Joseph Mitchell News

Theatre East's 2017-18 Season kicks off with the World Premiere of Petie from tonight, September 22nd to Saturday, October 7th at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street (between 7th and 8th Aves).

The Australian premiere of Akram Khan's unique retelling of The Mahabharata, and Filipino contemporary dancer Eisa Jocson's exploration of masculinity are two powerhouse performances to open the eleventh OzAsia Festival.

Theatre East's 2017-18 Season kicks off with the World Premiere of Petie from Friday, September 22nd to Saturday, October 7th at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street (between 7th and 8th Aves).

Theatre East announces its 2017-2018 Season. The season will open with Lori Fischer's new play, Petie.

The South Street Seaport Museum announces this summer's Seaport Walking Tours, illuminating the hidden, forgotten, and overlooked histories of New York's original seaport.

Adelaide Festival Centre's OzAsia Festival proudly launches its program today. Running from 21 September - 8 October, Australia's leading international arts festival engaging with Asia brings together over 300 professional artists from across Asia and Australia alongside more than 400 local community artists.

Theatre East joins NYC Pride to celebrate with a special installment of the Neighborhood Reading Series.

Theatre East honored Richard Mawe with the 2017 Laurette Taylor Award on Monday, May 15th in New York City. Richard Mawe, an ardent supporter of the arts, served for decades as a teacher and Board President at HB Studio where he studied with Herbert Berghof and Uta Hagen. Scroll down for photos from the celebration!

Theatre East presents the BOOGIE DOWN LOUD SERIES, sponsored by Bronx Brewery, as a Summer Spin-Off of the Neighborhood Reading Series.

Theatre East Board of Directors presents Richard Mawe with the 2017 Laurette Taylor Award on Monday, May 15th at Cafe Tallulah, 240 Columbus Ave, in the Upper West Side. The benefit starts at 7pm with an exclusive cocktail reception. Tickets start at $100. The evening will include tributes, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, entertainment, and an auction.

The South Street Seaport Museum announces this summer's Seaport Walking Tours, illuminating the hidden, forgotten, and overlooked histories of New York's original seaport.

The 5X5 Drama Series was founded in 2016 with the idea of bringing performances beyond the footlights of the theater and into non-traditional spaces like breweries, rooftops, apartments, taverns, and more to provide a unique immersive audience experience.

Theatre East is pleased to announce the five playwrights selected for the 2016-2017 5x5 Drama Series.

The Shakespeare Project of Chicago continues its 22nd Theatrical Reading Season with free performances of Shakespeare's KING JOHN, running Jan. 13-17, 2017, at six Chicago-area venues.

On Thursday 15 December, the Chair of Adelaide Festival Centre Trust, Michael Abbott AO QC and Joshua Puji Mulia Simandjuntak Deputy of Chairman for Marketing at Badan Ekonomi Kreatif Indonesia (BEKRAF) (Indonesia Agency of Creative Economy) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) ensuring continued support for Adelaide Festival Centre and OzAsia Festival for years to come.

Update / New Performances are: Sunday, Monday & Wednesday at 7:00 pm; Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm and Sunday matinees at 3:00 pm.  No performance on Thanksgiving 11/24. 

Theatre East presents A Name for a Ghost to Mutter by Cyndi Williams at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street NYC. Performances begin for the limited engagement tonight, November 11, 2016.

Theatre East presents A Name for a Ghost to Mutter by Cyndi Williams at Urban Stages, 259 West 30th Street NYC.

Write Out Loud - an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading short stories aloud for a live audience  - announces SOUTHERN SENSIBILITIES the second production in their 10th Anniversary Season.  Write Out Loud Story Concerts bring literature to life - aloud - with rehearsed readings by professional actors. Each program explores specific themes by weaving a variety of stories, poems and sometimes music together into a literary tapestry.