Folger Theatre News

What happens when the classic Greek myth of pride and redemption is transplanted into the rich world of post-Civil War Louisiana?

This March, Berkeley Repertory Theatre proudly presents Ruined, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. A powerful new play about the harrowing lives of women in Africa, Ruined is written by Lynn Nottage and directed by Liesl Tommy.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/30 for Washington, DC

Pioneer Theatre Company presents Black Comedy, January 14 through January 29, 2011.

Virginia's Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre has announced the artistic team behind the upcoming world premiere of the musical comedy And the Curtain Rises (formerly known as Wheatley's Folly), which begins performances on Thursday, March 17, 2011. And the Curtain Rises marks the third production presented as part of Signature's groundbreaking American Musical Voices Project, the largest commissioning program for new musicals in the country, following Michael John LaChiusa's Giant in 2009 and Ricky Ian Gordon's Sycamore Trees last year.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/23 for Washington, DC

A haunting American classic, THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL marks the first Cleveland Play House production of a work by Pulitzer Prize- and Academy Award-winner Horton Foote, and the world-premiere performance of this play by an African-American cast. Receiving the blessing of Hallie Foote, daughter of the playwright, this co-production with Round House Theatre is helmed by Timothy Douglas and stars preeminent African-American actress Lizan Mitchell as Carrie Watts. THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL begins in the Drury Theatre at Cleveland Play House on Friday, February 4 and runs through Sunday, February 27, 2011. Tickets are available at Cleveland Play House box office by calling 216.795.7000 ext 4 or online at www.clevelandplayhouse.com. THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL is presented with support from US Bank, Turner Construction, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, and the Ohio Arts Council.

The Ford's Theatre 2010-2011 season continues with The Carpetbagger's Children by Horton Foote, January 21-February 13, 2011.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/16 for Washington, DC

Pioneer Theatre Company presents Black Comedy, January 14 through January 29, 2011.

Perseus Bayou runs February 5 through March 13 in the Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Family Theatre. Tickets are $10 to $22, and may be purchased online atwww.imaginationstage.org, at the Imagination Stage box office, or via phone at (301) 280-1660. Group rates are available. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/09 for Washington, DC

Pioneer Theatre Company presents Black Comedy, January 14 through January 29, 2011.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/02 for Washington, DC

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 12/26 for Washington, DC

The multi-award-winning NoHo Arts Center Ensemble (NoHo ACE) presents the third return of its smash-hit, critically-acclaimed original holiday musical, perfect for the whole family, YO HO HO! A PIRATE'S CHRISTMAS, from the creative team that brought you Dorian, The Ghost and Mrs Muir and Lizard, music and lyrics by Scott DeTurk and James J. Mellon and written and directed by James J. Mellon.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 12/19 for Washington, DC

The Ford's Theatre 2010-2011 season continues with The Carpetbagger's Children by Horton Foote, January 21-February 13, 2011.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 12/12 for Washington, DC

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 12/05 for Washington, DC