John Rothman News

Frog and Peach Theatre Co., Inc. will present an all-star benefit reading of 'King Lear' on July 9 at The Player's Club with a cast including Jeffrey DeMunn ('The Walking Dead') as King Lear, Bebe Neuwirth ( 'The Good Wife') as Goneril, Darrell Hammond (Saturday Night Live) as Edgar, Rich Sommer ('Mad Men') as Fool, Wrenn Schmidt ('Boardwalk Empire') as Cordelia, Ted Zurkowski ('Boys on the Side') as Edmund, John Rothman ('Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter') as Kent, Peter Gerety ('Public Enemies') as Gloucester, David Wohl ('Saving Private Ryan') as Albany, Amy Frances Quint ('Radio Deluxembourg') as Regan, Eric Doss ('Love Songs') as France, Ryan Tramont ('The Hurt Locker') as Oswald, Erick Gonzalez ('Two Gentlemen of Verona') as Cornwall, and Jack Sochet ('A Midsummer Night's Dream') as Burgundy. The original score is by Ian McDonald (King Crimson, Foreigner) and performed live by Mr. McDonald.

Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson and Ed Harris star in HBO Films' GAME CHANGE. Directed by Jay Roach and written by Danny Strong - the team behind the Emmy(R)-winning HBO Films drama 'Recount' - GAME CHANGE offers a searing behind-the-scenes look at John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, from the selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as McCain's vice presidential running mate to their defeat in the general election.

Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson and Ed Harris star in HBO Films' GAME CHANGE. Directed by Jay Roach and written by Danny Strong - the team behind the Emmy(R)-winning HBO Films drama 'Recount' - GAME CHANGE offers a searing behind-the-scenes look at John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, from the selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as McCain's vice presidential running mate to their defeat in the general election.

Screen Actors Guild today announced the results of elections for its top two elected positions and National Board. Ken Howard has been re-elected for a second term as Screen Actors Guild president, and Amy Aquino will continue in her role as secretary-treasurer. Both will serve two-year terms, beginning September 25.

Screen Actors Guild today announced the results of elections for its top two elected positions and National Board. Ken Howard has been re-elected for a second term as Screen Actors Guild president, and Amy Aquino will continue in her role as secretary-treasurer. Both will serve two-year terms, beginning September 25.

Berkshire Playwrights Lab will present a staged reading of Anna Ziegler's 'An Incident' directed by Bob Jaffe on Wednesday, August 24 at 7:30pm at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center.

Berkshire Playwrights Lab will present a staged reading of Anna Ziegler's 'An Incident' directed by Bob Jaffe on Wednesday, August 24 at 7:30pm at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center.

AracaWorks presents a reading series of new plays by David Brian Colbert, Lucy Kirkwood, Emily Chadick Weiss, and Anna Ziegler. Set to particiate are: Christiane Noll, Ian Kahn, Molly Ephraim, Condola Rashad, Carole Shelley, Tracee Chimo, Diane Davis, Janet Zarish, Jay Liebman, Emily Bergle, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Jeremy Webb, Aaron Serotsky, and John Rothman.

As we move beyond the Labor Day Holiday weekend and on toward the OFFICIAL end of summer later in the month - the California Central Coast theatre and live performance venues continue to offer a wide variety of entertainment opportunities for your afternoon or night out on the town!

As we move toward the Labor Day weekend - am I the ONLY person wondering where the summer went?! But just because summer may be coming to an end - this is NOT the case with the many live performance and theatre offerings here on the California Central Coast!

Jonathan Ames has a 'day job' as a writer but there's plenty to keep him busy on other fronts. His work as an unlicensed private detective is flourishing, he's moonlighting as a teacher of fiction writing, and he's getting in and out of trouble with his best friends George and Ray.

A silent father, an ancient tradition and an unexpectedly important game of baseball forge bonds of lifelong friendship between two Jewish boys from 'five blocks and a world apart' in Aaron Posner's award-winning adaptation of Chaim Potok's award-winning novel, The Chosen, coming to Portland Center Stage this spring. The Chosen will end its run on May 2, 2010.

A silent father, an ancient tradition and an unexpectedly important game of baseball forge bonds of lifelong friendship between two Jewish boys from 'five blocks and a world apart' in Aaron Posner's award-winning adaptation of Chaim Potok's award-winning novel, The Chosen, coming to Portland Center Stage this spring. The Chosen previews on Tuesday April 6, opens on Friday, April 9 and runs through May 2, 2010.

A silent father, an ancient tradition and an unexpectedly important game of baseball forge bonds of lifelong friendship between two Jewish boys from 'five blocks and a world apart' in Aaron Posner's award-winning adaptation of Chaim Potok's award-winning novel, The Chosen, coming to Portland Center Stage this spring. The Chosen previews on Tuesday April 6, opens on Friday, April 9 and runs through May 2, 2010.

Oscar Wilde called it a 'trivial comedy for serious people.' Or perhaps it's a serious comedy for trivial people. Whichever, it remains, over a century since it's first performance, 'The Importance of Being Earnest,' now at Center Stage.

Oscar Wilde called it a 'trivial comedy for serious people.' Or perhaps it's a serious comedy for trivial people. Whichever, it remains, over a century since it's first performance, 'The Importance of Being Earnest,' now at Center Stage.

Emmy and Academy Award Winnner Meryl Streep will star in the New York premiere reading of A GOOD SMOKE, by Don Cummings. The reading, presented by Hare/Deux Productions (Kevin Spirtas, Producing Manager), will take place Sunday, June 14, 7:00 pm at the Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street, New York City).

Emmy and Academy Award Winnner Meryl Streep will star in the New York premiere reading of A GOOD SMOKE, by Don Cummings. The reading, presented by Hare/Deux Productions (Kevin Spirtas, Producing Manager), will take place Sunday, June 14, 7:00 pm at the Public Theater (425 Lafayette Street, New York City).

A sweeping tale of love and friendship, set against the trials and tragedy of the blacklist of the 1950s, is the basis of Joe Gilford's Finks, directed by Charlie Stratton, that will receive its world premiere at Vassar and New York Stage and Film's Powerhouse Theater with a cast led by Josh Radnor (star of CBS's How I Met Your Mother) and Tony Award-nominated Jennifer Westfeldt (Wonderful Town, Kissing Jessica Stein), July 23 - August 3.