Culture Project News

Culture Project has announced the full cast of the workshop production of Carol Gilligan's adaptation of The Scarlet Letter, which is being presented as part of its currently underway 2007 Women Center Stage festival (WCS), the annual multi-disciplinary event featuring women artists whose work calls attention to human struggles globally

The Vineyard Theatre has added two 9pm performances July 12-13 to its return engagement of Voices in Conflict-- a controversial new play about the war in Iraq, created by advanced theatre students of Wilton High School, which was banned from performance by school officials

Twelfth Night, Snapshots '07 and Late Night Comedy will launch the first annual Seaport Summer Theatre Festival.

The Storefront will present the world premiere production of The Other Side of Darkness, a new play by Phil Geoffrey Bond

Voices in Conflict -- a controversial new play about the war in Iraq, created by advanced theatre students of Wilton High School, which was banned from performance by school officials -- returns by popular demand for three performances only July 11-13 at 7:00pm at Vineyard Theatre

Culture Project has announced that the acclaimed new play, Tings Dey Happen, written and performed by Dan Hoyle, will have its New York premiere at Culture Project's SoHo space (55 Mercer Street) this summer.

Roadworks Productions NY will present the world premiere of Ethan Lipton's new play Goodbye April, Hello May. Patrick McNulty will stage the production set to open on the mainstage of HERE Arts Center beginning June 28, 2007

I Land -- a play about playwright and performer Keo Woolford's moving search for the meaning of heritage in the post-modern world -- returns to Off-Broadway, June 20-24, for five performances only, presented by Ma-Yi Theater Company as part of the first-ever National Asian American Theater Festival at The Culture Project

Casting for Goodbye April, Hello May has been announced

Roadworks Productions NY will present the world premiere of Ethan Lipton's new play Goodbye April, Hello May.

The Public Theater has announced that due to popular demand, the critically acclaimed rock musical Passing Strange will extend for an additional four weeks with performances continuing through Sunday, July 1st.

Culture Project has announced the schedule for its upcoming 2007 Women Center Stage Festival festival (WCS), the annual multi-disciplinary event featuring women artists whose work calls attention to human struggles globally, running June 25 through­ July 17, 2007

Art Meets Commerce and Vineyard Theatre are presenting a free reading of Voices in Conflict, a documentary-style new play about the war in Iraq, written by advanced theatre students of Wilton High School, for one performance only, Saturday, June 9 at 5pm at Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street).

The Romance of Magno Rubio -- Ma-Yi Theater Company's acclaimed, OBIE Award-winning production based on a short-story by the McCarthy-era blacklisted novelist Carlos Bulosan -- will be presented for a limited Off-Broadway engagement with previews to begin May 19, prior to an official press opening May 27 at The Culture Project

Culture Project has announced that its acclaimed, sold-out production of Lawrence Wright's My Trip to Al-Qaeda will play two encore performances on Tuesday, June 5 and Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at New York City's Town Hall

The Firebrand Theory Theater Company is presenting Oliver Hailey's (Father's Day, I Won't Dance, First One Asleep, Whistle) Drama Desk Award-winning Hey You, Light Man! at The 45th Street Theatre, 354 West 45th Street.

New York City is hosting the first-ever NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN THEATER FESTIVAL (NAATF) from June 11-24, 2007, featuring more than 25 Asian American performing arts companies and solo artists convening for two weeks of performances at venues throughout the city.

The Romance of Magno Rubio -- Ma-Yi Theater Company's acclaimed, OBIE Award-winning production based on a short-story by the McCarthy-era blacklisted novelist Carlos Bulosan -- will be presented for a limited Off-Broadway engagement with previews to begin May 19, prior to an official press opening May 27 at The Culture Project

David Henry Hwang was among the honorees celebrated at the Ma-Yi Theatre Company's April 23rd benefit, featuring Jenn Gambatese and Jose Llana

We talk to Rob Urbinati about what it's like to have two shows opening at the same time. Rob is the writer of 'West Moon Street' at Prospect Theatre Co. and the director of 'The President and Her Mistress.' at the Abingdon.