Chan?s retelling of the Ariadne myth, Bone to Pick, which received its World Premiere in Cutting Ball?s 2007-2008 season as part of Avant GardARAMA!; this provocative play, starring Paige Rogers, will be accompanied by a newly commissioned companion piece, Diadem, in May; both will be directed by Rob Melrose.

GO-GO KILLERS: SUCKER PUNCH will feature a preview performance by the cast of the retro-futuristic, ass-kicking new play, Go-Go Killers, written by Sean Gill and Directed & Choreographed by Rachel Klein, playing at The Sage Theater (711 Seventh Avenue, 2nd floor), May 8-30. Actors featured in this special performance will include Elizabeth Stewart, Kari Warchock, Jillaine Gill, Reagan Wilson, Leasen Almquist, Dana Perry, Dasha Kittredge, Megan O'Connor, Robyn Nielsen, Michael Porsche, and B-Movie Star, Kevin G. Shinnick!

GO-GO KILLERS is a campy, stylized, choreographic, retro-futuristic play that depicts the New York metropolitan area ten years hence, imagining the potentially horrific outcomes of both the current economic crisis and the global warming debacle.

Aristophanes' Lysistrata is set to be performed at the Martin Recital Hall from April 17 at 7:30 pm, April 18 at 7:30 pm, and April 19 at 3:00 pm. The show is translated by Nicholas Rudall and is directed by Mark Hardiman. General admission tickets are $15 ($5 for students).

AQUILA THEATRE (Peter Meineck, Artistic Director) continues their season with Homer's Iliad: Book One. Previews began March 31st, and performances continue through April 25th. Opening Night is April 16th. Directed by Peter Meineck, Iliad: Book One will have original music by Anthony Cochrane and movement by Desiree Sanchez.

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce casting and dates for the world premiere production of Academy Award® winning film maker Ethan Coen's OFFICES, directed by Neil Pepe (Speed-the-Plow).

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce casting and dates for the world premiere production of Academy Award winning film maker Ethan Coen's OFFICES, directed by Neil Pepe (Speed-the-Plow).

Aristophanes' Lysistrata is set to be performed at the Martin Recital Hall from April 17 at 7:30 pm, April 18 at 7:30 pm, and April 19 at 3:00 pm. The show is translated by Nicholas Rudall and is directed by Mark Hardiman. General admission tickets are $15 ($5 for students).

Due to audience demand, American Stage Theatre Company has extended by one week the run of the hit comedy, LYSISTRATA, thru April 12. A 'Pay-What-You-Can' night has been scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7 (The After Hours performance of BAIT is cancelled for Tuesday, April 7).

AQUILA THEATRE (Peter Meineck, Artistic Director) will bring its 'The Power of The Iliad Today' series to New York, in conjunction with their upcoming production of Homer's Iliad: Book One at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.

AQUILA THEATRE (Peter Meineck, Artistic Director) is proud to announce that they will continue their season with Homer's Iliad: Book One, beginning March 31st, and continuing through April 25th. Opening Night is set for April 16th. Directed by Peter Meineck, Iliad: Book One will have original music by Anthony Cochrane and movement by Desiree Sanchez. Iliad: Book One will feature John Buxton, Nathan Flower, Jeffrey Golde, Jay Painter, Natasha Piletich, and Vaishnavi Sharma.

'THE DEMON WEED!' - the past and present of cannabis propaganda a discussion with Dr Ben Goldacre (The Guardian), Mike Jay (acclaimed drugs historian) and Steve Rolles (Transform Drug Policy Foundation), following a performance of the musical REEFER MADNESS! BRIDEWELL THEATRE, LONDON PERFORMANCE: 28th MARCH 2.30pm followed by free discussion. Entry to the discussion is free for audience members. Come and discover the fascinating history of drugs propaganda and see how it has affected everything from government policy to Daily Mail headlines. The discussion will be accompanied by a screening of highlights from the original, 1936 Reefer Madness and the audience is welcome to field questions. Come along and join in, or just watch the fun!

GO-GO KILLERS is a campy, stylized, choreographic, retro-futuristic play that depicts the New York metropolitan area ten years hence, imagining the potentially horrific outcomes of both the current economic crisis and the global warming debacle.

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce casting and dates for the world premiere production of Academy Award® winning film maker Ethan Coen's OFFICES, directed by Neil Pepe (Speed-the-Plow).

Due to audience demand, American Stage Theatre Company has extended by one week the run of the hit comedy, LYSISTRATA, thru April 12. A 'Pay-What-You-Can' night has been scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7 (The After Hours performance of BAIT is cancelled for Tuesday, April 7).

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce casting and dates for the world premiere production of Academy Award winning film maker Ethan Coen's OFFICES, directed by Neil Pepe (Speed-the-Plow).

A new drug menace is about to arrive on these shores! The UK Premiere of the hit off-Broadway smash musical Reefer Madness! is coming to London! A biting musical satire of the 1936 black-and-white propaganda film of the same name, Reefer Madness! will - for the first time - introduce unsuspecting Brits to the harrowing tale of Jimmy Harper: a fresh-faced, innocent, all-American high school boy lured into the dangerous world of marijuana. Guided along the way by a colourful cast of characters including George Washington, Lady Liberty and even Jesus himself, will Jimmy successfully navigate this seedy underworld and live to tell the tale?

AQUILA THEATRE (Peter Meineck, Artistic Director) is proud to announce that they will continue their season with Homer's Iliad: Book One, beginning March 31st, and continuing through April 25th. Opening Night is set for April 16th. Directed by Peter Meineck, Iliad: Book One will have original music by Anthony Cochrane and movement by Desiree Sanchez. Iliad: Book One will feature John Buxton, Nathan Flower, Jeffrey Golde, Jay Painter, Natasha Piletich, and Vaishnavi Sharma.