Manhattan Theatre Club will present its annual Winter Benefit 'An Intimate Night,' an evening of cocktails and dinner followed by a special one-night-only cabaret-style show on Monday, January 25, 2010 at The Plaza (Fifth Avenue and Central Park South).
Acclaimed actors Martin Sheen and Olympia Dukakis, legendary rock musician Ray Manzarek of The Doors, and poets Michael McClure and Anne Waldman joined Judith Malina and other artists for a one-night-only gala to benefit The Living Theatre on Friday, December 18, beginning with cocktails and dinner at 6pm, followed by a program of music and performance at The Players Club in Manhattan.
Rehearsals are now underway at McCarter Theatre Center for the world premiere of Will Power's new play Fetch Clay, Make Man. Directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff, the production will begin previews on Friday, January 8 with an Opening Night set for Friday, January 15, 2010.
Vineyard Theatre will end 2009 with playwright Nicky Silver and actresses Patricia Clarkson, Veanne Cox and Leslie Ayvazian in 'Nicky Silver and His Leading Ladies,' the third in the VINEYARD VOICES series of panel discussions with theatre artists on Monday, December 7 at 7 pm, and will kick off 2010 with actress Susan Blackwell - one of the stars of The Vineyard's hit production of [title of show] - when she presents her wildly popular DIE VAMPIRE, DIE! WORKSHOP on Saturday, January 2nd from 2pm to 6pm. Both events will be held at Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street).
Playwright Nicky Silver - whose plays PTERODACTYLS, RAISED IN CAPTIVITY, THE ALTRUISTS, THE MAIDEN'S PRAYER, EROS TRILOGY and BEAUTIFUL CHILD have all debuted at the Vineyard Theatre - will be joined by actresses Patricia Clarkson, Veanne Cox and Leslie Ayvazian in an evening titled, 'Nicky Silver and his Leading Ladies,' the third in VINEYARD VOICES series of panel discussions with theatre artists, on Monday, December 7 at 7 p.m. at the Vineyard Theatre in Manhattan.
Vineyard Theatre will end 2009 with playwright Nicky Silver and actresses Patricia Clarkson, Veanne Cox and Leslie Ayvazian in 'Nicky Silver and His Leading Ladies,' the third in the VINEYARD VOICES series of panel discussions with theatre artists on Monday, December 7 at 7 pm, and will kick off 2010 with actress Susan Blackwell - one of the stars of The Vineyard's hit production of [title of show] - when she presents her wildly popular DIE VAMPIRE, DIE! WORKSHOP on Saturday, January 2nd from 2pm to 6pm. Both events will be held at Vineyard Theatre (108 East 15th Street).
Playwright Nicky Silver - whose plays PTERODACTYLS, RAISED IN CAPTIVITY, THE ALTRUISTS, THE MAIDEN'S PRAYER, EROS TRILOGY and BEAUTIFUL CHILD have all debuted at the Vineyard Theatre - will be joined by actresses Patricia Clarkson, Veanne Cox and Leslie Ayvazian in an evening titled, 'Nicky Silver and his Leading Ladies,' the third in VINEYARD VOICES series of panel discussions with theatre artists, on Monday, December 7 at 7 p.m. at the Vineyard Theatre in Manhattan.
Long before New York had a Fringe Festival, New York had the Ensemble Studio Theatre's OCTOBERFEST, a marathon of new, old and developing plays crammed together on two floors of the theatre company's home at 549 West 52nd Street. The first OCTOBERFEST was in 1981.
The Play Company - the Off-Broadway theatre company whose most recent production was Lloyd Suh's acclaimed play 'American Hwangap' last spring in New York - announces its 2009-2010 season offerings, including the world-premiere of Kia Corthron's A COOL DIP IN THE BARREN SAHARAN CRICK starting March 4, 2010, followed on March 27 with previews for the American premiere of ENJOY, Japanese playwright Toshiki Okada's comedy about Japan youth culture's struggles with their changing economic reality.
Passage Theatre Company, Trenton's premiere professional theater company, will present the world premiere of Blood: a Comedy by Associate Artistic Director David Lee White, November 5 through November 22.
A panel of prominent American playwrights including Kia Corthron, Lisa Kron and Adam Rapp, will discuss with celebrated photographer Ken Collins how they approach creating portraits with words and with a camera, respectively at a one-time-only event entitled 'Face to Face: Portraits in Theatre and Photography' on Monday, October 26 at 7 p.m. at New Dramatists (424 W. 44 St.) in Manhattan. Presented by the Off-Broadway theater company, The Play Company as part of its Idea Lab series, in conjunction with Umbrage Editions, the evening will also feature brief excerpts from the playwrights' work along with an exhibition of photographs from 'In Their Company,' a series of black and white portraits by Mr. Collins that portray some of America's most distinguished playwrights. A reception follows in the New Dramatists Library.
A panel of prominent American playwrights including Kia Corthron, Lisa Kron and Adam Rapp, will discuss with celebrated photographer Ken Collins how they approach creating portraits with words and with a camera, respectively at a one-time-only event entitled 'Face to Face: Portraits in Theatre and Photography' on Monday, October 26 at 7 p.m. at New Dramatists (424 W. 44 St.) in Manhattan. Presented by the Off-Broadway theater company, The Play Company as part of its Idea Lab series, in conjunction with Umbrage Editions, the evening will also feature brief excerpts from the playwrights' work along with an exhibition of photographs from 'In Their Company,' a series of black and white portraits by Mr. Collins that portray some of America's most distinguished playwrights. A reception follows in the New Dramatists Library.
The Play Company, one of New York's leading Off-Broadway theatre companies dedicated to new plays with an international perspective, will kick off its 10th anniversary season with an evening to benefit the company that includes a performance of the new play by Keith Huff, A STEADY RAIN starring Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 W. 45 St.) on Thursday, October 15.
Passage Theatre Company, Trenton's premiere professional theater company, will present the world premiere of Blood: a Comedy by Associate Artistic Director David Lee White, November 5 through November 22.
Long before New York had a Fringe Festival, New York had the Ensemble Studio Theatre's OCTOBERFEST, a marathon of new, old and developing plays crammed together on two floors of the theatre company's home at 549 West 52nd Street. The first OCTOBERFEST was in 1981.
The Play Company, one of New York's leading Off-Broadway theatre companies dedicated to new plays with an international perspective, will kick off its 10th anniversary season with an evening to benefit the company that includes a performance of the new play by Keith Huff, A STEADY RAIN starring Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 W. 45 St.) on Thursday, October 15.
Long before New York had a Fringe Festival, New York had the Ensemble Studio Theatre's OCTOBERFEST, a marathon of new, old and developing plays crammed together on two floors of the theatre company's home at 549 West 52nd Street. The first OCTOBERFEST was in 1981.
Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce casting for the New York and world premieres of a double bill of one-act plays from Atlantic's founder.
Women's Project, truly on a roll in its 32nd year (and not looking a day over 29!) of producing plays written and directed by women, has signed Maggie Siff, one of the acclaimed ensemble of actors in the hit, third-season TV series 'Mad Men,' to play Aphra Behn in Liz Duffy Adams's three-hander Or, directed by Wendy McClellan.
Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce the first production of its 2009-2010 season, the world premiere of Bekah Brunstetter's play OOHRAH!, directed by Evan Cabnet. The production will feature Cassie Beck, Sami Gayle, Darren Goldstein, J.R. Horne, Jennifer Mudge, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe and Maximilian Osinski.
