Don Nigro News

GREEN MAN by Don Nigro is a re-telling of the medieval poem 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' set during the American Civil War.

GREEN MAN by Don Nigro is a re-telling of the medieval poem 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' set during the American Civil War.

GREEN MAN by Don Nigro is a re-telling of the medieval poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" set during the American Civil War. It is the story of Gavin, a wounded Union soldier who wanders lost and delirious into an abandoned chapel and soon finds himself caught in a deadly and mysterious game of seduction, transgression and murder. Brad Raimondo and Pageant Wagon Productions will present the play, directed by Mr. Raimondo, at FRIGID New York 2010. FRIGID New York 2010 runs February 24th through March 7th. GREEN MAN will play five performances: Feb 25th at 11pm, Feb 28th at 6:30pm, March 1st at 8pm, March 5th at 6:30pm and March 6th at 2pm. All performances will be at the Red Room, located on the third floor of 85 East 4th Street, between 2nd Avenue & Bowery.

Jackson Repertory Theatre will present NO SOLO MIO, written and performed by Carl Kissin, and STEPMOTHER IN A SARI, written and performed by Leslie Harrell Dillen, April 24-May 10. Jackson Rep is a new theater company in residence at The Garden School, 33-16 79th Street, Jackson Heights, Queens, NY. Tickets are $12/general and $10/students and seniors, and are available in advance at www.SmartTix.com (212-868-4444) or Inner Peace, 79-24 37th Ave in Jackson Heights.

Urban Stages will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary with a celebration of their continued commitment to new work with a FREE New Play Reading Series on Monday nights in September. Wine and refreshments will be provided.

When the lease on its Tribeca home expires on July 31, 2008, Collective: Unconscious will close its doors for good. This decision comes on the heels of a massive plumbing problem that has rendered its lower level 'lobby' and backstage storage area unusable and has forced much of its previously announced UNDERGROUNDZERO FESTIVAL to seek new venues.

When the lease on its Tribeca home expires on July 31, 2008, Collective: Unconscious will close its doors for good. This decision comes on the heels of a massive plumbing problem that has rendered its lower level 'lobby' and backstage storage area unusable and has forced much of its previously announced UNDERGROUNDZERO FESTIVAL to seek new venues.

Studio Dante, founded in 2003 by Michael & Victoria Imperioli, proudly presents Ron Fitzgerald's 'Safe', directed by Zetna Fuentes in a limited Off-Broadway engagement running Tuesday, June 10 - Saturday, June 28.

Don Nigro's study of war and revenge has its New York premiere at the Pantheon.

William Shakespeare was born 440 years ago this week. 'He was not of an age, but for all time,' said Ben Jonson. So let's celebrate the man to whom all theater lovers owe a debt.