It's always amusing to get a peek behind the scenes to see how art is made, but rarely do audiences get to see a production such as Jane Martin's Anton in Show Business that combines razor-sharp wit with close-to-the-bone theatrical reality.
It's always amusing to get a peek behind the scenes to see how art is made, but rarely do audiences get to see a production such as Jane Martin's Anton in Show Business that combines razor-sharp wit with close-to-the-bone theatrical reality.
All of the wit and romance of Jane Austen's widely read and well-loved classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, come vividly to life in OpenStage Theatre's refreshingly fast-paced and engaging new adaptation by theatre legend Jon Jory, founder of the famed Actors' Theatre of Louisville.
Samuel & Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War will play as part of The Antidepressant Festival, June 5 -J uly 4 at The Brick (575 Metropolitan Avenue between Union and Lorimer). Saturday June 6 @ 8:30pm, Saturday June 27 @ 2pm, Sunday June 28 @ 7:00pm, and Thursday July 2 @ 7:30pm. Tickets ($15) are available through www.theatermania.com or by calling 212-352-3101 or toll-free: 1-866-811-4111.
All of the wit and romance of Jane Austen's widely read and well-loved classic novel, Pride and Prejudice, come vividly to life in OpenStage Theatre's refreshingly fast-paced and engaging new adaptation by theatre legend Jon Jory, founder of the famed Actors' Theatre of Louisville.
South Coast Repertory has announced the lineup of actors and directors who will participate in the 12th annual Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF). Since its creation in 1998, PPF has grown into one of the most important festivals of new scripts in the United States. This year?s Festival will take place during the May 1 through May 3 weekend and will feature five staged readings and two fully-produced World Premieres on South Coast Repertory?s Segerstrom and Julianne Argryos Stages. Tickets to PPF may be purchased online at www.scr.org, by phone at (714) 708-5555 or in person at the SCR box office.
South Coast Repertory has announced the lineup of actors and directors who will participate in the 12th annual Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF). Since its creation in 1998, PPF has grown into one of the most important festivals of new scripts in the United States. This year?s Festival will take place during the May 1 through May 3 weekend and will feature five staged readings and two fully-produced World Premieres on South Coast Repertory?s Segerstrom and Julianne Argryos Stages. Tickets to PPF may be purchased online at www.scr.org, by phone at (714) 708-5555 or in person at the SCR box office.
The Walnut Street Theatre's 2008-2009 Independence Studio on 3 season continues with Criminal Hearts, Jane Martin's starkly funny tale of a unique friendship forged by two very different women from two very different worlds. Directed by Barrymore Award-winner Madi Distefano, Criminal Hearts starts on March 31, opens on April 2 and closes April 19.
The Walnut Street Theatre's 2008-2009 Independence Studio on 3 season continues with Criminal Hearts, Jane Martin's starkly funny tale of a unique friendship forged by two very different women from two very different worlds. Directed by Barrymore Award-winner Madi Distefano, Criminal Hearts starts on March 31, opens on April 2 and closes April 19.
Somebody/Nobody will be performed in Tucson from March 7 -28, 2009 and in Phoenix from April 2 - 19, 2009. Sheena is a somebody who wants to be a nobody. Loli is a nobody desperate to be a somebody. In this hilarious world premiere comedy about Hollywood, fame and the TMZ, renowned playwright Jane Martin takes dead aim at our culture of celebrity. So you think you want to be famous? So did teen idol and ?shark-movie? star Sheena Keener, the darling of the press, the obsession of the paparazzi, and the goddess of the E! Channel. But now she can?t stand to be looked at anymore and her Godzilla of an agent is on the warpath. When Sheena ends up on the doorstep of na?ve newcomer Loli, a recent arrival from Flatt, Kansas, it?s a wild ride on the road to fame. Somebody/Nobody is a laugh-out-loud look at modern life and our unending quest for fifteen minutes of fame. Somebody/Nobody will be performed in Tucson from March 7 ? 28, 2009 and in Phoenix from April 2 - 19, 2009.
Somebody/Nobody will be performed in Tucson from March 7 -28, 2009 and in Phoenix from April 2 - 19, 2009. Sheena is a somebody who wants to be a nobody. Loli is a nobody desperate to be a somebody. In this hilarious world premiere comedy about Hollywood, fame and the TMZ, renowned playwright Jane Martin takes dead aim at our culture of celebrity. So you think you want to be famous? So did teen idol and ?shark-movie? star Sheena Keener, the darling of the press, the obsession of the paparazzi, and the goddess of the E! Channel. But now she can?t stand to be looked at anymore and her Godzilla of an agent is on the warpath. When Sheena ends up on the doorstep of na?ve newcomer Loli, a recent arrival from Flatt, Kansas, it?s a wild ride on the road to fame. Somebody/Nobody is a laugh-out-loud look at modern life and our unending quest for fifteen minutes of fame. Somebody/Nobody will be performed in Tucson from March 7 ? 28, 2009 and in Phoenix from April 2 - 19, 2009.
After smash runs in Boston, Seattle, Edinburgh, and Prague, A Day In Dig Nation arrives at New York's avant-garde theatrical hotbed, Performance Space 122.
After smash runs in Boston, Seattle, Edinburgh, and Prague, A Day In Dig Nation arrives at New York's avant-garde theatrical hotbed, Performance Space 122.
National Corporate Theatre Fund (NCTF) will hold its Annual Chairman's Awards Gala and benefit on Monday, April 14 at New York's Cipriani's Pegasus (30 Rockefeller Plaza).
South Coast Repertory's Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF) will celebrate its 11th annual edition with a lineup composed of seven SCR-commissioned plays from an array of writers. Since its creation in 1998, PPF has grown into one of the most important festivals of new scripts in the United States. This year's Festival will take place during the May 2 through May 4 weekend with a workshop production, four staged readings and two fully-staged World Premieres on South Coast Repertory's two major stages. Tickets to PPF may be purchased online at www.scr.org, by phone at (714) 708-5555 or in person at the SCR box office.
South Coast Repertory's Pacific Playwrights Festival (PPF) will celebrate its 11th annual edition with a lineup composed of seven SCR-commissioned plays from an array of writers. Since its creation in 1998, PPF has grown into one of the most important festivals of new scripts in the United States. This year's Festival will take place during the May 2 through May 4 weekend with a workshop production, four staged readings and two fully-staged World Premieres on South Coast Repertory's two major stages. Tickets to PPF may be purchased online at www.scr.org, by phone at (714) 708-5555 or in person at the SCR box office.
South Coast Repertory Artistic Directors David Emmes and Martin Benson have been named the recipients of the 2007-08 Margo Jones Medal. The prestigious award honors those who have demonstrated a significant impact, understanding and affirmation of the craft of playwriting, with a lifetime commitment to the encouragement of the living theater everywhere. The venerable duo has guided South Coast Repertory from a small touring company into one of the country's leading professional theaters, now approaching its 45th season and known world-wide for its development of new work for the stage. The Ohio State University Libraries and College of the Arts will present the award to Emmes and Benson on May 1 at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California, kicking off the theater's nationally-renowned Pacific Playwrights Festival.
The 30th anniversary Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville, KY, featuring the work of 16 emerging and established playwrights, is slated for March 7 - April 8
In Washington Ensemble Theatre's third show of the season, Steve Pearson and the ensemble have created an incredibly dramatic piece of theatre form an incredibly normal day of the week.
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