Dipika Guha News

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced today the launch of a 39-play, three-year commissioning project, Play on! 36 playwrights translate Shakespeare.

Neil LaBute, Erik Ehn, Arthur Kopit, Deborah Laufer, Ryan McCurdy of Broadway's ONCE, and Heather Woodbury join CLIMATE CHANGE THEATRE ACTION - a series of worldwide readings and performances intended to bring awareness to, and foster discussion around, climate change during the months of November and December 2015.

In Stitches Jane is coming apart at the seams, and her sister Jill is trying to hold it all together. When the phone rings their lives become irrevocably intertwined, and the the fine line between self-destruction and self-control quickly begins to erode.

Samuel French presents The Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, the nation's premier short play competition August 4 - 9 at the East 13th Street Theater (Classic Stage Company). Chosen from over 1,500 submissions (a record breaking number) from the U.S. and abroad, 30 finalist plays, each running 10-30 minutes in length, will be presented. The Sunday, August 9th presentation is the culmination of the week-long festival at which the six winning plays will be presented.

In Stitches Jane is coming apart at the seams, and her sister Jill is trying to hold it all together. When the phone rings their lives become irrevocably intertwined, and the the fine line between self-destruction and self-control quickly begins to erode.

The Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, the nation's premier short play competition, announces the 30 finalists for its 40th Anniversary of the Festival.  Chosen from over 1,500 submissions (a record breaking number) from the U.S. and abroad, these 30 plays will be presented during a week-long festival August 6th-9th. All performances will take place at the East 13th Street Theater (Classic Stage Company).

San Francisco Playhouse Artistic Director Bill English and Producing Director Susi Damilano continue to build on the momentum of the Award-Winning Sandbox Series which is celebrating its seventh season, by increasing the selections in the 2015-2016 series to three world premieres.

Hedgebrook announces the 18th annual Hedgebrook Women Playwrights Festival (HWPF), a celebration of women writing for the theatre. This May, playwrights Leanna Brodie, Dipika Guha, Karen Hartman, Julie Marie Myatt, Suzanne Vega, and Lauren Yee will join dramaturgs Liz Engelman, Anita Montgomery, and Christine Sumption for a two-week residency at the famed Whidbey Island writers retreat, capped off with public presentations of excerpts from the playwrights' latest works.

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced casting for the fourth annual Roundabout Underground Reading Series, a five-night event that includes nightly readings of new plays written and directed by emerging artists, curtain speeches by Roundabout Underground artist alumni and post-show receptions.

I'm pleased to announce the line-up for the fourth annual Roundabout Underground Reading Series. I'm thrilled to welcome these five exceptional writers - none of whom have yet had a professional New York production - to the Black Box Theatre in May. They are joined by a fantastic team of directors, including Gaye Taylor Upchurch (director of our 2014 Gala) and Daniella Topol (a frequent collaborator on readings and workshops).

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) just announced the fourth annual Roundabout Underground Reading Series, a five-night event that includes nightly readings of new plays written and directed by emerging artists, curtain speeches by Roundabout Underground artist alumni and post-show receptions.

Cherry Lane Theatre announced the 2015 line-up today for the Obie Award-winning Mentor Project's 17th season, the corner stone of Cherry Lane Theatre's development programs.

The Joust Theatre Company is proud to introduce the cast of The Rules by Dipika Guha (www.dipikaguha.com). Directed by Cynthia Silver (www.cynthia­silver.com), the show will run today, February 12­, through February 14 and 18-­21 at 8pm, with a 2pm matinee on the 21st at The Alchemical Theatre Laboratory located at 104 West 14th St.

The Joust Theatre Company is proud to introduce the cast of The Rules by Dipika Guha (www.dipikaguha.com). Directed by Cynthia Silver (www.cynthia­silver.com), the show will run February 12­-14 and 18-­21 at 8pm, with a 2pm matinee on the 21st at The Alchemical Theatre Laboratory located at 104 West 14th St.

The Joust Theatre Company is proud to introduce their production of The Rules by Dipika Guha. Directed by Cynthia Silver, the show will run from February 12-14 and 18-21 at 8pm, with a 2pm matinee on the 21st at The Alchemical Theatre Laboratory located at 104 W 14th St.

Poetic Theater Productions is thrilled to announce the line up for POETIC LICENSE 2015: subconscious, their annual festival of new poetic theater. POETIC LICENSE 2015: subconscious kicks off today, February 5 and runs through Sunday, February 22. Performances are at the wild project (195 E. 3rd Street, between Avenues A & B).

The Joust Theatre Company is proud to introduce their production of The Rules by Dipika Guha. Directed by Cynthia Silver, the show will run from February 12­-14 and 18­-21 at 8pm, with a 2pm matinee on the 21st at The Alchemical Theatre Laboratory located at 104 w14th St.

Poetic Theater Productions is thrilled to announce the line up for POETIC LICENSE 2015: subconscious, their annual festival of new poetic theater. POETIC LICENSE 2015: subconscious kicks off on Thursday, February 5 and runs through Sunday, February 22. Performances are at the wild project (195 E. 3rd Street, between Avenues A & B).

The Drama League presents DirectorFest 2014: The 31st Annual One-Act Festival, an evening of four short plays staged by the Drama League Directors Project Fall Directing Fellows Elena Heyman, Michael Leibenluft, Michael Osinski, and Caitlin Sullivan .

The Drama League has announced full casting for DirectorFest 2014: The 31st Annual One-Act Festival, an evening of four short plays staged by the Drama League Directors Project Fall Directing Fellows Elena Heyman, Michael Leibenluft, Michael Osinski, and Caitlin Sullivan for a limited 5-performance engagement, tonight, December 13 - 16, 2013 at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street, between 8th & 9th Avenues).