The OBIE Award-winning National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO) - now in its 21st season - presents the Off-Broadway, World-Premiere of Jordan Harrison's play FUTURA, with previews beginning October 23, prior to an official opening of October 26 at the TBG Theater (312 West 36th Street - between 8th and 9th Avenues) in Manhattan.
Johanna Day (Vineyard's HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE, Tony Award nominee for PROOF) and David Garrison (Tony nominee for A DAY IN HOLLYWOOD..., 'Married with Children,' TITANIC) will join the previously announced Linus Roache, Heather Burns, Georgia Engel, and Michael Park in the World-Premiere of Will Eno's play MIDDLETOWN, it has been announced by Douglas Aibel, Artistic Director for the Vineyard Theatre, full casting below.
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage has announced more than $960,000 in grants from the Philadelphia Theatre Initiative (PTI) to 13 theater companies, presenters, and theater independent artists.
Opening this week, CoHo Productions brings you its centerpiece summer co-production - the world premiere of Live Girls by Natalie Rose. This play offers a view of strippers and the world that you won't otherwise see.
CoHo is excited to bring two guest speakers to its LIVE GIRLS production this Sunday, July 25. We're bringing in Sexuality Consultant, M.Makael Newby, author of My Erotic Adventure. Remember choose-your-own-adventure books? Makael wrote the adult version. We've also scored Eleanor O'Brien, artistic director of Dance Naked Productions, a theatre company focused on creating theatre centered around issues of sexuality. If you're lucky, you may also catch one of the delicious ensemble members from the very 'sexcessful' Inviting Desire 2010.
CoHo is excited to bring two guest speakers to its LIVE GIRLS production this Sunday, July 25. We're bringing in Sexuality Consultant, M.Makael Newby, author of My Erotic Adventure. Remember choose-your-own-adventure books? Makael wrote the adult version. We've also scored Eleanor O'Brien, artistic director of Dance Naked Productions, a theatre company focused on creating theatre centered around issues of sexuality. If you're lucky, you may also catch one of the delicious ensemble members from the very 'sexcessful' Inviting Desire 2010.
This Sunday, 7/18, at 2p.m. will feature the hottest show Portland has to offer: we remove the veil of secrecy that surrounds a most intimate space: the locker room of a strip club. The play touches on domestic violence and sexual assault and challenges the biases of the legal sex industry. As such CoHo has arranged a special post-show question and answer session following the Sunday matinee performance. Joining us is: Crystal Tenty, representing the Sex Worker Outreach Coalition. Sarah Keefe, representing the Domestic Violence Resource Center. Natalie Schraner, specializing in the sex industry for the Portland Women's Crisis Line. Elisa Saphier, case manager for Sexually Exploited Youth with the Sexual Assault Resource Center.
This Sunday, 7/18, at 2p.m. will feature the hottest show Portland has to offer: we remove the veil of secrecy that surrounds a most intimate space: the locker room of a strip club. The play touches on domestic violence and sexual assault and challenges the biases of the legal sex industry. As such CoHo has arranged a special post-show question and answer session following the Sunday matinee performance. Joining us is: Crystal Tenty, representing the Sex Worker Outreach Coalition. Sarah Keefe, representing the Domestic Violence Resource Center. Natalie Schraner, specializing in the sex industry for the Portland Women's Crisis Line. Elisa Saphier, case manager for Sexually Exploited Youth with the Sexual Assault Resource Center.
Opening this week, CoHo Productions brings you its centerpiece summer co-production - the world premiere of Live Girls by Natalie Rose. This play offers a view of strippers and the world that you won't otherwise see.
Opening this week, CoHo Productions brings you its centerpiece summer co-production - the world premiere of Live Girls by Natalie Rose. This play offers a view of strippers and the world that you won't otherwise see.
Golden Globe nominee Linus Roache (widely known for his role as Asst D.A. Michael Cutler on LAW & ORDER) and Heather Burns (most recently on stage in THE MARRIAGE OF BETTE AND BOO as well as the films MISS CONGENIALITY and TWO WEEKS NOTICE opposite Sandra Bullock) will star in the World-Premiere of Will Eno's play MIDDLETOWN, which begins previews at Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street) on October 6th, it has been announced by Douglas Aibel, Artistic Director for the Vineyard Theatre.
Today Les Waters, the associate artistic director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre, launches another new play in New York. As part of Clubbed Thumb's 2010 Summerworks Festival, the Obie Award-winning director is staging the world premiere of a comedy written by a Berkeley native: THE SMALL by Anne Washburn plays for only six performances at the Ohio Theatre in Soho from June 20 - 26. Waters previously directed the off-Broadway production of Washburn's Apparition.
Today Les Waters, the associate artistic director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre, launches another new play in New York. As part of Clubbed Thumb's 2010 Summerworks Festival, the Obie Award-winning director is staging the world premiere of a comedy written by a Berkeley native: THE SMALL by Anne Washburn plays for only six performances at the Ohio Theatre in Soho from June 20 - 26. Waters previously directed the off-Broadway production of Washburn's Apparition.
The Perry-Mansfield New Works Festival (June Lindenmayer, Executive Director; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director) has announced casting for the line-up of new works for the 2010 summer festival of theatre and dance at the venerable performing arts school in Steamboat Springs, CO.
The Perry-Mansfield New Works Festival (June Lindenmayer, Executive Director; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director), with sponsorship from The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, has announced the line-up for the 2010 summer season of theatre and dance at the venerable performing arts camp and school in Steamboat Springs, CO.
The Perry-Mansfield New Works Festival (June Lindenmayer, Executive Director; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director) has announced casting for the line-up of new works for the 2010 summer festival of theatre and dance at the venerable performing arts school in Steamboat Springs, CO.
The Perry-Mansfield New Works Festival (June Lindenmayer, Executive Director; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director), with sponsorship from The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, has announced the line-up for the 2010 summer season of theatre and dance at the venerable performing arts camp and school in Steamboat Springs, CO.
STANDING ON CEREMONY: THE GAY MARRIAGE PLAYS, a collection of short plays written for marriage equality to benefit Human Rights Campaign, Marriage Equality New York and New York Theatre Workshop will take place on Monday, June 14, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Angel Orensanz Center, 172 Norfolk Street in New York City, between Houston and Stanton Streets. Dancing and a glamorous wedding reception will follow.
CoHo Productions began with a world premiere play written by a then-local playwright, Gary Cole, and directed by Robert Holden. Our first play was nominated for a Drammy award. Since then, CoHo Productions has used its unique co-production model to champion 6 additional world premieres, several Portland or northwest premieres, and sustained the highest quality of performance on stage and behind the scenes in earning 16 Drammy awards for its co-productions. Our 2010-2011 season continues that tradition of blending high quality production, new works and top local talent.
Judd Hirsch, Kathy Najimy, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Debra Monk, Michael Stuhlbarg, Michael Longoria, Dan Butler, David Pittu, Jason Butler Harner, Jonathan Cake, Kristin Nielsen and Nancy Giles have joined the cast of STANDING ON CEREMONY: THE GAY MARRIAGE PLAYS, a collection of short plays written for marriage equality to benefit Human Rights Campaign, Marriage Equality New York and New York Theatre Workshop.