Colin McKenna News

Favorites of stage and screen came together last night at the American Airlines Theatre to write, direct and perform six original plays within 24 hours. BroadwayWorld is bringing you photos from the red carpet below!

The Kennedy Center has just announced the winners in its annual VSA Playwright Discovery Competition and four of the twelve winners are students involved in Writers Theatre's New Jersey Writers Project programs! Alessandra Sommers and Colin McKenna, the winners of the Junior Division (grades 8-9), are students at the Union Academy for Performing Arts in Elizabeth and The Craig School in Mountain Lakes, respectively. Elijah Gaines and Jaleel Lindsay, winners in the Senior Division (grades 10-12), were students at the Green Residential Community Home in Ringwood. McKenna, Gaines, and Lindsay were all mentored by Writers Theatre teaching artist, Dominique Cieri, while Sommers was mentored by another Writers Theatre teaching artist, Carolyn Hunt. Carolyn's work at Union Academy for the Performing Arts is part of a long-time collaboration between WTNJ and the school, providing a playwriting class to ninth-graders taught by a professional playwright.

Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), under the leadership of Vivienne Benesch Artistic Director and Sarah Clare Corporandy Managing Director, is proud to present The May Queen a world premiere comedy by Molly Smith Metzler from July 18-27, directed by Vivienne Benesch, on the Bratton Theater Mainstage.

Continuing to build on the enormous success of new play development at Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch and Managing Director Sarah Clare Corporandy, announces casting for the Signature Staged Readings of Dark Radio by Colin McKenna to be presented today, July 11-13 on the Bratton Theater Mainstage.

Continuing to build on the enormous success of new play development at Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch and Managing Director Sarah Clare Corporandy, announces casting for the Signature Staged Readings of Dark Radio by Colin McKenna to be presented July 11-13 on the Bratton Theater Mainstage.

The Boomerang Theatre Company (Tim Errickson, Artistic Director; Sue Abbott, Managing Director) will open their 2013 season with an outdoor production of Shakespeare's RICHARD III. The production will be directed by Philip Emeott, who will also play the title role. RICHARD III will perform tonight, June 22nd -July 14th, 2013 in Central Park. Admission is free.

Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), under the leadership of Vivienne Benesch Artistic Director and Sarah Clare Corporandy Managing Director, is proud to announce casting for its 30th Anniversary season featuring Tennessee Williams' Cat on a Hot Tin Roof(June 28-July 7), the Pulitzer and Tony-winning Clybourne Park (July 19-28), Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors (August 9-16) all on the Bratton Theater Mainstage, in addition to The Romeo & Juliet Project (July 27) in the renowned 5,000-seat Chautauqua Amphitheater.

The Boomerang Theatre Company (Tim Errickson, Artistic Director; Sue Abbott, Managing Director) will open their 2013 season with an outdoor production of Shakespeare's RICHARD III. The production will be directed by Philip Emeott, who will also play the title role. RICHARD III will perform June 22nd -July 14th, 2013 in Central Park. Admission is free. Check out www.boomerangtheatre.org for more information.

The Boomerang Theatre Company (Tim Errickson, Artistic Director; Sue Abbott, Managing Director) will open their 2013 season with an outdoor production of Shakespeare's RICHARD III. The production will be directed by Philip Emeott, who will also play the title role. RICHARD III will perform June 22nd -July 14th, 2013 in Central Park. Admission is free. Check out www.boomerangtheatre.org for more information.

The Boomerang Theatre Company (Tim Errickson, Artistic Director; Sue Abbott, Managing Director) will celebrate their 15th Anniversary in 2013 with an outdoor production of Shakespeare's RICHARD III and the world premiere of Johnna Adams' verse comedy LICKSPITTLES, BUTTONHOLERS AND DAMNED PERNICIOUS GO BETWEENS. Additional productions in the 2013 season will be announced shortly. Check out www.boomerangtheatre.org for more information.

Cherry Lane Theatre's award-winning MENTOR PROJECT will continue its 13th season with a production of EVOLUTION, written and performed by Patricia Buckley, directed Michele Chivu and mentored Jean-Claude van Itallie with performances scheduled March 13 through March 24 at Cherry Lane Studio Theatre (38 Commerce Street in Manhattan), where the 2012 MENTOR PROJECT is in residence through April 14.

A new play about the late Italian actress Anna Magnani, MAMMA ROMA -- written and performed by Anne DeSalvo, winner of the Obie Award for her performance in GEMINI -- will be presented by Cherry Lane Theatre's MENTOR PROJECT from April 3 to 14 at Cherry Lane Studio Theatre (38 Commerce St.) in Manhattan. MAMMA ROMA is directed by Rob Urbinati. David Rambo (THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS) has been Ms. DeSalvo's mentor for the play.

Cherry Lane Theatre's award-winning MENTOR PROJECT will continue its 13th season with a production of EVOLUTION, written and performed by Patricia Buckley, directed Michele Chivu and mentored Jean-Claude van Itallie with performances scheduled March 13 through March 24 at Cherry Lane Studio Theatre (38 Commerce Street in Manhattan), where the 2012 MENTOR PROJECT is in residence through April 14.

Cherry Lane Theatre's award-winning MENTOR PROJECT will continue its 13th season with a production of EVOLUTION, written and performed by Patricia Buckley, directed Michele Chivu and mentored Jean-Claude van Itallie with performances scheduled March 13 through March 24 at Cherry Lane Studio Theatre (38 Commerce Street in Manhattan), where the 2012 MENTOR PROJECT is in residence through April 14.

Cherry Lane Theatre's award-winning MENTOR PROJECT will begin its 13th season on February 21 with a production of Elizabeth Rose's RELATIVE PITCH, the first of four new works in 2012 MENTOR PROJECT running February 21 to April 14 at Cherry Lane Studio Theatre (38 Commerce Street in Manhattan).

Cherry Lane Theatre's award-winning MENTOR PROJECT will begin its 13th season on February 21 with a production of Elizabeth Rose's RELATIVE PITCH, the first of four new works in 2012 MENTOR PROJECT running February 21 to April 14 at Cherry Lane Studio Theatre (38 Commerce Street in Manhattan).

The Boomerang Theatre Company (Tim Errickson, Artistic Director; Sue Abbott, Managing Director) will present the 10th annual FIRST FLIGHT festival of new plays at New Georges' The Room from November 18th-21st. The festival features readings and workshops of new plays and works in development.

The Boomerang Theatre Company (Tim Errickson, Artistic Director; Sue Abbott, Managing Director) will present the 10th annual FIRST FLIGHT festival of new plays at New Georges' The Room from November 18th-21st. The festival features readings and workshops of new plays and works in development.

Angelina Fiordellisi, Artistic Director of the award-winning CHERRY LANE THEATRE (38 Commerce St.) in Manhattan, has announced that the Off-Broadway theater will undergo a restructuring in the upcoming fiscal year 2011.

The Cherry Lane Theatre (38 Commerce St. in Manhattan) will conclude the 12th annual season of its award-winning Mentor Project Series with the debut of Winter Miller's play PATERNITY, performing May 18 through May 29 in the Studio Theatre at Cherry Lane.