Derek Walcott News

Circle in the Square Theatre (Theodore Mann, Artistic Director and Paul Libin, Managing Director) has joined Culture Project as producer of the upcoming New York production of The Atheist, presented by Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director). The dark comedy, written by Ronan Noone, directed by Justin Waldman and starring Campbell Scott as 'Augustine Early,' begins performances at Culture Project's temporary new home, Barrow Street Theatre, on Tuesday, October 7 with an official opening night set for Sunday, October 12.

Yale Repertory Theater (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) will present a reading of the 2008 winner of the Yale Drama Series, 'Grenadine' by Neil Wechsler, directed by Yale Rep Resident Director Evan Yionoulis, on Monday, September 15 at 7:30PM at the New Theater, located at 1156 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut. The cast features Brennan Brown, MacIntyre Dixon, Adam LeFevre, David Matranga, Anne O'Sullivan, Michael Rudko, William Youmans, and Marnye Young.

Circle in the Square Theatre (Theodore Mann, Artistic Director and Paul Libin, Managing Director) has joined Culture Project as producer of the upcoming New York production of The Atheist, presented by Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director).

Yale School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre announce a $2.85 million gift from the Robina Foundation to establish the Yale Center for New Theatre.

Culture Project has announced that it will present a special one-night-only performance of 'The Atheist', written by Ronan Noone, directed by Justin Waldman and starring Campbell Scott on May 20th.

Leslie Caveny's comedy Love of a Pig makes its New York premiere beginning October 12 with performances through October 28 at The 45th Street Theatre; directed by D.H. Johnson.

Irish playwright John Austin Connolly has been awarded the inaugural David C. Horn Prize for Playwriting, presented as part of the Yale Drama Series

The Yale School of Drama, under the leadership of James Bundy, Dean, and Victoria Nolan, Deputy Dean, will present the Carlotta Festival of New Plays, May 11 - 20.

On April 26, 2007, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee will announce the inaugural winner of the Yale Drama Series competition -- a new annual award for emerging playwrights in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and the Republic of Ireland.

On April 26, 2007, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Goat) will announce the inaugural winner of the Yale Drama Series competition -- a new annual award for emerging playwrights in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and the Republic of Ireland.

Full casting has been announced for the Classical Theatre of Harlem's King Lear, starring Andre De Shields

The radiant Marian Seldes will star as the brilliant wit of the famed Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker in Ellen M.Violett's Dorothy Parker gets the Last Word.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting's first-ever Harold Clurman Festival of the Arts will launch of May 4th will a performance of Ronald Rand's show Let It Be Art! Harold Clurman's Life of Passion

Elaine Stritch, Zoe Caldwell, Marian Seldes, Edward Albee and John Guare will be among those taking part in the first annual Harold Clurman Festival of the Arts from May 5th through 8th

he Harold Clurman Festival of the Arts will kick off with a symposium to discuss Harold Clurman, his effect on American theater, culture and the lives and work of panelists Zoe Caldwell, Roy Scheider, David Amram, Elaine Stritch and Grace Schulman.