F. Walker News

59E59 Theaters will host the NY premiere of THE COLLECTOR, adapted from John Fowles' novel by Mark Healy, directed by Lisa Milinazzo.

The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present George F. Walker's DEAD METAPHOR from tonight, April 2 to Saturday, April 23, 2016.

Bayou City Theatrics constantly seeks to present "art from new perspectives." In their spring offering of the Tennessee Williams play, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Houston audiences will experience a whole new point of view on the classic drama. With in-depth direction by Travis Ammons and a lush design by Colton Berry, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE is 'reborn' at The Kaleidoscope, March 4 through 20.

Bayou City Theatrics constantly seeks to present "art from new perspectives." In their spring offering of the Tennessee Williams play, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Houston audiences will experience a whole new point of view on the classic drama. With in-depth direction by Travis Ammons and a lush design by Colton Berry, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE is 'reborn' at The Kaleidoscope, March 4 through 20.

The Firehall Arts Centre is pleased to present George F. Walker's DEAD METAPHOR from Saturday, April 2 to Saturday, April 23, 2016.

Broadway World Austin continues our series of interviews with Austin theatres with Ken Webster of Hyde Park Theatre, the Austin Chronicle Reader's Pick for Best Theatre Director in 2010, 2012, and 2013.

Eclipse Theatre Company will present its Seventh Annual Corona Award to Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co. Artistic Director Richard Cotovsky on December 15, 2015. The Corona Award honors an individual who has played an important role in supporting and nurturing the growth of the Chicago theatre community as well as small- to medium-sized Chicago theatre such as Eclipse.

Same Day Theatre is proud to present the Ottawa premiere of George F. Walker's The End of Civilization. This black comedy-mystery runs from May 13 - 31st, 2015 at the Gladstone Theatre.  The play is directed by Mary Ellis. Previews are tonight and tomorrow, May 13 & 14. Opening night for reviewers is Friday, May 15th.

CrazyLady's presentation of A George F. Walker Double Bill includes the Toronto premiere of Parents Night and the world premiere of The Bigger Issue from one of Canada's most highly acclaimed playwrights. These two deeply humane but razor-sharp comedies run as a double bill, tonight, April 23 to May 17 (previews from April 21) at Theatre Passe Muraille's Mainspace. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!

Same Day Theatre is proud to present the Ottawa premiere of George F. Walker's The End of Civilization. This black comedy-mystery runs from May 13 - 31st, 2015 at the Gladstone Theatre.  The play is directed by Mary Ellis. Previews are May 13 & 14. Opening night for reviewers is Friday, May 15th.

Dean is a young ex-sniper, just back from Afghanistan, struggling to find work. His family is disintegrating before his eyes; his wife is ready to divorce him a second time, yet players on both ends of the political spectrum find Dean's special talents oddly appealing. George F. Walker's Dead Metaphor has been called 'A killer comedy by a master playwright in top form'.

Dean is a young ex-sniper, just back from Afghanistan, struggling to find work. His family is disintegrating before his eyes; his wife is ready to divorce him a second time, yet players on both ends of the political spectrum find Dean's special talents oddly appealing. George F. Walker's Dead Metaphor has been called "A killer comedy by a master playwright in top form".

Tickets go on sale today for CrazyLady's presentation of A George F. Walker Double Bill which includes the Toronto premiere of Parents Night and the world premiere of The Bigger Issue from this highly acclaimed, award-winning playwright. These two deeply humane but razor-sharp comedies run as a double bill, April 23 to May 17 (previews from April 21) at Theatre Passe Muraille's Mainspace.

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Artistic Director Ken Gass' new Canadian Rep Theatre (CRT) has given us a theatrical bouquet of eloquence, elegance and excellence in a story of the marriage of true minds with impediments.

CrazyLady, a new Toronto-based theatre company co-founded by theatre artists Wes Berger, Sarah Murphy-Dyson (Co-Artistic Producers) and George F. Walker (Creative Consultant), will bring not one, but two George F. Walker premieres to Toronto!

Following its successful world-premiere in September and subsequent remount in November at The Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder, 'REASON' makes its Denver debut today, December 4, through the 21st, 2014 at work | space, the multi-award winning The LIDA Project's new work development space.

Following the success of the inaugural 2014 season (Wajdi Mouawad's Pacamambo; Judith Thompson's Watching Glory Die; George F. Walker's Dead Metaphor), Artistic Director Ken Gass today announced three productions that will comprise the Canadian Rep Theatre 2015 Season. The playbill includes recent works by two of Canada's most extraordinary women playwrights - Florence Gibson MacDonald (How Do I Love Thee?) and Colleen Murphy (Armstrong's War) in the winter/spring - and a major revival of a George F. Walker classic (Nothing Sacred) in the fall.

Following its successful world-premiere in September and subsequent remount in November at The Dairy Center for the Arts in Boulder, 'REASON' makes its Denver debut December 4 - 21, 2014 at work | space, the multi-award winning The LIDA Project's new work development space.

The Trebuchet Players' production of DESDEMONA: A PLAY ABOUT A HANDKERCHIEF features top-notch acting and an emotional depth so luxurious you could get lost in it. Homegrown talent Bryan Maynard's silly, self-aware, but not self-serious, play WAITING FOR OTHELLO features equally talented performers and loads of humor. Both plays poke fun at ridiculous gender stereotypes while evoking laughter and tears in equal measure.