Lucy Thurber News

South Coast Repertory will open 2026 with a rotating repertory of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton.

Three-time Tony Award winner Nathan Lane, two-time Tony Award winner Laurie Metcalf, and Christopher Abbott will return to Broadway in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.

The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute will present emerging playwright Malikah Stafford's new play, Dead to Us, December 11 through 13, 2025 at the historic Irma Sandrey Theatre.

Labyrinth Theater Company (LAB) has announced its 33rd season of new work, marking the first under new Co-Artistic Directors Neil Tyrone Pritchard and Dina Janis.

Chicago's About Face Theatre and Silk Road Cultural Center will present SAY GAY PLAYS. Learn more about the upcoming event and see how to purchase tickets here!

The Cherry Lane Theatre, the Off-Broadway venue now owned by film studio A24, has unveiled more of its opening week programming, including events featuring Spike Lee, Sofia Coppola, Jodie Foster, Michael Shannon, and more.

The Cherry Lane Theatre, the historic Off-Broadway venue in New York City, will officially reopen this September, with a programming lineup that includes theater, film, comedy, and music events.

The soon-to-be-reopened Cherry Lane Theatre will feature a unique dining option! The venue will include a lobby restaurant and bar, run by the team behind Frenchette, Le Rock, and most recently, Le Veau D’Or.

Lindenhurst’s South Shore Theatre Experience will present Where We’re Born, Lucy Thurber’s gripping and intimate drama exploring identity, class, and sexual politics.

South Coast Repertory will bring the singularly unique voice of Hawaiian playwright Noa Gardner to theatregoers with the world premiere of The Staircase. Learn more here!

Good Night, and Good Luck is now in previews on Broadway,  The new play by George Clooney and Grant Heslov and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer, stars Clooney in his Broadway debut. Meet the cast here!

The Road Theatre Company has announced the play submission process is now open for new material to be considered for their upcoming playwrights festival.

The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute will present Dan Giles' new play, The Pittsburgh Free Press at the historic Irma Sandrey Theatre. Directed by Jake Beckhard, the production showcases an ensemble cast of NYU Tisch Drama students. Learn more!

The Connelly Theater, located in New York City's East Village, is shutting down after the building's landlord, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, has taken issue with productions begin produced there.

The Hearth announced the World Premiere of Kallan Dana's RACECAR RACECAR RACECAR, directed by Sarah Blush, running December 2-22 at the Connelly Theater. The play explores a daughter and father's surreal road trip.

Playwright Dave Harris has been awarded the 2024 Relentless Award and will receive a $50,000 prize for his play MANAKIN.

The New Harmony Project introduces PlayFest Indy, a new festival celebrating innovative plays and playwrights in Indianapolis.

Berkeley Rep reveals the participants for the 2024 Ground Floor Summer Residency Lab, featuring a diverse group of artists and projects aimed at fostering new works in theater.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts hosted more than 125 outstanding theater students from colleges and universities across the nation as part of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF).

Red Bull Theater has announced details for the next presentation of its 20th Anniversary Festival: OR, WHAT SHE WILL by Liz Duffy Adams, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch.