Planet Connections Theater Festivity in partnership with The Theater at the 14th Street Y present a powerful new play written by Glory Kadigan and directed by Broadway veteran, Tonya Pinkins:
Planet Connections Theater Festivity in partnership with The Theater at the 14th Street Y present a powerful new play written by Glory Kadigan and directed by Broadway veteran, Tonya Pinkins:
There's a distinctive play being performed at 59E59 Theaters. Vivian's Music, 1969 is a two-hander that tells a compelling story about the struggle of African Americans living in the segregated Midwest in the late '60's. Inspired by real events, the play is written by Monica Bauer, directed by Glory Kadigan, and stars Rusell Jordan and Kailah S. King.
Ego Actus presents Give 'em Hell, Harry! J. Dolan Byrnes in a Joan Kane production of Samuel Gallu's rousing one-man show about the little president that could!
59E59 Theaters (Val Day, Artistic Director; Brian Beirne, Managing Director) welcomes the return engagement of the East to Edinburgh and Edinburgh Fringe favorite VIVIAN'S MUSIC, 1969, written by Monica Bauer and directed by Glory Kadigan.
TenthPlanet: Planet Connections 10th Annual Theatre Festivity played to packed houses and great acclaim for each production. Another sold out house was achieved for the company's annual 'Playwrights for a Cause' event, this year, benefiting the Ali Forney Center. The banner season culminates with the Planet Awards. This year, the gala event will be Today, September 21, at the Abrons Arts Center at 466 Grand St, New York City. Tickets and further info: planetconnections.org/
Ego Actus presents Give 'em Hell, Harry! J. Dolan Byrnes in a Joan Kane production of Samuel Gallu's rousing one-man show about the little president that could!
Planet Connections' signature event, PLAYWRIGHTS FOR A CAUSE at the Theater at the 14th Street Y, played to a sold-out crowd that joyously handed the team of writers and other artists a standing ovation. This year, the event, designed to address hot-button topics concerning the world at that moment through new works by prominent authors - written just for the event - dealt with the distinctions between gender and sexuality.
TenthPlanet: Planet Connections 10th Annual Theatre Festivity played to packed houses and great acclaim for each production. Another sold out house was achieved for the company's annual 'Playwrights for a Cause' event, this year, benefiting the Ali Forney Center. The banner season culminates with the Planet Awards. This year, the gala event will be Friday, September 21, at the Abrons Arts Center at 466 Grand St, New York City. Tickets and further info: planetconnections.org/
Aileen Kyoko and Ezra Bynum explore the light and the dark of three friends ... and the world in... The Year of the Solar Eclipse, written and directed by Aileen Kyoko, part of the 10th anniversary season of Planet Connections Theatre Festivity at the Theaters at the Clemente, 107 Suffolk Street, New York City (btw Rivington & Delancey) running Friday 7/13 @5:45pm-7pm; Wednesday 7/18 @7:45pm-9pm; Wednesday 7/25 @9:45pm-11pm; Sunday 7/29 @3:45pm-5pm; Monday 7/30 @5:30pm-6:45pm; Today 8/4 @12:45pm-2pm.
Good Pilgrim presents Pregnant Pause, Kathleen Jones' one-woman exploration featuring Amie Cazel, part of the 10th anniversary season of Planet Connections Theatre Festivity at the Theaters of the Clemente, 107 Suffolk Street, New York City (btw Rivington & Delancey) running Friday 7/20 @7:30pm-9:00pm; Sunday 7/22 @9:30pm-11:00pm; Today 7/28 @11:15am-12:45pm; Wednesday 8/1 @9:15pm-10:45pm; Today 8/4 @2:30pm-4pm
This year, Planet Connections' signature event, designed to address a powerful social and topical issue facing our society today through engaging stage works, will explore the distinctions between gender and sexuality. The event will benefit THE ALI FORNEY CENTER, whose mission is to protect LGBTQ youths from the dangers of homelessness and empower them with the tools needed to live independently.
A feuding family's ideologies set the stage for a national tragedy in THE BRUTES. spit&vigor present a story of the Booth brothers, Junius, Edwin... and John Wilkes, part of the 10th anniversary season of Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, at the Theaters of the Clemente, 107 Suffolk Street, New York City (btw Rivington & Delancey) running Today 7/18 @7:30pm-9pm; Saturday 7/21 @4:30pm-6pm; Thursday 7/26 @6:15pm-7:45pm; Sunday 7/29 @9pm-10:30pm; Monday 7/30 @7:30pm-9pm; Today 8/1 @9:30pm-11pm.
Anthony P. Pennino offers up a theatrical piece that educates high school and college students about civil defense and the risk of nuclear war in The Nuclear Plays, part of the 10th anniversary season of Planet Connections Theatre Festivity at the Theaters of the Clemente, 107 Suffolk Street, New York City (btw Rivington & Delancey) running Today 7/12 @6:15pm-7:30pm; Saturday 7/14 @3:15pm-4:30pm; Sunday 7/15 @1pm-2:15pm; Friday 7/20 @6:15pm-7:30pm; Sunday 7/22 @3pm-4:15pm; Today 7/26 @8:15pm-9:30pm.