Catherine Burns News

As Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre closes out a century of New Orleans theatre, we celebrate this milestone at The Curtain Call Ball gala and fundraiser!

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts will present Making Waves: The Moth at the World Science Festival on June 2, 2016, at 7:30 pm in Alice Tully Hall. Making Waves is the result of a partnership between The Moth, the nonprofit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling, and the World Science Festival, the cultural institution that engages a broad general audience in the wonders of scientific discovery. Together they bring five esteemed scientists, writers, and innovators to Lincoln Center to share their incredible stories.

Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King, (www.homecomingkingshow.com) the theatrical debut of humorist and 'The Daily Show' correspondent Hasan Minhaj, will play a limited engagement at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street, NYC), opening tonight, October 23. Directed byGreg Walloch, Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King will run through November 15th. The show is produced by Mike Berkowitz and Mike Lavoie.

Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King, (www.homecomingkingshow.com) the theatrical debut of humorist and 'The Daily Show' correspondent Hasan Minhaj, will play a limited engagement at the Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce Street, NYC) beginning October 15th. Directed byGreg Walloch, Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King will run through November 15th, with opening night set for October 23rd. The show is produced by Mike Berkowitz and Mike Lavoie.

Beloved New York-based storytelling impresarios The Moth have announced a compelling local and international lineup for their Sydney Opera House debut during the Festival of Dangerous Ideas (FODI) on Sunday 6 September 2015.

Axis Company will present the world premiere of In The Park, a new solo show from esteemed actor, playwright, storyteller and longtime Axis member Edgar Oliver. Directed by Randy Sharp, Artistic Director of Axis and the director of Oliver's first solo show, the acclaimed, Edinburgh Fringe First Award-winning East 10th Street, In The Park follows Oliver's Helen & Edgar (2012). The new production comes on the heels of Axis' recent hit Nothing On Earth (Can Hold Houdini), which was written and directed by Sharp and lauded by The New York Times and others.

One of New York City's most esteemed and accomplished storytellers, Michele Carlo, will present an excerpt from her upcoming solo show, 'Fish Out Of Agua' as part of the 9th Annual ONE Festival at the 4th Street Theater (83 E. 4th Street) in Manhattan, on Wednesday, April 23 at 8pm and Saturday, April 26, at 2pm. Tickets are $20.00. For additional information, go to: www.theonefestivalnyc.com/

Axis Company will present the world premiere of In The Park, a new solo show from esteemed actor, playwright, storyteller and longtime Axis member Edgar Oliver. Directed by Randy Sharp, Artistic Director of Axis and the director of Oliver's first solo show, the acclaimed, Edinburgh Fringe First Award-winning East 10th Street, In The Park follows Oliver's Helen & Edgar (2012), which The New York Times' Ben Brantley called 'utterly absorbing and unexpectedly moving.' The new production comes on the heels of Axis' recent hit Nothing On Earth (Can Hold Houdini), which was written and directed by Sharp and lauded by The New York Times and others.

Edgar Oliver and John Hodgman bring solo shows to the tenth annual festival.

If audiences today know the name of John Barrymore, it's most likely as the paternal grandfather of movie star Drew Barrymore. They may have a vague idea that he was a great actor from a family of great actors, but do they know he was also an infamous world-class drunk?

If audiences today know the name of John Barrymore, it's most likely as the paternal grandfather of movie star Drew Barrymore. They may have a vague idea that he was a great actor from a family of great actors, but do they know he was also an infamous world-class drunk?

The 2012 Margaret Mead Film Festival, as the preeminent showcase for contemporary cultural storytelling, will screen 29 outstanding films and host special multi-media events and performances. The Margaret Mead Film Festival strives to illuminate the complexity and diversity of peoples and cultures from around the world. Encompassing a broad spectrum of creative storytelling from indigenous community media to experimental documentaries, the films present a range of cultural perspectives and offer forums for discussion with filmmakers and renowned speakers.

The 2012 Margaret Mead Film Festival, as the preeminent showcase for contemporary cultural storytelling, will screen 29 outstanding films and host special multi-media events and performances. The Margaret Mead Film Festival strives to illuminate the complexity and diversity of peoples and cultures from around the world. Encompassing a broad spectrum of creative storytelling from indigenous community media to experimental documentaries, the films present a range of cultural perspectives and offer forums for discussion with filmmakers and renowned speakers.

The 2012 MARGARET MEAD FILM FESTIVAL as the preeminent showcase for contemporary cultural storytelling, will screen 29 outstanding films and host special multi-media events and performances.

The 2012 MARGARET MEAD FILM FESTIVAL as the preeminent showcase for contemporary cultural storytelling, will screen 29 outstanding films and host special multi-media events and performances.

The creative team behind storytelling juggernaut The Moth will join with acclaimed raconteur Edgar Oliver this fall to present the world premiere of Helen & Edgar, a mesmerizing, hilarious and heartbreaking tale of Oliver and his sister Helen's strange childhood in Savannah, and their mother's struggle with madness.

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and Pulitzer Prize-winning cancer researcher Siddhartha Mukherjee headline the 1,000th performance by The Moth, the non-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling, as part of the 5th Annual World Science Festival.

The Moth will present acclaimed journalist, novelist, and humorist Calvin Trillin with the Moth Storytelling Award at its annual Moth Ball on Tuesday, November 16th at Capitale in New York City.

The Moth will present acclaimed journalist, novelist, and humorist Calvin Trillin with the Moth Storytelling Award at its annual Moth Ball on Tuesday, November 16th at Capitale in New York City.