Directors Company News

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Following the January announcement of Founding Artistic Director Meredith Hagedorn's desire to step away from the Dragon Productions Theatre Company to pursue new opportunities, the Dragon Board of Directors, helmed by President Jenny Hollingworth, has been involved in a search for a new Artistic Director to shape the artistic vision of the Dragon in 2019 and beyond. After several months of interviewing a number of incredibly qualified Bay Area candidates, the Dragon Board is pleased to announce that beginning in 2019, the team of Alika Spencer-Koknar and her husband Bora "Max" Koknar will step into the leadership role as co-Artistic Directors. 

The Ritz Theatre Co., Haddon Township, NJ, is very pleased to announce the addition of Denise Buzz to the Board of Directors.

The Directors Studio, an arm of The Directors Company, announces New Performances in their UpClose! Series, which encourages the presentation of original small-scale musicals. This new series welcomes innovative material that challenges the status quo in both subject matter and execution.

The MITTEN Lab (A Michigan Incubator for Theatre Talent Emerging Now), led by co-founders Katherine M. Carter and Rachel Sussman, is now accepting submissions for the 2018 MITTEN Lab residency, taking place from September 9 - 16, 2018 in Bear Lake, MI and culminating in a presentation featuring Interlochen Arts Academy students and Parallel 45 Theatre company members.

The Directors Company and Dan Stone announce the industry reading of Beau, a new play inside a concert, being presented April 13th at The Directors Company.

Pushcart Players' 44th Season presents "Velveteen Rabbit" at Plumstead Library Branch of the Ocean County Library in a free performance on Friday, March 16 at 10:30 am. The performance is hosted by the New Jersey Theatre Alliance's Stages Festival, the State's largest celebration of live professional theater.

The Directors Company (Michael Parva, Artistic Director; Leah Michalos, Producing Director) is pleased to announce the industry reading of, SWEETENED WATER by Edward L. Beck, directed by Kim Weild. The cast is Craig Bierko (The Music Man, Guys and Dolls), Laila Robins (Heartbreak House, Homeland), Vanessa Williams (Sondheim on Sondheim, The Trip to Bountiful, Ugly Betty), and Sean Cullen (Golden Boy, South Pacific).

The Wheel Theatre Company announces their newest production of A Burial Place by award-winning playwright Owen Panettieri at the DC Arts Center in Washington, DC. This production runs for two weeks from March 8-17, 2018 and is directed by Elizabeth Floyd.

'Sometimes you choose a play and sometimes a play chooses you,' New York-based director Saheem Ali said, by way of introduction. 'And Tartuffe chose me.'

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the workshop Raising Money for Theater: Who, How, and When to Ask, part of TRU Boot Camps on February 4, 2018 from 10am - 6pm at 151 W. 46th St., 8th Floor, NYC. Basic pricing is $175 for non-members, $150 for TRU members with $25 off for early birds, thru 1/26. Discount codes available for anyone who has applied to any of the upcoming festivals, as well as students. Email TRUStaff1@gmail.com with proof of a festival application, or a student ID, and TRU will provide you with a code for $40 or $60 off (for a Festival price of $135 or Student price of $115).

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the workshop Raising Money for Theater: Who, How and When to Ask, part of TRU Boot Camps on February 4, 2018 from 10am - 6pm at 151 W. 46th St., 8th Floor, NYC.

The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats has announced the cast for its NYC premiere Off-Broadway at St. Luke's Theatre this January 13, 2018.

The 13th Annual Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals, produced by Goodspeed Musicals' Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre, kicks off its much-anticipated three-day festival of brand-new works today, January 12, 2018 at The Goodspeed with a staged reading of the rousing new musical Five Points by Ethan D. Pakchar (Music) and Douglas Lyons (Music and Lyrics), and McKnight Fellowship winner Harrison David Rivers (Book).

January 13, 2018, with an added performance on MLK Day, January 15th. Adapted for the stage by Jerome Hairston, with music by Victor Zupanc, the show is inspired by four of Keats' most beloved stories, including the 1963 Caldecott Award-winning The Snowy Day. The show celebrates the wonder of childhood in the city - from making tracks in the freshly fallen snow, to learning how to whistle, to imagining new worlds with a best friend who lives across the hall - these small moments of delight and joy are captured beautifully. Incorporating shadow puppets, songs, mime and humor, the 45 minute show for children will appeal to all ages.

American Renaissance Theater Company presents WinterWorks 2018: Look Me In The Eyes, an engaging observation of couples and coupling taking place at the intimate Directors Studio of the Directors Company (311 West 43rd Street) starting January 24th and running through February 4th. Kathleen Swan produces along with co-producers Carla Brandberg and Mark Levine.

Cast announced for NYC Premiere of The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats at St. Luke's Theatre Taylor Alexis Bass Jahbril Cook Garrett Gray ( New York, NY, November 21, 2017 ) ; The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats has announced the cast for its NYC premiere Off- Broadway at St. Luke's Theatre this January 13, 2018.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents the TRU December Panel -Beyond Broadway: A Broader Perspective on Developing New Musicalson tonight, December 12, 2017 at 7:30pm (doors open for networking at7pm) at Actors Temple Theatre, 339 W. 47th Street, NYC.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) presents the TRU December Panel -Beyond Broadway: A Broader Perspective on Developing New Musicalson Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 7:30pm (doors open for networking at7pm) at Actors Temple Theatre.

The 13th Annual Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals, produced by Goodspeed Musicals' Max Showalter Center for Education in Musical Theatre, kicks off its much-anticipated three-day festival of brand-new works on Friday, January 12, 2018 at The Goodspeed with a staged reading of the rousing new musical Five Points by Ethan D. Pakchar (Music) and Douglas Lyons (Music and Lyrics), and McKnight Fellowship winner Harrison David Rivers (Book).