Caryl Churchill News

Theatre@First kicks off its 10th season in a new venue with Caryl Churchill's inspiring and entertaining play, Top Girls, at the Davis Square Theatre, tonight, January 23rd - February 1st, 2014.

Theatre@First kicks off its 10th season in a new venue with Caryl Churchill's inspiring and entertaining play, Top Girls, at the Davis Square Theatre, January 23rd - February 1st, 2014.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director Jeremy Blocker have announced that Love and Information, by Caryl Churchill and directed byJames Macdonald, will begin performances Tuesday, February 4 at 7pm at Minetta Lane Theatre located at 18 Minetta Lane. Opening night is set for Wednesday, February 19 at 7pm. Love and Information is scheduled to run through Sunday, March 23, 2014; tickets are on sale now. Love and Information is produced in association with London's Royal Court Theatre.

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) Artistic Director James C. Nicola and Managing Director Jeremy Blocker have announced that following rave reviews and strong box office, What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined, music by Burt Bacharach; lyrics by Hal David and others; musical arrangements by Kyle Riabko; conceived by Kyle Riabko and David Lane Seltzer; directed by Steven Hoggett, will extend four weeks through Sunday, February 2, at NYTW, 79 East 4 Street, between Bowery and Second Avenue. What's It All About? had originally been scheduled to run throughSunday, January 5, 2014.

Antaeus Company have released a new end-of-the-year video - check it out below!

The Antaeus Company, L.A.'s classical theater ensemble, has chosen long-time development consultant Miki Shelton to fill the newly created position of executive director beginning January 1. Current managing director Kathleen Eads is moving to Jamestown, NY, where she will serve as executive director of the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts.

Visionbox, a professional actors' studio and intermedia Production Company in Denver, will present an open rehearsal of A Night of Laughs: American & British Comedy today, December 8. Doors will open for food and drink at 6:00pm. This Visionbox event will feature Visionbox Ensemble Members and Visionbox Actors. Join Visionbox for this free event at their location in the heart of the Art District on Santa Fe, 910 ARTS, in the Skylite Station courtyard and gallery. Nova Catering will provide delicious food.

Visionbox, a professional actors' studio and intermedia production company in Denver, will present an open rehearsal of A Night of Laughs: American & British Comedy on Sunday, December 8. Doors will open for food and drink at 6:00pm. This Visionbox event will feature Visionbox Ensemble Members and Visionbox Actors. Join Visionbox for this free event at their location in the heart of the Art District on Santa Fe, 910 ARTS, in the Skylite Station courtyard and gallery. Nova Catering will provide delicious food.

Court Theatre continues its 2013-2014 season with the revival of the OBIE Award-winning play An Iliad by Denis O'Hare and Lisa Peterson, directed by Artistic Director Charles Newell and starring Timothy Edward Kane. An Iliad will run tonight, November 13 - December 8, 2013 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue.

A celebration of Caryl Churchill kicks off with THE AFTER-DINNER JOKE, written for BBC television in 1978. Five actors take on more than sixty characters in this satire of the politics of charity.

What does it mean to be a successful woman in a man's world? What do we have to abandon to survive? What is the cost of survival for women? Through the eyes of her historical and modern-day female characters, Caryl Churchill explores these questions and others in her play, Top Girls. Director Anne Torsiglieri faces the exciting directorial challenge of navigating a play that explores women's struggles both past and present in this piece, presented by the Department of Theater & Dance at UC Santa Barbara.

Whistler in the Dark Theatre presents... The After-Dinner Joke by Caryl Churchill, directed by Meg Taintor. Press night: Friday, November 8th, 2013.

The conflict of two perspectives on ownership: the "western imperative to own everything: meets the "Eastern acceptance of owning nothing.

The Phoenix, the New Theatre Company founded by long-time PICT artistic director and founder Andrew Paul and Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre founder and former director of theatre initiatives at the August Wilson Center, Mark Clayton Southers, will debut with a four week run of Joe Penhall's provocative, caustically funny, Olivier Award-winning play Blue/Orange. The production will star acclaimed actors David Whalen, Sam Tsoutsouvas, and newcomer Rico Parker, with direction by Andrew Paul and scenic design by Mark Clayton Southers. Blue/Orange, sponsored by founding Phoenix Board Member and noted arts philanthropist Richard E. Rauh, plays tonight, November 1-23, 2013 at the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre, 937 Liberty Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh.

Yale Repertory Theatre presents OWNERS, the savagely funny play by groundbreaking English playwright Caryl Churchill, author of Cloud Nine and Top Girls. Directed by OBIE Award winning resident director Evan Yionoulis, OWNERS will be performed at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street), now through November 16. Opening Night is tomorrow, Thursday, October 31. The cast of OWNERS includes Anthony Cochrane, Joby Earle, Sarah Manton, Brenda Meaney, Tommy Schrider, and Alex Trow. Get a sneak peek at the show in the video below!

Yale Repertory Theatre presents OWNERS, the savagely funny play by groundbreaking English playwright Caryl Churchill, author of Cloud Nine and Top Girls. Directed by OBIE Award winning resident director Evan Yionoulis, OWNERS will be performed at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street), now through November 16. Opening Night is tomorrow, Thursday, October 31. The cast of OWNERS includes Anthony Cochrane, Joby Earle, Sarah Manton, Brenda Meaney, Tommy Schrider, and Alex Trow. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Court Theatre Artistic Director Charles Newell and Executive Director Stephen J. Albert present the remount of the Theatre's critically acclaimed production of An Iliad starring Timothy Edward Kane, adapted from Fagles' translation of Homer's Iliad by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare, and directed by Artistic Director Charles Newell. The production will run November 13 - December 8, 2013 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Avenue. Press Opening is Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 8 PM.

What does it mean to be a successful woman in a man's world? What do we have to abandon to survive? What is the cost of survival for women? Through the eyes of her historical and modern-day female characters, Caryl Churchill explores these questions and others in her play, Top Girls. Director Anne Torsiglieri faces the exciting directorial challenge of navigating a play that explores women's struggles both past and present in this piece, presented by the Department of Theater & Dance at UC Santa Barbara.

From multiple Obie Award-winning playwright Caryl Churchill (Top Girls, Cloud Nine), Far Away introduces to audiences a world where nothing is as it seems. A farmhouse is a rebellion stronghold,hats are deadly fashion statements, and children under five are bloodthirsty creatures.

The Phoenix, the new theatre company founded by long-time PICT artistic director and founder Andrew Paul and Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre founder and former director of theatre initiatives at the August Wilson Center, Mark Clayton Southers, will debut with a four week run of Joe Penhall's provocative, caustically funny, Olivier Award-winning play Blue/Orange. The production will star acclaimed actors David Whalen, Sam Tsoutsouvas, and newcomer Rico Parker, with direction by Andrew Paul and scenic design by Mark Clayton Southers. Blue/Orange, sponsored by founding Phoenix Board Member and noted arts philanthropist Richard E. Rauh, plays November 1-23, 2013 at the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre, 937 Liberty Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh.