Date of Birth: December 26, 1822
Date of Death: September 18, 1890 (67)
Birth Place: IRELAND
Blackfriars Repertory Theatre and The Storm Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Death Comes for the War Poets, a dramatic verse tapestry by Joseph Pearce.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre today announced the West Coast premiere of An Octoroon written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by Eric Ting will close out its season.
Definition Theatre Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Tyrone Phillips and Managing Director Neel McNeill, announces the first play of its 2017-2018 season, the Chicago premiere of An Octoroon by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (Gloria, Appropriate), produced in association with Goodma
Those nice people from the North who are getting ready to create great theater are beaconing people from CLE to be their guests.
The Shaw Festival proudly announces casting for Artistic Director Tim Carroll's first season.
Theater represents the era from which it comes! In 1859, when THE OCTOROON opened in New York, the United States was in racial chaos.
City Lit Theater's 37th season will honor its traditions while bringing Chicago audiences four plays that will be new to nearly all audience members.
The Shaw Festival is pleased to announce the playbill and directors list for the 2017 season; the company's 56th and the first led by Artistic Director Designate Tim Carroll.
"Out of every eight drops of my blood, seven are red, but one is black.
Today, Berkeley Repertory Theatre revealed that Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Obie Award- winning play, An Octoroon, will be the seventh and final production in its upcoming 2016-17 subscription season.
One of the most romantic stories ever written, THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY won the 2014 Tony Awards® for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations.
What if all of the white actors in your play quit? AN OCTOROON begins tonight, March 16, 2016; and opens today, March 23, 2016.
Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has assaulted the fourth wall and countless racial stereotypes in his funny and audacious new play AN OCTOROON.
What if all of the white actors in your play quit? AN OCTOROON begins on Wednesday, March 16, 2016; and opens on Wednesday, March 23, 2016.
The word octoroon is defined as 'a person of one-eight black ancestry.
Mixed Blood Theatre has inhabited the historic firehouse on the West Bank for 40 years and is celebrating its anniversary with the first phase of a major venue renovation, a revitalized commitment to its West Bank community, and an ambitious season of new work!
The Wilma Theater has announced the four plays that will make up its upcoming 2015/16 Season.
Due to popular demand, Theatre for A New Audience's production of Soho Rep.
Theatre for A New Audience presents Soho Rep.
Theatre for A New Audience presents Soho Rep.
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