David Schweizer News

Second Stage Theatre has announced initial casting for its 'New Works Festival' on Friday, June 13

The 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards were held Sunday, May 18, 2008, in the LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center. August: Osage County, Les Liasons, and South Pacific brought home big wins.

Nominations for the 53rd Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced this morning at the New York Friars Club. 'A Catered Affair' led the way with 12 nominations.

'Three Lost Cords A Trio of Solo Operas' returns to the zipper starting 3/30.

Second Stage Theatre (Carole Rothman, Artistic Director; Ellen Richard,Executive Director) has announced the two plays to be presented as part of the company's sixth Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series this summer: Carly Mensch's Len, Asleep in Vinyl, directed by Jackson Gay, and Rajiv Joseph's Animals Out of Paper, directed by Giovanna Sardelli.

The Zipper Factory presents a wide-range of variety shows for in the theatre in March 2008, including The Wau Wau Sisters, Megan Mullally, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Joy Behar, 'Don't Quit Your Night Job' and 'Happy Sunshine Kung Fu Flower.'

The full cast and creative team have been announced for the Seattle Repertory production of Molière's The Imaginary Invalid at the Seattle Repertory Theatre, February 21-March 22. This production, which will open officially on February 27, will be directed by David Schweizer. The Imaginary Invalid, which has been adapted by Constance Congdon, centers around Argan (to be played by Rocco Sisto), a hypochondriac set on marrying off his daughter to a doctor as a solution for his growing medical bills.

La Jolla Playhouse's Artistic Director Christopher Ashley is pleased to announce his inaugural season at La Jolla Playhouse, which includes '33 Variations,' 'The Night Watcher,' 'The Third Story,' 'Tobacco Road' and 'Xanadu.'

The Zipper Factory Theater will present two special 'first look' presentations of Three Lost Chords, a trio of solo operas on January 7 and January 9.

This October, Berkeley is the epicenter of Bay Area drama when Tony Award-winning director Frank Galati brings after the quake to Berkeley Repertory Theatre; performed on the Thrust Stage beginning previews October 12, opening October 17 and runs through November 25.

Songwriter and performer Lance Horne will be involved in eight upcoming events in May and June.

Variety.com reports that Academy Award nominee David Strathairn will be replacing Victor Slezak in the Epic Theater Center Production of Zak Berkman's Beauty on the Vine.

Epic Theatre Center has announced additional programming and participants for their 'Beyond Beauty Initiative.'

In conjunction with their Off Broadway production of Zak Berkman's Beauty On The Vine, Epic Theatre Center has announced the programming for their 'Beyond Beauty Initiative.' The program seeks to bring together a diverse array of women with different backgrounds to share experiences and creatively explore how definitions of beauty, power and success impact society as a whole.

New York Theatre Workshop has announced plans for NYTW's 25th anniversary season, beginning June of this year

Olivia Wilde has been set to play the lead role(s) of 'Lauren/L2/L3' in the world premiere production of Beauty On The Vine, described as 'a new play for the Britney-Lohan Generation,' by Zak Berkman

Second Stage Theatre will continue its acclaimed Second Stage Theatre Uptown Festival this summer with two world premiere comedies: Marisa Wegrzyn's The Butcher of Baraboo, directed by Carolyn Cantor, and Josh Tobiessen's Election Day, directed by Jeremy Dobrish.

Year-end round up of the best in regional/Equity theatre productions seen in Baltimore in 2006.

The second of two interviews with the stars of CenterStage's all-star production of 'The Boys from Syracuse.' This time, Michael Winther and Manu Narayan on casting, Bebe, and a making a career in theatre.