John Guare News

The Public Theater (Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director; Mara Manus, Executive Director) and New Dramatists (Todd London, Artistic Director; Joel Ruark, Executive Director) will hold a memorial service for the Playwright John Belluso, who died on Friday, February 10, 2006.

On February 2nd, John Guare, Suzan-Lori Parks and Diana Son will take part in the Public TALKS discussion 'Writers and the Public'

Signature Theatre Company has offered $15 for the run of Landscape of the Body from March 28th through May 21st; the show stars Sherie Rene Scott and Lili Taylor

he Harold Clurman Festival of the Arts will kick off with a symposium to discuss Harold Clurman, his effect on American theater, culture and the lives and work of panelists Zoe Caldwell, Roy Scheider, David Amram, Elaine Stritch and Grace Schulman.

Signature Theatre Company's acclaimed production of Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful will be extended for six weeks through February 29th, 2006

The Dirty Rotten Producers are proud to announce that their Tony Award-nominated leading lady, Sherie Rene Scott, has extended her contract, and will continue with the hit show through Fall 2006.

Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, artistic director; Barry Grove, executive producer) is pleased to announce the full cast for the upcoming New York premiere of BEAUTY OF THE FATHER by Pulitzer Prize-winner Nilo Cruz (Anna in the Tropics) with direction by Michael Greif (Rent).

The Trip to Bountiful, for which tickets are $15, will open on December 4 after beginning previews on November 15th

On November 7th, Primary Stages held its 21st Anniversary Gala honoring Tony Award-winning Choreographer and Director, Susan Stroman at Tavern On The Green. On hand for the festivities were Nathan Lane, Charles Grodin, Karen Ziemba, Boyd Gaines and many more.

On November 9th, David Rabe, John Guare, Larry Kramer and JoAnne Akalaitis will take part in a discussion called Reliving Incendiary Moments in Public Theater History

ENSEMBLE STUDIO THEATRE (Curt Dempster, Founder/Artistic Director) will present Klonsky & Schwartz, the off-Broadway premiere of a new play by Romulus Linney, at E.S.T. (549 West 52nd Street).

Primary Stages has announced that Tony Award winning Director/Choreographer Susan Stroman is to be honored at Primary Stages 21st Season Anniversary Gala at Tavern on the Green on Monday, November 7 at 6:30pm.

A two-part documentary on The Public Theater will be aired on PBS' WNET station on October 21st and 28th

Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Elliot Fox, Managing Director) has announced that Tony Award wining Director/Choreographer Susan Stroman is to be honored at Primary Stages 21st Season Anniversary Gala at Tavern on the Green on Monday, November 7 at 6:30pm.

Playwright Deb Margolin -- author of the plays 'Three Seconds in the Key,' 'Bringing the Fisherman Home' and 'Rock Scissors Paper' -- is the recipient of the $15,000 '2005 Kesselring Prize' for playwriting, it has been announced by O. Aldon James, president of The National Arts Club, which presents the Kesselring each year to an emerging American playwright. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Kesselring Prize.

A double feature of one-acts by John Guare, Cop out and the Talking Dog, will be presented off-off-Broadway from October 6th through October 16th

The Songbook Project, Inc. is pleased to announce plans for a late summer benefit, TRUNK SONGS, featuring two treasures of the American Musical Theatre: Craig Carnelia (Sweet Smell of Success, Three Postcards) and Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party, john & jen).

The star of HBO's 'Six Feet Under' will perform with the Roundabout Theatre Company in November.

The Public Theatre's revival of the musical Two Gentlemen of Verona will start performances at the Delacorte Theatre tomorrow, August 16th

Casting is now set for the upcoming Shakespeare in the Park production of the musical version of The Two Gentlemen of Verona, which will run from August 16th through September 11th