Fred Douglas News

Closing Aurora's 20th season is the World Premiere of SALOMANIA, Aurora Theatre Company Artistic Director Tom Ross's first new play commission for the company, written and directed by award-winning Bay Area auteur Mark Jackson (Metamorphosis, Salome, Miss Julie). Workshopped and developed at Aurora in 2010, SALOMANIA features Madeline H.D. Brown (Metamorphosis), Mark Anderson Phillips (Small Tragedy), Alex Moggridge (Betrayed), Liam Vincent (California Shakespeare Theater), Anthony Nemirovsky (Awake and Sing!), Marilee Talkington (Crowded Fire), and Kevin Clarke (Shotgun Players). SALOMANIA plays tonight, June 15 through July 22 at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley.

Closing Aurora's 20th season is the World Premiere of SALOMANIA, Aurora Theatre Company Artistic Director Tom Ross's first new play commission for the company, written and directed by award-winning Bay Area auteur Mark Jackson (Metamorphosis, Salome, Miss Julie). Workshopped and developed at Aurora in 2010, SALOMANIA features Madeline H.D. Brown (Metamorphosis), Mark Anderson Phillips (Small Tragedy), Alex Moggridge (Betrayed), Liam Vincent (California Shakespeare Theater), Anthony Nemirovsky (Awake and Sing!), Marilee Talkington (Crowded Fire), and Kevin Clarke (Shotgun Players). SALOMANIA plays June 15 through July 22 at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley.

Two young, English upper class men both pretend to be Earnest to impress the ladies they love.

Brooklyn-based FEMME FATALE THEATER will present OSCAR WILDE'S SALOME at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City for a limited run of twelve performances tonight through October 16.

Brooklyn-based FEMME FATALE THEATER will present OSCAR WILDE'S SALOME at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City for a limited run of twelve performances from October 6 to October 16.

Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 23rd Season with the world premiere of MY SCANDALOUS LIFE by Irish playwright and novelist Thomas Kilroy (author of the award-winning novel 'The Big Chapel'), set close March 6. John Going (who helmed HIZZONER! on Broadway) directs.

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its fifth season of the New Works Reading Series, supporting new plays and emerging playwrights, with a free reading of Christine Evans's CAN'T COMPLAIN on Friday, February 18 at 3 p.m. at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) in Manhattan.

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its fifth season of the New Works Reading Series, supporting new plays and emerging playwrights, with a free reading of Christine Evans's CAN'T COMPLAIN on Friday, February 18 at 3 p.m. at the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) in Manhattan.

Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) continues its 23rd Season with the world premiere of MY SCANDALOUS LIFE by Irish playwright and novelist Thomas Kilroy (author of the award-winning novel 'The Big Chapel'), set to open February 6 (running through March 6). John Going (who helmed HIZZONER! on Broadway) directs.

Roundabout's Education Dramaturg, Ted Sod, sits down with The Importance of Being Earnest actors, David Furr and Sara Topham, to discuss the show, working with Brian Bedford and take questions from the audience as part of our Lecture Series.

How remarkably tragic it is that the triumphant opening night of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, perhaps the greatest comedy ever penned in the English language, was also the event that led to the author's personal downfall and eventual public and financial ruin.

Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel and directed by Charlotte Moore is starring Jonathan Hogan, Geraldine Hughes and Ciaran O'Reilly

Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel and directed by Charlotte Moore is starring Jonathan Hogan, Geraldine Hughes and Ciaran O'Reilly

Producers Tony Ponturo and Fran Kirmser will present LOMBARDI at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre this fall starring Dan Lauria as Vince Lombardi and Judith Light as Marie Lombardi, written by Academy Award winning playwright Eric Simonson and directed by Tony Award nominee Thomas Kail.

Walt Whitman's masterpiece 'Song of Myself' will be brought to life in neighborhoods throughout his beloved New York in a stirring music-theater adaptation making its world debut this spring.

Walt Whitman's masterpiece 'Song of Myself' will be brought to life in neighborhoods throughout his beloved New York in a stirring music-theater adaptation making its world debut this spring.

Walt Whitman's masterpiece 'Song of Myself' will be brought to life in neighborhoods throughout his beloved New York in a stirring music-theater adaptation making its world debut this spring.

Walt Whitman's masterpiece 'Song of Myself' will be brought to life in neighborhoods throughout his beloved New York in a stirring music-theater adaptation making its world debut this spring.