Bekah Brunstetter News

Enthusiastically received by the press and public alike, Shara Ashley's Zeiger's drama Roughly Speaking will play its final performance at Tada, located at 15 West 28 Street, on Sunday, November 20.

Theatre festivals are where we find groundbreaking work, work that often becomes part of our national theater canon. The Best Plays from American Theatre Festivals 2015, edited by John Patrick Bray, invites readers to take a front-row seat for the latest in cutting-edge work produced by our most daring and thought-provoking playwrights.

Theatre festivals are where we find groundbreaking work, work that often becomes part of our national theater canon. 

Portland Center Stage at The Amory continues its Northwest Stories series with Bekah Brunstetter's The Oregon Trail, opening on the U.S. Bank Main Stage on November 4, with previews beginning October 29 and performances through November 20.

Atlantic Theater Company has announced casting for the world premiere play The Penitent, by Atlantic's Pulitzer Prize-winning co-founder David Mamet, directed by artistic director Neil Pepe.

Page Seventy-Three Productions (Page 73) presents the world premiere of ULTIMATE BEAUTY BIBLE, a new play by Page 73's 2016 Tow Foundation Playwright-in-Residence Caroline V. McGraw.

You have died of dysentery! For those who grew up playing "The Oregon Trail" computer game, dysentery was serious business. In this fresh and funny retelling of our history, two Janes traverse The Oregon Trail.

Portland Center Stage at The Amory continues its Northwest Stories series with Bekah Brunstetter's The Oregon Trail, opening on the U.S. Bank Main Stage on November 4, with previews beginning October 29 and performances through November 20.

'It's about giving back to a community most people don't want to take notice of,' explained The Platform Group's Artistic Director Shara Ashley Zeiger about the decision to donate $3.00 from each ticket sold to the group's upcoming production of Roughly Speaking to help purchase backpacks for New York City homeless people.

'It's about giving back to a community most people don't want to take notice of,' explained The Platform Group's Artistic Director Shara Ashley Zeiger about the decision to donate $3.00 from each ticket sold to the group's upcoming production of Roughly Speaking to help purchase backpacks for New York City homeless people.

Shara Ashley Zeiger's Roughly Speaking, a new play with rap based on over 200 interviews with New York City's homeless, has announced its full cast and creative team.

Page Seventy-Three Productions (Page 73) presents the world premiere of ULTIMATE BEAUTY BIBLE, a new play by Page 73's 2016 Tow Foundation Playwright-in-Residence Caroline V. McGraw.

Shara Ashley Zeiger's Roughly Speaking, a new play with rap based on over 200 interviews with New York City's homeless, has announced the initial slate of participants for its after-show talkbacks. A line-up which includes experts on the homeless, a member of the New York State Assembly, TED Talk Presenters, artists and members of the Roughly Speaking cast and creative team. Scheduled to take place after every Wednesday and Sunday performance, the first such discussion will be held on Wednesday, November 2. 

Slant Theatre Project and Kelli Giddish in association with Wheelhouse Theater are proud to present the World Premiere of Lawrence Dial's IN THE ROOM, directed by Adam Knight (Naperville) at the Alchemical Theatre (104 West 14th Street between 6th and 7th Avenue) tonight, October 20, through November 13.

Portland Center Stage at The Armory, thanks to a grant from Travel Oregon, is using a story produced for the stage as a lens for audiences to explore Oregon's cultural history guided by a 'Travel the Trail' vacation itinerary. Consisting of six days of outlined destinations and attractions, the itinerary both educates travelers on the Oregon Trail's history and aids in bolstering the tourism industry in Oregon. 

This November, Pipeline Theatre Company is partnering with the New York Public Library (NYPL) to present six never before seen plays written by Pipeline's PlayLab Class of 2017 for this year's Matchstick Series: While We Slept, performed at the Jefferson Market Library (425 6th Ave, New York, NY 10011). 

Portland Center Stage at The Amory continues its Northwest Stories series with Bekah Brunstetter's The Oregon Trail, opening on the U.S. Bank Main Stage on November 4, with previews beginning October 29 and performances through November 20.

Shara Ashley Zeiger's Roughly Speaking, a new play with rap based on over 200 interviews with New York City's homeless, has announced its full cast and creative team.

Page Seventy-Three Productions (Page 73) has announced casting for the world premiere of ULTIMATE BEAUTY BIBLE, a new play by Page 73's 2016 Tow Foundation Playwright-in-Residence Caroline V. McGraw.

Mile Square Theatre (MST), Hudson County's leading professional theatre, brings back its signature event 7th INNING STRETCH: 7 10-MINUTE PLAYS ABOUT BASEBALL.