American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Artistic Director Carey Perloff announced the lineup of the company's 43rd subscription season today. Running from September 2009 to June 2010, the season welcomes some of the best American and international artists to San Francisco and celebrates the 100th anniversary of A.C.T.'s historic theater.
Stale jokes and silly situations blunt the potential for scathing humor in David Mamet's sophomoric send-up of the Oval Office and its inhabitants
Village Theatre is pleased to announce its exciting director line-up for the 2008-2009 Mainstage Season. Andrea Dymond, Resident Director of Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, will direct the new musical and season opener, Saint Heaven. Dymond comments, 'I'd originally directed an earlier version of Saint Heaven in a developmental workshop production, about five years ago, at the Stages Festival at Theatre Building Chicago. That's when I got to know Marty [Martin Casella, book writer] and Keith [Keith Gordon, lyricist and composer] who are every bit as gorgeous to work with as is their musical. I think Saint Heaven is unique in the fullness of its telling, the richness of its characters, and the variety of forms of deeply American music it uses to engage us in the story.' At Victory Gardens Theater, Dymond has staged a wealth of productions such as Gloria Bond Clunie's Shoes (Best Director nomination, Black Theatre Alliance) and Charles Smith's Free Man of Color (winner of the Jeff award for Best New Work). Steve Tomkins, Artistic Director for Village Theatre is set to direct the charming Disney classic Beauty and the Beast. Tomkins gave his directorial debut at Village Theatre with the 1988 production of Gypsy. This upcoming season marks his sixteenth season as Artistic Director for Village Theatre. David Ira Goldstein will direct Oscar Wilde's classic play The Importance of Being Earnest. 'I have been eager to direct Wilde's greatest comedy ever since I directed his earlier play A Woman of No Importance for the University of Washington School of Drama in 1994. If any play can invoke a spirit of pure pleasure for two hours, it is certainly Wilde's Earnest,' Goldstein comments. As artistic director of Arizona Theatre Company (ATC), Goldstein has received the 2003 Governor's Arts Award as Individual Artist for his contributions to the arts in Arizona. He has directed over 30 mainstage productions for ATC and has been a guest director across the country. Before living in Arizona, he was the associate Artistic Director of A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle. Steve Tomkins will also take on the original work Stunt Girl this season. His last three new musical projects, which include Once Upon A Time in New Jersey (2006-2007), Girl of My Dreams (2005-2006), and The Ark (2002-2003), quickly became huge hits amongst Village Theatre audiences. Lastly, Village Theatre is thrilled to announce Jerry Dixon as the director of the musical masterpiece, Show Boat. Dixon began his career as an actor with original Broadway cast performances in Once On This Island and Five Guys Named Moe, with other original roles in Bright Lights, Big City, The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, new yorkers, and tick, tick…BOOM!. Dixon's directing credits vary and include tick, tick…BOOM! (Korea and Singapore), Crowns (Kalamazoo Civic), and concerts and special events for Tony winner LaChanze, recording artist Raúl Midón, Carnegie Hall, and the Belgium National Symphony. Dixon's directorial work was last seen at Village Theatre in 2007, when he was brought from New York to direct the Village Originals production of Barnstormer.
Hollywood movie-maker and Broadway producer, composer/lyricist Mel Brooks and American comedian and actor Don Rickles attended a recent performance of David Mamet's November and met star Nathan Lane backstage at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Nathan Lane is due to appear on 'Live with Regis and Kelly' this Thursday, January 24, to discuss his role in the new David Mamet play November. 'Live With Regis and Kelly' airs each weekday morning national syndication - check local listings for time and station.
David Mamet's November officially opened on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
David Mamet's November officially opened on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre with Nathan Lane, Dylan Baker and Laurie Metcalf.
Comedian Steve Martin, who recently received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors Award and released his autobiography 'Born Standing Up,' attended a performance of David Mamet's November on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
The first day of rehearsal for November, David Mamet's new comedy, was held Monday November 26 at 42nd Street Studios.
Nathan Lane of David Mamet's 'November' gets photographed by Pulitzer Prize-winning David Hume Kennerly at the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Laurie Metcalf will star alongside Tony Award-winner Nathan Lane in Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet's upcoming Broadway play November, which will feature Lane in the role of President Charles Smith.
Nathan Lane will take on the role of President Charles Smith in Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet's previously announced November, a new play about a presidential election.
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet will soon be represented on Broadway with a new play about a presidential election
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