David Mitchell News

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announced today casting for the 2014 National Playwrights Conference. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Wendy C. Goldberg, who celebrates her 10th season leading the Conference in 2014, the Conference runs from July 2 to July 19, and will be instrumental in the development of six new plays.

Sheffield Theatres' Artistic Director Daniel Evans today announces the final production in the Theatres' autumn season, the world premiere of Bryony Lavery's Queen Coal directed by Robert Shaw Cameron, alongside the news that in an unprecedented development for the company, they will take three of their productions in the forthcoming season on tour, enabling their work to reach as wide an audience as possible.

The NATIONAL NEW PLAY NETWORK (NNPN), the country's alliance of non-profit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, proudly announces that the 2014 Smith Prize Commission, which carries an Award of $5,000, has been awarded to Chris Weikel for The Word from Kampala. Awarded annually to a proposal for a play that dramatizes the pressing issues of our times, The Smith Prize is funded by a gift from screenwriter, novelist and playwright Timothy Jay Smith and a number of other socially-conscious donors. The Word from Kampala was conceived in reaction to the recent act of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who signed into law a bill that makes acts of homosexuality punishable by life imprisonment.

Wendy C. Goldberg, Artistic Director National Playwrights Conference, and Paulette Haupt, Artistic Director of the National Music Theater Conference, announced Directors of the projects selected for the 2014 Summer Season.

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announced an addition to its writers-in-residence, and a new play being developed during the National Playwrights Conference.

Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) will present its fifth annual Buffalo Young Writers Night tonight, May 21 at The Road Less Traveled Theater at the Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre.

Take a look at comedy stars Mark Heap and Robert Webb as Jeeves and Wooster in the five-star hit Perfect Nonsense!

Road Less Traveled Productions (RLTP) will present its fifth annual Buffalo Young Writers Night on Wednesday, May 21 at The Road Less Traveled Theater at the Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre. Doors open at 7:00 pm with performances beginning at 7:30 pm. The evening will feature winners of the 2014 Buffalo Young Writers contest (or BYW), recognizing outstanding student playwrights in the WNY area. RLTP launched its Buffalo Young Writers contest in the fall of 2009 by giving high school and college student writers and playwrights the opportunity to submit their work for the chance of a professionally produced presentation.

The American Rep Theater of WNY concludes the 2013-14 season with a world premiere of the original work, dedicated to this great American icon, entitled SHINE written by Matthew LaChiusa from April 24th to May 17th at ART in the Box, 16 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo (Site of the Church of the Ascension).

The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announced today its six new plays selected for development at the 50th annual National Playwrights Conference (NPC):

Comedy stars Mark Heap and Robert Webb will head to the West End to play the roles of Jeeves and Wooster in the five-star hit Perfect Nonsense taking over from Stephen Mangan and Matthew Macfadyen from 7 April 2014. Mark Hadfield will continue in the role of Seppings alongside Heap and Webb.

With two acclaimed shows of the 2013-14 season in the books, American Repertory Theater of WNY sets sights on the 'Second Half' of the season. All presentations will be held at ART/WNY's new performance space, ART in the Box, located at 16 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo NY, in the Church of the Ascension.

Saturday, January 4 1pm • Ed Teja • The Invention of Clay McKenzie and Under Low Skies Author living in southeast Asis writes intriguing mystery and novel of a junior editor's ruse. More »

Saturday, November 30 thru Thursday, December 25 North Valley Library Book Drive Help replace their stock after a fire. From Nov 30th to Dec 25th we are offering 20% off any book purchased to replenish their shelves. Add your donated book to a special shelf in the store dedicated to the library. More » Sunday, December 29 1-2pm •Jennifer Jacobson with 10-15 minutes Tarot readings for $10 • More » Sunday, December 29 3pm • Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell • Chapters of the Heart You are invited into the lives of 20 women for whom Jewish language and texts provide a lens for understanding their experiences. More »

Saturday, November 30 thru Thursday, December 25 North Valley Library Book Drive Help replace their stock after a fire. From Nov 30th to Dec 25th we are offering 20% off any book purchased to replenish their shelves. Add your donated book to a special shelf in the store dedicated to the library. More »

The nominations for the 2013 Best British Comedy awards have been announced.

Northrop is thrilled to unveil its Northrop Grand Reopening Gala and events. See below for the full line-up of events planned for the Northrop Grand Reopening through Aprill, May, and June.

The landmark satire CLYBOURNE PARK is simultaneously a prequel, sequel, and modern commentary on the American theatre classic A Raisin in The Sun, spanning fifty years in the history of one much-contested house in a constantly evolving suburb. The show, presented by 710 Main Theatre, produced by Road Less Traveled Productions, and directed by Scott Behrend, will be featured in the Frey Electric Season from tonight, November 8th-December 1st, 2013. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

NBC News' Meredith Vieira sits down with Elizabeth Smart for a candid and revealing interview about survival, eleven years after she was abducted from her bedroom in the middle of the night.

The musical "McGoldricks' Thread" sowed up three major awards at the closing ceremonies last night of the sixth Origin's 1st Irish Theatre Festival, held at Papillon Bistro & Bar, 22 East 54th Street. The crowd-pleasing show, brimming with Irish step dancing performed by a youth-dominated cast, won for Best Production, and Best Direction for Kira Simring. The production also was honored with the Festival's Special Jury Prize.