In keeping with their commitment to provocative, original work, Wellfleet's Harbor Stage Company proudly presents the premiere of The Deer and the Antelope, a new dark comedy about law and disorder. When a violent episode erupts in a gentrifying neighborhood, a disconnected community is asked to examine the roots of 'random' violence. Penned by company co-founder Brenda Withers, the piece offers a sideways glance at public safety, personal responsibility, and the hidden costs of making a living.
Kickshaw Theatre, Ann Arbor's pop-up professional theatre, will stage two full productions for their 2018-19 season, their 4th since the company's founding in 2015. 'At Kickshaw, we dig deep, turn over every rock to find the freshest, most original voices in the American Theatre today,' says Artistic Director Lynn Lammers. 'These plays are bold and surprising and absolutely beg to be experienced live.'
In keeping with their commitment to provocative, original work, Wellfleet's Harbor Stage Company proudly presents the premiere of The Deer and the Antelope, a new dark comedy about law and disorder. When a violent episode erupts in a gentrifying neighborhood, a disconnected community is asked to examine the roots of 'random' violence. Penned by company co-founder Brenda Withers, the piece offers a sideways glance at public safety, personal responsibility, and the hidden costs of making a living.
Timeless tale re-imagined with contemporary spin by Jason O'Connell and Brenda Withers. Jeremiah Kissel makes GSC debut in title role opposite Andrea Goldman, under the direction of Artistic Director Robert Walsh.
Gloucester Stage Company continues its 39th season of professional theater with the New England premiere of Jason O'Connell and Brenda Withers' Cyrano from July 13 through August 11 at Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Gloucester Stage Artistic Director Robert Walsh directs this adaptation of Rostand's 1897 classic, Cyrano de Bergerac. According to Walsh, 'Cyrano, a new adaptation of the famous play by Edmond Rostand (Cyrano de Bergerac), by Brenda Withers & Jason O'Connell, is a fast-paced, contemporized version featuring a small cast breathing fresh life into this large-scale classic. Witty, clever, insouciant and fully enjoying the poetic bravura through a modern-day lens and very approachable language, this New England premiere will be perfect for Gloucester Stage! A beautiful tale told with panache.'
Following the success of their powerful season opener, The Weir, Wellfleet's Harbor Stage Company, continues their seventh intrepid season with Edward Albee's tempestuous masterpiece, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? As ferocious as it is funny, this modern classic nimbly dismantles the American Dream. When Albee's iconic George and Martha invite a young couple over for a late-night, liquor-infused house party, a fierce battle for truth and power unfolds.
Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre, in residence at Oakes Center at 120 Morris Avenue in Summit, is announcing its 2018-2019 season. This professional company will bring three productions, including two New Jersey premieres and one world premiere, to the stage in addition to improvisational comedy, a cabaret, new play readings, a holiday variety show and many programs for seniors and students. As always, the Dreamcatcher Resident Acting Company and their guests will tell stories that reflect our shared experience of being human with heart and humor.
The Harbor Stage Company, the artist-run ensemble on Cape Cod's Wellfleet Harbor, opens their seventh intrepid season with Conor McPherson's spellbinding drama The Weir. Set in a sleepy Irish pub, this modern classic follows a lonely newcomer and band of local bachelors as they wind through an unexpectedly eerie evening. Rich humor and haunting lyricism shape this hypnotic portrait of community, confession, and the thin line between memory and myth.
Due to popular demand, Kitchen Theatre Company is extending the run of the final play of the season, Matt & Ben, by Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers. The play will now run through June 17, with five added performances
The Harbor Stage Company, the artist-run ensemble on Cape Cod's Wellfleet Harbor, opens their seventh intrepid season with Conor McPherson's spellbinding drama The Weir. Set in a sleepy Irish pub, this modern classic follows a lonely newcomer and band of local bachelors as they wind through an unexpectedly eerie evening. Rich humor and haunting lyricism shape this hypnotic portrait of community, confession, and the thin line between memory and myth.
Kitchen Theatre Company concludes its 2017-2018 Season with a female-led production of Matt & Ben by Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers, a comedy about friendship, fame, and two well known public figures. Performances of Matt & Ben begin at the Kitchen Theatre Company in The Percy Browning Performance Space on May 27 and run through June 10.
The Harbor Stage Company, the artist-run ensemble that produces intrepid, live performance on the shores of Wellfleet Harbor, will launch a seventh season of ambitious, authentic theater.
Gloucester Stage Company Artistic Director Robert Walsh and Managing Director Jeff Zinn, recently announced the six-play lineup for Gloucester Stage's 39th Season of professional theater in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
'A Good Farmer,' by Sharyn Rothstein, is currently on stage at Center SOPAC through Sunday, February 4th. Produced by American Theatre Group and expertly directed by Kel Haney, it is an outstanding production that raises awareness of matters that immigrants and family farmers face in our country. See it and talk about it. This is an important piece of theatre.
Sarasota's edgy Urbanite Theatre is to theatre what Chihuahuas are to the world of canines. Tiny but mighty. Chihuahuas are said to be the smallest of breeds but after meeting one you would never know it. In their minds they can do anything. They are fearless. They know no boundaries and stand tall in a world that dwarfs them. Much like the Chihuahua, (what I am going to call their unofficial mascot), the Urbanite once again shows its big dogteeth in staging Jonathan Fielding and Brenda Withers' Northside Hollow.
What is the life of an immigrant worth? Are undocumented immigrants entitled to the American Dream? A Good Farmer, by Sharyn Rothstein, explores these questions and more in American Theater Group's inaugural mainstage production at SOPAC Jan 24-Feb 4, 2018. Ripped from today's headlines, this is the story of a farming community and its struggles with issues of immigration, loyalty, family survival and compassion.
Amphibian Stage Productions, the contemporary theater cultural explorers call home, announced the cast for the world premiere of Cyrano, the first play in Amphibian's bold five-production 2018 season.
LL Production Company's production of Matt & Ben, written by Mindy Kaling (The Office) and Brenda Withers, is celebrating the end of a two-year run with two nights of performances at The Brattle Theatre.
LL Production Company's production of Matt & Ben, written by Mindy Kaling (The Office) and Brenda Withers, is celebrating the end of a two-year run with two nights of performances at The Brattle Theatre.
Amphibian Stage Productions, the contemporary theatre cultural explorers call home, has announced its 2018 Season, featuring classic and new work by diverse playwrights, the return of the Phib Comedy Series with an all-star cast of comedians curated by Baron Vaughn, and the ever-popular National Theatre Live screenings in partnership with The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
