August Strindberg News

The Drama League of New York's Associate Artistic Director Nilan passed away due to a sudden illness involving complications from flu. Nilan is survived by his mother, Melle Johnson, and his sister, Malease Johnson.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will continue its 50th Anniversary Season with August Strindberg’s master class in marital warfare The Dance of Death, adapted by Conor McPherson.

In the new year, Tantoo Cardinal, will lead Soulpepper Theatre Company's Toronto Premiere production of Jen Silverman's acclaimed satire, WITCH, directed by Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster.

Orange Tree Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for Richard Eyre’s new adaptation of August Strindberg’s Dance of Death, as well as Nicholas Wright’s Vincent in Brixton.  

Creditors, featuring Liev Schreiber, Maggie Siff, and Justice Smith, will premiere next month on Audible. Written by August Strindberg in a new adaptation by Jen Silverman, and directed by Ian Rickson.

Amnon Kabatchnik has penned a new in his award-winning reference series. Kabatchnik's latest, Bloody Broadway: Plays of Menace, Murder, and Mystery, Volume I (BearManor Media) is now available.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has revealed the full cast for the third production of its 50th Anniversary Season: The Dance of Death, August Strindberg’s master class in marital warfare. Learn more!

Community College of Baltimore County Performing Arts will present Miss Julie Adapted by Craig Lucas this month. Learn more about the upcoming production here.

American Renaissance Theater Company is presenting the World Premiere of THE BLISS OPTION by Andrew R. Heinze, co-directed with Eva Minemar. Check out photos of the show!

Theater for the New City will present August Strindberg Rep in the American premiere of First Warning! (1892), running October 2–12, 2025, at Theater for the New City (155 First Ave. at E. 10th Street).

Orange Tree artistic director Tom Littler first directed Howard Brenton’s adaptation of August Strindberg’s Creditors at Jermyn Street Theatre in 2019, in rep with Miss Julie. He has secured quite a coup in gathering such a star-studded cast of acting veterans with Geraldine James, Nicholas Farrell and Charles Dance in this wonderfully performed but underwhelming production.

Circle Theater Festival, produced by RJ Theatre Co. and The Actor Launchpad, is now presenting a new play by writer Constance Lake, showing at AMT Theater.

American Renaissance Theater Company will present the World Premiere of THE BLISS OPTION by Andrew R. Heinze, co-directed with Eva Minemar, at The Chain Theater.

Brilliant actress, phenomenal beauty, mistress of the Prince of Wales – Lillie Langtry was an international Victorian superstar celebrity. Learn more here!

It's 1900 and Lillie Langtry, arguably the most famous actress of her time and a great Victorian beauty, awaits a crucial telegram from her dearest friend Oscar Wilde.

Full of wit and insight into two of the most influential figures in the arts world of their day, the solo play emphasizes the transformative impact of Wilde's writing on the presentation of women in theatre and literature.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company revealed updates to its upcoming 50th Anniversary Season. Learn more about Steppenwolf's 50th anniversary season here and learn how to purchase tickets!

Audible Theater and TOGETHER concluded their collaboration at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in New York City. Learn more about their upcoming audible releases!

Orange Tree Theatre (OT) has unveiled its 2025–2026 season, marking a year of world premières, major revivals, and landmark reinterpretations of classic texts.

The parable about foolish human pride, the delusion of self-importance, the danger of rejection, as well as acceptance of responsibility and decay of a seemingly stable world, cannot perhaps be more poignantly wrought than in Reimann’s opera.