Mark Cuddy News

Geva Theatre Center's 2011-2012 Season continues with Dracula by Steven Dietz, which begins performances on October 11 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through November 13.

Geva Theatre Center's 2011-2012 Season officially opens tomorrow evening with On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson and runs in the Mainstage through October 2.

Geva Theatre Center's 2011-2012 Season continues with Dracula by Steven Dietz, which begins performances on October 11 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through November 13.

Geva Theatre Center's 2011-2012 Season officially opens tomorrow evening with On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson and runs in the Mainstage through October 2.

The Lotte Lenya Competition, celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2012, seeks exceptionally talented young singer/actors who are dramatically and musically convincing in a wide range of musical theater styles for the 2012 competition. Contestants will compete for top prizes of $15,000, $10,000 and $7,500; additional special prizes will be awarded.

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, announces new leadership of its board of directors and seven new members. Philip Himberg, producing artistic director of the Sundance Institute Theatre Program, will assume the position of board president. He succeeds Martha Lavey, artistic director of Steppenwolf, who concluded a two year term in June. He will be joined by returning vice president, James Bundy, artistic director, Yale Repertory Theatre and newly appointed vice president Rachel Kraft, executive director, Lookingglass Theatre Company. Roche Schulfer, executive director, Goodman Theatre will serve as treasurer and Olga Sanchez, artistic director, Miracle Theatre Group, will serve again as secretary. Lavey will remain on the board as immediate past President.

Geva Theatre Center's 2011-2012 Season gets off to a heartwarming start with On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson, which begins performances on September 6 and runs in the Elaine P. Wilson Mainstage through October 2.

Artistic Director Mark Cuddy and Executive Director Tom Parrish have announced that Jenni Werner will join Geva Theatre Center as Director of Literary and Artistic Programs. Ms. Werner's appointment continues Geva's mission to develop and produce new works for the American Theatre and nurture the artists who create them through a spectrum of commissioning-to-fruition programming characterized by strong dramaturgical support. She will start full-time at Geva Theatre Center at the beginning of September 2011.

GeVa Theatre Center, concluding its five-year commitment to presenting all ten plays in 'August Wilson's American Century,' will produce the tenth and final play of the cycle, Radio Golf, through April 17.

Geva Theatre Center, Rochester's leading professional theatre, has been at the cultural heart of the Genesee Valley for over 35 years. Offering the very best in live theatre, from fresh looks at classics and musicals, to lively comedies and powerful, thought-provoking dramas, Geva has something for everyone. The Geva Theatre Center is located at 75 Woodbury Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14607.

When August Wilson died in 2005, America lost one of its most influential playwrights. Wilson's legacy - a cycle of ten plays encompassing the 20th Century, continues to captivate audiences around the world for its poeticism and beauty.

There are two productions remaining in Geva Theatre Center's 2010-2011 Season: Radio Golf, the finale of "August Wilson's American Century," and a historic production of The Music Man featuring the biggest cast ever assembled in the Geva Mainstage.

Geva Theatre Center, Rochester's leading professional theatre, has been at the cultural heart of the Genesee Valley for over 35 years. Offering the very best in live theatre, from fresh looks at classics and musicals, to lively comedies and powerful, thought-provoking dramas, Geva has something for everyone. The Geva Theatre Center is located at 75 Woodbury Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14607.

When August Wilson died in 2005, America lost one of its most influential playwrights. Wilson's legacy - a cycle of ten plays encompassing the 20th Century, continues to captivate audiences around the world for its poeticism and beauty.

Geva Theatre Center announces that Richard Brooks, best known to TV viewers as Assistant D.A. Paul Robinette in NBC's 'Law & Order' and bounty hunter Jubal Early in 'Firefly' will play the central role of Harmond Wilks in its forthcoming production of August Wilson's Radio Golf in the Mainstage March 22 - April 17.

Geva Theatre Center, Rochester's leading professional theatre, has been at the cultural heart of the Genesee Valley for over 35 years. Offering the very best in live theatre, from fresh looks at classics and musicals, to lively comedies and powerful, thought-provoking dramas, Geva has something for everyone. The Geva Theatre Center is located at 75 Woodbury Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14607.

Geva Theatre Center, Rochester's leading professional theatre, has been at the cultural heart of the Genesee Valley for over 35 years. Offering the very best in live theatre, from fresh looks at classics and musicals, to lively comedies and powerful, thought-provoking dramas, Geva has something for everyone. The Geva Theatre Center is located at 75 Woodbury Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14607.

Peter Messner, Chair of the Board of Trustees for Geva Theatre Center, and Mark Cuddy, Artistic Director and C.E.O., have announced that, following an eight-month, national search, Tom Parrish will join the theatre as Executive Director and partner with Cuddy as co-C.E.O. Mr. Parrish's appointment ushers in a new era in the rich history of the 38-year old organization.

Geva Theatre Center and Lisa's Hallmark will present Gerald Charles Dickens in Mr. Dickens is Coming! in the Nextstage at 8pm on December 4th.

On November 26, a beloved Rochester tradition returns to the Geva Theatre Center Mainstage in a sparkling new production.