Jennifer Haley News

Playwrights Horizons begins accepting entries today, Wednesday, November 11, for the LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to their New York premiere of 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist Marjorie Prime, a new play by Jordan Harrison (Maple and Vine, Doris to Darlene at PH; Amazons and Their Men; Kid-Simple; 'Orange is the New Black').

In a quiet neighborhood cul-de-sac no one can control the growing addiction to a new online game.

Although it may be difficult to fathom, but Actors Bridge Ensemble - one of Nashville's edgier and most progressive theater companies from its inception - is in the midst of its 20th anniversary season with a continued focus on presenting provocative and challenging theater for local audiences under the watchful eye of producing artistic director Vali Forrister and her band of artisans. Actors Bridge was honored in 2012 with the First Night Award for Outstanding Theater Company.

William Peace Theatre presents Jennifer Haley's 2008 play, NEIGHBORHOOD 3: REQUISITION OF DOOM, this weekend, October 22-25, 2015 at Leggett Theatre on campus in downtown Raleigh.

The Flea Theater presents the New York premiere of Jennifer Haley's NEIGHBORHOOD 3: REQUISITION OF DOOM, directed by Joel Schumacher (Batman Forever, The Client, The Lost Boys) and featuring members of The Bats, the Flea's resident acting company. Previews begin November 9, with opening night slated for Monday, November 16. Says Artistic Director Niegel Smith, "Jennifer Haley's insightful play exposes the chasms within a community consumed by violent video games. It's particularly exciting that The Bats will be guided in this production by the singular vision of Joel Schumacher."

Los Angeles playwright Jennifer Haley did not set out to become the first major playwright of the digital age, but that is what has happened, says Jonathan Mandell of New York Theatre in his interview with the playwright. Haley tells Mandell that after working in the theatre for years, she had the opportunity to learn web-design and Photoshop in a program specifically designed for artists- skills which then supported her in her early writing years. She states that there was no direct connection between becoming a web designer and a playwright, but after years of doing both, 'they simply started to merge...'

Centenary Stage Company's highly anticipated New Jersey premiere of Jennifer Haley's gripping and critically acclaimed, THE NETHER, opens tonight, October 9, and runs until October 25 in the Lackland Center in Hackettstown, NJ. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

The world of technology and gaming was a major driving force in creation of  Jennifer Haley's play, The Nether.  In fact she openly admits to her time spent totally immersed, playing the popular World of Warcraft.    In conjunction with the NJ Premiere of the award-winning play at Centenary Stage Company this month, the theatre will hold several events during the run to fully explore the direction in which that technology is heading.  These events include guest speakers, talk backs with the cast and creative staff, and  as well as tech demos of the latest virtual reality technologies (such as  Oculus Rift), 3D scanning/printing and motion capture.

Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis announces the Regional Premiere of The Nether opening October 22, 2015 on the Frank and Katrina Basile Stage. This production runs through November 22, with Bryan Fonseca serving as director.

Casting has been completed and rehearsals are well under way for Centenary Stage Company's highly anticipated New Jersey premiere of Jennifer Haley's gripping and critically acclaimed, The Nether, opening October 9 and running until October 25 in the Lackland Center in Hackettstown, NJ.

Women's voices headline the Centenary Stage Company (CSC) 2015-16 season, with plays by Jennifer Haley, Gina Gionfriddo, newcomer Eleanor Burgess, and WPS alum Merri Biechler.   The CSC season compliments a movement lead by Nan Barnett (NNPN) and the Women's Voices Theatre Festival in Washington D.C. this fall,  serving to  highlight the scope of plays being written by contemporary women.   

William Peace Theatre presents Jennifer Haley's 2008 play, NEIGHBORHOOD 3: REQUISITION OF DOOM, October 22-25, 2015 at Leggett Theatre on campus in downtown Raleigh.

Centenary Stage Company's Professional Equity Theatre Series 'boots up' the 2015 - 16 main stage season with the New Jersey Premiere of Jennifer Haley's gripping and critically acclaimed, The Nether, opening October 9 and running until October 25 in the Lackland Center on the campus of Centenary College.

Diversionary Theatre is proud to kick-off preview performances tonight at 8pm for the innovative launch season of new Executive Artistic Director: Matt M. Morrow.  The 30th anniversary for the non-profit will invite beloved audiences to five remarkable San Diego premiere productions.  The first piece of this landmark year; Amazons and Their Men, is a West Coast Premiere that will feature Mr. Morrow's San Diego directing debut.

Directors and producers in the Nashville region are seeking actors for upcoming productions of Mary Poppins, Bat Boy, August: Osage County, First Baptist of Ivy Gap - and new productions from Actors Bridge Ensemble and Blackbird Theater. We've gathered the details together here to make your planning easier. So now you have no excuse!

The Phoenix Theatre presents its 2015-2016 season. Tickets are now on sale!

Niegel Smith, the new Artistic Director and Carol Ostrow, Producing Director of The Flea Theater announced today the slate for the fall season, which will include three World Premieres and one New York premiere.

'Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom,' by Jennifer Haley, opens tonight, July 16 at Newnan Theatre Company. Following the highly successful 'bare: a Pop Opera,' 'Neighborhood 3' is part of NTC's fifth Summer Series for actors aged 14 through 22. 

Molotov Theatre Group, a horror and suspense theatre company, is bringing Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom by Jennifer Haley to the DC stage starting July as part of the Capital Fringe Festival. The show runs Thursdays through Sundays, July 9 - August 2 at 7:30 PM at the DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St, NW, Washington, DC 20009.

"Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom," by Jennifer Haley, opens on July 16 at Newnan Theatre Company. Following the highly successful "bare: a Pop Opera," "Neighborhood 3" is part of NTC's fifth Summer Series for actors aged 14 through 22.