Drama Department News

Jon Robertson, dean of Lynn University's Conservatory of Music and Philharmonia Guest Conductor, today invited the public to attend 13 musical performances during September and October 2015.

Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey presents An Evening With David Sedaris, Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 8PM. Purchase tickets for a night of sardonic wit at www.ticketmaster.com or Box Office at 201.227.1030. 

Jon Robertson, dean of Lynn University's Conservatory of Music and Philharmonia Guest Conductor, today invited the public to attend 13 musical performances during September and October 2015.

Austin Playhouse's 16th season opens this September with two classics: Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing and the beloved romantic comedy The Philadelphia Story. They're joined by four regional premieres, including Austin Playwright C. Denby Swanson's The Norwegians, the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Disgraced, a moving, jazz-infused play about baseball legend Satchel Paige, and a hilarious spoof on Victorian adventurers, The Explorers Club.

What are the songs of birds and men? 24th Street Theatre, the company that produced Walking the Tightrope to universal acclaim on its stage, on tour and, most recently, for CTG at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, presents the second production of its LAb24 resident experimental theater company. The U.S. premiere of Man Covets Bird by Finegan Kruckemeyer opens on September 26 at 24th Street Theatre in downtown L.A.

Lynn University and Producer Jan McArt, director of theatre arts program development, are announcingthe upcoming series of Jan McArt's New Play Readings. Under the leadership and guidance of McArt, this program develops new plays by highly acclaimed playwrights through staged readings.

BOCA RATON, Fla., August 14, 2015 - Jon Robertson, dean of Lynn University's Conservatory of Music and Philharmonia Guest Conductor, today announced the Conservatory's ambitious 2015-2016 season. "Our talented students and extraordinary faculty look forward to sharing the beautiful world of music during our sixth season in the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, a world-class concert hall that enhances our performing artists' musical offerings,' said Robertson. 'Our 2015-2016 season will present a variety of musical offerings designed to enrich the artistic spirit and nourish the soul. Please join us for a magnificent season."

International City Theatre has announced a season of five critically acclaimed plays by six multiple award-winning writers for 2016. The company's 31st season launches on Feb. 12 at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center.

Someone call Nick Silvestri, of Hand to God outlet hopping fame; at this upcoming production of Chatroom by Enda Walsh you will be asked to keep your phone out and turn it on! Enhanced by live chat room updates and live video sharing, this production will explore Walsh's harrowing narrative through the intersection of live performance and technology. Performances begin July 30 and run through August 15 at The Hive in Brooklyn.

Today, in an excerpt from The O'Neill: Transformation of Modern American Theater, we hear from Manhattan Theatre Club Executive Producer Barry Grove who cites his semester away at NTI for 'literally changing the arc of my life - it led to Broadway, the National Playwrights Conference, my Equity card as a Stage Manager, the RSC with the infant Shakespeare & Co, a national tour launch, and a summer stock tour - all before I graduated from Dartmouth!'

The University of Cape Town's Drama Department presents the annual student-run theatre festival, FRESH FROM FEST, at the university's Hiddingh Campus. This year, UCT Drama will play host to five Western Cape institutions which have returned from the Grahamstown National Arts Festival as part of the Student Theatre or Schools' Festival.

Now in its third year presenting free Shakespeare in the streets of Park Slope, South Brooklyn Shakespeare (SBS) has announced three FREE performances of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing in Park Slope, two as part of the neighborhood's series of Summer Strolls (7/25 and 8/15) and one outside The Old Stone House (8/1).

Judy Blazer joins the cast of the Tony Award winning Best Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, in the role of 'Miss Shingle' tonight, June 30.

The July Project: Brendan Behan's The Hostage!

David Sedaris makes his return to Playhouse Square October 24, bringing his sardonic wit and incisive social critiques to the Connor Palace stage. Follow Playhouse Square on Facebook (www.facebook.com/playhousesquare) for your chance to access the ticket presale prior to the public on sale.

The University of Washington School of Drama, under the leadership of Executive Director Todd London, is proud to announce its 75th Anniversary Season. This historic season will celebrate, honor, and build upon the School of Drama's deep connections to Seattle's theatre community and serve as a bridge between the School's rich history and its future.

Atlantic Theater Company has announced its 2015-2016 Atlantic for Kids season including the world premiere musicals The Velveteen Rabbit and The Pirate La Dee Da.

It was announced today that Judy Blazer will join the cast of the Tony Award winning Best Musical, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, in the role of Miss Shingle.  She will begin performances on Tuesday, June 30.  Carole Shelley, who currently fills the role, will play her final performance on Sunday, June 28.

Loudon Wainwright III is widely considered one of the great singer-songwriters of his generation. His album High Wide & Handsome won a GRAMMY in 2010, and in April 2015 he was awarded BBC 2's Lifetime Achievement Award for songwriting. Some of the most memorable entries in his body of work are songs-by turns poignant and hilarious-about his family relationships, from "Rufus Is a Tit Man" to "Your Mother and I" to "Surviving Twin," from his 2001 album Last Man on Earth. More than four decades into his career, Wainwright has expanded the boundaries of his artistry with Surviving Twin, a new one-man show directed by Daniel Stern that connects and combines some of his songs with spoken word performances of columns his late father, Loudon Wainwright Jr., wrote for LIFE Magazine.

Loudon Wainwright III will perform his one-man show SURVIVING TWIN tonight, June 3, through June 24 at SubCulture. Directed by Daniel Stern, Wainwright connects and combines his songs with spoken-word performances of his father's columns for LIFE Magazine.