Arthur Miller News

The Fountain Theatre continues its ongoing relationship with Athol Fugard with the U.S. premiere of the master playwright's newest play. Stephen Sachs directs Morlan Higgins and Adolphus Ward in The Train Driver, opening on October 16. Low-priced previews begin October 8.

Chocolate Factory productions, Tom Salamon and Neil Patrick Harris present the European Premiere of Accomplice. Set on the streets of SE1, Accomplice - part game, part theatre, part tour - takes audiences on a walking discovery of theatre and mystery.

Theatre Downtown will present Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE, September 17 - October 9. Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays, September 19 and October 3 at 2:30 p.m.

Mit „Fegefeuer in Ingolstadt' von Marieluise Fleisser eröffnet Barbara Frey am 16. September im Pfauen ihre zweite Spielzeit als Künstlerische Direktorin am Schauspielhaus Zürich. „Fegefeuer in Ingolstadt', ein Stück über zwei jugendliche Aussenseiter im 'Fegefeuer' einer bigotten provinziellen Kleinstadt, begründete Marieluise Fleissers Ruhm. Eine ganze Generation von Autoren sah in ihr ein literarisches Vorbild, Elfriede Jelinek nennt sie „ die „grösste Dramatikerin des 20. Jahrhunderts'. Mit „Fegefeuer in Ingolstadt' wird erstmals ein Stück von Marieluise Fleisser am Schauspielhaus Zürich gezeigt.

Westport Public Library is pleased to announce that The Malloy Lecture in the Arts will be held on Thursday, September 16, at 7:00 pm. The event will take place at Westport Country Playhouse (25 Powers Court, Westport). Entitled 'The Malloy Lecture in the Arts: Remembering Archie (Archibald MacLeish-The Poet and the Man), as told by Christopher Plummer,' the evening will feature Emmy and Tony award-winning actor Christopher Plummer, who will combine MacLeish's poetry with his personal reminiscences of the poet. In addition, Plummer will be interviewed by Westport Country Playhouse Artistic Advisor Anne Keefe about his own career and memoir, 'In Spite of Myself.'

Don't miss your chance to experience a season that includes three Baltimore premieres and two beloved modern classics. Everyman's 20th Anniversary season is sure to be a celebration for everyone!

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences will celebrate the career of Alex North (1910-1991), the 15-time Oscar®-nominated composer, with a centennial salute featuring a screening of "The Misfits" (1961) on Friday, September 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

John Lithgow will bring his show: Stories By Heart to the Colonial on October 7, at 7:30PM. Tickets for the performance are $75 and $45 and can be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street Monday-Friday 10AM-5PM, performance Saturdays 10AM-2PM, by calling (413) 997-4444 or online at www.thecolonialtheatre.org.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting will hold its 5th annual Harold Clurman Festival of the Arts this fall, bringing artists and activists together to discuss the relationship between art and social activism. Events will take place beginning on September 20th and end on October 1st.

To overcome the challenges of a struggling economy, theater professionals need to strengthen their skills in order to bring their projects to fruition. To this end, Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents a powerful full-day TRU Boot Camp to help theater professionals (and others) shape up their ideas and turn them into reality: PITCHING & PRESENTATION SKILLS, A One-Day Workshop for Producers, Writers and Anyone with an Idea to Sell! taught by a lineup of experts including marketing professional Sharon Albert, Ph.D. and presentation coach Gillien Goll. The workshop takes place on Sunday, September 26, 2010 from 10am-6pm at The Players Theatre, Room 3C, 115 MacDougal Street (below W. 3rd Street), NYC. Workshop fee is $150 ($25 off for members of TRU). Early bird registrants save $25 and pay $125 if they sign up by 9/17.

The playwright and drama critic Mario Fratti -- best-known for his adaptation from the Italian of the Tony Award-winning musical NINE - will present TRIO, three one act plays about sex religion and politics beginning previews October 7 prior to an official opening October 14 at Theater for the New City (155 First Ave. at 10th St.) in Manhattan.

David Mamet's play gets a fairly straightforward, but funnier than expected, treatment as the Gamm Theatre's season opener.

Vermont's Flynn Center and Weston Playhouse Theatre Company will present 'Death of a Salesman' starring Christopher Lloyd on Saturday, October 9 at 8pm. Winner of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, Death of a Salesman tells the story of Willy Loman, a traveling salesman who struggles with the changes of time and his failure to reach success as he and his family pursue the 'American Dream.'

A comedy about mothers, daughters, and other things that imply some sort of responsibility. A shopping trip where characters find themselves examining much more than their fashion choices. With an absurdist edge, this sometimes ruthless journey throws light on the stuff that we all accumulate as we move through life...and the rather circuitous paths we follow to convince ourselves we're rid of it.

Road Less Traveled Productions announces its world premiere production of The Couple Next Door on Friday, September 10, 2010. This frank yet funny look at human sexuality in the suburbs is the first produced play by WNY writer Donna Hoke, and was developed in RLTP's 2009 Emanuel Fried New Play Workshop.

Chicago's Eclipse Theatre Company, the only theatre company in the Midwest to focus on a single playwright each season, will feature the works of American playwright and poet Naomi Wallace in the 2011 Season.

Siskiyou Institute presents San Francisco based Real Vocal String Quartet on Thursday, September 9th at 8PM at Paschal Winery (1122 Suncrest Road, Talent). RVSQ explores West African rhythms, Latin influences and even some Afro Brazilian sounds as they weave their radically diverse backgrounds and sounds into something entirely new and different. For ticket information and reservations, please call 541-488-3869 or email info@siskiyouinstitute.com.

Due to overwhelming demand, Signature Theatre Company (Founding Artistic Director James Houghton; Executive Director Erika Mallin) is pleased to announce a second extension for the first New York revival of Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, directed by Michael Greif. The production, originally slated to run through December 19, 2010 and extended once through January 30, 2011, will now play an additional three weeks through Sunday, February 20, 2011.

When eight of Nashville's best-known theater visionaries are lauded for their inspiration, commitment and leadership during the 2010 First Night Nashville Theatre Honors, eleven of the region's brightest young actors also will be recognized for their own theatrical achievements and the promise of much more to come.

Check out this clip of Katie olmes on The Late Show with David Letterman, where she tells a story of Vick's Vaporub gone wrong from one of her performances in Broadway's ALL MY SONS.