Maryanna Clarke: Bringing 'Warriors Don't Cry' to the stage for TWTP's season opener
by Jeffrey Ellis
- Sep 8, 2009
Since that time, Maryanna's artistic focus has changed somewhat, and now she is artistic director for the Nashville-based Tennessee Women's Theatre Project, which is dedicated to 'presenting theatricial productions of the highest quality to Middle Tennessee audiences, to producing plays that express the human condition in the female voice; to providing acting, directing, design and management opportunities for women in professional theater; and to bringing live theater to new, underserved audiences.'
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Opens Its 30th Season With ECLIPSED 9/6
by Eddie Varley
- Sep 6, 2009
Eclipsed runs August 31 - September 27, 2009, with Pay-What-You-Can performances on August 31 and September 1 at 8pm. (Note: these performances dates are changed since our original season announcement. No extension possible). Woolly Mammoth is located at 641 D Street, NW (7th & D).
Parker Posey Withdraws From Playwrights Horizons' THIS Due To Lyme Disease
by Charlie Piane
- Aug 26, 2009
Playwrights Horizons (Tim Sanford, Artistic Director; Leslie Marcus, Managing Director) announced today that Parker Posey has had to withdraw from the cast of THIS, a new play by Obie Award winner Melissa James Gibson (Suitcase, [sic]), due to developing a case of Lyme Disease. A replacement actress for the lead role of Jane will be announced shortly.
'Warriors Don't Cry' First Up For TWTP This Season
by Jeffrey Ellis
- Aug 14, 2009
The bestselling memoir of Melba Patillo Beals, one of nine African American students chosen in 1957 to integrate Little Rock's Central High School, provides the basis for Warriors Don't Cry, the season-opening production of Tennessee Women's Theatre Project's 2009-10 season.
STAGE TUBE: Spike Lee's PASSING STRANGE Film Trailer
by Charlie Piane
- Jul 31, 2009
PASSING STRANGE is coming to the big screen in Spike Lee's new film adaptation. The official trailer has been released and we are excited to show it to BroadwayWorld.com Visitors!
Aurora Theatre Co Selects Directors For Fifth Global Age Project Festival Of New Works
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jul 9, 2009
Aurora Theatre Company has selected the directors for the company's fifth Global Age Project festival of new works:
Margo Hall - an award winning actor/director/playwright, Hall most recently directed The Story, by Tracy Scott-Wilson, a SF Playhouse/Lorraine Hansberry Co-Production, and Sonny's Blues, a story by James Baldwin, for Word for Word.
The Contemporary American Theater Festival Runs 7/8-8/2 At Shepherd University
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Jul 7, 2009
The Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) at Shepherd University will run from July 8 through August 2, with five powerful plays and humanities events that create dialogue within the community. This year, their popular lecture series will feature special guests discussing issues raised by the plays.
Corthron's 'A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK' Completes Playwrights Horizon's 2009/2010 Season
by Eddie Varley
- Jun 4, 2009
Playwrights Horizons, under the leadership of Artistic Director Tim Sanford and Managing Director Leslie Marcus, proudly announces the sixth and final production of its upcoming 2009/2010 Season, as well as additional casting. Presented at the theater company's home at 416 West 42nd Street, the new production will be: A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK - the World Premiere of a new play by Playwrights Horizons alumna Kia Corthron (Breath, Boom at Playwrights Horizons, Force Continuum), directed by Obie Award winner Chay Yew (Durango at The Public). A co-production with The Play Company (Kate Loewald, Founding Producer) and Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director).
Urban Stages Hosts 25th Anniversary Gala 5/18 At Central Park Boathouse
by BWW News Desk
- May 18, 2009
On May 18th, Urban Stages Founder and Artistic Director Frances Hill, Managing Director Lauren Schmiedel and the dedicated Urban Stages Board of Directors will tip their hats to the talented collection of actors, designers, and playwrights that have brought exciting new work to the stage for the past 25 years.
Village Voice Announces 54th Annual OBIE Awards For 5/18
by BWW News Desk
- May 18, 2009
The Village Voice, the nation's largest alternative weekly newspaper, announced today the 54th Annual OBIE awards will take place on Monday, May 18,2009 at the newly landmarked Webster Hall in the East Village.
The OBIES will be co-hosted by Martha Plimpton and Daniel Breaker at an invitation-only ceremony. A list of notable presenters will be released soon.
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